(Reuters) -Dutch chipmaking parts supplier BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) forecast an unexpected sales drop for the first quarter on Thursday, as weakness in its traditional markets offsets positive AI related orders. The chip assembly equipment maker expects its quarterly sales to fall by up to 10% from the 153.4 million euros ($159.9 million) it reported for the final quarter of 2024. Degroof Petercam analyst Michael Roeg said the first quarter guidance came well below market expectations, while fourth quarter results were a broad miss, with order bookings significantly below estimates.

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Mercedes-Benz on Thursday announced further cost-cutting and more petrol and diesel cars than EVs in its new product range, in a bid to revive margins as the company braces for a sharp drop in earnings in 2025. The German luxury carmaker will release 19 new combustion engine models and 17 battery-electric cars by the end of 2027, in a sign of a renewed focus on its combustion engine offering after its battery-electric sales collapsed by a quarter last year. "The strategy of value over volume remains in place - it has not been abandoned," CFO Harald Wilhelm said, adding it was good news for its margin that combustion engine cars were still far outselling electric vehicles.

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A recent YouGov poll suggests around 2 million Australians could form a pro-crypto voting bloc at the next federal election slated for May.

The BBRL stablecoin will only be initially available to institutional clients but the bank has big ambitions for expansion.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission abandoned its court appeal over a case it lost to expand the definition of a dealer, which was seen as a threat to decentralized finance platforms.

Montana has passed a Bitcoin reserve bill at the subcommittee level, making it the fourth US state to advance a related bill to the House.

US President Donald Trump told an audience in Miami that he’s considering giving back to the American people and that his administration helped end Joe Biden’s war on crypto.