Delta remains bullish on travel demand, forecasts strong earnings

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Aishwarya Nair CHICAGO (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines on Thursday offered an upbeat outlook for summer travel demand that it expects will result in higher-than-expected profit for the quarter through June, despite growing risks of an economic recession. Rising interest rates, high inflation, mounting job losses and turmoil in the…

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Lucid’s first-quarter vehicle production, deliveries fall sequentially

(Reuters) -Lucid Group Inc on Thursday reported first-quarter production and delivery figures that were lower than the preceding three months, in line with its guidance of weak production this year. The luxury electric car-maker produced 2,314 vehicles and delivered 1,406 in the quarter ended Mar. 31, lower than the 3,493 vehicles produced and 1,932 delivered…

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Irish regulator has month to make order on EU-US Facebook data transfers

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s data regulator has one month to make an order on blocking Facebook’s transatlantic data flows, European Union regulators said on Thursday. EU regulators led by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon have been finalising a ban on the legal tool used by Facebook to transfer European user data because of…

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US labor market gradually losing steam; producer inflation cooling

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, further evidence that labor market conditions were gradually easing as higher borrowing costs dampen demand in the economy. The slowing momentum in the economy was underscored by other data from the Labor Department…

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Crypto investors face delays in withdrawing funds after Ethereum upgrade

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency investors are facing delays to withdraw funds deposited on the Ethereum blockchain after its major software upgrade, highlighting persistent headaches for Ethereum which aims to have the technology widely used for instant payments. The software upgrade, known as “Shapella,” was set to unlock more than $30 billion worth of…

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US Senate leader Schumer calls for AI rules as ChatGPT surges in popularity

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he had launched an effort to establish rules on artificial intelligence to address national security and education concerns, as use of programs like ChatGPT becomes widespread. Schumer, a Democrat, said in a statement he had drafted and circulated a “framework that outlines a…

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