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Senate Democrat proposes $52 billion for U.S. chips production, R&D

U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled revised bipartisan legislation late Tuesday to approve $52 billion to significantly boost U.S.…

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Walmart beats estimates for sales on stimulus spending boost, raises profit forecast

Walmart Inc (WMT.N) raised its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday and beat estimates for same-store sales as it benefited from…

5 years ago

IBM to acquire Salesforce partner Waeg

IBM (IBM.N) said on Tuesday it would buy Waeg, a consulting partner for Salesforce (CRM.N), in a deal that will…

5 years ago

Some big U.S. hedge funds loaded up on SPACS, value stocks during first quarter

A number of well-known U.S. hedge funds bought value stocks and blank-check acquisition companies, selling some winners from the technology-led…

5 years ago

Biden to pitch his $174 bln electric vehicle plan in Michigan

President Joe Biden will make the case for his $174 billion electric vehicle plan on Tuesday, calling for government grants…

5 years ago

Asian shares push higher, dollar eases

Asian shares rose on Tuesday, shrugging off worries about an increase in regional coronavirus infections, while inflation jitters helped push…

5 years ago

‘Flattered’ Russian spy chief denies SolarWinds attack – BBC

Russia's spy chief on Tuesday denied responsibility for the SolarWinds (SWI.N) cyber attack but said he was "flattered" by the accusations from…

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U.S. military offers J&J vaccines for South Korean troops

The U.S. military has offered to provide some Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) (JNJ.N) coronavirus vaccines for South Korean troops, the defence ministry…

5 years ago

Global stocks press pause, gold hits 3-mth high on inflation concerns

Global shares hit the pause button and gold briefly crested a three-month high as surging COVID-19 cases in some Asian…

5 years ago

AT&T close to deal to combine media empire with Discovery-reports

U.S. telecoms giant AT&T Inc (T.N) is nearing a deal to combine its media assets, including CNN and HBO, with Discovery Inc (DISCA.O),…

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