A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Nvidia is holding the investment world in thrall ahead of an earnings report later today that, even if it delivers the expecte[...]
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August 28, 2024
Social media platform X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows
(Reuters) -Social media platform X was back up on Tuesday night after an outage that lasted less than an hour, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Downdetector, which tracks outages[...]
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Apple cuts about 100 digital services jobs, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Apple Inc has eliminated about 100 jobs in its digital services group, with the biggest cuts affecting the team responsible for its Apple Books app and Apple Bookstore, Bloomberg News repor[...]
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Possible Seven & i takeover ‘historic’ for corporate Japan, Artisan’s Herrick says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Seven & i Holdings must act fast to negotiate a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard that has “historic implications”, said a fund m[...]
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Australia inflation eases in July, but progress still slow
By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian inflation slowed to a four-month low in July as government rebates on electricity bills kicked in, but progress on tempering price gains elsew[...]
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Australia’s Woolworths rises after special dividend, profit in line with forecast
By Himanshi Akhand (Reuters) – Shares of Woolworths climbed on Wednesday after the Australian grocer declared a special dividend and also said its full-year profit dropped in line with analysts[...]
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US agency to probe deaths of two workers at Delta maintenance facility
By Brendan O’Brien and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. workplace safety agency said it is opening an investigation after two workers were killed and one seriously injured at a De[...]
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Samsung SDI finalizes deal with GM to build $3.5 billion joint EV battery factory in US
By Heekyong Yang and David Shepardson SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South Korea’s Samsung SDI said on Wednesday it has completed an agreement with General Motors to build a joint electric vehicle[...]
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Brazil miner Vale’s CEO announcement to curb market speculation, says chairman
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian miner Vale’s decision this week to announce a new chief executive sought to avoid further market speculation over other potential candidates[...]
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