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...Despite the cuts, Alphabet chief financial officer Ruth Porat told investors on Thursday the company would continue “hiring in priority areas, with a particular focus on top engineering and technical talent...
...Apparently, Apollo Global Management has other priorities....
...It already employs 1,800 in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighbourhood....
...Earnings per share also beat forecasts, jumping 46 per cent to $1.55, with post-tax income rising 42 per cent to $19.7bn....
...By far the largest category of goods shipped from Kartal Exim to Orlan, worth $1.1mn, was listed as “data transmission” equipment, a category on the high-priority goods list....
...A lawyer for Bleckley said his client was “a dedicated member of the armed forces” who “places a high priority on doing what’s right”....
...That marked a sharp discount on the $1.2bn valuation given by alternative asset manager GEM in a fundraising agreed late last month....
...A source close to the family said the Soros’ priorities in US politics would be unchanged by Alex’s appointment....
...Each violation would carry a $1,000 penalty....
...Alphabet reported diluted earnings per share of $1.06 for the quarter versus $1.40 in the same period last year and lower than the $1.25 expected by analysts....
...Earnings per share came in at $1.21, versus analysts’ estimates for $1.27....
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...But our priority, as long as it works, is to get our raw materials from Ukraine,” he added, given its proximity....
...The move by the tech companies to restrict Lee’s social media presence came just over two weeks before about 1,500 members of a Beijing-loyalist election committee will cast their votes on May 8....
...The UK is making ready another 1,000 troops to assist with any refugee crisis if Moscow escalates with a full invasion of Ukraine....
...The knock-on effect: fund investors worry that accumulating assets would begin to take priority over striking good deals....
...Here’s a retailer with $52bn of sales that operates 1,005 stores in one of the richest countries in the world complaining that crime levels are so material that it’s impacting their gross margins....
...The bill came after more than a decade of political wrangling, and was meant to come into force by January 1 2022....
...The Internet of (Five) Things 1. Bitcoin dips below $30,000 . . ....
...Meanwhile, Uber has agreed to acquire the largest US alcohol-delivery app Drizly for about $1.1bn. 3....
...Whether bailing out Tsinghua is on Xi’s list of priorities — well — that remains to be seen. Tsinghua holds high-level connections to the Communist party....
...The project has been beset by difficulties and is already two years late and $1.5bn over budget....
...His three priorities are as follows: boosting performance and excess returns; improving both external and internal communications; and improving talent development....
...(WSJ) Digging for gold As Tesla breaks ground in its new lithium operation, US mining stalwarts like Livent and Albemarle watched their own power sources drain — losing a combined $1.7bn in market value...
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