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FILE - Visitors give commands to robots at Nvidia's booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)
Nov 20, 2025

Nvidia sales soar as AI chip demand beats forecasts

Nvidia’s AI chip sales surged past expectations, easing tech market jitters and lifting the stock more than 5% after its quarterly results.

FILE - Clouds pass over the Walmart store, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Nov 20, 2025

Walmart posts strong quarter, raises financial outlook

Walmart beat expectations with strong sales and profits, raised its outlook, and announced plans to shift its stock listing to Nasdaq.

FILE - A Verizon sign is displayed on a store, Sept. 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)
Nov 20, 2025

Verizon to cut 13,000 jobs in major restructuring

Verizon is laying off over 13,000 employees as the company restructures its workforce and cuts costs under new CEO Dan Schulman.

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Nov 20, 2025

US employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown. The increase in payrolls was more than double the 50,000 economists had forecast. Yet there were some troubling deta[...]

U.S. jobless claims fall as filings return after shutdown
Nov 20, 2025

U.S. jobless claims fall as filings return after shutdown

US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Nov 19, 2025

Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, according to minutes released Wednesday. At the same time, many officials said “it would likely be appropriate” t[...]

Shutdown delays full October jobs report, Labor Dept. says
Nov 19, 2025

Shutdown delays full October jobs report, Labor Dept. says

The Labor Department says the October jobs report won’t be released after the shutdown halted data collection.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Nov 19, 2025

Trump’s semiconductor tariff plan likely delayed, officials say

US officials signal Trump’s planned 100% semiconductor tariffs may be delayed as the administration weighs China tensions and consumer price risks.

Trump nominates new CFPB director
Nov 19, 2025

Trump nominates new CFPB director

NEW YORK (AP) — President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, using a legal maneuver to keep his budget director Russell Vought as acting director of the bureau while the Trump administration continues on its plan to shut down the consumer financial protection agen[...]

US trade deficit drops 24% as tariffs cut imports
Nov 19, 2025

US trade deficit drops 24% as tariffs cut imports

US trade deficit fell 24% in August as Trump’s global tariffs reduced imports, dropping the gap to $59.6B, Commerce Department reports.

Judge rules Meta is not a social media monopoly
Nov 18, 2025

Judge rules Meta is not a social media monopoly

A federal judge ruled Meta is not a social networking monopoly, defeating a challenge that could have forced divestiture of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Microsoft partners with Anthropic and Nvidia in cloud infrastructure deal
Nov 18, 2025

Microsoft partners with Anthropic and Nvidia in cloud infrastructure deal

Microsoft said Tuesday it is partnering with artificial intelligence company Anthropic and chipmaker Nvidia as part of a cloud infrastructure deal that moves the software giant further away from its longtime alliance with OpenAI. Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude that competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, said it is committ[...]

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