Cheap Model Y Faces Intense Price Competition in Europe
The new affordable Tesla Model Y faces little competition in the US but dozens of competitors in Europe.
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China Adds Controls on Rare Earths, Magnet Technology
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Vietnam Stocks Surge on Market Upgrade
FTSE Russell's upgrade of Vietnam to emerging market status drives a surge in shares of locally listed firms.
Vinfast Electric Motorbikes Threaten Honda Stronghold
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Chinese Ships to Face $3.2 Billion in US Port Fees
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China Evaded Restrictions to Buy $38 Billion in Advanced Chipmaking Gear
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Nintendo Cards, Consoles, and Castles
In 130 years Nintendo evolved from making playing cards in Kyoto to building a gaming empire for the entire world.
Top AI Infrastructure Deals Worth Over $1 Trillion
Nvidia remains at the center of multi-billion-dollar deals signed by tech titan to build the AI infrastructure of tomorrow.
Anthropic Hogged Q3 AI Venture Funding
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Tesla Teases Cheaper Model to Break Sales Slump
The end of the $7,500 tax credit last month that drove a sales bump is expected to put long-term downward pressure on Tesla EV prices.
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Vietnam Led Asia Growth in Q3
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Bezos Touts Advantages of Space-Based Data Centers
Unlimited solar energy and the lack of weather conditions make data centers in space an inevitability according to Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos.
Battlefield Systems by Palantir, Anduril Panned by Army
Military communications systems provided by Trump allies contain major security flaws, according to an internal Army memo.
Uniqlo Mastered the Art of Simple
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Applied Materials to Lose $600 Million to New Chip Export Curbs
A recent expansion of restrictions on high-end chip exports is projected to cost the firm $600 million in 2026 revenues.
$55 Billion EA Buyout Shows IP Crossover Value
The leveraging of video games into movies and streaming content adds a crucial new dimension to the valuation of gaming assets.
Rivian Cuts Deliveries Forecast on End of EV Tax Credits
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Tae Oh's Spacecoin Seeks to Challenge Starlink
The satellite data communications startup succeeded in sending blockchain financial data around the world using a system designed for decentralized control.
Stargate Deepens Samsung-OpenAI Partnership
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Taiwan Refutes US Claim of 50/50 Chipmaking Deal
Despite a $165 billion TSMC is investing in US chip factories, most chip production will remain in Taiwan.
China Carmakers Invest More Abroad Than at Home
Fierce domestic competition and tariffs are pushing China's carmakers to look abroad for growth opportunities.
YouTube Wrangles for Streaming Dominance
Negotiations over shows like Sunday Night Football, America's Got Talent and Love Island illustrates YouTube's focus on streaming market share as key to media dominance.
H-1B Visa Fee Pushes US Firms to Shift Work to India
Global capability centers (GCC) in India may become the main beneficiary of Trump's push to make H-1B visas prohibitively expensive.
Global Currency Trade Hits $10 Trillion per Day
Amid rising volatility the yuan's share of FX trade has risen at the expense of the euro and the British sterling.
Booming S. Korean Used-Car Exports Cushion Tariff Impact
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100% Tariffs to Hit Movies Produced Overseas
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DeepSeek Unveils AI Model with Big Efficiency Jump
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Tariffs Fail to Spur US Auto Factory Construction
Trump rhetoric about how his tariffs are producing a boom in US carmaking is contradicted by auto industry reality.
China Factory Output Shrinks in September
Slumping domestic demand and US tariffs result in a sixth straight month of decline in manufacturing output.
Low-Carbon Aluminum Helps Mercedes Cut Emissions
The new electric CLA uses aluminum that produces one-fifth the carbon emissions of conventional aluminum.
S. Korea September Exports Surge
Strong chip demand more than made up for Trump tariffs as S. Korea enjoys the biggest export growth since August 2024.
Exports 20% of BYD 2025 Global Sales
Slowing domestic sales growth makes BYD increasingly reliant on exports.
S. Korea Rejects $350 Billion Cash Payment
Trump's claim that S. Korea would pay the US $350 billion to strike tariff deal is denied by President Lee's National Security Adviser as likely ...
ByteDance to Retain Control of TikTok US Operations
With the exception of US consumer data, the Chinese owner of TikTok will control operations and profitability of US operations following the deal to create ...
New Tariff on US Chipmakers
In an effort to reduce the current high degree of US reliance on overseas chip production, a new Trump plan would force US chipmakers to ...
New Tariffs Added to Drugs, Trucks, Furniture
Trump appears to be bracing for a loss of his Supreme Court appeal on so-called reciprocal tariffs imposed on every nation, causing even more chaos ...
Beijing to Require EV Export Licenses
In an effort at protecting the image of Chinese brands, EV makers will have to secure permission to export starting next year.
TikTok Grossly Undervalued
A Trump executive order giving national security clearance for the sale of TikTok's US operations to a US consortium sets a price of $14 billion ...
