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Trump’s trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point
A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors parse China trade data
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slid 0.14%, while the Topix added 0.25%. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.35%, and the small-cap Kosdaq traded 0.45% higher. Revisions released by Tokyo on Monday show Japan’s economy shrank more sharply between July and September than first estimated. Official data showed that […]
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‘Terrifying’: Why U.S. senator in top intel post wants more spying on Chinese companies
Go back a decade and most Americans had never heard of Huawei. Today, the Chinese telecom giant is a symbol of how quickly China can dominate a strategic technology sector and in the process create new national security and market threats for U.S. government and industry. Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat […]
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5 stocks that Goldman gives over 70% upside in the coming year
Goldman Sachs has unveiled its top global stock picks for December, highlighting five it rates with an upside of 70% or more. They are: Autonomous vehicle chipmaker Horizon Robotics China’s Horizon Robotics could see an upside of 94% thanks to an upgrade in its product mix, designed to “capture high end smart-driving demand,” according to Goldman. […]
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‘China’s Nvidia’ Moore Threads surges over 400% on trading debut after $1.1 billion listing
An illustration photo shows Moore Threads logo in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 30, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Shares of Moore Threads, a Beijing-based graphics processing unit (GPU) manufacturer often referred to as “China’s Nvidia,” soared by more than 400% on its debut in Shanghai following its […]
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Taking on China from Russia’s border: Inside Europe’s biggest rare earths factory
A view of the NEO magnetic plant in Narva, a city in northeastern Estonia. A plant producing rare-earth magnets for Europe’s electric vehicle and wind-energy sectors. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images NARVA, Estonia — Europe’s big bet to break China’s rare earths dominance starts on Russia’s doorstep. The continent’s largest […]
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iPhone 17 will drive record Apple shipments in 2025, IDC says
Apple’s latest iPhone models are shown on display at its Regent Street, London store on the launch day of the iPhone 17. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Apple will hit a record level of iPhone shipments this year driven by its latest models and a resurgence in its key market of China, research firm IDC has […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Three economic flashpoints for 2026
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story China is closing out 2025 with far more confidence on the world stage than at the start of the year. It was the first major […]
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European markets set to start December in negative territory
European stocks are expected to start the last trading month of the year in negative territory. Source
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Asia’s middle class fuels regional travel growth: Marriott International President
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Rajeev Menon, Marriott International’s President for Asia Pacific (ex-China), explained that the rise of Asia’s middle class is set to reshape the travel industry. As more people gain disposable income, he expects leisure and business travel across the region to increase significantly. […]
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