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Meta quarterly profit climbs despite big cloud spending
Meta quarterly profit climbs despite big cloud spending
by  AFP

Tech giant Meta reported quarterly profits well above expectations Wednesday, brushing aside market worries that its heavy investments in cloud computing and artificial intelligence would hamper growth. Some 3.43 billion people use apps in the Meta family daily, the tech firm said in the earnings report.

Caterpillar so far not hiking prices to offset tariff hit
Caterpillar so far not hiking prices to offset tariff hit
by  AFP

Caterpillar has trimmed corporate travel and other discretionary spending to offset a tariff hit, but has no plans to raise prices or overhaul supply chains, executives said Wednesday. The company is not currently considering price increases due to tariffs, partly out of the hope that Trump will reach trade deals that remove the levies, executives said.

Trump praises Musk as chief disruptor eyes exit
Trump praises Musk as chief disruptor eyes exit
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Tesla boss Elon Musk could stay working for the White House as long as he wanted but understood the tycoon wanted to get back to his businesses. "And you know you're invited to stay as long as you want," Trump said, though added that Musk may want "to get back home to his cars."

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