After initially jumping to 4.66%, compared to 4.52% on Friday at the close, the yield on 10-year US government bonds thus fell to 4.61%. Retail sales in the United States showed stronger growth than expected in March (+0.7% after +0.9% in February and +0.3% expected).
Goldman Sachs (+2.89% to 400.75) reported on Monday a 28% increase in its profit in the first quarter, the resumption of debt underwriting and transaction activities having supported its investment banking subsidiary.
Smartphone deliveriesApple (-2.19% to 172.69) fell about 10% on 1er quarter 2024, penalized by the intensification of competition from Android smartphone manufacturers, according to a study by IDC.
Salesforce (-7.33% to 272.75) reportedly in advanced talks to acquire data management software provider Informatica (-6.32% to 36.05), the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
You’re here (-5.59% to 161.48) said it had reduced the prices of its FSD full autonomous driving software subscriptions in the United States and Canada, amid slowing demand and price competition.
The American hedge fund Shah Capital wrote to the laboratory’s board of directors on Monday Novavax (-3.74% to 4.12) to request the appointment of two new independent directors, reported the Financial Times.
Hollywood artists have reached a tentative agreement with major record labels such as Warner Music Group (+0.6% to 33.46) and Sony Music Entertainment, which plans minimum wage increases and protections against the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
The steelmaker’s shareholders U.S. Steel (-1.19% to 40.84) approved the takeover of the group by its Japanese competitor Nippon Steel for an amount of $14.9 billion, as planned, which brings the merger closer to completion, even though the Political opposition to the operation is intensifying.
Prysmian adr (+3.26% to 26.61), the largest cable manufacturer in the world, will acquire the American company Still Wire (+11.59 to 30.25) for approximately $4.15 billion, the two companies said on Monday.
Logitech lost 6.43% to 81.26, penalized by Morgan Stanley which lowered its recommendation to Underweight from Weight online.
THE Dow Jones thus lost 0.65% to 37,735.11 points, the Nasdaq Composite 1.79% to 15,885.02 points and the S&P 500 1.20 to 5,061.67 points.
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