DHL share $DHL (-0,8%) weaker due to warning strikes
The trade union Verdi is extending the warning strikes at Deutsche Post, which is part of DHL. Employees in various areas have been called to temporarily stop work. Verdi is demanding a wage increase of seven percent for the approximately 170,000 employees and additional vacation days. The postal service has so far only made an offer of 1.8 percent plus 2 percent. With the strikes, Verdi wants to increase the pressure on the employers in order to achieve a better offer. The DHL share fell by 0.67 percent to 37.18 euros on Thursday.
AI company SoundHound $SOUN with sales increase despite loss
The AI company SoundHound has published its balance sheet for the fourth quarter of 2024. The loss per share amounted to USD 0.69, which is worse than expected. Nevertheless, SoundHound was able to increase its revenue to 34.543 million US dollars, which represents a significant improvement compared to the previous year. There was also a jump in revenue for the year as a whole, which rose from 45.9 million US dollars to 84.693 million US dollars.
IonQ $IONQ disappoints with losses despite sales growth
IonQ has presented its quarterly figures, which show mixed results. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the company posted a loss of USD 0.93 per share, which exceeded analysts' expectations. However, revenue of USD 11.71 million was above estimates and also above the previous year's figure. Despite the losses, CEO Peter Chapman is optimistic and emphasizes the progress made in technology. IonQ is also planning to acquire ID Quantique in order to strengthen its position in the field of quantum-secure network encryption. The shares fell by 12.93 percent to 26.06 US dollars on Thursday.
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