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Japanese stocks see largest weekly foreign inflow in over three months
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks attracted the largest weekly foreign inflow in more than three months in the week through Jan. 25, driven by optimism over global AI investments that boosted investor sentiment and fueled a rally in the local technology sector.According to data from Japan's Min...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Tech stocks help Nikkei eke out small gain
Updates with closing prices TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed slightly higher on Friday as technology stocks tracked Wall Street's overnight gains, while a stronger yen weighed on market sentiment and U.S. tariff worries lingered.The Nikkei .N225 rose 0.15% to ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Apple shares rise in Europe after upbeat sales outlook
LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Shares in Apple rose 2.5% in Frankfurt on Friday after results the day before, as the company forecast relatively strong sales growth in the current quarter, a sign it will recover from a dip in iPhone sales. The firm said iPhone sales were $69.14 billion for the fiscal qu...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Markets bide time as zero hour nears on tariffs
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comMARKETS BIDE TIME AS ZERO HOUR NEARS ON TARIFFSMarkets in Europe will likely tread cautiously at the start of trade on Friday with just...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tread with caution, dollar firms as tariff threat lingers
Updates to Asia mid afternoon, adds European futuresU.S. futures rise after Apple's positive sales forecast Dollar edges higher, gold hits record on tariff worries Yen set for best January since 2018 on BOJ rate hike betsBy Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Global shares drifted on...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
BUZZ-PREVIEW-India's Sun Pharma likely to see jump in Q3 profit
** Analysts, on avg, expect Sun Pharma SUN.NS, India's top drugmaker by rev, to report ~14% Y/Y climb in Q3 profit, rev to grow 8.4% Y/Y - LSEG data** Drugmaker's Q2 profit grew 28% on strong demand for specialty drugs, which treat conditions such as alopecia and psoriasis ** Stock up 0.6% a...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Tesla’s Q4 2024 Earnings: A Bumpy Road Ahead for Investors?
Tesla fell short on both revenue and profit expectations. But true to form, CEO Musk wasn’t sweating the short-term numbers. Instead, he was laser-focused on the future – one that he says will be “ridiculously good” in the coming years.TradingKey
Jan 31, 2025
Meta Stock Surges on Strong Q4 2024 Earnings: Is It Time to Buy Shares?
Meta reported Q4 2024 earnings on Wednesday (29 January) after the market closed. Meta delivered stellar earnings that sent its stock soaring 5% in after-hours trading before settling up 2.3%. The tech giant beat Wall Street’s expectations on revenue, profit, and user growth.Other
Jan 31, 2025
REFILE-EMERGING MARKETS-S.Korean won, Malaysian ringgit lead Asian FX falls as tariff deadline looms
Corrects time stamp in the tableS.Korean won drops 1.6%Malaysian ringgit set for worst session since mid-DecemberIndian rupee falls to all-time lowBanking sector helps Singapore shares rise 2%By Shivangi Lahiri and Himanshi Akhand Jan 31 (Reuters) - The South Korean won and the Malaysian ringgit...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
REFILE-EMERGING MARKETS-S.Korean won, Malaysian ringgit lead Asian FX falls as tariff deadline looms
Corrects time stamp in the tableS.Korean won drops 1.6%Malaysian ringgit set for worst session since mid-DecemberIndian rupee falls to all-time lowBanking sector helps Singapore shares rise 2%By Shivangi Lahiri and Himanshi Akhand Jan 31 (Reuters) - The South Korean won and the Malaysian ringgit...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
BREAKINGVIEWS-Consumer giants' growth no longer involves food
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.By Aimee DonnellanLONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Think of Unilever ULVR.L, and the first products that come to mind are likely to be ones you eat - Marmite, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Hellmann’s m...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Microsoft Q2 FY2025: Earnings Beat But Wall Street Left Unimpressed – Should Investors Be Worried?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) just released its fiscal Q2 2025 earnings. The revenue came in at US$69.6 billion, a 12% year-on-year increment and slightly above analyst estimates. While the earnings beat estimates, Microsoft shares dropped 5% in after-hours trading.TradingKey
Jan 31, 2025
MORNING BID EUROPE-Markets bide time as zero hour nears on tariffs
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae WeeMarkets in Europe will likely tread cautiously at the start of trade on Friday with just one more day until U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff decision day, when he is expected to make good on his threat of import duties on Mex...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 31
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up/down 0.09%.* NHS: Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy from Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O and CRISPR Therapeutics CRSP.BN that aims to cure si...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
BUZZ-India's Western Carriers gains on order win
** Shares of Western Carriers (India) WESE.NS rise 7.3% to 108.7 rupees, their biggest one-day pct gain in about a month** Logistics co wins order worth 1.7 billion rupees ($19.62 million) from Hindustan Zinc HZNC.NS to transport its finished goods, zinc and lead ingots** Order includes both domesti...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Samsung warns of slow AI chip sales in Q1, hurt by US restrictions on China
Samsung says memory chip demand to recover from Q22025 memory chip investment to be similar to 2024Q4 profit of $4.5 billion up from last year but down quarterlySamsung shares down 2.8%, SK Hynix falls 9.6% in post-holiday tradeAdd Samsung comments on Trump policy, HBM plansBy Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Intel (INTC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)Q4 2024 Earnings CallJan 30, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorThank you for standing by and welcome to Intel Corporation's fourth quarter 2024 earnings conference call. ...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
KLA (KLAC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.KLA (NASDAQ: KLAC)Q2 2025 Earnings CallJan 30, 2025, 6:00 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorGood afternoon. My name is Todd, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to ...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
Nikkei edges higher as chip-related shares gain
TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose marginally on Friday as chip-related stocks tracked Wall Street higher, while a stronger yen weighed on market sentiment and U.S. tariff worries lingered.The Nikkei .N225 had risen 0.07% to 39,540.37 by the midday break, but was set to ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
BUZZ-Amazon, Shein and Temu continue to take share of Aussie consumer wallet, says Macquarie
** Analysts at Macquarie say e-commerce players like Amazon AMZN.O, Shein and PDD PDD.O-owned Temu are continuing to take both earnings and market share off Australian consumer sector** Says the market share grab by Amazon, Shein and Temu is dilutive to the Australian system** Expects discretionary ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
