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Trump’s tariff deal offers scant relief for Japan automakers as bigger threat looms
Tesla vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japanese automakers may have sidestepped crushing U.S. tariffs, but the […]
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‘This market is pricing in perfection,’ warns Verdence Capital CIO as tariff deadline looms
Fast Money ‘This market is pricing in perfection,’ warns Verdence Capital CIO as tariff deadline looms Published Sun, Jul 27 202511:00 AM EDT Alexa LoMonaco Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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India resumes issuing visas to Chinese nationals after a 5-year freeze
India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens for the first time in five years starting Thursday, according to a Weibo post by the Indian embassy in China on Wednesday, marking a significant step in de-escalating tensions between the two countries. Tensions between China and India escalated after their military clashed in June 2020 over […]
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China’s tech talent are making big strides — they’re creating apps for the world
San Francisco-based AI design app Lovart officially launched Wednesday, with North American users in focus. Lovart BEIJING — Chinese developers are powering some of the latest artificial intelligence tools aimed at a global market. Melvin Chen moved to San Francisco from China to co-found AI design startup Lovart, which officially launched Wednesday — after claiming […]
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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing has more to worry about than just deflation
Aerial view of a villager drying Chinese fan palm leaves on July 21, 2025 in Neijiang, Sichuan province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images 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. Each week, we’ll […]
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Bessent says Aug. 12 China tariff deadline likely to be extended, talks planned in Stockholm
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, speaks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said that he is likely to hash out an extension […]
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China’s affluent are as pessimistic about the economy as they were during the Covid-19 pandemic
A study of affluent Chinese released this month by consulting firm Oliver Wyman found that 22% of respondents were negative about the economy when surveyed in May. It just exceeds the 21% seen in October 2022, just before Beijing announced plans to ease its stringent zero-Covid policy. Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images BEIJING […]
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Clout wars: Jensen Huang eclipses Elon Musk and Tim Cook in Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on “Investing in America” on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The China-U.S. trade war in the first Donald Trump administration saw Apple CEO Tim Cook go […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors dismiss Trump administration’s beef with the Fed — S&P 500 hits new high
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sits to testify before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters With the job market currently being rough for many — in no small part because of artificial intelligence — it may be tempting to enroll […]
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Nvidia’s China return buys time for Beijing to boost its chip drive
As semiconductors have become a geopolitical hot potato over the past few years, it’s no surprise that Nvidia , the leader in artificial intelligence-related chips, has been caught up in escalating tensions between the U.S. and China. When Nvidia returned to the China market last week , seemingly with the blessing of Washington, it sparked […]
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