Japan Business Sentiment Hits 4-Year High
The tankan survey shows business confidence hit +15 in November, partially offsetting worries about US tariffs and soft consumption and setting up expectations for a ...
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China's Slowing Economy in November Adds Pressure for Reforms
Slowing growth in China's export-oriented economy increases calls for deeper reforms to encourage more domestic consumer consumption.
Korea Zinc to Build $7.4 Billion US Rare Earths Plant
The joint venture with US firms and the US government would produce antimony, germanium and gallium essential to telecommunications, chips and weaponry production.
Nvidia May Boost H200 Production on Surging China Demand
Even as Nvidia struggles to meet demand for its current-generation Blackwell chips, it is considering adding more lines to meet surging demand for the last-gen ...
Huawei Smartphone Uses Chinese Kirin 9030 Chip
The chip fabricated by China's top foundry SMIC uses an improved 7-nanometer process which still lags the 5-nm nodes used by TSMC and Samsung.
SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion in Insider Share Sale
In anticipation of a 2026 IPO that seeks to raise $25 billion, SpaceX is offering shares at $421 apiece, implying an $800 billion valuation.
Synthetic DNA Sequences Targeted for Export Controls
Digital DNA sequences derived from cutting-edge biotech research using AI are seen by a bipartisan group of lawmakers as technology that should be protected from ...
SpaceX IPO Clouded by Financial Impact of Mars Mission
Elon Musk's lifelong dream of sending humans to Mars adds a large element of risk to SpaceX's financial prospects.
Xpeng to Begin Mass EV Production in Malaysia
The Chinese luxury-EV maker is in talks with EPMB to begin Malaysia production in 2026 to serve Southeast Asia's right-hand drive market.
Cannabis Reclassification to Schedule III Boosts Stocks
Trump is expected to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, helping the cannabis industry with sales and financing.
Intel Tests Next-Gen Chipmaking Tool Developed in China
Intel's next-gen chipmaking process 14A may use a wafer-etching tool developed entirely in Shanghai by ACM Research, a Fremont-based firm founded by Chinese American David ...
Rivian Self-Driving Chip Surpasses Tesla's at Lower Cost
The Rivian Autonomy Processor enables Level 4 autonomy in the near future using a system that combines lidar input and its proprietary Large Driving Model.
Eli Lilly's Next GLP-1 Drug Outperforms Zepbound
The market leader in weight-loss drugs is poised to strengthen its position when its retatrutide drug is approved by the FDA.
Weekly Jobless Claims Surge on Seasonal Data Adjustments
Claims jumped 44,000 to a seasonally adjusted 236,000 for the week ended December 6 due largely to difficulties with seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holidays.
Oracle's Huge AI Investments vs Weak Cash Flow Stalls Stocks
As a key player in the aggressive global AI infrastructure buildout, Oracles' weak earnings on AI investments is seen by some as a reality check ...
China Recognizes Imbalance, Promises Big Boost for Consumption
Beijing pledges stimulus to boost incomes and consumption in order to secure 5% growth for 2026.
China Resumes Talks with EU on Minimum EV Pricing Plan
China seeks to replace tariffs of up to 45.3% with a scheme to impose minimum prices on its EV exports to Europe.
China's ZTE May Pay $1 Billion on US Foreign Bribery Charges
The allegations were based on bribes to officials in South America and elsewhere to secure telecom contracts.
OpenAI Warns Its New Models Pose High Security Risk
The company behind ChatGPT has begun working with a team of cybersecurity defenders to counter security risks posed by the capabilities of its upcoming models.
Rate Cut Weakens Dollar, Likely Adding to Consumer Inflation
The rate cuts so vociferously demanded by Trump since his election will make imports costlier and add to the consumer's perception of runaway prices.
Wall Street Rallies Modestly on Fed's Quarter Point Rate Cut
An interest rate cut that had already been partially baked into stocks has sparked a modest confirmation rise in the stock indexes.
Alibaba, ByeDance Eager for H200 Chips
Nvidia has begun turning out a small quantity of H200 chips even as it has allocated most of its resources to producing the current generation ...
SpaceX 2026 IPO to Raise $25 Billion for $1 Trillion Valuation
Taking a second company public would put pressure on Elon Musk to commit to only one.
Nvidia H200 AI Chips Impact Chinese University Recruitment of Top Talent
China's top students seek out universities with the largest number of Nvidia H200 chips in order to receive training using fastest AI models.
