China’s quickly gaining an edge over the U.S. in biotech

Two graduate students research chemical products in a laboratory in Xiwangzhuang Town, Zaozhuang City, Shandong province of China, on Dec. 26, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — For all the attention on U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence, new studies point to China’s rapid rise in biotechnology, especially for drug and agricultural development….

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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity stock was down nearly 7% after the company’s revenue forecast for the current quarter undershot analysts’ estimates. CrowdStrike said it expects revenue in the range between $1.14 billion and $1.15 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $1.16 billion. Dollar…

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