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John Pitzer, Intel’s corporate vice president of international relations, said at a Barclays conference last month that executives were “still trying to get our arms fully around what’s driving” strong trends in the server CPU business — which one analyst noted seemed to go against earlier thinking that the GPU boom would reduce the amount of budget available for CPU purchases.

From MarketWatch

In 2024, Allan Block filed a lawsuit against his twin brother John Block and several other Block family members after he had been pushed out as CEO and chairman.

From MarketWatch

The blue-chip index then lost steam during Wednesday’s session as investors weighed a better-than-expected services-sector PMI reading for December against the fading likelihood of a quarter-point interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month.

From MarketWatch

They advise vigilance against additives including artificial flavors, dyes and artificial preservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

When it went before the council in March 2025 councillors voted against a recommendation to refuse the application for the site off the Rhydycar West roundabout, which was previously mining areas for coal and ironstone.

From BBC