Exclusive-India’s $23 billion plan to rival China factories to lapse after it disappoints

By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has decided to let lapse a $23 billion program to incentivize domestic manufacturing, just four years after it launched the effort to woo firms away from China, according to four government officials.  The scheme will not be expanded…

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Analysis-Hedge fund dominance latest risk for febrile UK debt markets

By Nell Mackenzie and Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Hedge funds have crowded into debt-fuelled bets on UK government bonds, increasing the potential for instability in the gilts market, a benchmark for borrowing costs in Britain including mortgages, investors and hedge fund sources say. Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey said in February that non-bank institutions…

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French quantum computer firm Pasqal links up with NVIDIA

PARIS (Reuters) – Pasqal, a fast-growing French quantum computer start-up company, announced on Friday a partnership with chip giant Nvidia whereby Pasqal’s customers would gain access to more tools to develop quantum applications. Pasqal said it would connect its quantum computing units and cloud platform onto NVIDIA’s open-source platform called CUDA-Q. “Our collaboration with NVIDIA…

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Micron forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on demand for AI memory chips; shares rise

(Reuters) -Micron Technology forecast third-quarter revenue and posted second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, signaling strong demand for its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used by the AI industry. The company’s shares rose nearly 5% in after-hours trading, following a 9% increase earlier this month on investor optimism that Micron would benefit from artificial…

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Eli Lilly launches weight-loss drug Mounjaro in India, beats Novo Nordisk to major market

By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Eli Lilly launched its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug Mounjaro in India on Thursday, beating rival Novo Nordisk for a much-awaited entry into the world’s most populous country grappling with increasing rates of obesity and diabetes. U.S.-based Lilly and Danish Novo Nordisk have seen skyrocketing global demand for their innovative…

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US says ‘bridge proposal’ on table for Gaza ceasefire but window ‘closing fast’

By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday there was still a bridge proposal that would extend the ceasefire” in Gaza but the opportunity for it was “closing fast.” A State Department spokesperson said the proposal would also “see the release of five live hostages, including American…

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