Q2 Growth Revised Upward Amid Current Steep Decline
Sharp upward revision to 3.8% for Q2 growth was due to transitory factors while current projections call for abysmal 1.5% growth in H2 on impact ...
H&M Q3 Profits Surge with Focus on Trendy
Despite fierce competition from Shein and Zara the Swedish fast-fashion house has managed a 40% jump in operating profit with a campaign centered around pop ...
BYD EVs Outsell Tesla in Europe
A threefold jump in year-over-year August sales puts BYD ahead of Tesla in Europe sales for the second straight month.
TSMC Uses AI to Speed Up Design of Energy-Efficient Chips
AI-based chip design has helped TSMC and other chipmakers achieve a ten-fold improvement in the energy-efficiency of new chips.
BYD to Produce EVs Locally to Support Booming Europe Sales
A battery plant in Europe is being considered to support BYD's EV assembly lines in Hungary and Turkey aiming to produce 500,000 cars per year.
Full Force of Tariffs Yet to Hit Says OECD
For now growth is being proppsed up by huge US AI investments, China's state support for the economy and sellers drawing down pre-tariff inventory.
UK Jaguar Land Rover Still Down 4 Weeks After Cyberattack
An early September cyberattack keeps UK assembly lines from producing Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, with small suppliers struggling to survive.
Silicon Valley May Offshore to Beat New H-1B Visa Fee
The $100,000 fee Trump has placed on H-1B visas is likely to backfire by reducing the number of Americans hired as Silicon Valley follows hi-tech ...
Stargate to Build $500 Billion AI Data Centers
Consortium of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank announced five new data centers to power AI growth.
Cheap Model Y Faces Intense Price Competition in Europe
The new affordable Tesla Model Y faces little competition in the US but dozens of competitors in Europe.
Toyota, Sumitomo Metal Develop New Cathode Material
The development will advance the quest for solid-state EV batteries that are durable, safe and charge faster.
China Adds Controls on Rare Earths, Magnet Technology
The new restrictions may have been precipitated by current US efforts to further tighten export controls on chipmaking equipment sales to China.
Vietnam Stocks Surge on Market Upgrade
FTSE Russell's upgrade of Vietnam to emerging market status drives a surge in shares of locally listed firms.
Vinfast Electric Motorbikes Threaten Honda Stronghold
The Vietnamese government's push toward EVs boosts Vinfast's EV vehicles at the expense of Honda's market dominance.
Chinese Ships to Face $3.2 Billion in US Port Fees
The US is threatening to impose port fees on Chinese built ships expected to total $3.2 billion in 2026 for the top 10 carriers.
China Evaded Restrictions to Buy $38 Billion in Advanced Chipmaking Gear
Regulations introduced in 2022 to block China's access to state-of-the-art chipmaking gear failed to prevent China's 2024 purchases from making up 39% of aggregate sales ...
Nintendo Cards, Consoles, and Castles
In 130 years Nintendo evolved from making playing cards in Kyoto to building a gaming empire for the entire world.
Top AI Infrastructure Deals Worth Over $1 Trillion
Nvidia remains at the center of multi-billion-dollar deals signed by tech titan to build the AI infrastructure of tomorrow.
Anthropic Hogged Q3 AI Venture Funding
The $13 billion in new venture funding received during 2025 Q3 gave Anthropic the lion's share of the 46% of total global venture funding that ...
Tesla Teases Cheaper Model to Break Sales Slump
The end of the $7,500 tax credit last month that drove a sales bump is expected to put long-term downward pressure on Tesla EV prices.
Layoffs Muted Despite Stalled Hiring
The number of jobless claims went up modestly in the final week of September but hiring appears to remain stalled on uncertainty over Trump's tariffs ...
10 Most Important AI-Powered New Materials Discoveries
AI is accelerating the pace of new materials discoveries by orders of magnitude over previous decades, leading to a brave and green new world of ...
Vietnam Led Asia Growth in Q3
Vietnam remained Asia's fastest-growing economy despite headwinds from 20% US tariffs that kicked in mid-quarter.
Bezos Touts Advantages of Space-Based Data Centers
Unlimited solar energy and the lack of weather conditions make data centers in space an inevitability according to Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos.
Battlefield Systems by Palantir, Anduril Panned by Army
Military communications systems provided by Trump allies contain major security flaws, according to an internal Army memo.
Uniqlo Mastered the Art of Simple
Tadashi Yanai didn’t need to follow trends or plaster a logo on shirts to grow Uniqlo into one of the world’s biggest clothing retailers.
Applied Materials to Lose $600 Million to New Chip Export Curbs
A recent expansion of restrictions on high-end chip exports is projected to cost the firm $600 million in 2026 revenues.
$55 Billion EA Buyout Shows IP Crossover Value
The leveraging of video games into movies and streaming content adds a crucial new dimension to the valuation of gaming assets.
Rivian Cuts Deliveries Forecast on End of EV Tax Credits
Despite a big jump in EV deliveries last quarter, Rivian adjusts down forecasts on pessimism on loss of $7,500 credits by mid-income households for leased ...
