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China’s EV industry is spending more on factories abroad than at home for the first time
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and China’s Great Wall Motor (GWM) CEO Mu Feng attend the opening of the GWM automobile factory on August 15, 2025, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car companies are increasing investments in overseas factories as […]
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CNBC Daily Open: That’s not how revisions to jobs numbers work
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on August 1, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images After U.S. jobs figures for May and June were revised significantly downward by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — slashing a combined 258,000 from previous figures — President Donald […]
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China’s BYD breaks delivery growth streak as EV price war reshapes competition
Despite a July slowdown, BYD retains its lead in China’s competitive EV market. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s largest EV maker BYD posted its first monthly delivery decline this year, amid stiff competition from a price war that has attracted attention from policymakers in Beijing. While other major Chinese electric […]
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This Chinese jeweler is using traditional techniques to challenge Cartier — and it’s starting in Singapore
Key Points One of the latest stores to enter Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands is Laopu Gold, a Chinese jewelry upstart intent on becoming a global luxury brand. NBA player Victor “Wemby” Wembanyama picked up a Laopu pendant necklace while visiting Beijing last month. In May, Cartier-parent Richemont warned investors about Laopu’s rise. Source
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Amazon deploys its 1 millionth robot in a sign of more job automation
An Amazon logistics center in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Dummerstorf, Germany, on Nov. 27, 2024. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Amazon announced Monday its millionth worker robot, and said its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative artificial intelligence model. The move comes at a time when more tech companies are […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tariffs led us down a different timeline for interest rates
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood sweetheart who moved to a different country. The early […]
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Xpeng defies China’s EV price war with steady sales as Tesla and local rivals try to keep pace
Key Points Xpeng reported an eighth-straight month of more than 30,000 monthly vehicle deliveries amid a fierce price war in China. Xpeng’s U.S.-listed rivals, which target a more premium segment of China’s car market, saw more modest sales momentum. BYD remained the market giant, with its passenger car sales edging higher in June to 377,628 […]
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Tesla inks first deal to build China’s largest grid-scale battery power plant
Tesla has inked its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China amid a strained trading relationship between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company posted on the Chinese social media service Weibo that the project would be the largest of its kind in China when completed. Utility-scale battery energy storage systems help […]
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Involution or evolution? China wants to stop the EV price war, but analysts are doubtful
A worker checks a finished vehicle on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025 in Ningbo, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — As China’s electric vehicle price war intensifies, its top leaders have sounded the alarm with high-profile calls to halt […]
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