Samsung Hyundai Announce Huge Domestic Investments
Concerns about the economic impact of investments mandated by the US trade deal, S. Korea's two leading exporters commit to hundreds of billions of dollars ...
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Japan GDP Slipped for 1st Time in 6 Quarters
Japan's Q3 GDP fell less than projected as exporters rallied to overcome Trump tariffs.
Japan Tourism Slumps on Rift with China
The diplomatic row triggered by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statement on Taiwan's defense is resulting in a marked drop in Chinese tourism.
Samsung Raises Memory Prices 60%
The race to build AI data centers is staying ahead of the capacity of Samsung, SK Hynix and competitors to manufacture the high-bandwidth memory chips ...
Yttrium Shortage Hits US Aerospace, Defense Sectors
In the continuing trade drama created by Trump's unilateral "Liberation Day" tariffs, China continues to play key rare-earth cards to pressure the US into returning ...
Applied Materials Take Big Hit from Curbs to China Exports
The maker of chipmaking equipment has seen China sales cut from 40% of its revenues to just 20% as US export restrictions hit.
China Drives Cartier's Strong Growth
Richemont, the world's 2nd largest luxury group, enjoyed 7% growth in Q3 driven in large part by rising China sales, along with healthy sales in ...
Vietnam Plans Big Minimum Wage Boost in 2026
Vietnam's growing importance as a manufacturing hub for foreign companies supports a 7%+ minimum wage increase.
Baidu Unveils Chips to Boost China's Homegrown AI Ecosystem
M100 and M300 processors from Baidu advance China's push to build AI infrastructure without using Nvidia chips.
India's Biocon Foresees Big Cost Drop for Copycat Drugs
A leading maker of biosimilars, with 7 copycat drugs already in the US market, sees a 50% drop in development cost for drugs mimicking costlier ...
Nissan, Honda in Talks for Joint US Car Development
Electrification, vehicle intelligence and a pickup truck are possible areas of cooperation between the two carmakers amid chalenges from US tariffs and loss of EV ...
Top Experts Predict AI's Economic Impact
AI growth projections by Nvidia's Jensen Huang, AMD's Lisa Su, Broadcom's Hock Tan and Salesforce's Marc Benioff, McKinsey and PwC.
China E-Commerce Giant JD.com Sees 15% Revenue Jump
Robust sales growth during the 3-Day Singles Day shopping event extended stronger-than-expected Q3 growth for JD.com, Alibaba and Pinduoduo.
Tencent's Strong Growth Constrained by AI Chip Shortage
US and Chinese restrictions on Nvidia and other US AI chips is hampering the growth of Tencent's cloud business, limiting sale of services to other ...
Weekly Jobless Rates Stay Flat
Various private firms estimate the weekly jobless rate as remaining nearly unchanged from the previous week as investors look ahead to next week's resumption of ...
China's EV Battery Materials Suppliers Seek Higher Prices
A rally in cobalt prices and a rise in the price of other battery materials is forcing China's battery materials makers to demand higher prices ...
China Industrial Output Growth Slows on Weak Demand
Industrial growth slows to 4.9% as soft domestic demand can't take up slack from a tariff-induced export slowdown
China's Top Contract Chipmaker Sees Strong Q3 Growth, Profits
SMIC reported a 9.7% jump in Q3 revenues and a 29% jump in profits on strong domestic demand even as it warns of jitters from ...
Holiday Retail Job Postings Drop
Job postings for stores and restaurants fell 16% from last October, according to Indeed Hiring Lab.
China Soy Bean Glut to Stymie US Export Hopes
Revenge soybean imports from South America followed by recent US shipments amid trade thaw puts a lid on volume of future purchases from the US.
Microsoft Builds 2nd Denmark Quantum Lab
The new facility will participate in developing the Majorana 1 chip, Microsoft's main entry in the race to develop practical quantum computing.
AI Power Demand Ushers Boom Cycle for Energy Storage
The huge demand for green energy by AI data centers means a 5-year boom in energy storage, according to a UBS analysis.
Volkswagen Bets Future Models on Rivian JV Tech
The vehicle platform and software systems developed in its joint venture with Rivian will be the basis for new Volkswagen and Audi models from 2027.
Nvidia Supplier Foxconn Bullish on AI Demand
Rising demand for AI chips helped Foxconn beat quarterly profit views by 17%.
Taiwan 2025 GDP Growth to Approach 6%
Strong Q3 growth of 7.64% on AI chip demand puts Taiwan on track to achieve the strongest GDP growth of any developed economy.
