The U.S. stock market indexes gained between 0.9% and 1.3% on Friday, extending their uptrend despite worse-than-expected advance GDP number release, as investors' sentiment remained very bullish.
U.S. chipmaker Intel agreed to buy driverless car technology firm Mobileye for $15.3 billion on Monday, positioning itself for a dominant role in the autonomous-driving sector after missing the market for mobile phones.
We were saddened last week to hear that at least 30 people were killed and many dozens more injured in ISIS-related suicide bombings that targeted an airport and train station in Brussels.
Intel reported results suggesting the two-year slump in sales of personal computers may have ended as consumers drop their fascination with smartphones in favor of laptops and desktops.
