Dow Jones Rises As Travelers Tumbles On Earnings; AI Stock ASML Dives On Weak Sales
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones rose Wednesday even as Travelers sold off on earnings. AI stock ASML dived on weak sales results.
European shipping firms Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are unlikely to get a big boost from soaring freight rates due to the Red Sea crisis in the first quarter, reinforcing worries about overcapacity in the long run. Spot freight rates tripled to almost $3,500 a container after vessels began avoiding the Red Sea due to attacks by Houthi militants, the Freightos Baltic Index showed. That compares to the pandemic peak of $13,559, at a time when shippers ordered new vessels in a move that later caused overcapacity, according to Stifel analyst Marc Zeck.
The company has been very clever about harnessing technology to help improve performance.
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Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp. and a renowned philanthropist, has been slipping down the ranks of the world’s billionaires. Despite boasting a net worth of nearly $128 billion, Gates is at No. 9 on the Forbes Billionaire Index, a significant drop from his previous position at No. 7 a month ago. This marks his lowest ranking since 1990 when he ranked 16th. Gates has been recognized not only for his immense wealth but also for his environmental advocacy, which makes his ownership of
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Management is taking action, signaling it believes its shares are significantly undervalued.
Apple CEO Tim Cook boasted about the company's upcoming generative AI plans during the iPhone maker's Q2 earnings call.
AMD's new MI300X processor is expected to challenge Nvidia's AI market dominance.
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