China
Nvidia’s Huang downplays concerns over selling AI chips to Beijing: It has ‘plenty’ of its own
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference at the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Ezra Acayan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn’t buy the national security concerns over his firm selling its most advanced semiconductors to China, […]
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A ‘war room’ mentality: How auto giants are battling the Nexperia chip crunch
A Honda sedan moves down the assembly line on Jan. 28, 2025 at the automaker’s assembly plant in Marysville, Ohio. Michael Wayland / CNBC Global automakers are once again bracing for production disruptions due to a potential shortage of automotive semiconductor chips, this time sparked by the Dutch government amid geopolitical tensions between the U.S. […]
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Shipping sector skeptical Trump’s latest trade truce with China will reverse import decline
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images American shippers were already unhappy about their business outlook after President Donald Trump imposed steep new tariffs on China in April. And […]
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Gold, defense and more: Five sectors to watch after pivotal Trump-Xi meeting
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea on Thursday yielded a raft of fresh agreements , including on rare earth minerals, fentanyl and soybeans. Investors are now keeping tabs on what the meeting — rated a “12” out of 10 by Trump — could mean for […]
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Russia on guard after Trump’s call to resume nuclear weapons testing
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s call for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing after a more than 30-year pause […]
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The biggest takeaways from the Trump-Xi meeting — what the truce covers and what is still unclear
President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping reached a trade truce during a high-stakes meeting in South Korea on Thursday, de-escalating a dispute over rare earth elements that had threatened to push the world’s two largest economies into a full-blown trade war. China has agreed to pause for one year the sweeping export controls on […]
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Rare earth stocks rally as China delays export controls after Trump-Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One on October 30, 2025 in flight. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of U.S.-listed rare earth miners rallied on Thursday after China agreed to delay the introduction of further export controls as part of an agreement reached […]
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Merck tops estimates on Keytruda strength and narrows profit outlook, as it lowers estimated tariff hit
Merck on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates as it saw strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda. The drugmaker also narrowed its full-year profit outlook to reflect lower estimated tariff costs, among other factors. Sales of Keytruda topped $8 billion for the first time in a quarter, rising 10% from the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: All about Trump-Xi, Fed cuts and Big Tech earnings
The Google corporate office at The Hub building in Warsaw, Poland on Sept. 16th, 2025. Beata Zawrze | Nurphoto | Getty Images The news cycle barely stopped to breathe today. First, Trump meets Xi. U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, during which he struck a 1-year rare […]
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Chinese companies have begun to dominate Southeast Asia’s online shopping market
Key Points In Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, Chinese e-commerce players have quickly come to dominate around half of the online shopping market, Bain and Company said in a report Thursday. “Far from being killed by tariffs, the internationalization of Chinese retail is entering a new phase,” the consulting firm said. The findings come as […]
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