MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is practising stealth manoeuvres of Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles in its Volga region, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The ministry published video of Yars missile launchers moving through a snowy forest. The Yars is a nuclear missile that can be moved around on truck carriers or deployed in silos. Russia…
(Reuters) – Cummins Inc beat third-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday, due to robust demand for its power generation products from data centers, sending the shares of the company up more than 4% in pre-market trading. Rising demand from the technology industry’s energy-hungry AI data centers has bolstered the results of power solution providers in recent…
(Reuters) – Major brokerages including J.P.Morgan, Barclays and Goldman Sachs have forecast a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve at its November 6-7 meeting. The central bank cut interest rates by an oversized 50 basis points at its Sept. 17-18 meeting. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the reduction was meant to show policymakers’…
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Monday that France was in the race for artificial intelligence and called on attendees at the AI Action Summit in Paris to choose Europe for their business needs. Clean electric power distinguishes France in addressing AI’s vast energy consumption, he said. “I have a good friend…
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) – Deforestation in Colombia in 2024 is expected to have reached a higher level than during the previous year but is still forecast to be among the lowest levels in more than two decades, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Monday. Deforestation fell by more than a third to just…
(Reuters) -Lucid beat Wall Street expectations for third-quarter revenue on Thursday and reiterated its annual production forecast as it benefits from strong demand for its luxury electric sedans. Lucid shares rose 8% in trading after the bell. The company reported third-quarter revenue of $200 million, narrowly beating estimates of $198 million, according to data compiled…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s proposed acquisition of AI startup Run:ai will have to be approved by EU antitrust regulators before the deal can be completed, the European Commission said on Thursday. The EU competition enforcer said Nvidia will have to formally seek its approval for the deal, following a request from the Italian…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are investigating whether the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard have a negative impact on retailers, an EU document seen by Reuters showed. The European Commission, which enforces EU competition rules, sent questionnaires about both Visa and Mastercard to retailers and payment service providers in…
By Antoni Slodkowski, Liz Lee and Larissa Liao BEIJING (Reuters) – As Americans voted in one of the tightest presidential elections in decades, China braced for an outcome that – regardless of who wins – would spell four more years of bitter superpower rivalry over trade, technology and security issues. Strategists in Beijing said that…
By Ankika Biswas and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – Just days ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the U.S., investors are trying to gauge how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms point to a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris’ lead over the Republican…
