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China Power-Grid Investments Surge to Record $574 Billion
During the 2026-2030 period China's investment in its energy grid will jump 40% over the previous five years.
Wikipedia Monetizes Content with AI Training Deals
The non-profit online encyclopedia announced data licensing deals with tech giants Microsoft, Met and Amazon, as well as Perplexity and Mistral AI, in addition to ...
Microsoft Buys Soil Carbon Credits to Keep Pledge to Be Carbon Negative
To offset its buildout of power-hungry AI data centers, Microsoft struck a 12-year deal with Indigo Carbon to help meet its goal of becoming carbon ...
Asad Ayaz Named Disney's Chief Marketing Officer
The 20-year Disney veteran was born in Pakistan, raised in England and graduated from Bennington College.
Foreign Visits to US Fell 6% Despite 6.7% Global Tourism Growth
Unsettling US policies appear to have caused some tourists to head for Europe and Japan instead.
Honeywell Grooms Quantinuum Quantum Computing Unit for IPO
The IPO would seek to exploit rising demand in developing quantum computing as a way to accelerate complex processing needed to develop the next generation ...
Japanese Companies Lead World in Corporate Green Push
22% of Japanese firms achieved climate leadership status, followed by 17% of UK, 16% of EU and 8% of China and Southeast Asia.
China Logged Record $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus in 2025 Despite US Tariffs
An export economy unmatched in competitiveness enjoyed startling success in diversifying export markets quickly enough to offset Trump's trade war.
China-Japan Tensions Over Taiwan Didn't Hurt Highest Trade Since 2022
China imported $16.4 billion worth of goods from Japan in December, the highest total since September 2022.
China Steel Exports, Iron Ore Imports Hit Record High
December steel exports hit 11.3 million metric tons on front-loading ahead of a new Beijing requirement of export licenses starting this year.
Tesla to Release Full Self-Driving Software Valentine's Day
A system that drives but requires an attentive driver on hand to intervene if necessary will only be made available on a monthly subscription basis.
China Trade with Russia Falls for First Time in 5 Years
Falling demand for Chinese cars and lower Russian crude oil prices combined to cause 2-way trade to fall 6.5%.
US Approves Nvidia H200 GPU Sales to China with Conditions
Chinese orders already top 2 million for a total value of over $54 billion, requiring Nvidia to restart production of the last-gen GPUs.
Apple Offers Creator Studio for Monthly Subscription
The bundle of marquee video software like Final Cut Pro and is offered at $12.99 per month or $129 a year to expand Apple's services ...
1.5 Million Americans Compound GLP-1 Knockoffs
Using ingredients, often from China, to compound GLP-1s can save hundreds of dollars per month from using branded weight-loss drugs like Novo's Wegovy.
Russia New Car Sales Plunged 15.6% in 2025
The auto industry suffers from Putin's effort to shift resources toward the Ukraine war with high interest rates and raising scrappage fees.
Renault to Sell Filante Crossover Based on Geely Platform in S. Korea
The French auto giant had already been building its Grand Koleos SUV in S. Korea based on the Chinese automaker's platform.
Google to Make High-End Smartphones in Vietnam
Google plans to expand the number of smartphone models already being produced in Vietnam.
Vietnam Trade Surplus with US Passes China's
Cutting the growing trade imbalance with Vietnam—created in large part due to the push to reduce China's surplus—will be the primary focus for Jennifer Wicks ...
Consumer Inflation Snapped Back in December After Shutdown Distortions
The consumer price index (CPI) jumped 0.3% in December after the BLS had estimated a 0.2% rise in the September to November period.
Taiwan, US Reach Broad Consensus on Tariff Deal
To cut the tariff rate from 20% to 15% Taiwan may agree to build several more TSMC chip plants in Arizona.
China Chip Designer GigaDevice Soars 40% on Hong Kong Debut
The firm ranks second in the world in NOR flash memory used for storing the code that runs consumer electronics, autos and industrial automation.
SK Hynix to Invest $13 Billion on Chip Packaging Plant on AI Demand
The sustained surge in demand for high-bandwidth AI memory prompts Nvidia's main HBM supplier to begin construction of a new factory in April.
