By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) – Philip Morris International (NYSE:) is preparing to launch its flagship heated tobacco device IQOS in Austin, Texas, indicating it will be the first testing ground for its U.S. entry, job adverts on LinkedIn show. IQOS, the top selling heated…
Xiaomi formally launched its much-anticipated electric car — the new Speed Ultra 7 (SU7) sedan — on Thursday night in Beijing. Lei Jun, founder and CEO of the popular Chinese smartphone brand, teased the launch earlier this week by saying he wanted the company’s first electric vehicle to be the…
Canadian Dollar is regaining lost ground after upbeat Canadian GDP data. US Dollar looks weak despite good US Jobless claims, upward revision of Q4 GDP. The focus is now on Friday’s PCE Prices Index and Fed Powell’s speech. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is trading higher for the fourth consecutive…
The cryptocurrency market saw a mixed performance early Wednesday, with Bitcoin and Ethereum remaining largely flat and all coins in the top 10 moving less than 3%—except for the resurgent Dogecoin. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has been trading sideways for the third day in a row after gaining a…
President Joe Biden on Thursday will join Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the only living two-term Democratic presidents, aiming to use their star power to woo big-pocketed donors as Biden tries to join their ranks. In what will be his most high-profile fundraiser so far this election cycle, Biden will…
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