S. Korea's Hanwha, US Vatn to Build Navy Underwater Drones
The submarine drones are conceived as a way to counter China's massive build up of naval vessels.
Amazon Announces $35 Billion Investment in India
The investment includes expansion of operations and strengthening of its AI capabilities.
Nvidia Develops Location Verification Tech for AI Chips
The technology could be activated by the chip's buyer to verify the location at which a chip is being used to address US smuggling concerns.
US Tariffs Drive Vietnam to Deepen Ties with China
Chinese firms are becoming aggressive in investing in Vietnam and sending record shipments of components in defiance of US efforts to induce Vietnam to decouple ...
China Factory Deflation Deepens While Consumer Inflation Highest in 21 Months
High food prices raised China's consumer inflation to a 21-month high but factory deflation deepened on weak domestic demand.
Samsung SDI Inks $1.36 Billion LFP Battery Deal with US Firm
The deal was made with an undisclosed energy infrastructure firm to provide LFP (Lithium Iron Phostate) batteries for energy storage on reduced demand for EVs.
US Military to Develop Small-Scale Refineries for Critical Minerals
Minerals like tungsten, boron, antimony trisulfide and rare earths are essential to make bullets, armor and other weaponry.
China Sovereign Wealth Fund Rose 30.4% in 2024
The net profit on China's $1.57 trillion in national investments assets totaled $140.64 billion.
Leading Chip Equipment Maker ASML Sales Linked to Chinese Military
The Dutch company that makes the world's most advanced EUV lithography machines have sold parts to a subsidiary of state-owned China Electronics Technology group.
Global Airlines to Enjoy Record Profits in 2026
Despite plane delivery issues by Airbus and Boeing, European airlines are expected to overtake the US in airline profitability.
Beijing to Limit Use of Nvidia H200 Chips
China's response to US restrictions on exports of the most advanced AI chips to China has been to aggressive support the buildout of an AI ...
Solar Panel Installations Jumped 49% in Q3 Despite Hurdles
Over 30 GWs of generation capacity were installed, accounting for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity.
US Set to Allow Nvidia H200 GPU Sales to China
The H200 is six times more powerful than the H20 GPU legally exportable to China under current export regulations.
Declining Consumer Sentiment Increases Rate-Cut Bet
A survey of US consumers found sentiment on their current finances "deteriorating notably" but improvement in their perception of the job market.
China Trade Surplus Passes $1 Trillion for First Time on Non-US Surge
Trump's tariffs cut exports to US by a third but exports of EVs, electronics and chips to Southeast Asia and the EU surged past previous ...
IBM to Buy Cloud Infrastructure Firm Confluent as AI Demand Heats Up
The $11 deal is part of CEO Arvind Krishna's focus on M&As to speed up growth of IBM's cloud and software business.
China Invested $80 Billion in Overseas Cleantech to Stoke Demand
An oversupply of solar panels and batteries provided motivation for China to invest in green factories in countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and ...
Tata Lands Intel as Customer for India's First Chip Plant
Tata Electronics plans to build a $14 billion semiconductor fabrication plant in Gujarat state and a chip assembly and testing facility in Assam state.
Japan Pullout from Vietnam Nuclear Project Adds Strain
Relations between the two nations were already strained by a ban against motorbikes in central Hanoi hurting market-dominant Honda.
China's November Crude Oil Imports Highest in 27 Months
The 50.89 million metric tons was up 5.24% over October and 3.2% over last year.
China's Rare-Earth Exports Jumped in November
Through the end of November rare-earth exports jumped 11.6% over last year to 58,193.1 metric tons.
China November Exports Rise on Surge to Non-US Nations
Exports jumped 5.9% on year, reversing a 1.1% contraction in October.
Japan Q3 GDP Revised Down to Negative 2.3%
The contraction represents a downward revision from an initial figure of 1.8%, and came despite a slight increase in consumer spending, suggesting industrial contraction.
India Expects 7% Growth for 2025 on Strong Fundamentals
The world's 5th largest economy saw growth accelerate last month on strong consumer spending and front-loading of exports ahead of tariffs.
SpaceX Seeks to Double Valuation to $800 Billion
Elon Musk has begun talks with investors for a secondary share sale that would put the rocket-launch company's implied valuation above OpenAI to become the ...
SoftBank's Arm to Set Up Chip-Design School in S. Korea
A deal between SoftBank and S. Korea provides for a school to train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to help the nation achieve its ...
