US stocks boosted by gains in Microsoft, Meta
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rallied Thursday after strong results from Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta offset lingering ...
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US stocks rise on Meta, Microsoft ahead of key labor data
New York (AFP) - Global stocks mostly rose Thursday with Wall Street forging higher following strong results from tech giants ...
Microsoft president urges fast ‘resolution’ of transatlantic trade tensions
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Microsoft President Brad Smith called Wednesday for a swift resolution of trade tensions between the United ...
Xi says China must ‘overcome’ AI chip challenges
Beijing (AFP) - President Xi Jinping said China must "overcome" the challenges of developing core AI technologies including high-end chips, ...
Intel chief vows to thin ranks at US chip maker
San Francisco (AFP) - New Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan on Thursday announced upcoming layoffs at the struggling US chip ...
Taiwan’s TSMC says net profit rose 60.3% in first quarter
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC reported Thursday a surge in net profit for the first quarter and forecast ...
Stocks struggle again as Nvidia chip curb warning pops calm
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks swung Wednesday after Nvidia's announcement of new US licensing rules on shipments of its ...
Danish brewer adds AI ‘colleagues’ to human team
Fakse (Denmark) (AFP) - They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew ...
Danish brewer adds AI ‘colleagues’ to human team
Fakse (Denmark) (AFP) - They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew ...
Stocks rise, dollar sags on tech tariff twist
New York (AFP) - Stock markets rose, gold hit another record high and the dollar remained under pressure as investors ...
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