Analysis: Lack of vaccination passport, testing threaten Japan’s reopening

Japan’s lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity is threatening ambitions to reopen the economy at a crucial year-end period when restaurants earn up to a half of their annual revenue and travel agencies are at their busiest.
Oracle revenue falls short of expectations as cloud competition rises

Enterprise software firm Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) fell short of Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue on Monday, hurt by competition in the cloud computing space.
Robinhood shares tumble after PayPal news, SEC scrutiny of key revenue stream

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O), a popular gateway for trading meme stocks, tumbled nearly 7% on Monday on news that PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) may start an online brokerage and a report saying regulators were looking at a possible ban on a practice that accounts for the bulk of the company’s revenue.
China’s Sinopec posts $6 bln H1 profit on rebounding oil prices, better demand

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (600028.SS) on Sunday reported a 39.15 billion yuan ($6.05 billion) net profit for the first six months of 2021 on the back of renewed fuel demand and a rebound in oil prices amid a recovery from the impact of COVID-19.
Cisco’s profit forecast disappoints on supply chain overhang

Cisco Systems Inc’s (CSCO.O) first-quarter profit forecast fell short of estimates on Wednesday, with the network gear maker warning that supply chain issues would continue to drive up component costs and delivery backlogs.
Tencent Music takes copyright rules in stride, earnings beat estimates

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME.N) said on Monday China’s copyright rules were unlikely to have a big impact on its online subscriptions, and its chief executive believes regulators want to promote healthy development of the music industry.
Payments company Marqeta beats revenue estimates as transactions surge

Payments company Marqeta Inc (MQ.O) reported a 76% jump in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday that beat market estimates, as the company benefited from a surge in transactions made through its platform.
How sustainable are sovereign wealth funds?

Risks don’t come much longer term than climate change, so you might expect sovereign wealth funds to be all over it, as investment giants with decades in their sights.
Alibaba misses revenue estimates as e-commerce growth slows, regulatory crackdown persists

Aug 3 (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK), missed analyst estimates for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as its e-commerce business was hurt by rising competition from smaller players such as JD.Com Inc (9618.HK) and Pinduoduo Inc (PDD.O). Alibaba’s results mirror those of e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) in the United States, as the easing of pandemic-related restrictions has led […]
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 3.5% in extended trading even as it reported strong ad sales.