Japan Business Sentiment Hits 4-Year High
The tankan survey shows business confidence hit +15 in November, partially offsetting worries about US tariffs and soft consumption and setting up expectations for a ...
China's Slowing Economy in November Adds Pressure for Reforms
Slowing growth in China's export-oriented economy increases calls for deeper reforms to encourage more domestic consumer consumption.
Korea Zinc to Build $7.4 Billion US Rare Earths Plant
The joint venture with US firms and the US government would produce antimony, germanium and gallium essential to telecommunications, chips and weaponry production.
Nvidia May Boost H200 Production on Surging China Demand
Even as Nvidia struggles to meet demand for its current-generation Blackwell chips, it is considering adding more lines to meet surging demand for the last-gen ...
Huawei Smartphone Uses Chinese Kirin 9030 Chip
The chip fabricated by China's top foundry SMIC uses an improved 7-nanometer process which still lags the 5-nm nodes used by TSMC and Samsung.
SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion in Insider Share Sale
In anticipation of a 2026 IPO that seeks to raise $25 billion, SpaceX is offering shares at $421 apiece, implying an $800 billion valuation.
Synthetic DNA Sequences Targeted for Export Controls
Digital DNA sequences derived from cutting-edge biotech research using AI are seen by a bipartisan group of lawmakers as technology that should be protected from ...
SpaceX IPO Clouded by Financial Impact of Mars Mission
Elon Musk's lifelong dream of sending humans to Mars adds a large element of risk to SpaceX's financial prospects.
Xpeng to Begin Mass EV Production in Malaysia
The Chinese luxury-EV maker is in talks with EPMB to begin Malaysia production in 2026 to serve Southeast Asia's right-hand drive market.
Cannabis Reclassification to Schedule III Boosts Stocks
Trump is expected to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, helping the cannabis industry with sales and financing.
Intel Tests Next-Gen Chipmaking Tool Developed in China
Intel's next-gen chipmaking process 14A may use a wafer-etching tool developed entirely in Shanghai by ACM Research, a Fremont-based firm founded by Chinese American David ...
Rivian Self-Driving Chip Surpasses Tesla's at Lower Cost
The Rivian Autonomy Processor enables Level 4 autonomy in the near future using a system that combines lidar input and its proprietary Large Driving Model.
Eli Lilly's Next GLP-1 Drug Outperforms Zepbound
The market leader in weight-loss drugs is poised to strengthen its position when its retatrutide drug is approved by the FDA.
Weekly Jobless Claims Surge on Seasonal Data Adjustments
Claims jumped 44,000 to a seasonally adjusted 236,000 for the week ended December 6 due largely to difficulties with seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holidays.
Oracle's Huge AI Investments vs Weak Cash Flow Stalls Stocks
As a key player in the aggressive global AI infrastructure buildout, Oracles' weak earnings on AI investments is seen by some as a reality check ...
China Recognizes Imbalance, Promises Big Boost for Consumption
Beijing pledges stimulus to boost incomes and consumption in order to secure 5% growth for 2026.
China Resumes Talks with EU on Minimum EV Pricing Plan
China seeks to replace tariffs of up to 45.3% with a scheme to impose minimum prices on its EV exports to Europe.
China's ZTE May Pay $1 Billion on US Foreign Bribery Charges
The allegations were based on bribes to officials in South America and elsewhere to secure telecom contracts.
OpenAI Warns Its New Models Pose High Security Risk
The company behind ChatGPT has begun working with a team of cybersecurity defenders to counter security risks posed by the capabilities of its upcoming models.
Rate Cut Weakens Dollar, Likely Adding to Consumer Inflation
The rate cuts so vociferously demanded by Trump since his election will make imports costlier and add to the consumer's perception of runaway prices.
Wall Street Rallies Modestly on Fed's Quarter Point Rate Cut
An interest rate cut that had already been partially baked into stocks has sparked a modest confirmation rise in the stock indexes.
Alibaba, ByeDance Eager for H200 Chips
Nvidia has begun turning out a small quantity of H200 chips even as it has allocated most of its resources to producing the current generation ...
SpaceX 2026 IPO to Raise $25 Billion for $1 Trillion Valuation
Taking a second company public would put pressure on Elon Musk to commit to only one.
Nvidia H200 AI Chips Impact Chinese University Recruitment of Top Talent
China's top students seek out universities with the largest number of Nvidia H200 chips in order to receive training using fastest AI models.
