KINSHASA (Reuters) -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...
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Continue ReadingMeta, IBM sink on earnings, American Airlines and Caterpillar report: Yahoo FinanceShares of Meta (META) are deep in the red this morning despite the company beating earnings expectations. Investors were spooked by the tech giant’s second-quarter outlook. IBM (IBM) shares are also falling this morning after reporting first-quarter revenue that missed expectations. Today we will hear from several top names, including American Airlines (AAL), Caterpillar (CAT), Merck (MRK), Royal Caribbean (RCL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Intel (INTC), and Roku (ROKU). Yahoo Finance trending tickers include Chipotle (CMG), ServiceNow (NOW), and Ford (F). Key guests include: 9:30 a.m. ET - Ryan Detrick, Carson Group Chief Market Strategist 9:45 a.m. ET - Jack Hartung, Chipotle CFO 10 a.m. ET - Roger McNamee, Elevation Partners Co-Founder 10:10 a.m ET - Glenn Kelman, Redfin CEO 11 a.m. ET - Glenn Kelman, Redfin CEO...
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