OpenAI Fights Order to Turn Over 20 Million Chats
Complying with the order would jeopardize confidential user information and the information is 99.99% irrelevant to the New York Times copyright infringement suit, according to ...
Japan Manufacturer Sentiment Highest in 4 Years
Manufacturers' sentiment index rose to plus 17, up from plus 8 in October, led by electronics export surge amid a 5% drop in yen since ...
Global EV Sales Growth Hits 23% in October
Sales of EVs and hybrids jumped to 1.9 million units despite a big decline in the North American market.
Lisa Su Expects AMD Chip Sales to Hit $1 Trillion
CEO Lisa Su estimates that AMD's combined chip sales will hit $1 trillion per year by 2030, with much of the growth coming from AI.
Porsche-Volkswagen Struggles with EV Rollout, China Competition
Porsche SE, owner of a controlling interest in Volkswagen, sees profits plunge amid a delayed EV rollout and stiff competition in China.
Meta AI Chief LeCun Exits After Being Passed Over for Alexandr Wang
Mark Zuckerberg is remaking Meta's AI regime in an aggressive bid for AI leadership with massive hiring of AI talent, including Scale AI founder Alexandr ...
Ikea Enjoys Rising Profits on Growth of Budget-Conscious Shoppers
The Swedish furniture maker has tried to absorb some of the costs added by Trump tariffs as it woos consumers feeling the pinch from several ...
Masayoshi Son's All-In Bet on OpenAI Pays Off Big
SoftBank reported a doubling of quarterly profits to $16.6 billion on a sustained surge by OpenAI stock.
K-Shaped Economy Great for Levi's $300 Jeans
Demand for premium denim is growing faster than for basic jeans, inspiring Levi's to expand sales of $400 Blue Tab jeans and $850 jackets.
BYD Expects EV Exports to Jump 60%
The Chinese company that passed Tesla last year to become the world's top EV maker is now on track to catch Ford and Honda next ...
Healthcare Shares Fall on Shutdown Deal
A deal to end the government shutdown without extending Affordable Care Act subsidies is causing a 2 - 10% drop in shares of leading healthcare ...
Wall Street Rises on Reopening Deal
House passage of a bill to fund the government until January 30 has produced a jump in share prices of all sectors except healthcare insurers.
Tesla's China Sales Plunged 60% from September
October sales fell 35.8% from last year and 60% from September to claim just 3.2% of China's auto sales.
Sony Lifts Profit Forecast on Lower Tariffs, Strong Chips
Lower tariffs and strong performance of its chips and entertainment business let Sony raise its profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 by ...
Honda's Biggest Challenge Comes from Chinese EV Makers
Honda's onetime stronghold of Southeast Asia is now being challenged by aggressive Chinese EV makers.
Legal AI Firm Clio Hits $5 Billion Valuation
The latest funding round led by New Enterprise Associates values the legal automation software firm at $5 Billion.
Tsavorite Secures $100 Million in Pre-Orders
Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence OPU chips used by data centers to scale AI workloads is enjoying strong demand amid a boom in AI infrastructure.
OpenAI Weighs Separate AI Healthcare Assistants
Recent high-level hires with healthcare backgrounds appears likely to lead to the creation of AI consumer healthcare offerings.
China's Easing of Rare-Earth Restrictions Less than Hoped
The trade deal struck at the APEC summit hasn't made China willing to give up the bargaining power secured by tightening control over rare-earth exports.
Major Retailers Promise Cheaper Thanksgiving with a Catch
Retailers seek to achieve more appealing price points for Thanksgiving meals by paring down the variety of their offerings to achieve economies of scale.
China Prices Rise on Curbs on Over-Production, Hyper-Competition
Deflationary pressures eased markedly in October as China's consumer prices resumed rising.
Carmakers Relieved by China's Exemptions for Nexperia Chip Shipments
The relatively simple but absolutely essential chips for carmakers have been exempted from China's export controls on Nexperia, a Dutch subsidiary of the Chinese firm ...
Demand for Nvidia's Blackwell Chips Strains Capacity
Despite being locked out of the China market for Nvidia's most advanced Blackwell chips, Jensen Huang seeks capacity output from key partners TSMC, Samsung, SK ...
NASDAQ Had Worst Week Since April
AI bubble fears were compounded by Jensen Huang's comment about China winning the AI race, led to a 3% drop in the tech-heavy NASDAQ.
Consumer Sentiment Sinks Deeper Than Expected
The dawning realization that Trump is determined to continue his disruptive policies that favor the wealthy over the working class appears to have contributed to ...