S. Korea's Hanwha, US Vatn to Build Navy Underwater Drones
The submarine drones are conceived as a way to counter China's massive build up of naval vessels.
Amazon Announces $35 Billion Investment in India
The investment includes expansion of operations and strengthening of its AI capabilities.
Nvidia Develops Location Verification Tech for AI Chips
The technology could be activated by the chip's buyer to verify the location at which a chip is being used to address US smuggling concerns.
US Tariffs Drive Vietnam to Deepen Ties with China
Chinese firms are becoming aggressive in investing in Vietnam and sending record shipments of components in defiance of US efforts to induce Vietnam to decouple ...
China Factory Deflation Deepens While Consumer Inflation Highest in 21 Months
High food prices raised China's consumer inflation to a 21-month high but factory deflation deepened on weak domestic demand.
Samsung SDI Inks $1.36 Billion LFP Battery Deal with US Firm
The deal was made with an undisclosed energy infrastructure firm to provide LFP (Lithium Iron Phostate) batteries for energy storage on reduced demand for EVs.
US Military to Develop Small-Scale Refineries for Critical Minerals
Minerals like tungsten, boron, antimony trisulfide and rare earths are essential to make bullets, armor and other weaponry.
China Sovereign Wealth Fund Rose 30.4% in 2024
The net profit on China's $1.57 trillion in national investments assets totaled $140.64 billion.
Leading Chip Equipment Maker ASML Sales Linked to Chinese Military
The Dutch company that makes the world's most advanced EUV lithography machines have sold parts to a subsidiary of state-owned China Electronics Technology group.
Global Airlines to Enjoy Record Profits in 2026
Despite plane delivery issues by Airbus and Boeing, European airlines are expected to overtake the US in airline profitability.
Beijing to Limit Use of Nvidia H200 Chips
China's response to US restrictions on exports of the most advanced AI chips to China has been to aggressive support the buildout of an AI ...
Solar Panel Installations Jumped 49% in Q3 Despite Hurdles
Over 30 GWs of generation capacity were installed, accounting for 58% of all new electricity-generating capacity.
US Set to Allow Nvidia H200 GPU Sales to China
The H200 is six times more powerful than the H20 GPU legally exportable to China under current export regulations.
Declining Consumer Sentiment Increases Rate-Cut Bet
A survey of US consumers found sentiment on their current finances "deteriorating notably" but improvement in their perception of the job market.
China Trade Surplus Passes $1 Trillion for First Time on Non-US Surge
Trump's tariffs cut exports to US by a third but exports of EVs, electronics and chips to Southeast Asia and the EU surged past previous ...
IBM to Buy Cloud Infrastructure Firm Confluent as AI Demand Heats Up
The $11 deal is part of CEO Arvind Krishna's focus on M&As to speed up growth of IBM's cloud and software business.
China Invested $80 Billion in Overseas Cleantech to Stoke Demand
An oversupply of solar panels and batteries provided motivation for China to invest in green factories in countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and ...
Tata Lands Intel as Customer for India's First Chip Plant
Tata Electronics plans to build a $14 billion semiconductor fabrication plant in Gujarat state and a chip assembly and testing facility in Assam state.
Japan Pullout from Vietnam Nuclear Project Adds Strain
Relations between the two nations were already strained by a ban against motorbikes in central Hanoi hurting market-dominant Honda.
China's November Crude Oil Imports Highest in 27 Months
The 50.89 million metric tons was up 5.24% over October and 3.2% over last year.
China's Rare-Earth Exports Jumped in November
Through the end of November rare-earth exports jumped 11.6% over last year to 58,193.1 metric tons.
China November Exports Rise on Surge to Non-US Nations
Exports jumped 5.9% on year, reversing a 1.1% contraction in October.
Japan Q3 GDP Revised Down to Negative 2.3%
The contraction represents a downward revision from an initial figure of 1.8%, and came despite a slight increase in consumer spending, suggesting industrial contraction.
India Expects 7% Growth for 2025 on Strong Fundamentals
The world's 5th largest economy saw growth accelerate last month on strong consumer spending and front-loading of exports ahead of tariffs.
SpaceX Seeks to Double Valuation to $800 Billion
Elon Musk has begun talks with investors for a secondary share sale that would put the rocket-launch company's implied valuation above OpenAI to become the ...
SoftBank's Arm to Set Up Chip-Design School in S. Korea
A deal between SoftBank and S. Korea provides for a school to train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to help the nation achieve its ...
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