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Microsoft Asks Hundreds of China-Based AI Staff to Consider Relocating Amid U.S.-China Tensions 
 

The request comes as the Biden administration toughens controls on China's access to cutting-edge American technology.

 
Deutsche Telekom Backs Guidance After Strong First Quarter 
 

Deutsche Telekom maintained its full-year guidance after it reported profits and core earnings for the first quarter above consensus, boosted by growth in core markets.

 
Siemens to Sell Innomotics to KPS Capital Partners for $3.8 Billion 
 

Siemens agreed to sell its Innomotics large motors business to private-equity firm KPS Capital Partners, the latest move by the German industrial giant to reshuffle its portfolio.

 
Japan's Biggest Insurer Plans to Go Big on Foreign Credit 
 

Nippon Life Insurance, the largest insurer in Japan by asset size, is planning to invest more in foreign credit markets, looking to diversify its portfolio even as key domestic yields hover at decade highs.

 
Aflac Is Buying a Stake in a Direct Lender, Getting a Piece of the Private Credit Boom 
 

The insurance giant is paying about $100 million to acquire a 40% stake in Tree Line Capital Partners.

 
IBM Selling Cloud Security Software to Palo Alto Networks in Broader Cyber Strategy Shift 
 

International Business Machines is selling its cloud-based QRadar cybersecurity software to Palo Alto Networks as the two technology companies deepen their partnership in jointly selling and developing artificial intelligence-powered security products.

 
Grab Raises Profitability Metric Forecast as Quarterly Loss Narrows 
 

The Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery specialist raised its full-year forecast for a key profitability metric, citing cost-cutting efforts and expansion in its core businesses that helped narrow its net loss in the first quarter.

 
Cisco Stock Jumps on Earnings. The Outlook Is Improving. 
 

The networking gear provider said that customers were now working through a glut of routers and switches.

 
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Reveals Its Mystery Stock: Chubb 
 

The Omaha, Neb., company began building a secret stock position in the second half of 2023.

 
Soros Fund Management dumps New York Community Bank stake 
 

Soros Fund Management eliminated its stake in New York Community Bank, a regulatory filing shows.

 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 16, 2024 05:00 ET (09:00 GMT)

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