Abstract: Japan's Sumco, a major silicon wafer supplier in the semiconductor industry, said that the company has now sold out all its production capacity by the end of 2026; recently, Starbucks Wuxi Zhenze Road store and Wuxi Changxing Building store were confiscated by the Wuxi Xinwu District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau for using expired food raw materials and operating expired food, and fined more than 690,000 yuan and 670,000 yuan respectively; Toyota Motor said, Its sales revenue for fiscal 2022 (April 2021 to March 2022) is expected to be 29.5 trillion yen (about 1.63 trillion yuan).
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Silicon wafer supplier Sumco: Full production capacity is now sold out by the end of 2026
On February 10, Japan's Sumco, a major silicon wafer supplier in the semiconductor industry, said that the company has now sold out all of its production capacity by the end of 2026, a news that suggests that the industry's supply shortage may not be alleviated for many years.
Volvo Cars plans to introduce the aluminum alloy integral casting process into China
The media learned from Volvo China that Volvo Cars has plans to introduce the aluminum alloy integrated casting process and battery CTC technology into the Chinese factory. A day earlier, Volvo Cars announced that it would invest SEK 10 billion (ABOUT $1.1 billion) to upgrade the Torslanda plant in Sweden, including the introduction of an integrated casting process for large aluminium components and the construction of a new battery assembly plant to integrate battery cells and modules into the car's floor structure.
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SpaceX's previous launch of 40 Starlink satellites was scrapped due to geomagnetic storms
SpaceX expects that as many as 40 of its 49 Starlink satellites launched on Feb. 3 will be "scrapped" due to a magnetic storm that could not properly deploy their orbits. SpaceX said the geomagnetic storm created 50 percent more drag than in the past, and although the company tried to take edge detours to avoid as much as possible, it was expected that 40 of them would burn out in the atmosphere. SpaceX stressed that due to the secondary deployment strategy, the risk is fully considered, the risk of collision between these deorbiting satellites and other satellite bodies is zero, they are completely burned in the atmosphere, no orbital debris, no debris falling to the ground.
SoftBank Son: ARM is likely to choose to list on the NASDAQ
Financial Associated Press, February 9, SoftBank Group CEO Son Zhengyi said on the 9th that ARM is likely to choose to list on the NASDAQ, rather than the United Kingdom. Analysts say it will be a major blow to the Uk government and the London Stock Exchange.
Toyota lowered its full-year sales forecast and lowered its sales volume by 300,000 units to 8.25 million units
Toyota Motor Motor's fiscal third quarter 2022 financial report shows that its sales revenue for fiscal 2022 (April 2021 to March 2022) is expected to be 29.5 trillion yen (about 1.63 trillion yuan), compared with 30 trillion yen (about 1.65 trillion yuan) in the previous financial report. At the same time, its expected vehicle production in fiscal 2022 was also lowered from 9 million units to 8.5 million units, and sales forecasts were lowered from the previous 8.55 million units to 8.25 million units, which Toyota said was mainly due to lack of cores and supply chain problems.
Maersk's supply chain problems will continue in 2022
On February 9, Maersk, the world's largest shipping company, released its full-year results for 2021. The CEO said in a statement that the exceptional market environment has brought Maersk record high growth and profitability, but has also led to supply chain disruptions, posing serious challenges for its customers. Maersk's CEO believes that the current market conditions will continue into the second quarter.
Maersk's total dividend to shareholders increased to DKK 47 billion (US$7.2 billion) or CZK 2,500 per share, compared to CZK 330 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company expects profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to be about $24 billion this year, unchanged from last year but slightly below the $24.4 billion expected by analysts.
GlaxoSmithKline plans to spin off consumer health business, expecting profits to rise as high as 14% this year
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday it expected profits to rise 12 to 14 percent this year as the company prepares to spin off its consumer health business, the company's biggest restructuring in more than 20 years. In addition, the Company considers that it will also receive expected revenue following a settlement with Gilead Sciences. GlaxoSmithKline expects sales of the remaining pharmaceutical and vaccine companies to grow by 5 to 7 percent.
Supplier: GM will increase its planned production of electric vehicles this year by more than six times
GM parts suppliers revealed that GM plans to increase the production of its electric vehicles to more than six times the original plan this year. GM CEO Mary Barra told investors last week that the company intends to speed up production of electric vehicles, aiming to deliver 400,000 electric vehicles in North America between 2022 and 2023, but she did not give specific details of how fast production will grow.
The green power business continues to be mired in the quagmire, and Siemens Energy delivers a quarterly loss report
Siemens Energy released its first quarter ended December 31, 2021, and although the energy business performed strongly, it still delivered a loss-making financial report due to the continuous headwinds of the business of its holding subsidiary, Siemens Gamesa. Siemens Energy achieved revenue of €5,956 million in the last three months of last year, down 11.4% year-on-year, while net loss attributable to shareholders of the company was €125 million, compared to a profit of €64 million in the same period last year. Since Siemens Energy's main business includes the oil and gas solutions business and the renewable energy business, the former remains profitable, so the current loss is completely triggered by its green power business.
Starbucks stores were fined millions for using expired ingredients
Recently, Shanghai Starbucks Coffee Operation Co., Ltd. Wuxi Zhenze Road Store and Wuxi Changxing Building Store were confiscated by the Wuxi Xinwu District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau and fined more than 690,000 yuan and 670,000 yuan respectively for using expired food raw materials and operating expired food products by tampering, replacing and tearing up the shelf life labels of the concocted food raw materials; and wiping the towels on the food contact surfaces failed to achieve special use.
