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Exclusive-Major US toymaker speeds up plan to move manufacturing out of China

By Jessica DiNapoli and Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) -A major supplier of toys to Walmart and Target is accelerating its shift out of China as it reshapes production amid President Donald Trump’s intensifying trade war with the country. California-based MGA Entertainment, which makes its Bratz and L.O.L. Surprise! dolls and other toys primarily in …

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Compass is in talks to buy Buffett’s real-estate brokerage unit, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -Home brokerage Compass is in advanced talks to acquire Warren Buffett’s real-estate brokerage business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The acquisition price could not be determined, the report said, adding that a deal could come together soon if talks don’t hit any last-minute snags. Compass and …

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Why a major shift to US clothing production is unlikely

By Arriana McLymore and Helen Reid NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s Made in America push is prompting some U.S. clothing retailers to expand domestic production of everything from T-shirts to coats and suits, several executives told Reuters this week.  But limited capacity makes a large-scale shift to U.S. production unlikely, and American-made …

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News Corp sued by Brave Software, a Google search engine rival

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -News Corp has been sued by Google search engine rival Brave Software, which seeks to forestall a lawsuit by Rupert Murdoch’s company for when readers are directed to copyrighted articles from the Wall Street Journal and New York Post. In a Wednesday night complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Brave …

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Data center build-out stokes fears of overburdening biggest US grid

By Laila Kearney HOUSTON (Reuters) – The rapid development of AI data centers is intensifying concerns about how well an aging U.S. electrical grid can hold up to that demand, energy executives and regulators said at the CERAWeek conference in Houston this week. The build-out of Big Tech’s giant computer warehouses, which at a single …

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UAE to push for easier access to US chip technology, Blooomberg News reports

(Reuters) -A top United Arab Emirates official plans to visit Washington to press for easier access to American technology and discuss investment in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s national security adviser and brother of the country’s president, is expected to …

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Apple plans AirPods feature that can live-translate conversations, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – Apple is planning a new AirPods feature that would allow the device to live-translate conversations with people into another language, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The feature will be offered as a part of an AirPods software upgrade later this year, the report said, and will …

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Ulta Beauty tops quarterly results on strong holiday demand for cosmetics, perfumes

(Reuters) – Ulta Beauty beat sales and profit expectations for the fourth quarter on Thursday, signaling a robust holiday season as shoppers flocked to its stores for products ranging from cosmetics to perfumes, sending shares up 7% in extended trading. The beauty retailer, like larger companies such as Walmart and Amazon.com, offered discounts during the …

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Intel jumps nearly 15% as investors cheer appointment of new CEO Tan

By Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Shares of Intel closed 14% higher on Thursday, as Wall Street cheered its decision to name former board member Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, who left in August over differences about the chipmaker’s direction, after several years of market underperformance. Tan will be tasked with reviving the company’s fortunes after it missed …

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Bolivia’s soy farmers on edge as fuel shortage hits harvest

By Santiago Limachi and Monica Machicao SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia (Reuters) – In Bolivia’s farm region of Santa Cruz, a worsening fuel shortage is starting to hit farmers’ ability to harvest their crops, a concern for the embattled South American country where agriculture has become a key economic driver. The fuel scarcity, which …

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