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"AustralianSuper believes Origin has a highly strategic portfolio of assets to participate in, and benefit from, the energy transition," a spokesperson said. Origin shares plunged as much as 5.6% to A$8.565 in high-volume trading following the news, as AustralianSuper's 13.68% holding could scupper a deal that requires approval from 75% of the register if not all investors vote. Should the deal fail at the shareholder vote scheduled for Nov. 23, a revised agreement allows the consortium to make a subsequent off-market bid if it buys 5% or more of Origin shares. "If it gets voted down, Brookfield aren't obligated to come back with an off-market takeover offer, but they may be inclined to," he said. Should the deal close, Brookfield and its partners GIC and Temasek will own Origin's Energy Markets business, which includes power generation and retailing.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, AustralianSuper, Canada's Brookfield, Brookfield, Jamie Hannah, Simon Mawhinney, Allan Gray, Stewart Upson, Scott Murdoch, Lewis Jackson, Sameer Manekar, Jamie Freed Organizations: Brookfield, REUTERS, SYDNEY, bourse, Brookfield Asia, Energy Markets, Saudi Arabia's Aramco, Australia Pacific LNG, Thomson Locations: VanEck, Brookfield, Temasek, Saudi, Australia, Sydney, Bengaluru

DoorDash had in August projected adjusted EBITDA of between $750 million and $1.05 billion. The company expects fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA, a key measure of profitability, of between $320 million and $380 million, compared with analysts' estimates of $253.3 million. In the third quarter, total orders rose 24% to 543 million from a year earlier. Revenue rose 27% to $2.16 billion, compared with analysts' expectations of $2.09 billion, according to LSEG data. Net loss narrowed to $73 million, or 19 cents per share, in the third quarter, compared with $295 million, or 77 cents per share, a year earlier.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Ravi Inukonda, DoorDash, Rachel Wolff, Granth, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, ALDI, Reuters, Revenue, Thomson Locations: Japan, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Turkey to toughen law on crypto assets - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dash plunge into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) downgraded Turkey to a so-called grey list in 2021. Addressing a parliamentary commission late on Tuesday, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said a FATF report found Turkey fully compliant with all but one of the watchdog's 40 standards. "The only remaining issue within the scope of technical compliance is the work related to crypto assets," Simsek said. After that, there will be no reason for Turkey to stay in that grey list, if there are no other political considerations."

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Mehmet Simsek, Simsek, Nevzat Devranoglu, Huseyin Hayatsever, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Rights ANKARA, Turkey

☆ US Senator Schumer urges FTC to probe Exxon, Chevron mega-deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Earlier this month, Exxon proposed to buy Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N) for $60 billion and Chevron agreed to acquire Hess (HES.N) for $53 billion. The Democratic Senate leader said in a letter that the two of the largest oil and gas deals of this century are "likely to harm competition." Chevron and Exxon have accumulated huge profits from strong energy prices and demand since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The oil industry last went through an era of major consolidation in the late 1990s when Exxon, Shell (SHEL.L), BP (BP.L) and France's TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) merged with rivals to create huge integrated companies. The acquisitions followed a collapse in oil prices that weakened many companies.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Charles Schumer, Hess, Schumer, France's, Tanay Dhumal, Arunima Kumar Organizations: ExxonMobil, Pioneer, REUTERS, U.S, Wednesday, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Exxon Mobil, Chevron Corp, Exxon, Natural Resources, Chevron, Democratic, Shell, BP, FTC, Big, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, United States, Bengaluru

☆ Cognizant forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates on weak corporate spending
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Teaneck, New Jersey-based company expects current-quarter revenue between $4.69 billion and $4.82 billion, compared with market estimates of $4.86 billion, according to LSEG data. Indian IT services giants Infosys (INFY.NS) cut the upper end of its annual revenue forecast earlier in Oct, raising concerns about near-term demand, while Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS) reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue. The company expects annual adjusted profit per share in the range of $4.39 to $4.42, from its prior estimate of between $4.25 and $4.48. Revenue for the third quarter stood at $4.90 billion, slightly below estimates of $4.91 billion. The company reported a profit of $1.04 per share, compared with $1.22 per share a year earlier.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Cognizant, Jan Siegmund, Jaspreet Singh, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, Technology Solutions, Wall, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture, Thomson Locations: Teaneck , New Jersey, Bengaluru

