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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, speaks during a press event at CES 2019 on January 9, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Twitter pledged on Thursday to increase diversity among its leaders by targeting at least a quarter of its leaders to be under-represented minorities …
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US stocks fell Thursday as investors were discouraged by an unexpectedly poor display of jobless claims and a grim outlook from Walmart. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 210 points. The S&P 500 was down 0.8% while the Nasdaq Composite was down 1.3% as investors continued to turn away from high-flying technology. Initial unemployment claims …
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Prioritizing teachers in the distribution of Covid vaccines will continue to be a challenge until more doses become available, Andy Slavitt, senior advisor to the White House’s Covid-19 response team, said Wednesday. President Joe Biden has made reopening the country’s schools for personal teaching a top priority. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and …
US stock index futures fluctuated in early morning trading Wednesday as investors weighed the improvement in economic data against rising inflation expectations. Futures contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lost around 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.4%. The slight weakness was due to retail sales rising 5.3% in January, …
The Starship prototype SN9 is starting at the company’s development facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX SpaceX closed another $ 850 million monster equity financing round last week, people familiar with the financing told CNBC, bringing the company’s valuation to around $ 74 billion. The company raised the new funds at $ 419.99 per share, …
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Futures contracts linked to major US stock indices rose early Tuesday after closing heavily last week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures implied an opening gain of around 170 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also traded in positive territory. The US stock market was closed for Presidents Day on Monday. Strategists cited a …
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with members of the world’s most powerful military alliance on Wednesday for the first time since joining the Biden administration. NATO meets Wednesday and Thursday to discuss an array of challenges facing the 30-member group. The virtual meetings will be a glimpse into President Joe Biden’s …
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The front of the Qualcomm office in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images American chipmaker Qualcomm has told regulators around the world that it is opposed to Nvidia’s acquisition of British chip designer Arm, worth $ 40 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company has notified …
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Minutes after the “not guilty” vote in Donald Trump’s impeachment proceedings, Senate Minority Chairman Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Said the former president was clearly responsible for the deadly Capitol riot. “There is no question that Trump” is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day, “said McConnell shortly after the Senate acquitted Trump …
US President Donald Trump gestures during a rally to contest the certification of the results of the 2020 US presidential election by the US Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington, USA. Jim Bourg | Reuters The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump in a 57-43 vote on charges of instigating rioting for …
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