Wall Street closes higher as upbeat economic data allays slowdown fears

By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes rebounded on Tuesday from a recent losing streak as upbeat economic data soothed investor worries about an imminent recession triggered by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. Separate reports showed new orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in…

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The $108 million dollar lady: Klimt portrait sets European auction record

By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – A portrait of an unnamed woman by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million) on Tuesday, setting a new record price for any work of art sold at an auction in Europe, London-based auction house Sotheby’s said. The painting, which had been given a guide…

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US considering new restrictions on AI chip exports to China – WSJ

(Reuters) – The United States is considering new restrictions on exports of artificial intelligence chips to China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell about 1.4% on the news. Nvidia, Micron, and AMD are among the U.S. chipmakers caught in…

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