The NATO alliance is open to more involvement if India wants it, the US NATO envoy said. New Delhi: US NATO Ambassador Julianne Smith, speaking about NATO and strengthening relations with South Asia and the Indo-Pacific, said virtually that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is ready to engage more with India if they are interested … Read more
An hour ago US stocks are going up US equities rallied higher on Friday as markets closed out a volatile but winning first quarter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq all rose about 0.5% in morning deals. — Karen Gilchrist 2 hours ago Key Fed inflation gauge rises less … Read more
Huawei reported net profit for 2022 totaling 35.6 billion yuan ($5.18 billion), down 69% year-on-year. That’s the largest annual decline since 2011, according to CNBC calculations. Huawei blamed rising commodity prices, China’s strict pandemic controls last year and a one-time gain related to the sale of Honor last year as reasons for the profit drop. … Read more
San Jose, California is perfectly located for millennials as it is close to San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Miscellaneous photography | Ivory | Getty Images There are many obstacles for millennials to own a home, but they still make up the bulk of home buyers in the US. A recent study by LendingTree analyzed mortgage … Read more
CNN — Cynthia Elford loves to travel and hike, but a few years ago her type 1 diabetes made it almost impossible to get around. In 2018, the Pennsylvania grandmother was at risk of losing her right leg due to a diabetes-related circulatory problem, and developed sores on her toes that kept getting worse. She … Read more
A meeting between Taiwan’s leader and the speaker of the US House of Representatives will provoke a strong response from China, said Anna Ashton, China director at the Eurasia Group. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is likely to come face to face with Kevin McCarthy when she transits Los Angeles next week. “The reality is that … Read more
An Economist Intelligence Unit report earlier this month found that net support for Russia had grown in the year since the invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow ramps up its courtship of previously neutral or geopolitically unaligned countries. By assessing countries’ enforcement of sanctions, UN voting patterns, domestic political trends and official statements alongside economic, political, … Read more
CNN — World Health Organization advisers will consider next month whether to add liraglutide, the active ingredient in certain diabetes and obesity medicines, to the list of essential medicines. The list, which is updated every two years, includes medicines “that meet the priority health needs of the population,” the WHO says. “They are intended to … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — China has threatened “resolute countermeasures” at a scheduled meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the U.S. House Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming visit to Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy. Diplomatic pressure on Taiwan has ramped up recently, with Beijing poaching Taipei’s dwindling number of … Read more
2 hours ago Alibaba’s overhaul could be followed by tech peers: KraneShares According to KraneShares CIO Brendan Ahern, Alibaba’s big shakeup could be followed by its Chinese tech peers. “I think investors are saying what we saw in Alibaba, really the leader in Chinese technology, that their plans can be used by others,” Ahern said, … Read more