Day: April 29, 2025

China waives tariffs on U.S. ethane imports, Reuters reports
Gantry cranes stand near a cargo ship at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, on Feb. 7, 2025. Go Nakamura | Reuters China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the United States imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday, among a group of products that have been granted […]
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Waymo, Toyota strike partnership to bring self-driving tech to personal vehicles
A Waymo self-driving car, seen with a driver, stops at a red light outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 31, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Alphabet-owned Waymo and Toyota on Tuesday announced a preliminary partnership to explore bringing robotaxi tech to personally-owned vehicles. “The companies will […]
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Genomics explained: How tech revealed the information inside our DNA
New technological advancements have allowed scientists to look at the entire human genome. But what are genomics, and why is it relevant? New technological advancements have allowed us to look at the entire human genome. The genome is the complete set of genetic information encoded in the DNA. Human DNA has around three billion letters […]
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Trump’s first 100 days in photos
There is one thing President Donald Trump’s fans and foes can both agree on: A lot has happened over the past 100 days. The Republican president kicked off his nonconsecutive second term on Jan. 20 with a promise to usher in “the golden age of America.” He has wasted no time in implementing his version […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Super Micro, Snap, Booking Holdings and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Starbucks — Shares of the coffee giant slipped 4% after Starbucks missed earnings and revenue estimates for its fiscal second quarter. The company also reported same-store sales figures that reflected a decline for the fifth straight quarter. Starbucks posted adjusted earnings per share of 41 cents […]
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Super Micro shares dive after server maker issues weak preliminary financials
Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 5, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro shares plunged as much as 19% on Tuesday after the server maker announced preliminary results for the fiscal third quarter that were lower than analysts had projected. Here’s how […]
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Oddity Tech soars 15% after it raises outlook despite tariff threat
As the retail industry braces for profits to take a hit from tariffs, Oddity Tech is bucking the trend and raising its outlook after another quarter of outsized growth, the company said Tuesday. The beauty and tech retailer behind Il Makiage and Spoiled Child hiked both its earnings and profit guidance for fiscal 2025 and […]
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