The French president celebrated Europe’s most powerful rocket launch after it successfully deployed 32 Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Leo satellites into orbit, as Jeff Bezos steps up his challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink.Ahead of the Donald Trump–Xi Jinping meeting scheduled for April, the Trump administration has reportedly paused several critical technology security measures targeting China.Earnings SnapshotRetail, Restaurant & EntertainmentSoftware & SemiconductorsApplied Materials announced that it had settled with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), resolving allegations that certain shipments to China between November 2020 and July 2022 did not comply with U.S. Export Administration Regulations.Salesforce stock fell after reports surfaced of recent workforce cuts affecting fewer than 1,000…