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For the first quarter of 2023, Microsoft Corp. reported a 7% increase in total revenue to $52.9 billion and a 10% increase in operating income compared to the corresponding period last fiscal year. Microsoft Corp.'s net income was $18.3 billion, representing an overall year-over-year increase of 9%.
We witnessed a decline in gas spot prices in Europe at the end of last year 2022. Prices peaked on 22 August 2022, when it reached EUR 341.20/MWh. From this point onwards, it gradually decreased to the current value of EUR 27.952/MWh (17 July 2023). The reason for the decrease was the warmer winter and the sufficiently large liquefied gas stocks in EU countries. These came as a partial replacement for the shortfall of Russian gas to Europe due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The rivalry between billionaires Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has been intensifying for some time. Meta decided to prepare a competing project called Threads, which has gained 100 million users in just five days. Surge in Meta's share price followed.
In connection with electric vehicles (EV) you have probably heard about Rivian. If not, let us give you a quick update. They are producing EV SUVs, pickup trucks and delivery vans. Their beginnings were relatively hard, however, it seems that now Rivian finally made a breakthrough and is about to shoot for the stars, so let’s check the company more in details.
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