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Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Saylor's Bitcoin Copycats Fall Behind as Speculative Pop Fades
Turns out, buying Bitcoin to boost your share price might not be the corporate panacea that it once seemed. In recent weeks, companies such as Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., have announced plans to use their cash — sometimes borrowed — to plow into Bitcoin, joining a growing list of firms adopting an approach pioneered by Strategy 's Michael Saylor.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Japan's Firms Raised Capital Spending Ahead of US Tariffs
Japanese businesses increased capital investment at a faster pace in the first quarter of this year just as the Trump administration touted the coming tariff campaign that kicked off in March. Capital expenditure on goods excluding software gained 1.8% in the three months through March from the previous period, when such outlays rose by 1.3%, the Finance Ministry reported Monday. The reading compares with a 1.4% gain in corporate investment reported in the preliminary reading of Japan's gross domestic product. The latest data will be factored into a revised GDP report due for release on June 9.
Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Corporate America Forging Ahead With Capex Plans Buoys Stocks
Wall Street's fear that trade-war anxiety would grind corporations' spending on machinery and real estate to a halt, so far, is looking a little overblown. President Donald Trump's barrage of ever-changing tariffs on US trading partners has yet to convince much of Corporate America to pull back capital expenditure plans for this year. After pouring in a record amount of money to build their businesses in the final quarter of 2024, companies are forging ahead – a promising sign for the durability of the stock market's rebound from last month's lows.
