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Trump calls China the ‘chief-ripper-offer’ on trade, with no sign of direct talks
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday called China the leading candidate for the “chief-ripper-offer” on trade, and tried to downplay the possible economic impacts of […]
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns China is ‘not behind’ in AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that China is “not behind” in artificial intelligence, and that Huawei is “one of the most formidable technology companies in the world.” Speaking to reporters at a tech conference in Washington, D.C., Huang said China may be “right behind” the U.S. for now, but it’s a narrow gap. “We […]
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Yum Brands revenue misses as Pizza Hut’s same-store sales fall 2%
Yum Brands on Wednesday reported mixed quarterly results as Pizza Hut’s same-store sales dropped more than expected. Shares of the company fell more than 1% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported for the first quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.30 […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors parse key regional data
Cityscape and Tokyo Tower at sunset, Tokyo, Japan. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed Wednesday as traders parse a slew of key economic data in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.14% while the Topix added 0.5%. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.2% and the Kosdaq dipped 0.25%. Australia’s benchmark […]
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China waives tariffs on U.S. ethane imports, Reuters reports
Gantry cranes stand near a cargo ship at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, on Feb. 7, 2025. Go Nakamura | Reuters China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the United States imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday, among a group of products that have been granted […]
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Where the ‘Fast Money’ traders see the most promise — and problems — over President Trump’s next 100 days
Fast Money Where the ‘Fast Money’ traders see the most promise — and problems — over President Trump’s next 100 days Published Tue, Apr 29 20257:25 PM EDTUpdated 47 Min Ago Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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Alibaba launches new Qwen LLMs in China’s latest open-source AI breakthrough
Qwen3 is Alibaba’s debut into so-called “hybrid reasoning models,” which it says combines traditional LLM capabilities with “advanced, dynamic reasoning.” Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Alibaba released the next generation of its open-sourced large language models, Qwen3, on Tuesday — and experts are calling it yet another breakthrough in China’s booming open-source artificial […]
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China insists no tariff talks underway with Trump and Xi or top aides, despite U.S. claims
U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters’ questions after exiting Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters China on Monday once again denied that it is in talks to resolve its tariff war with the U.S., after a series of statements by President Donald Trump and […]
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Microsoft says U.S. can’t afford falling behind China in quantum computers
Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks during signing ceremony of cooperation agreement between the Polish Ministry of Defence and Microsoft, in Warsaw, Poland, February 17, 2025. Kacper Pempel | Reuters The U.S. cannot afford to fall behind China in the race to a working quantum computer, Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote Monday. President Donald Trump and […]
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Empty shelves, trucking layoffs lead to a summer recession in Apollo’s shocking trade fight timeline
The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images The economic impact of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will soon become apparent to everyday Americans and lead to a recession this summer, according to Apollo Global Management. Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo, laid out a timeline in a presentation for clients […]
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