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Pull-Forward Demand Boosts PC Shipments Amid Memory Crunch Woes
Pull-Forward Demand Boosts PC Shipments Amid Memory Crunch Woes
The latest snapshot of the global PC market, from International Data Corporation's first-quarter shipment tracker, shows units rising 2.5% year over year to 65.6 million.
"Despite deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and memory shortage issues, the PC market recorded another quarter of positive growth," IDC wrote in the report published on Thursday morning.
IDC said last quarter's growth was "mostly fueled by the anticipation of rising component prices, Windows 10 migration, and new product introductions."
Jean Philippe Bouchard, research vice president at IDC, noted, "The...
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Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio Joins China-Linked Far-Left Group At Anti-U.S. "Emergency Meeting" In Colombia
Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio Joins China-Linked Far-Left Group At Anti-U.S. "Emergency Meeting" In Colombia
The New York Post reports that former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio secretly traveled with his girlfriend and a far-left activist group, alleged to have links to the Chinese Communist Party, to attend an "emergency" meeting denouncing the U.S. It's a 180-degree turn for the former Democratic mayor of NYC, long a symbol of American capitalism, even as the image of the metro area deteriorates under Zohran Mamdani's socialist rule.
Source: New York Post
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Mar 5, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Indiana Governor Signs Bill Allowing Crypto In Retirement Plans
Indiana Governor Signs Bill Allowing Crypto In Retirement Plans
Authored by Stephen Katte via Cointelegraph,
Indiana will start allowing certain retirement and savings plans to include crypto investments and has enacted stronger legal protections for the crypto industry under a newly signed bill.
Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 into law on Tuesday, after it passed the legislature last Thursday. The legislation requires Indiana’s state public retirement and savings plans to offer self-brokerage accounts with at least one crypto investment option by July 2027.
According to the bill’s description, this requirement applies...
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Jun 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Number Of US Home Sellers Hits Highest Level In 6 Years In May: Report
Number Of US Home Sellers Hits Highest Level In 6 Years In May: Report
Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times,
Homebuyers held more leverage over sellers in May, with sellers outpacing prospective buyers in 35 of the nation’s 50 most populous metropolitan markets, according to a June 9 report from real estate brokerage Redfin.
The number of sellers reached its highest level since 2020.
Home sellers outnumbered buyers by nearly 47 percent for the month, up slightly from 46.4 percent in April, but retreating slightly from the peak of 49.5 percent...
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