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☆ What a trip to Georgia's 'Seoul of the South' says about the Asian American vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

In 2020, Asian American turnout in Georgia surged by 84% compared with the previous presidential election, playing a larger role than ever in an election that Joe Biden won by a very narrow margin. And much has been made of the local Asian community since then. Many are also newer immigrants, so specific ethnicity — Korean or Vietnamese, for example — is more of an identity than simply being Asian American. “National identity matters a lot more than their pan ethnic or racial identity,” said Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder of AAPI Data, a research group. Many Asian Americans are small-business owners or work in health care or the service industry or for international companies.

Persons: Joe Biden, Chris Suh, ”, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Johnie Tran, Simona Li, Elijah Nouvelage, Phi Nguyen, “, Donald Trump, whittle, Kamala Harris ’, carmaker Kia Organizations: Emory University, AAPI, NBC News, Democratic, Gwinnett, Buford Locations: Georgia, Gwinnett, Atlanta, Duluth, Atlanta’s, “ Seoul, Suwanee, Lawrenceville, Korean

☆ Visa profit beats estimates on post-pandemic travel boost
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Manya Saini | Thomson Reuters | Manya Saini Reports On Prominent Publicly Listed U.S. Financial Firms Including Wall Street S Biggest Banks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Visa credit and debit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Cross-border volumes surge on steady travel demandStrong results signal consumer resilienceVisa Q4 adjusted EPS $2.33 beats estimate of $2.24Oct 24 (Reuters) - Card giant Visa (V.N) sailed past estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday as consumers on a post-pandemic travel rebound shrugged off worries of a looming economic slowdown and cost-of-living crisis. Visa's CFO Chris Suh said U.S. inbound travel recovery accelerated in the quarter, while travel into Asia also continued to improve. Visa's payment volumes rose 9% in the quarter, while cross-border volumes excluding transactions within Europe, a gauge of travel demand, surged 18%. Visa posted adjusted profit of $2.33 per share in the three months ended Sept. 30, topping expectations of $2.24 per share, according to LSEG data.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Chris Suh, Suh, Michael Ashley Schulman, Logan Purk, Edward Jones, Manya Saini, Pooja Desai Organizations: REUTERS, Card, Running, Capital Advisors, Reuters, American Express, Visa, Thomson Locations: Asia, Europe, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ EA's quarterly bookings beat estimates on 'FIFA' strength
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 9 (Reuters) - Videogame publisher Electronic Arts Inc (EA.O) beat fourth-quarter booking estimates on Tuesday as the latest installments in its "FIFA" and "Madden NFL" series kept gamer interest strong, sending the company's shares up 3.3% after the bell. EA reported net bookings of $1.95 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with Refinitiv estimates of $1.76 billion. "Record live services performance and increased engagement, particularly from our EA Sports FIFA franchise, drove better-than-expected Q4 net bookings," Chief Financial Officer Chris Suh said. EA also said it expects fiscal 2024 net bookings between $7.30 billion and $7.70 billion, compared with estimates of $7.52 billion. Bookings outlook for the current quarter was in line with expectations.

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