The White House held a classified briefing on Wednesday with some U.S. lawmakers on the dire risks to the American economy from semiconductor supply chain issues as it pushes Congress for $52 billion in funding to subsidize production. White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese told reporters “the best estimates are the lack of […]
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The U.S. dollar’s share of world currency reserves continues to ebb slowly – but reserve stashes are only one measure of its dominance of global finance, and there’s no realistic scenario where that gets derailed any time soon. Central banks and private businesses need their rainy day funds to be in liquid assets that are […]
Microsoft Corp’s LinkedIn boosted subscription revenue by 8 percent after arming its sales team with artificial intelligence software that not only predicts clients at risk of canceling, but also explains how it arrived at its conclusion. The system, introduced last July and described in a LinkedIn blog post on Wednesday, marks a breakthrough in getting […]
General Motors and Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday they will develop a series of lower-priced electric vehicles based on a new joint platform, producing potentially millions of cars from 2027 in a bid to beat Tesla in sales. The announcement expands on plans for GM to begin building two electric SUVs for Honda starting […]
Pitchers and catchers this season will be able to use a new wearable technology that allows them to communicate what pitch to throw next in an effort to minimize sign stealing and speed the pace of play, Major League Baseball said on Tuesday. “PitchCom” equips the catcher with an electronic transmitter on his wrist that […]
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it will offer Elon Musk a seat on its board of directors, a position the Tesla boss and entrepreneur plans to use to bring about significant improvements at the social media site after disclosing a sizeable holding. Musk reported in a regulatory filing on Monday that he had amassed a […]
Britain set out a detailed plan on Monday to exploit the potential of crypto assets and their underlying blockchain technology to help consumers make payments more efficiently. As part of creating a global crypto asset hub, financial services minister John Glen said Britain will legislate to bring some stablecoins under the regulatory net such as […]
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the bank could lose about $1 billion on its Russia exposure, the first time it has detailed the extent of its potential losses resulting from the conflict in Ukraine. In his keenly watched annual letter to shareholders, the chairman and chief executive of the biggest U.S. bank […]
Pandemic-related supply chain problems slowed the rollout of new wind power in 2021, as the sector lags far behind the capacity needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions and meet net zero emission targets, an industry report said on Monday. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report comes ahead of a U.N. report to be published […]
European shares rose slightly after early sluggishness on Friday, as a rally in bank stocks helped outweigh worries about economic growth and inflation, with Europe facing a deadline to start paying for Russian gas in roubles.Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut off gas supplies unless paid in local currency from April 1 — a […]