MarketWatch illustration/iStockphoto The demands of at-home schooling and work amid the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the personal-computer market to its strongest growth in more than a decade, according to third-party analyses released Monday. Gartner Inc. and IDC reported that PC shipments enjoyed their second consecutive quarter of strong growth after years …
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The view from a Brooklyn neighborhood on Tuesday. The UBS report gave a mixed picture for New York City real estate. Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic may have triggered the worst global downturn in more than 60 years, but home prices in the world’s biggest cities still have shot higher …
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A portfolio manager at one of London’s leading hedge funds has warned of a future haunted by “a more Soviet outcome” from countries defending their economies against the coronavirus. Tim Bond, partner and portfolio manager at Odey Asset Management, told MarketWatch: “Dog will no longer eat dog. Instead, all will …
Read More »Dow Jones Newswires: Ams revenue and profit rises amid growth for 3D sensing unit
Ams AG said Tuesday that its revenue and adjusted profit rose year-on-year amid strong growth in its business for 3D sensing and advanced light sensing. The Swiss technology company AMS, +4.00% reported adjusted profit of $ 158.9 million in the fourth quarter compared with $ 1.6 million year-on-year, with …
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