finance

Spears remained under that controversial arrangement until 2021, under which her father and others controlled her finances and aspects of her personal life.

Hyperscalers are able to finance the construction of ever more data centres, even if the return on investment takes time.

The three plaintiffs who brought the US case -- two men and one woman, all now American citizens -- alleged that these contracts helped finance violence perpetrated by Sudan against a part of its population.

As for consumer finance, the bank’s analysts said they see “continued degradation at the low end, consumer/subprime level, as we’ve seen for a while, but it’s not spreading.”

“Carriers here are looking to maximize lifetime value by converting strong device subsidies into years of higher monthly service revenue through 24 or 36-month financing contracts,” wrote Counterpoint senior analyst Maurice Klaehne.