Day: March 8, 2024

Sam Altman will return to OpenAI’s board with three new directors

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Sam Altman will return to OpenAI’s board with three new directors

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Anna Tong and Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman will return to the ChatGPT-maker’s...

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US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdown

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US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdown

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown...

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U.S. job market data bolsters Fed’s ‘no rush’ rate cut view

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U.S. job market data bolsters Fed’s ‘no rush’ rate cut view

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers weighing when to start interest-rate cuts got...

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Musk says X’s long-form videos will soon be available on smart TVs

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Musk says X’s long-form videos will soon be available on smart TVs

Reuters March 8, 2024

(Reuters) – Long-form videos will soon be available on smart televisions, billionaire Elon Musk said, after Fortune...

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Petrobras shares plunge on axed dividend as Brazil pushes more investment

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Petrobras shares plunge on axed dividend as Brazil pushes more investment

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Lisandra Paraguassu, Marta Nogueira and Fabio Teixeira BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s government will push state-run...

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Biden says he would sign TikTok crackdown, Trump raises concerns

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Biden says he would sign TikTok crackdown, Trump raises concerns

Reuters March 8, 2024

By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Friday he would sign...

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Donald Trump posts $91.6 million bond for E. Jean Carroll’s defamation verdict

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Donald Trump posts $91.6 million bond for E. Jean Carroll’s defamation verdict

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Jonathan Stempel and Alexandra Ulmer NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Friday posted a $91.6 million...

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Costco stock closes for worst day in nearly two years on quarterly revenue miss

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Costco stock closes for worst day in nearly two years on quarterly revenue miss

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -Costco’s shares closed down 7.6% on Friday for its worst day since...

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Stocks backpedal from record highs on US payrolls, yields dip

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Stocks backpedal from record highs on US payrolls, yields dip

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Alden Bentley and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Investors stretched record-breaking stock rallies on Friday, before...

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Microsoft warns Russian hackers still trying to break into its systems

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Microsoft warns Russian hackers still trying to break into its systems

Reuters March 8, 2024

By Zeba Siddiqui and Raphael Satter (Reuters) -Microsoft said on Friday that hackers linked to Russia’s foreign...

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