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Inside the Harris campaign’s 15-week, $1.5 billion spending spree that has left Democrats looking for answers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Inside the Harris campaign’s 15-week, $1.5 billion spending spree that has left Democrats looking for answers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kamala Harris’s 15-week operation splashed out on celebrity concerts, social media influencers, an Oprah …

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Airtel likely to spend the most at spectrum auctions, govt may get up to $2 bn
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Airtel likely to spend the most at spectrum auctions, govt may get up to $2 bn

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The upcoming spectrum auctions may fetch the government between $0.5 billion and $2 billion, or up to about ₹16,600 crore, as telecom firms are likely to bid for airwaves to bolster capacity in certain bands or circles, analysts said. At reserve prices, this would result in spending of ₹1,500 crore, but since the country's third-largest carrier by subscribers …

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Micron to spend up to $100 billion on chip factory in New York
2 years, 3 months ago

Micron to spend up to $100 billion on chip factory in New York

Live Mint  

Micron Technology Inc. has agreed to invest up to $100 billion to build a massive semiconductor manufacturing campus in upstate New York. Kathy Hochul said Micron’s plan represented the largest private-sector investment in state history and would solidify New York as a global manufacturing hub. The plan comes less than two months after the passage of the bipartisan Chips and …

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States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls
2 years, 3 months ago

States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls

Associated Press  

Standing 14 stories tall, the Docking State Office Building is one of Kansas’ largest and oldest state workplaces. Though that may be a stretch, it’s likely fine under the American Rescue Plan act — a sweeping law signed by President Joe Biden last year that provides broad flexibility for $350 billion of aid to states and local governments. “We didn’t …

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Chinese shoppers spend $139 billion during Singles’ Day fest
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese shoppers spend $139 billion during Singles’ Day fest

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese shoppers spent $139.1 billion during this year’s annual Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza, breaking last year’s record even though spending slowed during the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, 16 e-commerce platform operators — some of which are linked to Alibaba and Meituan — were also summoned by regulators in the southern province of Guangdong and warned over “unfair competition.” …

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16 Times Jeff Bezoz’s Net Worth: What India Needs to Spend to Combat Climate Change
5 years, 6 months ago

16 Times Jeff Bezoz’s Net Worth: What India Needs to Spend to Combat Climate Change

News 18  

New Delhi: With an estimated cost of $2.5 trillion till 2030, the Economic Survey said India would “endeavour to do the best possible” in the global battle against climate change, but called for “substantial scaling up of financial resources” by developed countries and providing “credible” numbers as to “exact size” of climate finance towards developing countries. As per India’s NDC, …

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