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Bloomberg Twenty US internet providers have agreed to offer high-speed connections at essentially no cost to millions of low-income households, as part of a program funded by the infrastructure law passed last year. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will announce that 20 companies, including AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc., have agreed to offer high-speed ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc sued a former engineer claiming he illegally transferred confidential information on its supercomputer technology to his own computer and turned over a “dummy” laptop for inspection to cover up the theft. Tesla is developing an in-house supercomputer, dubbed Project Dojo, to deal with massive amounts of data, including video from Tesla cars, and using it to create ...

  Bloomberg Canada’s labour market stalled even as the jobless rate falls to a new record low, hampered by a dearth of new workers. The economy added 15,300 jobs in April, Statistics Canada reported in Ottawa, fewer than half the 40,000 gain anticipated by economists. The small increase ended a surge that saw Canada create about 410,000 jobs over the ...

  Bloomberg The European Union aims to secure at least three stalled trade accords this year as the bloc looks to reinforce strategic alliances amid the turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The European Commission expects to conclude negotiations with Chile, New Zealand and Australia by the end of 2022 after progress had been stalled for months. The commission, ...

Bloomberg The UK has set out sweeping new plans to regulate tech companies and impose massive fines, but has stopped short of saying how it will enforce the laws. The government will provide a new watchdog — the Digital Markets Unit — with the power to enforce competition rules, such as stopping firms from hurting rivals by preinstalling their own ...

  Bloomberg Elon Musk may be the world’s richest person, but that doesn’t mean he wants to put his massive fortune at risk to buy Twitter Inc. The Tesla Inc co-founder restructured his complex bid for the social-media giant by getting $7.1 billion in equity commitments from investors. He also cut in half the size of a record margin loan ...

Bloomberg Colombian inflation accelerated to its fastest pace since July 2000 last month, as the central bank signals it will continue to raise borrowing costs to rein in soaring prices. The annual inflation rate rises to 9.2% in April, the national statistics agency said, surprising all 24 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg who had a median forecast of 8.8%. The pace ...

  Bloomberg Canada’s economy recorded a surge in trade with the rest of the world in March, as rising prices for commodities coupled with strong domestic demand and a smoother global supply chain drove both the imports and exports. Imports jumped 7.7% in March to C$61.1 billion ($47.7 billion), while exports were up 6.3% to C$63.6 billion, Statistics Canada reported. ...

  Bloomberg Growth at US service providers eased in April while cost pressures worsened, highlighting how decades-high inflation and an ongoing struggle to hire and retain workers is weighing on the sector. The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of services decreased to 57.1 last month from 58.3 in March, according to data. Readings above 50 signal expansion. The median estimate ...

  Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a record in March, reflecting a surge in imports as companies relied on foreign producers to meet solid domestic demand. The gap in goods and services trade grew 22.3% to $109.8 billion, Commerce Department data showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a $107.1 billion deficit. The ...