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Today Gesco ( $GSC1 (+2.82%) ), Foot Locker ( $FL ), RLX Technology ( $RLX (-0.92%) ), SOMPO Holdings ( $8630 (+0%) ) and Sto ( $STO3 (+0%) ) present their figures.
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Curevac ( $CVAC (-0.26%) ) - The biotech company's third-quarter sales rose by 463% year-on-year to €29.3 million. The increase in sales was mainly due to cooperations with the British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline ( $GSK (+0%) ), according to the Tübingen-based company. However, Curevac's operating loss increased year-on-year from 36.7 million euros to 143.1 million euros. This was reportedly due to high research and development costs for its own vaccine candidate Covid-19.
Alibaba ( $2RR (-1.56%) ) - On Thursday, no clear trend could be observed on the Asian stock exchanges. In Japan, the Topix and the 225-stock Nikkei index rose by 0.4%. The index of leading companies in Shanghai and Shenzen also gained 0.2%. By contrast, Hong Kong's flagship Hang Seng index lost 1.8%, as disappointing figures from Chinese tech giant Alibaba weighed heavily on the index. Inflation data for Japan showed a 0.1% rise in consumer prices in October, in line with prior expectations.
Nvidia ( $NVDA (+3.41%) ) - After the close of trading yesterday, NVIDIA shares rose sharply, driven by strong demand. In the past quarter, NVIDIA posted an 84% increase in profits to $2.46 billion. NVIDIA technology is used for artificial intelligence applications, graphics cards and data center chips. Despite reservations expressed by the competition authorities, NVIDIA is studying the proposed purchase of the British designer of "Arm" chips, whose technology is used in almost all smartphones. Apple ( $AAPL (-0.2%) ), Samsung ( $SSUN (+2.6%) ) and Qualcomm, among others, design their own processors for mobile devices based on the Arm chip architecture.
Thyssenkrupp ( $TKA (+3.46%) - The Thyssenkrupp steel group beats expectations for the fiscal year 2020/21 just ended (end of September) with clear growth and was able to benefit from the economic recovery. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes amounted to 769 million euros. However, shareholders will have to forego 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, as well as a surplus of at least €1 billion for the new financial year which has just begun.
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US Constitution - The online group "ConstitutionDAO" intended to buy the latest edition of the US Constitution in private hands at a public auction at Sotheby's on Thursday, but failed. Instead, the edition was bought by an unknown bidder for US$41 million. Participants in the project began only a week ago to band together as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to raise funds for the auction. More than US$49 million in Ethereum donations ( $ETH (+1.68%) ) were collected via Juicebox. In return, the 17,437 backers received governance tokens called PEOPLE, which were not intended to represent fractional ownership, but to enable token owners to decide on proposals for structure, governance and operational direction.
Bitcoin ($BTC-EUR) - The latest data shows that bitcoin holders who bought for USD 20,000 are refusing to sell BTC at the all-time high. Despite tempting triple gains, last November's buyers are determined to continue their "hodl" strategy. BTC buyers keep their cool 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 collaborating with India, Singapore and Hong Kong to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to the Atlantic Council, 87 countries (representing over 90% of the world's GDP) are currently researching a CBDC, and seven have already launched their own. By comparison, only 35 countries intend to develop a CBDC by 2020.
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