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© Reuters. Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Bond yields, interest rate expectations, oil prices and inflationary pressures around the world are falling, and the conviction behind this broad-based move appears to be strengthening. That’s the backdrop to the Asian market open on Thursday, but it won’t necessarily boost investor sentiment or power a rally in risk assets like emerging market stocks.…
© Shutterstock Verint Systems surges 10% on Q3 beat & strong guidance Verint Systems (NASDAQ:) shares jumped more than 10% after-hours following the company’s reported Q3 results, with EPS of $0.65 coming in better than the consensus estimate of $0.59. Revenue fell 3% year-over-year to $219 million, beating the consensus estimate of $215.9M. SaaS ARR increased 11% year-over-year driven by solid bookings and renewals. “We are pleased to have overachieved our revenue and non-GAAP diluted EPS expectations in Q3 and believe we are on track to complete the year with strong 11% revenue growth in Q4. Our 12 month SaaS…
straga/iStock via Getty Images U.S. natural gas futures failed to sustain early gains Wednesday, succumbing to forecasts for milder weather in the first weeks of December, weighing on demand while U.S. production remains near record highs. The upcoming EIA storage report is expected to show an above-average draw following colder than normal temperatures across the U.S. last week, but “the following 3-4 draws are expected to be lighter than normal due to recent and coming warmer than normal pattern to increase surpluses over 350B cf,” NatGasWeather.com said in a report. Front-month Nymex natural gas (NG1:COM) for January delivery closed -5.2%…
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Gaming headset FAQs Gaming headsets offer a few specific advantages over traditional headphones. Kevin Webb / Insider Are wired or wireless gaming headsets better?The choice between a wired or wireless gaming headset mostly comes down to personal preference. In the past, wired headsets were preferred among competitive gamers because of potential delay with wireless headsets, but most modern headsets with 2.4GHz wireless support don’t have perceivable lag.Wired headsets are generally cheaper though, and the ability to plug them directly into an Xbox or PlayStation controller with a 3.5mm cable makes the range advantage of wireless headsets less noticeable. That said,…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get it sent straight to your inbox every weekday morningGood morning. Italy has informed Beijing of its decision to withdraw from President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative, ending months of speculation over a relationship that had irritated Rome’s western allies.The formal decision to quit comes three months after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly confirmed that her rightwing government was considering…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance speaks during an event in Athens, Greece, November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle on Wednesday signed off on plea deals agreed by U.S. prosecutors, Binance Holdings and its former chief Changpeng Zhao, according to court documents. In November, Binance agreed to pay over $4.3 billion and pleaded guilty to breaking U.S. anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. Zhao also pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing in February.
© Reuters. File photo: People walk by a GameStop in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo (Reuters) -GameStop missed quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday as consumers dialed back spending in an uncertain economy, hampering the videogame retailer’s pivot to a more online-focused model. Sticky inflation and high borrowing costs have led to uneven spending in the gaming industry. Recently, two major players, including Take-Two (NASDAQ:) Interactive Software, gave an underwhelming forecast. GameStop (NYSE:), however, managed to post adjusted breakeven earnings per share for the third quarter, compared with estimates of a loss of 9 cents per…
© Reuters. The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has assigned loading windows this month to two vessels bound for India under crude spot deals with Italy’s ENI (BIT:) and U.S.-based Chevron (NYSE:) following a temporary relief of U.S. sanctions on the country, a company document showed. Indian refiners including Reliance Industries, Indian Oil Corp and HPCL-Mittal Energy (HMEL) have been looking for Venezuelan crude cargoes to buy since Washington eased the sanctions in October.…
Hennessy Advisors GAAP EPS of $0.63, revenue of $24.02M