Samsung Hyundai Announce Huge Domestic Investments
Concerns about the economic impact of investments mandated by the US trade deal, S. Korea's two leading exporters commit to hundreds of billions of dollars ...
Japan GDP Slipped for 1st Time in 6 Quarters
Japan's Q3 GDP fell less than projected as exporters rallied to overcome Trump tariffs.
Japan Tourism Slumps on Rift with China
The diplomatic row triggered by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statement on Taiwan's defense is resulting in a marked drop in Chinese tourism.
Samsung Raises Memory Prices 60%
The race to build AI data centers is staying ahead of the capacity of Samsung, SK Hynix and competitors to manufacture the high-bandwidth memory chips ...
Yttrium Shortage Hits US Aerospace, Defense Sectors
In the continuing trade drama created by Trump's unilateral "Liberation Day" tariffs, China continues to play key rare-earth cards to pressure the US into returning ...
Applied Materials Take Big Hit from Curbs to China Exports
The maker of chipmaking equipment has seen China sales cut from 40% of its revenues to just 20% as US export restrictions hit.
China Drives Cartier's Strong Growth
Richemont, the world's 2nd largest luxury group, enjoyed 7% growth in Q3 driven in large part by rising China sales, along with healthy sales in ...
Vietnam Plans Big Minimum Wage Boost in 2026
Vietnam's growing importance as a manufacturing hub for foreign companies supports a 7%+ minimum wage increase.
Baidu Unveils Chips to Boost China's Homegrown AI Ecosystem
M100 and M300 processors from Baidu advance China's push to build AI infrastructure without using Nvidia chips.
India's Biocon Foresees Big Cost Drop for Copycat Drugs
A leading maker of biosimilars, with 7 copycat drugs already in the US market, sees a 50% drop in development cost for drugs mimicking costlier ...
Nissan, Honda in Talks for Joint US Car Development
Electrification, vehicle intelligence and a pickup truck are possible areas of cooperation between the two carmakers amid chalenges from US tariffs and loss of EV ...
Top Experts Predict AI's Economic Impact
AI growth projections by Nvidia's Jensen Huang, AMD's Lisa Su, Broadcom's Hock Tan and Salesforce's Marc Benioff, McKinsey and PwC.
China E-Commerce Giant JD.com Sees 15% Revenue Jump
Robust sales growth during the 3-Day Singles Day shopping event extended stronger-than-expected Q3 growth for JD.com, Alibaba and Pinduoduo.
Tencent's Strong Growth Constrained by AI Chip Shortage
US and Chinese restrictions on Nvidia and other US AI chips is hampering the growth of Tencent's cloud business, limiting sale of services to other ...
Weekly Jobless Rates Stay Flat
Various private firms estimate the weekly jobless rate as remaining nearly unchanged from the previous week as investors look ahead to next week's resumption of ...
China's EV Battery Materials Suppliers Seek Higher Prices
A rally in cobalt prices and a rise in the price of other battery materials is forcing China's battery materials makers to demand higher prices ...
China Industrial Output Growth Slows on Weak Demand
Industrial growth slows to 4.9% as soft domestic demand can't take up slack from a tariff-induced export slowdown
China's Top Contract Chipmaker Sees Strong Q3 Growth, Profits
SMIC reported a 9.7% jump in Q3 revenues and a 29% jump in profits on strong domestic demand even as it warns of jitters from ...
Holiday Retail Job Postings Drop
Job postings for stores and restaurants fell 16% from last October, according to Indeed Hiring Lab.
China Soy Bean Glut to Stymie US Export Hopes
Revenge soybean imports from South America followed by recent US shipments amid trade thaw puts a lid on volume of future purchases from the US.
Microsoft Builds 2nd Denmark Quantum Lab
The new facility will participate in developing the Majorana 1 chip, Microsoft's main entry in the race to develop practical quantum computing.
AI Power Demand Ushers Boom Cycle for Energy Storage
The huge demand for green energy by AI data centers means a 5-year boom in energy storage, according to a UBS analysis.
Volkswagen Bets Future Models on Rivian JV Tech
The vehicle platform and software systems developed in its joint venture with Rivian will be the basis for new Volkswagen and Audi models from 2027.
Nvidia Supplier Foxconn Bullish on AI Demand
Rising demand for AI chips helped Foxconn beat quarterly profit views by 17%.
Taiwan 2025 GDP Growth to Approach 6%
Strong Q3 growth of 7.64% on AI chip demand puts Taiwan on track to achieve the strongest GDP growth of any developed economy.