☆ Netflix's ad tier reaches 15 million users a year after launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - Netflix (NFLX.O) said on Wednesday its ad-supported tier had reached 15 million active users per month, a year after the streaming giant launched the cheaper plan to revive subscriber growth and revenue following a slowdown. Netflix increased subscription prices for some streaming plans in the United States, Britain and France last month, after its third-quarter subscriber additions of 9 million shattered Wall Street expectations of 6 million. A month after Netflix's ad-plan launch last year, rival Disney+ also rolled out its ad version in an attempt to push its streaming business into profitability. Amazon's (AMZN.O) Prime Video will next year join its streaming rivals in rolling out ads and introducing a higher-priced ad-free tier. In countries where the ad plan was available, 30% of the signups were from the ad-tier.

Persons: Dado, HBO Max, Peacock, Samrhitha, Devika Organizations: Netflix, REUTERS, Disney, HBO, Paramount, Thomson Locations: United States, Britain, France, Bengaluru

☆ SolarEdge forecasts dour Q4 revenue as demand concerns loom; shares plunge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Miniatures of solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of SolarEdge logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG.O) on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on weak demand for its solar inverters, sending the company's shares down 22.3% in extended trade. While in the United States, higher interest rates and a metering reform in California, the country's largest solar market, have dented demand for solar. SolarEdge had trimmed its third-quarter revenue expectations last month due to high inventories and a slowdown in installation which led to substantial cancellations and backlog clearing from its European distributors in the quarter. Peer Enphase (ENPH.O) had also forecast a weak fourth- quarter revenue.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Zvi Lando, Peer Enphase, Sourasis Bose, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, SolarEdge Technologies, Wall, Thomson Locations: Europe, United States, California, Bengaluru

☆ LinkedIn hits 1 billion members, adds AI features for job seekers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed LinkedIn logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the business-focused social network owned by Microsoft (MSFT.O), on Wednesday said it now has more than 1 billion members and is adding more artificial intelligence features for paying users. About 80% of recent members are signing up from outside of the United States, the company has said. LinkedIn has a free tier of membership but also offers subscriptions from $30 per month. The system can also recommend profile changes to make the user more competitive for a job.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Tomer Cohen, Stephen Nellis, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: REUTERS, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: United States, San Francisco

Chipmakers have been grappling with a smartphone market slump. Last week, Qualcomm rival MediaTek (2454.TW) said it saw sales growth in its smartphone chip business. Qorvo (QRVO.O), another important smartphone chip supplier, on Wednesday projected revenue growth for fiscal 2024, sending its shares up slightly. In Qualcomm's intellectual property licensing business, sales of $1.26 billion were in line with estimates of $1.25 billion according to FactSet data. In its chip business, Qualcomm said fourth-quarter revenue from smartphone handsets was $5.46 billion, beating analysts' expectations of $5.34 billion according to FactSet data.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Qualcomm, MediaTek, FactSet, Chavi Mehta, Stephen Nellis, Richard Chang Organizations: Qualcomm, REUTERS, Wall, Apple, LSEG, Huawei Technologies, U.S ., Samsung Electronics, IDC, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, Bengaluru, San Francisco

☆ GSK raises annual forecasts powered by strong Arexvy launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Analysts expect the British drugmaker's RSV vaccine Arexvy to power future growth, amid worries about the strength of its pipeline of drugs in development and costly U.S. litigation over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac. Arexvy, launched in the United States recently, is expected to garner full-year sales of between 900 million pounds to 1 billion pounds ($1.22 billion), GSK said. For the third quarter, the shot recorded sales of 709 million pounds, trouncing analysts' expectations of 358 million pounds, according to a company-compiled consensus. Meanwhile, sales are seen to rise by 12% to 13% in 2023 compared with earlier expectations of 8% to 10%. For the reported quarter, sales of Shingrix, the company's top-selling drug to treat shingles, generated 825 million pounds, below market estimates of 868 million pounds.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Eva Mathews, Subhranshu Sahu, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: United States, Bengaluru

AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. Britain's technology minister Michelle Donelan said "the right people with the right expertise" would be around the table to discuss how to mitigate the risks of AI. China will be a key participant, given the country's role in developing AI technology, although questions have been raised by some lawmakers in Britain about its presence. The U.S. ambassador to Britain, Jane Hartley, said the AI conversation should be global, but added that the invitation to China had come from London. Reporting by Paul Sandle and Martin Coulter Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Rishi Sunak, Sam Altman, Sceptics, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Guterres, Michelle Donelan, Jane Hartley, Francois, Philippe Champagne, Paul Sandle, Martin Coulter, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Safety, European Union, Elon, Bletchley, European, U.S, United Nations, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Britain, United States, China, European Union, U.S, London

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - Airbnb (ABNB.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as tourists scale back on travel due to rising costs, uncertain economic conditions and geopolitical turbulence. However, that slice of revenue is moderating as more companies push their employees to return to the office. The San Francisco-based company forecast fourth-quarter revenue between $2.13 billion and $2.17 billion, below average analysts' estimate of $2.18 billion, according to LSEG data. Airbnb's third-quarter revenue rose 18% to $3.4 billion from a year earlier, while its gross bookings rose to $18.3 billion. Its revenue rose 18% to $3.4 billion, compared with average analysts estimate of $3.37 billion.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Airbnb, Priyamvada, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, Asia Pacific, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, United States, North America, Asia Pacific, China, Asia, America, Bangalore, New York

Meta and Facebook logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022. The ban on such advertising, which targets users by harvesting their data, is a setback for U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms (META.O), the owner of the two social media services, which has opposed efforts to curb the practice. The Norwegian data regulator, Datatilsynet, in September said it had referred the ongoing fine to the European regulator, as its fine was valid in Norway only and due to expire on Nov. 3. Norway is not a member of the EU but is part of the European single market. The decision affects some 250 million Facebook and Instagram users in Europe, Datatilsynet said.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, EDPB, Datatilsynet, Gwladys Fouche, Terje Solsvik, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Meta, REUTERS, EU, Facebook, European Union, European Economic, European Data Protection, Reuters, Economic, Big Tech, Thomson Locations: Norway, Ireland, Norwegian, Europe

☆ US House panel seeks ban on federal purchases of Chinese drones - FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives' China committee will introduce a bill to ban the U.S. government from buying Chinese drones, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Mike Gallagher, the Republican head of the committee, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the ranking Democrat, will introduce the "American Security Drone Act" on Wednesday, the FT report added. The bill was cosigned by Virginia Republican Rob Wittman and Connecticut Democrat Joe Courtney, the FT said, adding that the bill would also bar local and state governments from purchasing Chinese drones with federal grants. The U.S. House of Representatives' China committee did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Mike Gallagher, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Gallagher, Virginia Republican Rob Wittman, Joe Courtney, Devika Nair, Chizu Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . House, Representatives, Financial Times, Republican, FT, China, Virginia Republican, Connecticut, Thomson Locations: China, United States, Bengaluru

[1/2] A smartphone with displayed "Disney" logo is seen on the keyboard in this illustration taken March 24, 2020. Disney said it expected to pay NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast about $8.61 billion by Dec. 1. Hulu had 48.3 million subscribers at the end of Disney's third quarter, compared with 28 million paid subscribers for Comcast's Peacock streaming service at the end of Comcast's third quarter. Disney+ had 146.1 million global subscribers at the end of Disney's third quarter. If the value is determined to be greater than the guaranteed floor value, Disney will pay NBCU the difference.

