Feb.1 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged to higher closing prices on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged that inflation had begun to ease following a quarter-point rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, which announced a made a statement that it expects “continuous increases”. Wall Street’s major indices lost ground … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 (Reuters) – Rivian Automotive (RIVN.O) is laying off 6% of its workforce in a bid to cut costs as the EV maker, already struggling with declining cash reserves and a weak economy, braces itself for an industry-wide price war. The company is focusing its resources on ramping up vehicle production and … Read more
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Reuters) – The White House unveiled new efforts on Wednesday to reduce late credit card charges and reduce the prices charged by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) in charge for mobile app stores. The move is part of a larger policy to promote competition in consumer markets, officials … Read more
31 Jan. (Reuters) – Intel Corp. (INTC.O) said on Tuesday it had made significant cuts to employee and executive compensation, a week after the company issued a lower-than-expected sales forecast due to a loss of market share to rivals and a downturn in the PC market. The cuts will range from 5% of base pay … Read more
31 Jan. (Reuters) – US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) posted sales on Tuesday that exceeded Wall Street targets and said it expected business to improve in the second half, exciting investors who saw that the company made a profit on rival Intel. The stock rose about 1.5% in aftermarket trading. While AMD’s forecast … Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) announced on Tuesday that the US Justice Department has sought documents related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot driver assistance systems as regulations tighten. The automaker said in a filing that it has “received requests from the DOJ for documents related to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD … Read more
Jan 30 (Reuters) – The Biden administration has stopped approving licenses for US companies to export most items to China’s Huawei, according to three people familiar with the matter. Huawei has faced U.S. export restrictions around items for 5G and other technologies for several years, but U.S. Department of Commerce officials have issued licenses to … Read more
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Reuters) – Chinese internet search engine Baidu Inc (9888.HK) plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service in March, similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a person familiar with the matter said to Reuters. The tech company plans to launch the service as a standalone application and gradually merge it with its search … Read more
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29 (Reuters) – China’s smartphone sales fell 13% year on year in 2022, the industry’s biggest decline in a decade, as consumers spend cautiously, market research firm IDC said on Sunday. The total number of devices shipped was 286 million, up from 329 million in 2022. That meant total sales volume in 2022 … Read more
Jan 29 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to contacts with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but has not scheduled a phone call with him, a Kremlin spokesman told state news agency RIA Novosti on Sunday. Germany, formerly the West’s main weapon in supplying Ukraine with modern main battle tanks to help it repel … Read more
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