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(Bloomberg) -- Tesla Inc. co-founder JB Straubel wasn’t content with simply reinventing the automobile for the 21st century. He left in 2019 feeling he needed to redesign the global supply chain for the electrified future, too. Most Read from BloombergUS Economy Slows and Inflation Jumps, Damping Soft-Landing HopesMalaysia in Talks With Tycoons on Casino to Revive $100 Billion Forest CityBiden’s Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll ShowsZuckerberg Asks for Patience as Meta...
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Democratic Republic of Congo is pushing Apple Inc for more information about its supply chain over concerns it may be tainted with conflict minerals sourced from the country, international lawyers engaged by Congo said on Thursday. Congo, particularly its eastern region, has been plagued by violence since the 1990s, killing millions as struggles over national identity, ethnicity, and resources saw neighbouring countries invade and a myriad of armed groups spring up. Conflict has arisen over the control of illicit trade in tin and gold as well as in coltan and tantalum - widely used in cell phones and computers - all mined in Congo before being smuggled out through neighbouring Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi...
Continue ReadingThe Dow Jones Industrial Average was selling off sharply shortly after the open on Thursday. International Business Machines and Caterpillar led the losses. The Dow was down 663 points on Thursday, or 1.7%...
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IBM (IBM) shares are falling in Thursday's pre-market trading session, marking their worst single-day decline since 2021. This plunge comes in the wake of the company's first-quarter results, which fell short of revenue estimates. Morning Brief anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith discuss the report, shedding light on IBM's potential acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp (HCP). For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Angel Smith...
Continue ReadingU.S. stocks were sharply lower on Thursday, dragged down by growth stocks after dour quarterly results from Meta Platforms, while signs of persistent inflation dampened hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates anytime soon. Meta plunged 14.7% after the Facebook-parent forecast higher expenses and lighter-than-expected revenue. Other growth stocks also came under pressure, with Alphabet , Amazon.com and Microsoft down between 4.3% and 4.5%...
Continue ReadingIntel will report its first quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, as investors look for signs of growth in the company's AI and foundry segments...
Continue ReadingStock Market Today: The Dow Jones dived 650 points on weak GDP data. Meta stock plunged on earnings, while Google and Microsoft report next...
Continue ReadingCongo ’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into its supply chains and is demanding answers within three weeks. A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday that they sent letters to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and its French subsidiary this week, raising concerns about human rights violations involving the minerals extracted from mines in the country’s troubled east that might end up being used in the company’s products...
Continue ReadingU.S. stocks were poised to open sharply lower on Thursday, dragged down by growth stocks after dour quarterly results from Meta Platforms, while signs of persistent inflation dampened hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates anytime soon. Meta plunged 16% in premarket trading after the Facebook-parent forecast higher expenses and lighter-than-expected revenue...
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