Persons: Dado, Walt Disney, Disney, Bob Iger, Goldman Sachs, Brian Roberts, Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster, Sriraj Kalluvila, Sayantani Ghosh, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, ANGELES, Wednesday, Disney, Comcast, Hulu, Goldman, Thomson Locations: Hulu, Burbank , California, U.S, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Disney's ESPN could be valued at $24 bln, likely buyers include Apple, Verizon - BofA
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Toy figures of people are seen in front of the displayed Disney + logo, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - Walt Disney's ESPN sports network could secure an enterprise value of $24 billion and attract investment interest from sports leagues, tech firms like Apple and telecom majors including Verizon, according to BofA Global Research. Benefits to prospective buyers, however, appear "nebulous", BofA said. "ESPN is still a strong business and a premier brand, but it sits at the nexus of possible major business transformation. Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Walt Disney's, Bob Iger, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, BofA, Chavi Mehta, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, Walt Disney's ESPN, Apple, Verizon, BofA Global Research, ESPN, Disney, National Football League, National Basketball Association, Comcast, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ PayPal raises full-year profit forecast above Wall Street estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings (PYPL.O) raised its forecast for full-year adjusted profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as the payments giant banks on resilient consumer spending trends during the key holiday shopping season. The company said it expects adjusted profit for the full-year to be about $4.98 per share from $4.95 earlier. PayPal cut its annual forecast of adjusted operating margin expansion to 75 basis points from 100 basis points expected earlier. Total payments volume increased 13% on FX-neutral basis to $387.7 billion in the third quarter, beating Street expectations of $377.9 billion. The firm earned $1.30 per share on an adjusted basis in the third-quarter, beating Wall Street expectations of $1.23 per share.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jamie Miller, Manya Saini, Krishna Chandra Organizations: PayPal, REUTERS, PayPal Holdings, Wall, Adobe Analytics, Apple, FX, U.S . Commerce Department, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Executives at both the companies talked up the stabilizing PC market on earnings calls this week and said they expected the integration of artificial intelligence to boost growth. "The arrival of the AI PC represents an inflection point in the PC industry," said Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. AMD boss Lisa Su said she "expected some growth going into 2024 as we think about sort of the AI PC cycle and some of the (Microsoft) Windows refresh cycles". Still, some investors see the lack of AI apps as a potential hurdle for their adoption.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Pat Gelsinger, Lisa Su, Justin Sumner, Canalys, Dave Egan, Arsheeya Bajwa, Akash Sriram, Chavi Mehta, Krishna Chandra Organizations: REUTERS, Intel, Devices, AMD, Microsoft, Voya Investment Management, Graphics, Columbia, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ China removes anonymity of bloggers' accounts with more than 500,000 followers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Doxxing is the public release of sensitive information identifying an individual or organisation, like a home address or phone number. Some, like former state media editor Hu Xijin, have defended the measure as necessary in order to force influential accounts to use more responsible speech. Others, however, have expressed concerns that the measure would make doxxing easier and platforms would further remove online users' anonymity in the future. Weibo CEO Wang Gaofei said two weeks ago that the policy would not be expanded to include accounts with follower counts below 500,000. The new measures will remove the anonymity of thousands of influencers on social media platforms that are used daily by hundreds of millions of Chinese.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Tik Tok, Hu Xijin, Wang Gaofei, Bytedance's Douyin, Eduardo Baptista, Ed Osmond, Emelia Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Baidu, Thomson Locations: Rights BEIJING, Weibo, Douyin

[1/2] Airplane model is placed on displayed Spirit Airlines and jetBlue Airways logos in this illustration taken, June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBOSTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice heads to trial on Tuesday to urge a federal judge to block JetBlue Airways' (JBLU.O) planned $3.8 billion acquisition of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines. The trial will take place without a jury over about three weeks before U.S. District Judge William Young. A merger between JetBlue and Spirit, the sixth and seventh largest U.S. carriers, respectively, would mark the first major U.S. airline combination since Alaska Airlines bought Virgin America in 2016. The Justice Department alleges the merger would eliminate the pressure larger airlines, including JetBlue, face to lower their fares in response to competition from Spirit and cost consumers over $2 billion in higher fares annually.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Joe Biden's, William Young, Young, Biden, Leo Sorokin, Nate Raymond, Alexia Garamfalvi, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Airlines, jetBlue Airways, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Department of Justice, JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, U.S, JetBlue, Spirit, Alaska Airlines, Virgin America, United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Justice Department, Department, Democratic, District of Columbia, The, Big, American, Thomson Locations: Boston, U.S, New York City, Newark, Fort Lauderdale

☆ Cryptoverse: As good as gold? Spot bitcoin ETFs aim to whip up US demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Mainstream investment giants such as BlackRock (BLK.N) and Fidelity, as well as crypto-focused firms like Grayscale, have filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs. U.S. crypto firm NYDIG estimates demand for a spot bitcoin ETF at around $30 billion. Their calculation compares the sizes of the gold and bitcoin ETFs - $210 billion versus $28.8 billion, respectively - and adjusts them for their relative volatility. BlackRock declined to comment on its pending spot bitcoin ETF, other than to confirm that it is still awaiting final SEC approval. His forecast is based on how demand evolved in smaller markets where spot bitcoin ETFs already exist, such as Canada.

