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- Asia-Pacific markets trade mostly lower as investors await China GDP and sales data
- Figma confidentially files for IPO more than a year after ditching Adobe deal
- OpenAI names members to its nonprofit commission
- Nvidia says it will record $5.5 billion charge tied to H20 processors exported to China
- United Airlines gives two 2025 profit outlooks, calling economy 'impossible' to predict
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- Industrial production dragged down by utilities in March, while manufacturing rose for fifth straight month
- Abbott Labs stock slips on Q1 sales miss
- Jobless claims stay low in latest week
- Consumer credit growth soars in December
- U.S. productivity slows down in fourth quarter while unit labor costs accelerate
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