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"We increased our stores, but without increasing the total number of staff," chief executive Joey Watt said on a call with analysts and investors
The carmaker expects operating profit of 800 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, up from its previous forecast of 660 billion yen
The Japanese automotive giant, which kept its crown as the world's top-selling carmaker in 2021, left its annual net profit forecast unchanged
The production of chips has become a strategic priority in Europe as well as the US, after the shock of the pandemic choked off supply
Officials seized more than $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency when llya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, were arrested in New York
The $2 million funding will help Iimmpact allow companies to launch digital payment products such as phone top-ups and vouchers
Livspace said it would use the funding to support "ambitious expansion plans," including new markets in Asia, Oceania and the Middle East
Bank reports a half-year profit of A$4.7 billion, announces an interim dividend of A$1.75 per share
Payments involving bank cards, online payment vehicles, commercial papers, credit transfers and other settlements rose 16.2% over 2021
Industry pundits believe the move would make PayPal potentially lose customers and allow other competitors to step in
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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