Technology stocks power S&P 500, Nasdaq to new highs - Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday, pushing the S&P 500 to its fourth straight record closing high, as investors stayed focused on large-cap momentum stocks that have outperformed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

FILE PHOTO: A man walks a dog in the shade away from the midday sun past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building in Manhattan, during hot weather in New York City, New York, U.S., August 11

Nasdaq opens higher after Salesforce, HP Enterprise results - Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday, pushing the S&P 500 to its fourth straight record closing high, as investors stayed focused on large-cap momentum stocks that have outperformed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

FILE PHOTO: A man walks a dog in the shade away from the midday sun past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building in Manhattan, during hot weather in New York City, New York, U.S., August 11

Amazon faces new antitrust challenge from Indian online sellers: legal documents - Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed.

FILE PHOTO: An employee of Amazon walks through a turnstile gate inside an Amazon Fulfillment Centre (BLR7) on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/ Abhishek N. Chinnappa

U.S. firms in Shanghai say WeChat ban could hit competitiveness, revenue: survey - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: The messenger app WeChat is seen among U.S. flags in this illustration picture taken Aug. 7, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. companies based in the financial hub of Shanghai said Washington’s planned ban on Chinese messaging app WeChat could badly hit their competitiveness and revenue should it apply to U.S. firms and citizens in China, a survey showed on Wednesday.

The American Chamber (AmCham) in Shanghai said 8


Biden gets no convention bounce after Democratic gathering: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saw no bounce in popular support after last week’s Democratic National Convention, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, pointing to Americans’ hardened political views.

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination during a speech delivered for the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 20, 2

Pence to make economic pitch, tout coronavirus response at Republican convention - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence was set to make an economic pitch to re-elect President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday while his boss waded into the latest flare-up of unrest over the police shooting of a Black man.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks in a segment streamed during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington, U.S. August 25, 2020. 2020 Republican

UK's Supreme Court dismisses Huawei and ZTE patent appeals - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A Huawei sign is seen outside its store at a shopping complex in Beijing, China July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously dismissed appeals by Chinese mobile technology companies Huawei and ZTE in patent disputes with Unwired Planet International Ltd and Conversant Wireless Licensing.

Reporting by Paul Sandle


BlueCity, owner of China's biggest gay dating app, buys lesbian platform - Reuters India

FILE PHOTO: A sign of BlueCity Holdings Ltd, the owner of China's biggest dating app for gay men Blued, is seen ahead of the company's debut on Nasdaq, in Beijing, China July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

BEIJING (Reuters) - BlueCity BLCT.O, the owner of China’s biggest gay men dating app Blued, said on Wednesday it had bought a Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO, marking the first ever deal within the country’s LGBT market


U.S. to spend $625 million in five quantum information research hubs - Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A man takes a photo of a model of the IBM Q System One quantum computer during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will provide $625 million over the next five years for five newly formed quantum information research hubs as it tries to keep ahead of competing nations like China on the emerging


Thai minister says clampdown won't stop as Facebook plans to fight order - Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s digital minister vowed no relent on Wednesday in a crackdown on social media content deemed illegal and said it was unlikely Facebook would follow through on plans to challenge an order to block access to a group critical of the Thai monarchy.

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

The “Royalist Marketplace” group, which had over 1 million members, was blocked within