BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party called Friday for faster technology development to increase the country’s economic independence amid tensions with Washington that have disrupted access to computer chips and other high-tech components.
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Darden Restaurants ‘ fiscal second-quarter earnings report offered a downbeat forecast amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, sending its stock lower. Darden (ticker: DRI) said it earned 74 cents a share on revenue that fell 19% year over year to $1.66 billion.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are holding close to their record levels Friday, as a week marked by tentative optimism for the economy’s prospects comes to a close. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in early trading, a day after it and other major indexes …
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Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse are getting closer to holding a vote on whether to form the first U.S. union at one of America’s largest employers — a groundbreaking possibility closely watched by the company’s ballooning workforce. The Retail …
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LONDON – Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP announced the start of production from the R Cluster, ultra-deep-water gas field in block KG D6 off the east coast of India. RIL and BP are developing three deepwater gas projects in block KG D6 – R …
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