Alphabet Becomes 4th Member of $4-Trillion Club on AI Success
Google's parent company briefly touched $4 trillion in valuation as a deal with Apple lifted sentiment about the latest version of the Google Gemini AI ...
China Applauds EU's Minimum Price Scheme for EVs
The EU agrees to replace its threat of high tariffs on Chinese EVs with a rigorous schedule of minimum prices.
Nvidia to Use Vera Rubin Chips in AI Biotech Tieup with Eli Lilly
The firms will jointly spend $1 billion to build a new research facility to generate data to train biotechnology AI models.
Geely Overtakes Volkswagen in China Sales
China's top-selling foreign auto brand slipped to 3rd place in sales behind BYD and Geely as a strong local preference for EVs hurt laggards in ...
Apple Beat Samsung in 2025 Smartphone Sales
A 20% global market share put Apple ahead of Samsung at 19% and Xiomi at 13%.
China's Tariff-Defying Record Export Growth Likely Slowed in December
Expansion of exports to new global markets continue but December growth is expected to slip to 3% due to the base effect caused by export ...
Apple to Base Siri on Google Gemini 3 AI Model
The two firms entered into a multi-year tieup to equip Apple devices with cutting-edge AI capabilities.
Investors Discomfited by Trump Threats Against Powell
Trump's efforts to control the Fed are seen as weakening the dollar and destabilizing the US economy.
US Can Cover Possible Tariff Refunds Says Bessent
The likelihood of a Wednesday Supreme Court ruling invalidating Trump's destructive tariffs prompts the Treasury Secretary to spin a refund as a corporate boondoggle.
Musk's X to Open Algorithm to Public in Response to EU Pressure
X had been hit with a 120 million euro ($140 million) fine for allegedly failing to abide by the transparency required by the EU's Digital ...
10% Credit Card Interest Cap Floated by Trump
The proposed one-year cap effective January 20 isn't accompanied by specifics on how it would be enforced.
Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling Delayed Until January 14th
Trump tariffs are widely expected to be invalidated based on Justices questioning during November oral arguments on cases brought by US businesses challenging the so-called ...
Americans More Worried About Jobs in December
Households earning less than $100,000 were most concerned about a weak job market while consumers generally expected continued high inflation.
US Manufacturing Jobs Fall on Trump Tariff Initiative
Pace of job creation fell by more than two-thirds since Trump took office, with manufacturing jobs falling for the eighth straight month as tariffs disrupt ...
Polestar Q4 Sales Jumped 27% with Focus on Europe
The Swedish EV brand sold 60,119 cars in 2025, with 15,608 in Q4, and received a $900 million injection from Chinese majority-owner Geely.
Meta Strikes 3 Nuclear Power Deals for Data Centers
Nuclear power deals with Vistra, Oklo and TerraPower spanning 20 years will help accelerates development of small nuclear reactors.
CES Shows AI Gadgets Aplenty but No Servant-Level Robots
AI-spurred advances in robotics haven't yet translated into humanoid robots capable of performing even an assortment of basic household chores.
TSMC Q4 Revenues Beat, Jump 20.45% on Year
The world's most valuable contract manufacturer sets a new record with quarterly revenues of $33.05 billion on surging AI chip demand.
xAI Lost $1.46 Billion on $107 Million Q3 Revenues
Elon Musks's AI platform remains well capitalized with a recent $20 billion series E round but illustrates the high cost of entry into the AI ...
Markets Transfixed by Pending Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
The anticipated Friday decision to overturn or to affirm Trump tariffs would produce volatility for US treasury rates and shift the stock market for industries ...
Hiring Plans Fall to Lowest Level Since 2010
Job growth is expected to stay weak though only mild gains in new unemployment claims suggest low layoffs.
Premium for US West Coast Jet Fuel to Asia Highest in 2 Years
High demand on the west coast and weak demand in China has lifted the Los Angeles jet fuel derivative price nearly $40 a barrel higher ...
China Warns Battery Industry Against Overcapacity
Surging global demand for storage batteries for new AI data center buildout may override the industry ministry's views with leading Chinese battery makers.
