Author: Aditya Soni and Deborah Mary Sophia

Big Tech’s fortunes diverge as AI powers cloud, tariffs hit consumer electronics

Tech

(Reuters) -The fortunes of Big Tech are diverging in a rapidly changing business landscape, as demand for artificial intelligence fuels growth in cloud and digital ads while consumer electronics take a battering from President Donald Trump’s global trade war. AI came to the rescue of earnings at Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet in their March quarter, offering investors hope that their billion-dollar bets on the technology would help them ride out the fallout from sweeping U.S. tariffs.Their upbeat commentary stood in stark contrast to gloomy predictions from companies more exposed to tightening consumer budgets: chipmakers Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics, and Intel warned…

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Canadian Chamber CEO: Business confidence has gone “from a chill to a complete freeze”

Business

Candace Laing, Canadian Chamber of Commerce President & CEO says Canadian businesses are holding off on making investment, layoff, and capital decisions due to the uncertainty caused by tariffs. Speaking to Bloomberg TV’s Dani Burger she observes that business confidence has shifted “from a chill to a complete freeze” as leaders struggle to forecast and issue guidance. (Source: Bloomberg)Read More

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How much will Eagles draft picks play in 2025?

Sports

During the first three years of Nick Sirianni’s tenure as head coach in Philadelphia, the Eagles didn’t play their rookies very much on offense or defense. That changed in 2024. During the Super Bowl season, the top three picks (Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean and Jalyx Hunt) ended up playing major roles in the championship run. Mitchell was a starter all…Read More

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