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AstraZeneca COVID-19 sales jump as drugmaker navigates vaccine challenges

Second-quarter sales of AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine more than tripled to $894 million from the first quarter, but the drugmaker…

4 years ago

Chinese stocks in tentative bounce, Fed in no hurry to taper

Asian shares managed a semblance of calm on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it was in no rush…

4 years ago

Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales, while Zuckerberg talks ‘metaverse’

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Wednesday it expects revenue growth to "decelerate significantly," sending the social media giant's shares down…

4 years ago

Airbus challenges Boeing cargo dominance with A350 freighter

Europe's Airbus (AIR.PA) took aim at one of Boeing's (BA.N) most profitable strongholds on Thursday with plans for a freighter…

4 years ago

Samsung Elec sees strong chip demand, mobile recovery as Q2 profit jumps

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Thursday forecast strong demand for memory chips in the second half and a recovery…

4 years ago

Gloomy outlook dulls PayPal’s quarterly profit beat

Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc(PYPL.O) fell 8% on the payment company's downbeat current-quarter profit outlook that outweighed a better-than-expected profit…

4 years ago

Duolingo enters ‘major leagues’ with $6.5 bln valuation in strong debut

Language learning app Duolingo Inc (DUOL.O) notched a valuation of $6.5 billion after its shares surged nearly 40% in the…

4 years ago

US dollar, stocks dip as Fed keeps taper timing close to chest

U.S. stocks and the dollar slipped on Wednesday in listless trade after the Federal Reserve gave no clue about when…

4 years ago

Google parent Alphabet reaches record quarterly revenue, profit in ad boom

Google parent Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) quarterly revenue and profit surged to record highs, the company reported on Tuesday, powered by…

4 years ago

Santander profit beats forecasts on strong UK, U.S. performance

Spain's Santander (SAN.MC) beat forecasts with a 35% jump in second-quarter underlying profit on the back of lower loan loss…

4 years ago