Aston Martin shares surge 14% on profitability forecast for 2023
Shares of British luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda surged, as the company’s positive 2023 guidance offset pretax losses last year.
$33 billion fintech giant Revolut reports first-ever annual profit
Revolut reported revenues of £636.2 million in 2021, three times what it made the previous year, and swung to a net profit of £59.1 million.
UK house prices post sharpest annual fall for a decade
U.K. house prices fell by 1.1% annually in February, their first annual decline since June 2020 and sharpest contraction since November 2012.
Nigerian ruling party candidate declared winner in highly disputed election
Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election on Wednesday.
‘Father of the cell phone’ says one day we’ll have devices embedded under our skin
Future generations will have devices “embedded under the skin of their ears,” according to Marty Cooper, who is widely considered the father of the cell phone.
‘Huge uncertainty’ for investors and economy as Israel’s government pushes for controversial reforms
The right-wing governing coalition’s planned legal overhaul would significantly weaken Israel’s judiciary.
These 3 little-known Latin American stocks have over 50% upside, UBS says
The Swiss investment bank says it sees “near-term catalysts playing a major role” in the performance of its stock picks.
South Korean startup rival to Nvidia seeks $400 million valuation and plans new A.I. chip
Sapeon designs artificial intelligence semiconductors for data centers, for example those run by cloud computing firms.
China’s plan for Ukrainian peace has parts that Putin won’t like
Russia’s intermittent nuclear threats make many in the West “freak out,” and the Kremlin likes creating that fear. But China’s 12-point peace proposal makes Moscow’s nuclear threats less credible, CNBC’s Ted Kemp reports.
China’s factory activity grows further, marks its highest reading in nearly 11 years
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.6 in February – marking the highest reading since April 2012.
