When 129 people were infected – and 15 people died – from a cholera outbreak in Hong Kong

When 129 people were infected – and 15 people died – from a cholera outbreak in Hong Kong

“Long queues lined up at the Government health centres to receive anti-cholera inoculations yesterday when two suspected cases of cholera – a 12-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl – were reported,” the South China Morning Post stated on August 17, 1961. “A Government spokesman said bacteriological tests for the two cases – which were classified…

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Nvidia investors grapple with China risks ahead of earnings – The Mercury News

Nvidia investors grapple with China risks ahead of earnings – The Mercury News

(Bloomberg/Carmen Reinicke) — Nvidia Corp.’s China sales have taken on new levels of complexity, and investors will be hoping for a clearer read when the chipmaker reports earnings Wednesday afternoon. The firm’s on-again, off-again sales in the word’s largest market for semiconductors have been a source of confusion for Wall Street. Third-quarter revenue projections for…

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Wall Street strategist explains how to navigate an ’AI Bubble’

外賣戰累美團少賺九成 ADR插8%

內地外賣大戰衝擊平台盈利,美團(03690)次季經調整溢利淨額15億元(人民幣.下同),按年重挫89%,遠遜預期的99億元;收入918億元,增長12%,同樣低於預估的937億元。 首席財務官陳少暉表示,上季盈利波動反映外賣市場前所未有的激烈競爭,全行業補貼力度創下新高,短期內競爭仍會持續,並對集團財務狀況造成負面影響。 美團ADR於昨晚開市急插水,截至今晨12時40分,挫10.57%,較港收市價低7.67%。 今季核心本地商業料轉蝕 受外賣市場「非理性競爭」拖累,美團上季核心本地商業分部收入僅按年上升8%至653億元,經營溢利顯著下挫76%至37億元,經營利潤率銳降19.4個百分點至5.7%。該分部涵蓋本土餐飲外賣、閃購、到店酒店及旅遊等核心業務,上季貢獻集團約七成營收。 陳少暉在業績會預告,由於戰略性投入用戶補貼、配送服務、營銷等領域,集團第三季核心本地商業分部預計錄得顯著虧損。 首席執行官王興表示,美團堅決反對「內捲」,惟隨着競爭激化,將盡力捍衞自身的市場地位。要在餐飲外賣和即時零售市場勝出,並無花哨的技巧,歸根究柢要回歸商品選擇、價格、配送服務三大基本因素,而集團一直專注「做正確 Source link

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Nvidia faces Wall Street's high expectations two years into AI boom

Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report Q2 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Nvidia reports fiscal second-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell. Here’s how Nvidia is expected to do versus LSEG consensus estimates: Earnings per share: $1.01, adjusted Revenue: $46.02 billion That would represent 53%…

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India braces for export shock as US tariffs take effect | World News

India braces for export shock as US tariffs take effect | World News

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