Tesla: Investment in AI and robotics increased to $25 billion.

By: keiko

Tesla is expected to spend billions of dollars more this year to support Elon Musk’s ambition to transform the electric vehicle pioneer into an artificial intelligence and robotics company. The company disclosed on Wednesday that its capital expenditure this year will exceed $25 billion, approximately three times that of last year. This investment plan is […]

Google’s chips challenge Nvidia.

By: keiko

In just a few months, Google’s artificial intelligence chips have become one of the hottest products in the tech industry. Leading AI developers, including some of Google’s biggest rivals, are snapping up these chips in large quantities. Now, Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., plans to take advantage of the momentum and launch a new […]

UBS Group: More pessimistic about private credit, default rate may rise to 15%

By: keiko

A few weeks ago, analysts at UBS Group painted the worst-case scenario for defaults in the private credit space. Now, their outlook is even more pessimistic. Strategists including Matthew Mish now say that the default rate on private credit could soar to 15%, two percentage points higher than the forecast the firm issued less than […]

The United Nations: Restrictions on fertilizer and energy trade may trigger a food crisis.

By: keiko

As the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, the United Nations has urged countries not to restrict the transportation of energy and fertilizers, warning that such restrictions in the past have exacerbated the global surge in food prices. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that agricultural inputs must resume flowing through […]

Westpac: The rally in the AUD/NZD may have peaked.

By: keiko

The year-long rally of the Australian dollar against the New Zealand dollar may have peaked, strategists say, as hawkish remarks from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand are boosting the appeal of the kiwi. The New Zealand dollar retreated from a 13-year high on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand revealed that policymakers […]