Tae Oh's Spacecoin Seeks to Challenge Starlink
The satellite data communications startup succeeded in sending blockchain financial data around the world using a system designed for decentralized control.
Stargate Deepens Samsung-OpenAI Partnership
Samsung and SK Hynix will meet the high demand for memory chips from OpenAI's Stargate data centers in the US and in South Korea.
Taiwan Refutes US Claim of 50/50 Chipmaking Deal
Despite a $165 billion TSMC is investing in US chip factories, most chip production will remain in Taiwan.
China Carmakers Invest More Abroad Than at Home
Fierce domestic competition and tariffs are pushing China's carmakers to look abroad for growth opportunities.
YouTube Wrangles for Streaming Dominance
Negotiations over shows like Sunday Night Football, America's Got Talent and Love Island illustrates YouTube's focus on streaming market share as key to media dominance.
H-1B Visa Fee Pushes US Firms to Shift Work to India
Global capability centers (GCC) in India may become the main beneficiary of Trump's push to make H-1B visas prohibitively expensive.
Global Currency Trade Hits $10 Trillion per Day
Amid rising volatility the yuan's share of FX trade has risen at the expense of the euro and the British sterling.
Booming S. Korean Used-Car Exports Cushion Tariff Impact
Surging demand from Russia, Central Asia and the Middle East has made used cars the fastest growing S. Korean export sector along with cosmetics.
100% Tariffs to Hit Movies Produced Overseas
Trump's protectionism hits a new high by expanding into cultural products, greatly increasing the sense of isolationism felt by Americans and foreigners.
DeepSeek Unveils AI Model with Big Efficiency Jump
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is seen as an intermediate step toward next-generation AI architecture and greatly reduces training and computing costs.
Tariffs Fail to Spur US Auto Factory Construction
Trump rhetoric about how his tariffs are producing a boom in US carmaking is contradicted by auto industry reality.
China Factory Output Shrinks in September
Slumping domestic demand and US tariffs result in a sixth straight month of decline in manufacturing output.
Low-Carbon Aluminum Helps Mercedes Cut Emissions
The new electric CLA uses aluminum that produces one-fifth the carbon emissions of conventional aluminum.
S. Korea September Exports Surge
Strong chip demand more than made up for Trump tariffs as S. Korea enjoys the biggest export growth since August 2024.
Exports 20% of BYD 2025 Global Sales
Slowing domestic sales growth makes BYD increasingly reliant on exports.
S. Korea Rejects $350 Billion Cash Payment
Trump's claim that S. Korea would pay the US $350 billion to strike tariff deal is denied by President Lee's National Security Adviser as likely ...
ByteDance to Retain Control of TikTok US Operations
With the exception of US consumer data, the Chinese owner of TikTok will control operations and profitability of US operations following the deal to create ...
New Tariff on US Chipmakers
In an effort to reduce the current high degree of US reliance on overseas chip production, a new Trump plan would force US chipmakers to ...
New Tariffs Added to Drugs, Trucks, Furniture
Trump appears to be bracing for a loss of his Supreme Court appeal on so-called reciprocal tariffs imposed on every nation, causing even more chaos ...
Beijing to Require EV Export Licenses
In an effort at protecting the image of Chinese brands, EV makers will have to secure permission to export starting next year.
TikTok Grossly Undervalued
A Trump executive order giving national security clearance for the sale of TikTok's US operations to a US consortium sets a price of $14 billion ...
Q2 Growth Revised Upward Amid Current Steep Decline
Sharp upward revision to 3.8% for Q2 growth was due to transitory factors while current projections call for abysmal 1.5% growth in H2 on impact ...
H&M Q3 Profits Surge with Focus on Trendy
Despite fierce competition from Shein and Zara the Swedish fast-fashion house has managed a 40% jump in operating profit with a campaign centered around pop ...
BYD EVs Outsell Tesla in Europe
A threefold jump in year-over-year August sales puts BYD ahead of Tesla in Europe sales for the second straight month.
TSMC Uses AI to Speed Up Design of Energy-Efficient Chips
AI-based chip design has helped TSMC and other chipmakers achieve a ten-fold improvement in the energy-efficiency of new chips.
BYD to Produce EVs Locally to Support Booming Europe Sales
A battery plant in Europe is being considered to support BYD's EV assembly lines in Hungary and Turkey aiming to produce 500,000 cars per year.
Full Force of Tariffs Yet to Hit Says OECD
For now growth is being proppsed up by huge US AI investments, China's state support for the economy and sellers drawing down pre-tariff inventory.
UK Jaguar Land Rover Still Down 4 Weeks After Cyberattack
An early September cyberattack keeps UK assembly lines from producing Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, with small suppliers struggling to survive.
Silicon Valley May Offshore to Beat New H-1B Visa Fee
The $100,000 fee Trump has placed on H-1B visas is likely to backfire by reducing the number of Americans hired as Silicon Valley follows hi-tech ...
Stargate to Build $500 Billion AI Data Centers
Consortium of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank announced five new data centers to power AI growth.
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