Text size CEO of Ericsson Börje Ekholm (Per Myrehed). Shares in Ericsson soared more than 10% on Friday, after the Swedish telecoms company reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings, fueled by an increase in 5G network sales and software revenue. The back story. Ericsson has made a recovery under Börje Ekholm, who …
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Text size Peter Foley / Bloomberg Bigger banks have reported profits, and investors can be forgiven if they are unsure where the opportunities are now. The answer may lie in how much uncertainty they are willing to accept. Analysts warned that the quarter would be “sloppy” and “confusing,” and banks …
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Text size Photograph by Andrew Burton / Getty Images BlackRock’s second-quarter earnings increased 22% to $ 7.85 per share higher than expected, while net flows plummeted during the period of market uncertainty. The increase in earnings partly reflected a lower share count after BlackRock (BLK) repurchased part of PNC Financial …
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Text size Goldman Sachs analyst Fei Fang downgraded US depositary receipts from Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO to Sell from Hold. ADRs are falling on Friday, but that’s after nearly doubling in the past month. Photography by Giulia Marchi / Bloomberg Recovery of a stock of electric vehicles has gone …
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Text size US stocks rose slightly in pre-trade, as investors worried about rising tensions between the US and China, as well as cases of coronaviruses continuing to rise in what appears to be a stereotypical summer. on Friday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 75 points, or 0.3%. S&P …
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