Adobe forecasts downbeat quarterly earnings on cautious tech spending

(Reuters) – Photoshop maker Adobe forecast fourth-quarter earnings below analysts’ estimates on Thursday, signaling stiff competition and soft demand for its AI-integrated editing tools amid challenging economic conditions. Shares of the company fell 9.2% in extended trading. High interest rates and a tough economy have led enterprises and individuals to focus on cutting costs, putting…

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Medtronic beats fourth-quarter estimates on strength in medical devices

(Reuters) -Health tech firm Medtronic beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, as a pickup in surgical volumes at hospitals lifted demand for its medical devices. Investor expectations around the financial performance of medical devices makers have grown lately, owing to a resurgence in demand as people, especially older adults, opted…

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Canada considers imposing import tariffs on Chinese EVs

By David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada is considering whether to impose import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and will seek the public’s opinion about the idea, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday. Freeland said the domestic auto sector faced unfair competition from what she called China’s “state-directed policy of overcapacity,”…

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ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil get second US FTC request over $22.5 billion deal

(Reuters) – Top U.S. independent oil producer ConocoPhillips said on Friday it received a second request from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for information on its proposed acquisition of rival Marathon Oil. ConocoPhillips said both companies received the requests on July 11 and are working with the FTC to review the merger. CONTEXT Conoco said…

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