Month: March 2025
Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors assess China GDP and inflation targets
A man carrying a kite in the shape of the Chinese national flag walks along the Bund while buildings of Pudong’s Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher Wednesday as investors assessed China growth and inflation targets amid U.S. tariffs and escalating global trade tensions […]
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Europe’s battle for power spurs evolution of a new ecosystem for energy-hungry firms
Electric grid is seen in Krakow Poland as Polish government lifts cup in electricity prices what is expected to rise inflation once more – January 18,2025. Poland has one of the highest inflations in Europe. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The boom in artificial intelligence, a pressing […]
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Trump looms over the successful global expansion of Chinese smartphone players
The Xiaomi booth at the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BARCELONA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued clashes with China over tech and trade looms heavy over Chinese smartphone vendors who have grown globally in the past few years, creating uncertainty over whether some of these companies may be […]
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APAC business growing at double digits, but still way behind U.S. and Europe, says private jet charter firm
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Street Signs Asia Ian Moore, Chief Commercial Officer of Vista Global, sees business growth potential in Asia Pacific, “especially in Southeast Asia”. 02:22 26 minutes ago Source
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Trump touts BlackRock’s Panama Canal ports deal, says U.S. is ‘reclaiming’ waterway
US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the U.S. asset management firm BlackRock’s deal to buy two Panama Canal ports as a positive step in his […]
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Trump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland ‘one way or the other’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would take control of Greenland “one way or the other,” escalating months of increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards the self-governing Danish territory. Addressing a joint session of Congress in Washington, Trump said he had “a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland.” “We strongly support your right to […]
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China to raise defense spending by 7.2% in 2025 to ‘firmly safeguard’ national security
China’s navy showed off its J-15T fighter jet at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show on Nov. 12, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China on Wednesday increased its defense spending by 7.2% this year, the same growth rate as in the prior two years, as Beijing seeks to “firmly safeguard” its national security. In […]
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Trump draws anger for praising police after he pardoned Jan. 6 rioters
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump was blasted online Tuesday night over his pardoning of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot participants after he praised police during his speech to a […]
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Trump says a ‘little disturbance’ from tariffs is OK, as markets reel from trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump conceded before a joint session of Congress that his steep new tariffs will cause “a little disturbance,” but maintained it […]
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Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump speech after heckling president
Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was ejected from the House of Representatives chamber Tuesday night after repeatedly heckling President Donald Trump as he gave a speech to a joint session of Congress. Green was removed from the chamber at the order of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who warned the Texan several times to […]
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