Jan 10, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy Juniper Networks in $14 billion deal

(Reuters) -Hewlett Packard Enterprise will buy networking gear maker Juniper Networks for $14 billion in an all-cash deal, in an attempt to spruce up the company's artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. HPE offered $40 per share to Juniper shareholders, the companies…

Jan 10, 2024
Fitch sees high US fiscal deficits ahead of elections

By Davide Barbuscia and Matt Tracy NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch said on Wednesday it expects U.S. fiscal deficits to remain high this year, and that fiscal policy and governance implications of the U.S. presidential elections will…

Jan 04, 2024
Peloton to bring its content to TikTok in exclusive partnership

(Reuters) - Fitness equipment maker Peloton Interactive will bring its workout content to short-form video platform TikTok in an exclusive partnership, the companies said on Thursday. The partnership comes as Peloton, shares of which extended gains to jump 9.5% in…

Jan 04, 2024
Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to call up chatbot

(Reuters) - Microsoft said it is adding a button to its Windows keyboard that would pull up the tech giant's Copilot service, in the first change for the device in nearly three decades. The "Copilot key", announced on Thursday, marks…

Jan 02, 2024
US profit growth to accelerate in 2024 despite economy risks

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. corporate earnings should improve at a stronger clip in 2024 as inflation and interest rates come down, analysts predict, but worries about slowing economic growth hang over the outlook. S&P 500 earnings…

Dec 29, 2023
Airlines urge US to do more to address flight delays

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing major passenger airlines on Friday urged U.S. transportation officials to do more to address the impact of private planes and air traffic controller staffing shortages on holiday flight delays and cancellations. Airlines…

Dec 29, 2023
Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland,…