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Year: 2024

Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow index in AI-driven shift for semiconductor industry

NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia is replacing Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ending a 25-year-run for a pioneering semiconductor company that has fallen behind as Nvidia cornered the market for chips that run artificial intelligence systems. Paint-maker Sherwin-Williams will also replace chemical company Dow Inc. among the companies that make up the 30-stock

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Berkshire’s cash soars to $325 billion as Buffett sells Apple, BofA; operating profit falls

Story by Reuters (CNN) — Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway extended their retreat from stocks in the third quarter, slashing their holdings in Apple and boosting cash to a record $325.2 billion. Berkshire also reported a 6% decline in quarterly operating profit, largely the result of higher insurance underwriting liabilities including for Hurricane Helene, and

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Frustration grows as federal agency struggles to combat election lies spread by Americans

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The federal agency tasked with protecting the nation’s elections systems has retreated from some of the key work it did to counter false and viral information about voting in the 2020 election, including dismissing or ignoring multiple internal and external policy proposals to combat disinformation, numerous sources familiar with

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Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

Associated Press BATROUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official said Saturday, as the conflict between the Iran-backed group and Israel showed few signs of easing. Earlier on Saturday, Lebanese authorities said it was investigating whether Israel was behind the capture of a Lebanese

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Rent and home prices are through the roof. Harris and Trump each say they have the answer

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Home-building policy, local zoning restrictions and the use of federal lands don’t usually find their way into the world of flashy presidential campaign politics, but both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have prioritized those topics as the election draws to a close. That’s because housing

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India protests Ottawa’s allegation its home minister ordered targeting of Sikh activists in Canada

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has officially protested the Canadian government’s allegation that the country’s powerful home minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada, calling it “absurd and baseless.” Relations between the two countries soured after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last year there were credible allegations the Indian government had links

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Cómo el “dinero negro” de Rusia podría amañar las elecciones presidenciales en Moldavia

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Los moldavos votan este domingo en la segunda ronda de una crucial elección presidencial, que podría determinar si el país post soviético continúa su rumbo hacia Europa o vuelve a caer en la órbita del Kremlin. Maia Sandu, la presidenta prooccidental, busca la reelección después de haber acercado a Moldavia más

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