Amazon says distraction of Olympics, Trump assassination attempt contributed to weak forecast
Amazon is pointing to an unusually busy news cycle as one of the drivers behind its weak revenue forecast.
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Amid global turmoil Blinken aims to ease anxiety over US election on 6-nation Asia tour
SINGAPORE (AP) — With large parts of the world in turmoil and deep uncertainty over the future direction of America’s global role, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought this week to project an aura of calm normalcy as he traveled through Asia on his first overseas mission since President Joe Biden jolted the 2024 presidential race with his withdrawal.
Why Trump or Harris might sell out to China
For some Americans, the relevant question isn’t “Which candidate will stand up to China?”, it’s “Should the US stand up to China at all?”
A third of Ukrainians would yield land for peace – but it’s not so simple
According to a recent opinion poll taken by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology, almost one-third of Ukrainians are now prepared to make territorial concessions to Russia if this brings the Russian war of aggression to a swift end and preserves their country’s independence. But more than half of the population rejects the idea of giving up territory for peace.
First Solar tops second-quarter estimates, but leaves 2024 forecast unchanged
First Solar reported second-quarter results Tuesday that beat revenue and earnings expectations, but the solar technology company left its forecast for the year unchanged.
The clumsy rebranding of Kamala Harris
US Vice President Kamala Harris, newly tasked by the Democratic Party to run against ex-president Donald Trump at this year’s US presidential election, spent her first week as a candidate trying to outrun her political past.
The US election and North Korean denuclearization
To no one’s surprise, 2024 is turning out to be a unique US election year in which speculation about changes in US foreign policy under each of the two candidates if elected far exceeds actual comments or insights provided by either camp.