Persons: Dado, Dave Mazza, George Gagliardi, cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, Todd Sohn, Steven McClurg, Crypto, Matthew Sigel, Matthew Hougan, Steve Sosnick, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Michelle Price Organizations: REUTERS, Roundhill Investments, Fidelity, U.S . Securities, Exchange, Coromandel Wealth Management, Strategas Securities, Boston Consulting, BlackRock, SEC, Bitwise Investments, Interactive, Thomson, Reuters Locations: U.S, BlackRock, Lexington , Massachusetts, Canada

☆ Bond fund managers head for third year of losses for first time in decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Harry Robertson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters GraphicsEuropean funds have effectively returned nothing this year after two down years, Morningstar data shows. Government bond funds have fared even worse and are set for three years of losses in both the U.S. and Europe. Bond yields rise as prices fall, and vice versa. Reuters GraphicsBank of America said there were $5.6 billion of inflows to long-dated Treasury funds last week, the largest on record. ICI data shows that U.S. money market funds have ballooned to $5.6 trillion in assets, from $4.6 trillion in October last year.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Stefano Fiorini, Oliver Blackbourn, Janus Henderson, You've, Jonas Goltermann, Max Kettner, Harry Robertson, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters Graphics, Morningstar, U.S, Generali Investments Partners, Reserve, Reuters, Treasury, Citi, ICE, Fed, Capital Economics, Investment Company Institute, Reuters Graphics Bank of America, Reuters Graphics Reuters, ICI, HSBC, Thomson Locations: Europe, U.S

☆ Yen tumbles after BOJ stands pat, introduces some flexibility to yield cap
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Rae Wee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. That sent the yen sliding nearly 0.7% against the dollar , past the 150 per dollar threshold to hit an intraday low of 150.12, before steadying to 149.93 per dollar. The euro similarly jumped roughly 0.5% against the yen following the decision . Spain's 12-month inflation in October was unchanged from the previous month at 3.5%, preliminary data also out on Monday showed. The figures come ahead of euro zone inflation data due later on Tuesday.

Persons: Yen, Dado Ruvic, Thierry Wizman, Sterling, Rae Wee, Shri Navaratnam, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Bank of Japan, Nikkei, Federal Reserve, U.S ., Bank of England, Australian, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: Rights SINGAPORE, steadying, U.S, Germany

☆ Pinterest soars on rising Gen Z engagement, ad market rebound
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Samrhitha A | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Pinterest logo is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsOct 31 (Reuters) - Shares of Pinterest (PINS.N) surged 17% on Tuesday after a strong quarterly performance indicated that the image-sharing platform was riding a rebound in the advertising market and making inroads among the lucrative Gen Z. "Take the strong engagement trends as a sign that Pinterest may have found product-market fit with younger users which keeps the flywheel going," Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik said. At least 19 analysts raised their price targets on the stock, boosting the median to $35, per LSEG data. Shares were up 17% at $29.43, and the company was on track to add nearly $3 billion in market value if the gains held.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Bernstein, Mark Shmulik, Schmulik, Samrhitha, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Z, Wall Street, Meta, Google, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

[1/2] A miniature airplane is placed on the displayed Air India Express and Akasa Air logos, in this illustration taken October 30, 2023. Akasa did not comment on its communication with Air India, but said the issue of pilot exits was "now behind us ... we are squarely back in growth mode". Air India declined to comment and the two chief executives did not respond to requests for comment. The dispute comes at the time of a hiring spree by Air India, with its arm, Air India Express, seeking to more than triple its fleet to 170 over five years. In recent weeks, Akasa has lost about a tenth of its 450 pilots, who left without serving out notice periods, some to join Air India Express.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Campbell Wilson, Vinay Dube, missive Dube, Akasa, Wilson, Dube, India's Wilson, Aditya Kalra, Aditi Shah, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Air India Express, REUTERS, Tata's, India Express, Air, Akasa, Reuters, Air India, Tata Group, Tata, of Indian Pilots, Thomson Locations: India, DELHI, Air India

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