By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – The Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Thursday after Alphabet and Advanced Micro Devices sparked a megacap rally on fresh optimism about artificial intelligence. Shares of Alphabet jumped 5.3% as analysts cheered the launch of the Google-parent’s newest AI model, while AMD soared nearly 10% after the…
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is still willingness among the key players of the U.S.-led talks to normalize ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel to restart the process even after the devastating Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State nominee Kurt Campbell said on Thursday. “I think we can be…
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -It is essential the U.S. Congress approves new agreements with three Pacific island states, the U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday, stressing that China is waiting to take advantage if the U.S. fails to fulfill its commitments. Campbell made the comments about new 20-year funding…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – American Airlines has asked a U.S. appeals court to reverse a judge’s decision that sided with the U.S. Department of Justice and declared that its now-scrapped U.S. Northeast partnership with JetBlue Airways was anticompetitive. American Airlines in a brief filed late on Wednesday told the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit…
