Chinese vice foreign minister urged US to stop ‘smearing’ China, Beijing says

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu urged the United States to refrain from “smearing” China and to stop imposing “abusive” sanctions on Chinese companies at talks this week in Washington, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Ma met U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and deputy national security adviser Jon Finer…

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    FAA will not allow Boeing to boost 737 MAX production yet

    By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators will not immediately allow Boeing to increase 737 MAX production as it addresses ongoing safety issues, the agency’s administrator said on Thursday, after a three-hour meeting with company officials, including outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun. The Federal Aviation Administration’s enhanced oversight of Boeing will continue in coming months,…

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    Costco beats quarterly revenue estimates on strong grocery demand

    (Reuters) -Costco Wholesale beat third-quarter revenue expectations on Thursday, as cash-strapped consumers flocked to its warehouses to grab low-priced groceries and discretionary items. The membership-only retailer saw resilient demand for its groceries and bakery items as consumers grappling with still-high cost of living preferred cooking more meals at home. With consumers trading down to shop…

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    Dell beats first-quarter revenue estimates as AI boom bolster server demand

    (Reuters) -Dell Technologies beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, ending a streak of six-quarters of decline, but its results fail to impress investors, sending its shares down more than 13% in extended trading. A surge in demand for high-performance computing and large-scale data centers to support growing adoption of generative AI has…

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