OpenAI Fights Order to Turn Over 20 Million Chats
Complying with the order would jeopardize confidential user information and the information is 99.99% irrelevant to the New York Times copyright infringement suit, according to ...
Japan Manufacturer Sentiment Highest in 4 Years
Manufacturers' sentiment index rose to plus 17, up from plus 8 in October, led by electronics export surge amid a 5% drop in yen since ...
Global EV Sales Growth Hits 23% in October
Sales of EVs and hybrids jumped to 1.9 million units despite a big decline in the North American market.
Lisa Su Expects AMD Chip Sales to Hit $1 Trillion
CEO Lisa Su estimates that AMD's combined chip sales will hit $1 trillion per year by 2030, with much of the growth coming from AI.
Porsche-Volkswagen Struggles with EV Rollout, China Competition
Porsche SE, owner of a controlling interest in Volkswagen, sees profits plunge amid a delayed EV rollout and stiff competition in China.
Meta AI Chief LeCun Exits After Being Passed Over for Alexandr Wang
Mark Zuckerberg is remaking Meta's AI regime in an aggressive bid for AI leadership with massive hiring of AI talent, including Scale AI founder Alexandr ...
Ikea Enjoys Rising Profits on Growth of Budget-Conscious Shoppers
The Swedish furniture maker has tried to absorb some of the costs added by Trump tariffs as it woos consumers feeling the pinch from several ...
Masayoshi Son's All-In Bet on OpenAI Pays Off Big
SoftBank reported a doubling of quarterly profits to $16.6 billion on a sustained surge by OpenAI stock.
K-Shaped Economy Great for Levi's $300 Jeans
Demand for premium denim is growing faster than for basic jeans, inspiring Levi's to expand sales of $400 Blue Tab jeans and $850 jackets.
BYD Expects EV Exports to Jump 60%
The Chinese company that passed Tesla last year to become the world's top EV maker is now on track to catch Ford and Honda next ...
Healthcare Shares Fall on Shutdown Deal
A deal to end the government shutdown without extending Affordable Care Act subsidies is causing a 2 - 10% drop in shares of leading healthcare ...
Wall Street Rises on Reopening Deal
House passage of a bill to fund the government until January 30 has produced a jump in share prices of all sectors except healthcare insurers.
Tesla's China Sales Plunged 60% from September
October sales fell 35.8% from last year and 60% from September to claim just 3.2% of China's auto sales.
Sony Lifts Profit Forecast on Lower Tariffs, Strong Chips
Lower tariffs and strong performance of its chips and entertainment business let Sony raise its profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 by ...
Honda's Biggest Challenge Comes from Chinese EV Makers
Honda's onetime stronghold of Southeast Asia is now being challenged by aggressive Chinese EV makers.
Legal AI Firm Clio Hits $5 Billion Valuation
The latest funding round led by New Enterprise Associates values the legal automation software firm at $5 Billion.
Tsavorite Secures $100 Million in Pre-Orders
Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence OPU chips used by data centers to scale AI workloads is enjoying strong demand amid a boom in AI infrastructure.
OpenAI Weighs Separate AI Healthcare Assistants
Recent high-level hires with healthcare backgrounds appears likely to lead to the creation of AI consumer healthcare offerings.
China's Easing of Rare-Earth Restrictions Less than Hoped
The trade deal struck at the APEC summit hasn't made China willing to give up the bargaining power secured by tightening control over rare-earth exports.
Major Retailers Promise Cheaper Thanksgiving with a Catch
Retailers seek to achieve more appealing price points for Thanksgiving meals by paring down the variety of their offerings to achieve economies of scale.
China Prices Rise on Curbs on Over-Production, Hyper-Competition
Deflationary pressures eased markedly in October as China's consumer prices resumed rising.
Carmakers Relieved by China's Exemptions for Nexperia Chip Shipments
The relatively simple but absolutely essential chips for carmakers have been exempted from China's export controls on Nexperia, a Dutch subsidiary of the Chinese firm ...
Demand for Nvidia's Blackwell Chips Strains Capacity
Despite being locked out of the China market for Nvidia's most advanced Blackwell chips, Jensen Huang seeks capacity output from key partners TSMC, Samsung, SK ...
NASDAQ Had Worst Week Since April
AI bubble fears were compounded by Jensen Huang's comment about China winning the AI race, led to a 3% drop in the tech-heavy NASDAQ.
Consumer Sentiment Sinks Deeper Than Expected
The dawning realization that Trump is determined to continue his disruptive policies that favor the wealthy over the working class appears to have contributed to ...
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