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By Anna Peverieri and Johan BODINIER (Reuters) -Software developer Dassault Systemes on Tuesday forecast revenue growth of between 6% and 8% for 2025, up from 5% last year, counting on its competitive positioning after its software revenue improved in the final quarter of 2024. The French group, which sells its software to automakers, plane makers and industrial companies, said it expected diluted earnings per share of between 1.36 euros and 1.39 euros in 2025, up from 1.20 euros last year. It also sees an operating margin of between 32.6% and 32.9%, compared with the 2024 margin of 31.9%. Dassault’s German…

Microsoft released a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build on Friday that makes changes to the Paint app and improves the Windows Search functionality. The new beta update is currently available to Windows Insider users in the Canary and Dev channels. With this, Microsoft Paint’s artificial intelligence (AI) features are now available inside a new Copilot menu. Additionally, the new semantic indexing in Windows Search also supports files saved in OneDrive. Notably, these features are coming to the Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs.Microsoft Paint Gets a Copilot ButtonIn a blog post, Microsoft detailed the new features arriving with the new Windows 11…

MILAN (Reuters) – Ferragamo shares slide more than 5% on Tuesday after the Italian luxury group announced that its chief executive Marco Gobbetti would leave next month after little over three years in charge. Gobbetti, the former chief of British brand Burberry, had been attempting to turn around the Florentine brand but progress had been slower than hoped. «While waiting for more clarity on the new phase of the relaunch, we see potential negative implications in the short term, also considering that the transition phase could also involve the creative team and part of the top management,» analysts at Italian…

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Panasonic Holdings raised the full-year earnings forecast for its energy unit, which supplies batteries to Tesla, on stronger sales of energy storage systems and improved profitability at its U.S. battery plant. The company will also seek to improve group profitability by more than 300 billion yen ($1.93 billion) and achieve a return on equity of over 10% by the fiscal year ending March 2029, it said in a separate plan announced on Tuesday. Panasonic raised the battery segment’s full-year outlook by 14% to 124 billion yen ($798.35 million) after it reported a 39% increase in year-on-year operating…

Boult Drift Max smartwatch has been launched in India. The budget wearable offers Bluetooth calling functionality that lets users make and receive voice calls directly from their wrists. The Boult Drift Max boasts a 2.01-inch display and offers health tracking features like SpO2 monitoring alongside blood pressure monitoring, heart rate monitoring, and female health tracking. It arrives with an IP68-rated build for water and dust resistance. The Boult Drift Max offers more than 120 sports modes and multiple fitness tracking features. It has more than 250 watch faces as well.Boult Drift Max Price in IndiaThe new Boult Drift Max is priced…

Samsung Fire & Marine may become subsidiary of group’s life arm: report February 4 2025 by Mithun Varkey Samsung Life Insurance may consolidate Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance as a subsidiary after the P&C insurer’s proposed share buyback plan, according to a report in Korean business paper Chosu… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of…

Dine Brands (DIN): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q3 Earnings? Since August 2024, Dine Brands has been in a holding pattern, posting a small loss of 4.3% while floating around $30.23. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 15.2% gain during that period. Is now the time to buy Dine Brands, or should you be careful about including it in your portfolio? See what our analysts have to say in our full research report, it’s free. We don’t have much confidence in Dine Brands. Here are three reasons why you should be careful with DIN and a stock…

Around one in ten pints sold in Great Britain is now a Guinness, with its parent company hailing brand-building, its Premier League sponsorship and 0.0 as key components in another strong period of growth. ‘Eriskay’ from Guinness. Source: Diageo Guinness was the standout performer for parent company Diageo in the UK and Europe in the first half of its fiscal year, with the stout’s sales offsetting declines in its spirits brands. In Great Britain, Diageo, which owns spirits brands including Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray and Baileys, reported that its net sales grew by 2% in the first half of its financial…

(Bloomberg) — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.’s profit jumped in the third quarter, beating estimates and wrapping up a strong earnings season by Japan’s biggest banks. Most Read from Bloomberg Net income at the country’s largest lender rose 32% from a year earlier to ¥490.7 billion ($3.2 billion) in the three months ended Dec. 31, according to Bloomberg calculations based on nine-month results released on Tuesday. That exceeded the ¥322.2 billion average of four analysts’ estimated compiled by Bloomberg. Japanese banks are benefiting from rising interest rates following more than a decade of ultra-easy monetary policy. Profits are also being…

YouTube on Friday announced the expansion of Communities to more creators. The feature was first announced at the Made by YouTube 2024 event as a dedicated space for increasing engagement between creators and subscribers. It adds the ability to interact with the owner of the channel by posting in a community, while other users can also react and respond to posts. With YouTube Communities, the video streaming platform aims to position itself as the primary source of interaction between creators and subscribers, eliminating the need of using Discord, Reddit, and other social media platforms.YouTube Communities ExpandsIn a blog post, YouTube…