Qualcomm To Design China-Specific Data Center Chip In Compliance With US Export Curbs

Caterpillar Erupts As Quarterly Sales Top $20 Billion For First Time Amid AI Data Center Boom Caterpillar shares jumped in pre-market trading after reporting a second-quarter beat, driven by strong growth in its heavy machinery, power and energy business amid the data center buildout, reshoring, and other activities reindustrializing the nation under the Trump administration. Revenue soared 24% from one year ago to $20.54 billion, exceeding the $19.01 billion Bloomberg consensus estimate. Machinery, power and energy revenue climbed 25% to $19.58 billion, while operating income surged 51% to $4.21 billion, well...

US Ambassador Sparks Firestorm After Telling Greek Minister Washington Can Topple Any Government US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has set off a firestorm of diplomatic controversy over unusually blunt remarks centered on Greece's government and US policy. It also raised questions of US covert 'influence operations' and regime change activities. The words issued by the former Fox News host were picked up by The Wall Street Journal, which described that the alleged remark was made during a March dinner in Athens. Greek Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou was said to be at the...

Kicking The Can On A Ceasefire "Which Does Not Solve Anything" Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Both Bloomberg and Axios report that the US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to extend the ceasefire by 60 days as they engage in further negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. However, Tasnim reported that the text of the memorandum of understanding had not been finalized. US Vice President Vance said that the two sides are still “going back and forth on a couple of language points,” which reportedly includes the wording on...