A Siemens Gamesa blade factory on the banks of the River Humber in Hull, England on October 11, 2021. PAUL ELLIS | AFP | Getty Images As the biggest players in wind energy gear up to report quarterly earnings, supply-chain reliability issues are front and center for both stock analysts […]
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PC demand is back, says Acer CEO who sees robust growth in the ‘foreseeable future’
Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Acer said that personal computer demand is rebounding, after hitting the bottom this year. “We have seen the demand reach the bottom during about the May timeframe this year and ever since that, the demand has come back. For Q3, we have already seen year-to-year growth,” chairman and […]
India-Canada diplomatic spat escalates as Ottawa pulls out 41 diplomats
Heavy security deployed at High Commission of Canada on September 19, 2023 in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Canada has pulled 41 diplomats and their families from India, after New Delhi threatened to have their diplomatic immunities revoked if Ottawa did not comply with […]
Canada pulls 41 diplomats from India as bilateral tensions escalate over Sikh killing
Heavy security deployed at High Commission of Canada on September 19, 2023 in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Canada has pulled 41 diplomats and their families from India, after New Delhi threatened to have their diplomatic immunities revoked if Ottawa did not comply with […]
Jim Jordan speaker bid to face third House vote after GOP ditches plan to empower Patrick McHenry
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) (R) talks to Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) as the House of Representatives prepares to hold a vote on a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images The House […]
Pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia criminal election case
Sidney Powell is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Atlanta, Aug. 23, 2023. Fulton County Sheriff’s Office | via Reuters Right-wing attorney Sidney Powell pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal charges stemming from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and […]
GOP will not move forward with plan to empower interim House speaker Patrick McHenry
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) (R) talks to Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) as the House of Representatives prepares to hold a vote on a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Rep. Jim […]
Bezos-backed freight firm Convoy shuts down after slashing hundreds of jobs. Read the CEO’s memo to employees
Digital freight broker Convoy told employees Thursday that it’s shutting down operations due to a “massive freight recession.” The move comes just one week after supply chain software startup Flexport said it will lay off about 20% of its own workforce. Seattle-based Convoy was founded to disrupt the fragmented, low-tech […]
Meta, Apple and Google cheer FCC ruling that could pave the way for new AR and VR applications
An attendee uses a Meta Platforms Inc. Quest 3 virtual reality (VR) headset during an event in San Francisco, California, US, on Sept. 18, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday agreed to open a band of spectrum for some devices in […]
CVS to pull certain cold medicines containing decongestant phenylephrine from store shelves
Cold and flu medicine including NyQuil sit on a store shelf in Miami on Sept. 12, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images CVS is removing some of the most common cough and cold medicines from its store shelves and will no longer sell them, a company spokesperson told CNBC on […]