Cloud monitoring firm Datadog raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on accelerating demand for its AI-backed cybersecurity products.Shares of the New York City-based company rose 4.1 per cent before paring gains later in volatile trading."Datadog reported very strong r

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's reported increasing momentum in its second quarter as it reiterated guidance for strong underlying profit growth this financial year, helped by improving grocery volumes and a stronger performance from Argos in the second half.

London open The FTSE 100 was called to open up around 10 points.

Manulife Financial Corp. reported a profit increase last quarter that was driven by growth in Asia, while the company says it's also seeing a boost from its push into artificial intelligence.

Taylor Wimpey backed its full-year outlook on Thursday as it said it saw steady signs of improvement in customer demand in the second half to date, as mortgage rates reduced and affordability improved.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. reported a profit increase last quarter that was driven by growth in Asia, while the company says it’s also seeing a boost from its push into artificial intelligence.

Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and revenue, and guided to a strong December quarter.

Improvements in profitability have eased concerns about the Amazon's valuation.

Lending and retail savings group OSB said on Wednesday that there had been signs of "a gradual return of confidence" across its core markets since 1 July.

Prudential reported an 11% increase in new business profit to $2.35bn for the first nine months of the year on Wednesday, buoyed by its multi-channel distribution strategy and strong geographic diversity.

Q3 semiconductor sales were up 23.2% y-o-y and 10.7 % m-o-m at $166 billion, says the SIA.