𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 🗞️

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As of today, 3M ($MMM (-0.05%)), Cognizant ($COZ (+1.67%)), Cummins ($CUM (+1.89%)), Ford ($FMC1 (+2.04%)), GlaxoSmithKline ($GS7 (+0.03%)), Hershey Company ($HSY (-0.08%)), L3Harris Technologies ($HRS (+1.39%)), Microchip Technology ($MCP (+1.35%)), Otis Elevator Company ($4PG (+1.3%)), Raytheon Technologies ($5UR (+0.53%)), Sherwin-Williams ($SJ3 (+0.34%)) and Tyco Electronics ($TY1C) traded ex-dividend.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀𝘇𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻 📈

Today, among others, Alibaba Group ($2RR (+0.28%)), Applied Materials ($AP2 (+1.79%)), Farfetch ($F1F), Full Truck Alliance Co ($YMM (-0.93%)), Globant ($GLOB (+1.54%)), Intuit ($ITU (+0.96%)), JD.com ($013A (-0.51%)), National Grid ($NNGF (+0%)), Nuance Communications ($SC2), Palo Alto Networks ($5AP (+1.67%)), Ross Stores ($RSO (+1.87%)), Williams-Sonoma ($WM1 (+0.4%)) and Workday ($W7D (+2.23%)) presented their figures.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 🏛️

Nvidia ($NVD (+3.19%)) - NVIDIA shares rose sharply in the after-hours trading yesterday, driven by high demand for chips for data centers and computer games. In the past quarter, NVIDIA recorded a profit increase of 84 percent to 2.46 billion dollars. Among other things, NVIDIA's technology is used for artificial intelligence applications, graphics cards and chips for data centers. Despite concerns from competition authorities, NVIDIA is examining plans to purchase the British chip designer "Arm", whose technology is used in almost all smartphones. Based on Arm's chip architecture, Apple ($APC (+2.14%)), Samsung ($SSUN (+0.77%)) and Qualcomm ($QCI (+1.77%)) design their own processors for mobile devices.

thyssenkrupp ($TKA (-1.45%)) - The steel group thyssenkrupp beat expectations for the past 2020/21 financial year (ending September) with significant growth and benefited from the economic recovery. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes amounted to 769 million euros. However, shareholders will have to do without a dividend again this year. The Group expects mid-single-digit percentage growth and an approximate doubling of adjusted EBIT to between 1.5 and 1.8 billion euros and a net profit of at least 1 billion euros for the recently launched new financial year.

𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 💎

Bitcoin ($BTC-EUR (+0.05%)) - Latest data shows that Bitcoin holders who bought for $20,000 are refusing to sell BTC at all-time highs. Despite tempting triple gains, last November's buyers are determined to continue with the "hodl" strategy. BTC buyers hold their nerve and hold on to their coins despite various all-time highs.

Peru - The president of Peru's central bank (Julio Velarde) has announced that the country is working with India, Singapore and Hong Kong to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to the Atlantic Council, 87 countries (accounting for more than 90% of global GDP) are currently researching a CBDC, and seven have already launched their own. In comparison, only 35 countries have considered developing a CBDC in the 2020 mail.