Pfizer achieved a net profit of $21.98 billion last year
The latest financial report of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer shows that the company's net profit in 2021 is $21.98 billion and revenue is $81.29 billion, which is mainly due to its new crown vaccine. Covid-19 vaccines accounted for 45 percent of Pfizer's total revenue last year, dwarfing any other drug in the company's vast product portfolio.
Disney's fiscal first quarter revenue and earnings exceeded expectations
Disney's earnings report showed adjusted earnings per share of $1.06 in the fiscal first quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $0.57; first-quarter revenue was $21.82 billion and analysts expected $20.85 billion. Disney surged more than 8% after hours.
Uber's revenue and net profit in the fourth quarter of last year exceeded expectations
Uber's earnings report showed that revenue in the fourth quarter of last year was $5.78 billion, and the market expected $5.357 billion; the fourth quarter of last year's net profit was $892 million, and the market expected a loss of $682 million. Uber is up more than 6% after hours.
L'Oréal Paris operated from an operating profit of EUR 6.16 billion last year
Same-store sales at L'Oréal Paris rose 11.2 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, and analysts expected a 10.3 percent increase. Sales in the fourth quarter of last year were 9.09 billion euros, and analysts expected 8.9 billion euros. Last year's full-year operating profit was 6.16 billion euros, and analysts expected 6.13 billion euros.
Shennan Circuit disclosed the result of the fixed increase: the large fund subscribed 300 million yuan
Shennan Circuit disclosed the results of the fixed increase, the issue price of the non-public shares was 107.62 yuan per share, and the total amount of funds raised was 2.55 billion yuan, of which the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Phase II Co., Ltd. subscribed 300 million yuan.
Huaxia Happiness: The amount of debt restructuring that has been signed is 42.918 billion yuan
Huaxia Happiness announced that as of now, the amount of financial debt in the Debt Restructuring Plan that has been signed to achieve debt restructuring has reached a total of 42.918 billion yuan, and the corresponding amount of debt interest relief and penalty interest waiver is a total of 2.869 billion yuan.
China Mobile: CICC used the over-allotment funds to buy 69.7871 million shares of the company
China Mobile announced that during the stable period of China Mobile's offering (that is, from January 5 to February 7), China International Capital Corporation Limited used the funds obtained from the over-allotment of the offering to purchase a total of 69.7871 million shares from the secondary market in a bidding transaction, corresponding to 4.018 billion yuan, at a purchase price of 57.58 yuan per share.
Xiaokang shares: New energy vehicle sales in January were 3520 units, an increase of 176.08% year-on-year
Xiaokang announced that in January 2022, the sales volume of complete vehicles was 20,762 units, an increase of 2.42% year-on-year, of which the sales of new energy vehicles were 3,520 units, an increase of 176.08% year-on-year.
Dadi Bear Performance Express: Net profit in 2021 increased by 191.5% year-on-year
Dadi Bear disclosed the performance express, the company achieved a total operating income of 1.654 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 111.49% year-on-year; net profit of 152 million yuan, an increase of 191.5% year-on-year. Basic earnings per share were RMB1.90. Since 2021, the demand for high-performance sintered NdFeB in downstream applications has grown strongly, and the company's sintered NdFeB production capacity in Baotou and Hefei headquarters has continued to release, providing capacity guarantee for market development; the company's orders have increased significantly, sales have continued to grow; quality and efficiency have been improved, costs have been reduced, and production and sales have doubled to drive the scale effect, and profitability has been continuously enhanced.
Cuiwei shares: At present, the digital RMB payment method has not yet brought incremental business income
Cuiwei shares issued a stock trading risk warning announcement, holding subsidiary Haike Rongtong is mainly engaged in third-party payment business, income mainly comes from offline bank card acquiring fees, the new digital rmb payment method does not change its source of income and structure, its cooperation with the bank is only to build a digital yuan acquiring business port, does not involve related research and development work. At present, the digital RMB payment method has not yet brought incremental business income, and its relationship with traditional payment methods such as card swiping and scanning code is a mutual substitution, one or the other, which will not have a significant impact on the overall acquiring business scale and operating performance, and the acquiring merchants and business scope of Haike Rongtong have not undergone major changes.
Huazhuo Technology completed a RMB A++ round of financing
On February 9, Huazhuo Technology announced the completion of a 100 million yuan A++ round of financing, led by Qiming Venture Capital. Up to now, Huazhuo Technology has obtained investment from more than ten professional investment institutions such as Sogou, PwC Capital, Yida Capital, Ruijian Capital, Pan City Asset, Junjie Capital and so on.
Blue Elephant Zhilian completed nearly 200 million yuan of A round financing
On February 9, Lanxiang Zhilian (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Lanxiang Zhilian) announced the completion of nearly 200 million yuan A round of financing. This is a new round of financing after the Wanxiang Blockchain Seed Round, GSR Ventures and Lenovo Star Angel Round. This round of financing is led by Xicheng Jinrui, followed by Yuanhe Chongyuan Capital, Lenovo Star and other institutions, and Mountain View Capital serves as the financial advisor. It is worth noting that the financing parties of this round of Blue Elephant Zhilian all have state-owned backgrounds.
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