By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance have turned to a veteran U.S. Supreme Court lawyer as they prepare to ask the justices to block a law that could ban the popular short video platform in the United States. Noel Francisco, who served as U.S. solicitor general during Republican President-elect Donald …
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By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States’ busy ports kicked activity up a notch in November and December, when inbound cargo traffic is set to reach new records, the National Retail Federation industry group said on Monday. Retailers had already been front-loading purchases due to a shortened holiday season and shipping bottlenecks …
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By Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made the case on Monday for a diplomatic settlement to Russia’s war in Ukraine and raised the idea of foreign troops being deployed in his country until it could join the NATO military alliance. The remarks at a joint press conference with German opposition …
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By Andrew Hay, Katharine Jackson and Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Authorities have arrested the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in a brazen shooting outside a Manhattan hotel last week, New York City officials said on Monday, ending a massive five-day manhunt. The suspect, identified as Luigi Mangione, 26, was captured in Altoona, Pennsylvania, …
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By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -Rupert Murdoch has lost a bid to change his family trust to consolidate control of his media empire in the hands of his son Lachlan, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a sealed court document. Nevada commissioner Edmund Gorman concluded in a decision filed on Saturday that Rupert Murdoch …
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By Chris Prentice and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares turned lower on Monday as traders focused on U.S. inflation data and chip stocks fell, while Beijing’s promise of stimulus and the sudden collapse of the Syrian government boosted oil and gold prices more than 1%. U.S. inflation data this week could cement …
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By Stephen Nellis SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) – Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Like other tech giants such as …
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(Reuters) -Kinder Morgan forecast higher earnings for 2025 on Monday as the U.S. pipeline operator bets on growth in its natural gas pipelines and energy transition ventures amid rising demand for the fuel. Shares of the Houston, Texas-based company were up 1.7% after the market close. Pipeline operators such as Kinder Morgan are also banking …
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate decision takes center stage on Tuesday, while debate intensifies over the likely success – or otherwise – of China’s surprise announcement that it plans to implement looser monetary and fiscal policy. The RBA is …
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(Reuters) -C3.ai raised its forecast for fiscal year 2025 revenue on Monday, helped by healthy demand for the company’s enterprise artificial intelligence software as companies look for tools to help streamline their workflow. The company now expects revenue to be between $378 million and $398 million, from its previous forecast of $370 million to $395 …
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