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Wall Street opens higher on ceasefire extension relief

April 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran, even as uncertainty remained over whether Tehran and U.S. ally Israel would honor the truce. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 122.1 points,... Read More.

USDA and Palantir sign $300 million software purchase agreement

April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and software company Palantir Technologies on Wednesday announced the signing of a $300 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The agreement is aimed at supporting the National Farm Security Action Plan (NFSAP), the release said, adding that... Read More.

ASML says firm will not be chip industry’s bottleneck

By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM, April 22 (Reuters) - Top computer chip equipment maker ASML will not be a bottleneck for the industry, as it was early in the decade, its CEO said on Wednesday, pointing to recent investments in capacity and productivity... Read More.

Merck to partner with Google Cloud on AI initiatives

By Michael Erman NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co said on Wednesday it will partner with Google Cloud to build up its artificial intelligence capabilities, investing as much as $1 billion with Google over a number of years to fund AI... Read More.