Feb 14, 2024
Nvidia replaces Alphabet as Wall St’s third most valuable company

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) -Nvidia eclipsed Google-parent Alphabet as the third most valuable U.S. company on Wednesday, just after overtaking Amazon and as investors looked to the dominant AI chipmaker's upcoming quarterly report. The Santa Clara, California company's stock rose…

Feb 14, 2024
Google enables OS upgrades for older PCs post-Windows 10 support cutoff

(Reuters) - Google will allow businesses to install an auto-updating version of the Chrome operating system to Windows devices, potentially preventing millions of PCs from hitting landfills after Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 next year, parent company Alphabet said…

Feb 13, 2024
Number of US farms falls and size increases, census shows

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Farms in the U.S. continued to get larger and the number of farms fell between 2017 and 2022, new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed on Tuesday. The Census of Agriculture,…

Feb 13, 2024
US factory boom disproportionately favors poorer counties, study shows

By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - A surge of factory building fueled by Biden administration investments in "strategic sectors" such as clean energy and semiconductors has so far flowed disproportionately to U.S. counties with relatively distressed economies and notably has not…