The 6 southwest governors have presented President Bola Tinubu with 3 major demands as they rolled out new plans and reiterated their resolve for state police.
Hundreds of farmworkers and truck drivers blocked the Mexican side of a major border bridge with the United States on Monday as part of an ongoing national farmers' strike. The protest blocked the Zaragoza-Ysleta International Bridge, which connects the US city of El Paso, Texas with Mexico's Ciudad Juarez.
Apple on Thursday reported quarterly profit of $23.4 billion, topping forecasts despite concerns about the effect of US tariffs on its supply chain. Revenue in Apple's services business selling digital content and subscriptions to fans of its devices grew to $27.4 billion in the quarter, Apple reported. gc/dw
A US federal court ruled Thursday that Google must open its Android operating system to rival app stores, after the internet giant lost an appeal in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite maker Epic Games.
Amazon reported a 35 percent jump in quarterly profits Thursday as the e-commerce giant said major investments in artificial intelligence began paying off. Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company's world leading cloud computing division, led the charge with sales jumping 17.5 percent to $30.9 billion.
Promising vast combat zones and pounding action, team-based first-person shooter "Battlefield 6" is set for release in October, pitting it against longtime rival “Call of Duty” for autumn sales dominance. - Autumn showdown - Where "Call of Duty" focuses on tighter, smaller skirmishes, Battlefield has always striven to paint on a more epic canvas.
Electronic Arts team-based shooter "Battlefield 6", expected to be one of the hit games of the year, will be released on October 10, the American publisher said Thursday. Electronic Arts does not reveal official sales figures, but has acknowledged that "2042" did not perform as well as expected.
Shares of Microsoft spiked Thursday following blowout quarterly results, lifting the tech giant into the previously unprecedented $4 trillion club along with Nvidia, another artificial intelligence standout. Microsoft was one of the first tech giants to double down on artificial intelligence when the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 rocked the tech industry.
When Mohammad Hanif heard Qatar was opening jobs to Afghans, he joined thousands of others to put his name down for a shot to make a living in the gas-rich emirate, his own country wracked by unemployment.
Hong Kong's economy grew by 3.1 percent in the second quarter, according to government estimates released Thursday, beating expectations, with strong exports buoyed by businesses racing to take advantage of US tariff easing. - Thursday's estimates showed private consumption, which had declined for four consecutive quarters, increased 1.9 percent, while exports of services saw 7.5 percent growth.
Major stock markets and the dollar traded mixed Thursday as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve, strong tech earnings and new US tariffs. "US markets are expected to enjoy a buoyant open thanks in no small part to the bumper earnings seen from Meta and Microsoft," noted Joshua Mahony, chief market analyst at trading group Rostro.
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