May 14 (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding ( BABA ) on Tuesday beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue, as a focus on low-cost goods in response to cautious consumer spending helped boost domestic e-commerce sales in the three-month period. The company reported revenue of 221.87 billion yuan ($30.66 billion)in the three months ended March 31, compared with a consensus...

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Tuesday recommended higher tariffs on a range of Chinese goods and called for expanded enforcement to address China's continued technology transfer actions that harmed U.S. workers and manufacturers. Tai's office released a long-awaited four-year review of tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump which concluded they...

06:18 AM EDT, 05/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Home Depot ( HD ) reported fiscal Q1 earnings Tuesday of $3.63 per diluted share, down from $3.82 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $3.59. Revenue for the quarter ended April 28 was $36.42 billion, compared with $37.26 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $36.65...

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they have opened an investigation into the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its preliminary evaluation into an estimated 444 Waymo vehicles follows 22 reports of 22...