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As of today, among others, 3M ($MMM (+0.2%)), Cognizant ($COZ (-1.12%)), Cummins ($CUM (+0.61%)), Ford ($FMC1 (+2.79%)), GlaxoSmithKline ($GS7), Hershey Company ($HSY (+1.62%)), L3Harris Technologies ($HRS (-0.09%)), Microchip Technology ($MCP (+1.29%)), Otis Elevator Company ($4PG (+1.99%)), Raytheon Technologies ($5UR (-0.25%)), Sherwin-Williams ($SJ3 (+0.84%)) and Tyco Electronics ($TY1C) traded ex-dividend.
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Today, among others, Alibaba Group ($2RR (+2.44%)), Applied Materials ($AP2 (+0.73%)), Farfetch ($F1F), Full Truck Alliance Co ($YMM (+4.64%)), Globant ($GLOB (-0.36%)), Intuit ($ITU (+0.36%)), JD.com ($013A (-1.69%)), National Grid ($NNGF (+1.99%)), Nuance Communications ($SC2), Palo Alto Networks ($5AP (-0.45%)), Ross Stores ($RSO (+0.9%)), Williams-Sonoma ($WM1 (+1.08%)) and Workday ($W7D (-2.73%)) presented their figures.
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Nvidia ($NVD (-1.35%)) - In after-hours trading yesterday, NVIDIA shares were able to make strong gains, driven by high demand for chips for data centers and computer games. In the past quarter, NVIDIA reported an 84 percent increase in profits to $2.46 billion. Among other applications, NVIDIA's technology is used for artificial intelligence applications, graphics cards and data center chips. NVIDIA is considering plans to buy British chip designer Arm, whose technology is in almost all smartphones, despite concerns from competition authorities. Based on Arm's chip architecture, companies including Apple ($APC (+1.76%)), Samsung ($SSUN (+0.21%)) and Qualcomm ($QCI (+1.17%)) design their own processors for mobile devices.
thyssenkrupp ($TKA (+1.41%)) - Steel group thyssenkrupp beat expectations for the past fiscal year 2020/21 (ending September) with significant growth and benefited from the economic recovery. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes came to 769 million euros. However, shareholders will again have to do without a dividend this year. The Group expects mid-single-digit percentage growth and around a doubling of adjusted EBIT to between 1.5 and 1.8 billion euros and net income of at least 1 billion euros for the recently launched new fiscal year.
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Bitcoin ($BTC-EUR (-0.6%)) - Recent 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 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. By comparison, only 35 countries have considered developing a CBDC in the 2020 mail.
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