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Taiwan tech giant Foxconn's 2024 profit misses forecasts
Taiwan tech giant Foxconn's 2024 profit misses forecasts

Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn reported on Friday a lower-than-expected net profit for 2024 as consumer electronic gadgets underperformed, although demand for its artificial intelligence servers remained robust. Apple said recently it would team up with Foxconn later this year to begin producing servers that power the cloud components of Apple Intelligence in Houston, Bloomberg reported.

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January in blow to govt
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January in blow to govt

Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in January, official data showed Friday, piling more pressure on the Labour government ahead of its Spring Statement on the economy. The data provides a fresh blow to the government and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has put growing the UK economy at the top of his mission since Labour won a general election in July.

UniCredit gets ECB nod for Commerzbank stake
UniCredit gets ECB nod for Commerzbank stake

Italian banking giant UniCredit said Friday it had secured approval from the European Central Bank to buy up to 29.9 percent of Commerzbank, opening the door to a possible takeover of its German rival.