FlowBank's hand-curated fresh financial news [header_noDither] 31.1.2023 Google Can't Keep Up! Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reported its Q4 earnings, falling short of expectations in ad revenue, a critical segment of its operations. The company's shares dropped by 4% in after-hours trading. While its total revenue, excluding costs for traffic acquisition, exceeded forecasts at $72 billion, up from last year's $63.12 billion, the shortfall in advertising revenue drew investor attention. On a brighter note, Google's cloud division outperformed, with revenues surpassing $9 billion, a 26% increase from the previous year, underscoring its growing role in AI development. Despite this, Google still trails behind Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud market. WHAT'S MOVING [Group 1742 (14)-2] [Start Trading](113/cXx8Z04/VWhCyy6wQ1rkW1SJtwj5bCKDLW5_BCzp58YldCN93kXGj2-ZVTW6N1vHY6lZ3q7W8rKgvd1gPTH6N1bm5WZ6q3byW4v6rM05v-kH3W4xbPWX4zP1xQN1kJwBNybDclW2Dm7Df8F0jGgW1VzpRp8-f0scW3wSRPV1KQSK8W87JcLd6xYrZwW3bFldy2RyjnXW3M6Qx93B5dSwN6TPwr1NblGWW1rg6Dq41MYprW7Ngc8-6n3jqtW5W-hlr5NDXSyW1Yzlwn1MJQ4tW8vhlSz5dwS1MW2qPX-L28R5WvW2_k8L28Dg6RZW7bxsKw8sWS0WW73k1NH8_S5DNW8GzHlD2Wx_qJf1JQGH404) [Group 3 (13)-2] US Banks Rise US banks rose and Morgan Stanleys analysts turned bullish on large cap banking on Tuesday, Citigroup lead the way up 4.9%, followed by Bank of America and Goldman up 3.7% and 3.9% respectively. [Group 1750 (13)] UPS UPS reported mixed results for its fourth quarter, not meeting revenue forecasts for the sixth consecutive quarter. In a bid to trim costs by $1 billion, the company is set to eliminate 12,000 positions as part of a new cost-reduction plan. The stick is down 8.2% [Group 1752 (6)] Supermicro Since 2023, Supermicro has seen stock market success, fuelled by the AI industry's demand for its high-performance servers and storage solutions. The company's quarterly revenue surged to $3.66 billion, a 103% increase, with adjusted earnings per share rising to $5.59, surpassing expectations. WHAT'S COMING UP? *USD: Fed Interest Rate Decision: Exp. 5.50% v Prev. 5.50%* EUR: German CPI (MoM) (Jan): Exp. 0.2% v Prev. 0.1% USD: ADP Nonfarm Employment (Jan): Exp. 145K v Prev. 164K USD: Chicago PMI (Jan): Exp. 48.0 v Prev. 46.9
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