Top Company News of the Day: X, IBM, Google, Applied Materials

Elon Musk’s X Loses Bid to Scrap FTC Privacy Order

The federal judge also denies X’s request to stop a deposition of Musk.

IBM pulls ads from X after Elon Musk’s incendiary comments over white pride

On Wednesday, Musk agreed with a X post that an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that Jewish people hold a “dialectical hatred” of white people. “You have said the actual truth,” Musk said in response to the post.

Google Antitrust Judge Says He Has ‘No Idea’ How He Will Rule

The judge set closing arguments for May on whether the Justice Department proved that Google unlawfully monopolizes internet search.

Applied Materials Stock Drops on  Report of Probe

The chip equipment maker beat Wall Street estimates, but its stock dropped on a new report of a Federal probe.

PG&E Wins Approval to Bury More Than 1,200 Miles of Power Lines

The utility said its plan is essential to preventing wildfires in California. The company’s power lines have ignited numerous deadly fires in recent years.

Alibaba Scraps Cloud Unit Spinoff, Citing U.S. Chip Curbs

Washington’s latest restrictions on the export of high-performance chips to China are beginning to bite.

Wuxi XDC Cayman Shares Surge in Hong Kong Debut

Wuxi XDC Cayman’s shares surged at their Hong Kong debut but high investor demand meant some investors missed out at the company’s initial public offering.

Singtel’s Optus Sees No Precedent for Large-Scale Outage Compensation

Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus has paid $23,299 in customer compensation following an hourslong Australia-wide network outage but said there is no precedent suggesting it should make widespread financial reparations.

Gap shares rally as discounted prices ease and Old Navy sees sales gains

Shares of Gap Inc. jumped in extended trading Thursday after the clothing retailer reported third-quarter results that beat expectations and margins that ticked higher, helped by easing pressure to cut prices.

Duckhorn to buy Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards for $400 million in big chardonnay play

Duckhorn Portfolio, a public Napa Valley wine company known for putting California merlot on the map, has struck a deal to buy chardonnay producer Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards for about $400 million.

Source: Dow Jones Newswires


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