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Microsoft set to win EU antitrust nod for $16 billion Nuance deal: Sources
Fri, Dec 10, 2021
U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc, people familiar with the matter said.
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First Omicron case in US adds to global alarm over virus variant
Thu, Dec 02, 2021
Fears over the impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose on Thursday after the first case was reported in the United States and the Japanese central bank warned of economic pain as countries respond with tighter containment measures.
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US to release 50 million barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve
Wed, Nov 24, 2021
The US Department of Energy will authorise the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to lower oil prices and address the mismatch between demand exiting the pandemic and supply.
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China says working with U.S. day and night to get trade deal
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump said last month he may sign a deal to end the trade war with Chinese President Xi Jinping if their countries can bridge remaining differences, and do so at his property in Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
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Satya Nadella refuses to withdraw Microsoft's HoloLens contract with US military
Tue, Feb 26, 2019
"As employees and shareholders we do not want to become war profiteers. To that end, we believe that Microsoft must stop in its activities to empower the US Army`s ability to cause harm and violence," the letter read.
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US 'land of opportunities' where failure not stigma: Indian-American entrepreneur
Fri, Feb 15, 2019
Rangaswami, who co-founded Sand Hill Group, one of the earliest 'angel' investment firms, told the new citizens about his American story, when he left India at the age of 21 for an MBA in the US with a one-way ticket, a student visa and eight dollars in his pocket.
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US employment data: 312K new jobs added to American economy in Dec 2018
Fri, Jan 04, 2019
A year earlier, the jobless rate was 4.1 per cent and the number of unemployed persons was 6.6 million, as against 6.3 million in 2018. Attributing the job growth to Trump's policies, the Labour Secretary Alexander Acosta said the American economy surpassed 150 million jobs for the first time ever.
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