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Microsoft has reportedly asked employees at its China-based cloud-computing and artificial-intelligence operations to consider relocation outside of China.

"A solid path, a solid commitment to a two-state solution from Israel" is the biggest hurdle to Israel and Saudi's normalization plans, said former CIA director David Petraeus.

India offers a "very favorable" environment for companies to list, said Peak XV Partners.

Putin's visit to China comes at the invitation of Xi and will be the Russian leader's first foreign trip since he began his fifth term in office last week.

Barclays says Taylor Swift fans are expected to spend over $1,000 on average to see the singer on the U.K. leg of her Eras Tour.

Analysts say the relationship is nuanced, deeper than a "marriage of convenience," and complex on a number of fronts.

Uber on Wednesday announced several new product updates like Uber Shuttle, Costco perks and a feature that lets caregivers book rides for loved ones.

In 2023 alone, Shenzhen saw a 10% growth in millionaires, while Beijing and Shanghai recorded a decline of around 5% amid an exodus of high-net-worth individuals from China. 

CNBC's Jim Cramer noted that industrial, utility and tech stocks are going up at the same time.

The brothers plotted the "first-of-its-kind" cryptocurrency fraud involving Ethereum blockchain over several months, the DOJ said.

Palo Alto Networks is buying IBM's QRadar as part of a bigger partnership between the two companies.

Cisco reported a 13% drop in revenue for the fiscal third quarter, the steepest decline since 2009. But results still topped estimates.

China will still be an important market in the years to come, said Peak XV, despite firms diversifying away from the country amid geopolitical concerns.

His conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has acquired nearly 26 million shares of Chubb for a stake worth $6.7 billion.

Netflix is taking its most significant step yet into live sports with a deal to stream NFL games on Christmas Day.

Netflix's cheaper, ad-supported tier now has 40 million global monthly active users, nearly double the 23 million the company reported in January.

This week's show-and-tell at Google's annual I/O developers conference went a long way toward restoring investor confidence in the company's AI capabilities.

Bitcoin jumped with stocks on Wednesday after the April consumer price index showed inflation eased from the previous month.

The expansion of data centers poses a challenge to tech companies that have set ambitious timelines to eliminate their carbon footprints.

"All-in, we are hearing about more AI server momentum at Dell than at any other OEM," wrote Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring.