Broadcom's profit was higher than expected. Artificial intelligence promoted sales growth. Broadcom, a chip supplier of Apple and other large technology companies, announced that its fourth-quarter profit was better than expected, and the demand for artificial intelligence boosted growth. The company said in a statement on Thursday that earnings per share excluding some items were $1.42. Revenue rose to nearly $14.1 billion. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, the average forecast of analysts was $1.39 per share and $14.1 billion in revenue. Broadcom expects sales to reach $14.6 billion in the first fiscal quarter ending January, in line with analysts' expectations. Broadcom's financial report shows that the demand for artificial intelligence computing is hedging the slowdown in other fields. Broadcom, like NVIDIA, has positioned itself as the main beneficiary of artificial intelligence expenditure. After the announcement of the financial report, Broadcom's share price once rose more than 6% after hours. As of Thursday's close, the stock has increased by 62% since 2024.Fitch: It is estimated that the sales growth rate of food, beverage, tobacco and consumer goods will be low in single digits in 2025.The first fiscal quarter EPS of the market opener/Costco was $4.04, and analysts expected $3.81.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced the liquidation of three exchange-traded funds.The first fiscal quarter EPS of the market opener/Costco was $4.04, and analysts expected $3.81.A number of data show that: the distribution of rights and interests of public offerings, near the end of the year, Public Offering of Fund is increasing the distribution of rights and interests. The data shows that the new funds established in the past three months (from September 12 to December 12) have raised a total of 289.803 billion yuan, and the stock funds have raised more than half. Among the above-mentioned sub-IPO funds, 145 funds have earned more than 1% since their establishment, accounting for more than half, and most of them are opening positions quickly. As of December 11th, the revenue of 27 products exceeded 5% (the different shares were calculated separately), and the revenue of the best-performing products reached 51%. More new funds are "queuing for admission". According to the data, before the end of the year, more than 20 funds will be launched for sale, and 80% of them are equity funds. Huaxia, Fuguo, Boss and Jing Shun Great Wall all have products waiting to be issued. At the same time, the fund's self-purchase efforts have been increasing. As of December 12, this year, the net subscription amount of equity funds purchased by fund companies has reached 2.894 billion yuan, an increase of 28% over last year. (SSE)
Goldman Sachs: Given that the moderate oversupply of 400,000 barrels per day and the current normalization of low valuation almost offset each other, the basic expectation is that the average price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $76 per barrel.Broadcom said that the company focuses on the application of cash to repay debts.The first product jointly developed by Google and Samsung for head-mounted display devices is expected to be launched next year. On Thursday, EST, the technology giant Google released a new version of the Android XR operating system, aiming at providing a variety of natural interaction methods for head-mounted display devices and smart glasses, and enhancing users' experience in the fields of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).