Volvo EX60 Conquers Range Anxiety with 503-Mile Range
The new long-range version of the popular mid-sized EV SUV set for release later this month can add 210 miles of charge in 10 minutes.
Huge Copper Shortages Forecast Due to AI Demand
Copper supplies are likely to fall short by as over 10 million metric tons per year without a rapid increase in mining and recycling, according ...
Samsung Electronics Q4 Profits to Treble on AI Memory Demand
Runaway demand for memory chips gives the world's top memory chipmaker Q4 profits of $13.82 billion compared with $4.5 billion a year ago.
US Stocks Leadership Broadens Beyond Tech
Now that shares of tech giants have soared to record highs, investors are looking to industrials, healthcare and small-caps to diversify their portfolios.
China Power-Grid Investments Surge to Record $574 Billion
During the 2026-2030 period China's investment in its energy grid will jump 40% over the previous five years.
Wikipedia Monetizes Content with AI Training Deals
The non-profit online encyclopedia announced data licensing deals with tech giants Microsoft, Met and Amazon, as well as Perplexity and Mistral AI, in addition to ...
Microsoft Buys Soil Carbon Credits to Keep Pledge to Be Carbon Negative
To offset its buildout of power-hungry AI data centers, Microsoft struck a 12-year deal with Indigo Carbon to help meet its goal of becoming carbon ...
Asad Ayaz Named Disney's Chief Marketing Officer
The 20-year Disney veteran was born in Pakistan, raised in England and graduated from Bennington College.
Foreign Visits to US Fell 6% Despite 6.7% Global Tourism Growth
Unsettling US policies appear to have caused some tourists to head for Europe and Japan instead.
Honeywell Grooms Quantinuum Quantum Computing Unit for IPO
The IPO would seek to exploit rising demand in developing quantum computing as a way to accelerate complex processing needed to develop the next generation ...
Japanese Companies Lead World in Corporate Green Push
22% of Japanese firms achieved climate leadership status, followed by 17% of UK, 16% of EU and 8% of China and Southeast Asia.
China Logged Record $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus in 2025 Despite US Tariffs
An export economy unmatched in competitiveness enjoyed startling success in diversifying export markets quickly enough to offset Trump's trade war.
China-Japan Tensions Over Taiwan Didn't Hurt Highest Trade Since 2022
China imported $16.4 billion worth of goods from Japan in December, the highest total since September 2022.
China Steel Exports, Iron Ore Imports Hit Record High
December steel exports hit 11.3 million metric tons on front-loading ahead of a new Beijing requirement of export licenses starting this year.
Tesla to Release Full Self-Driving Software Valentine's Day
A system that drives but requires an attentive driver on hand to intervene if necessary will only be made available on a monthly subscription basis.
China Trade with Russia Falls for First Time in 5 Years
Falling demand for Chinese cars and lower Russian crude oil prices combined to cause 2-way trade to fall 6.5%.
US Approves Nvidia H200 GPU Sales to China with Conditions
Chinese orders already top 2 million for a total value of over $54 billion, requiring Nvidia to restart production of the last-gen GPUs.
Apple Offers Creator Studio for Monthly Subscription
The bundle of marquee video software like Final Cut Pro and is offered at $12.99 per month or $129 a year to expand Apple's services ...
1.5 Million Americans Compound GLP-1 Knockoffs
Using ingredients, often from China, to compound GLP-1s can save hundreds of dollars per month from using branded weight-loss drugs like Novo's Wegovy.
Russia New Car Sales Plunged 15.6% in 2025
The auto industry suffers from Putin's effort to shift resources toward the Ukraine war with high interest rates and raising scrappage fees.
Renault to Sell Filante Crossover Based on Geely Platform in S. Korea
The French auto giant had already been building its Grand Koleos SUV in S. Korea based on the Chinese automaker's platform.
Google to Make High-End Smartphones in Vietnam
Google plans to expand the number of smartphone models already being produced in Vietnam.
Vietnam Trade Surplus with US Passes China's
Cutting the growing trade imbalance with Vietnam—created in large part due to the push to reduce China's surplus—will be the primary focus for Jennifer Wicks ...
Consumer Inflation Snapped Back in December After Shutdown Distortions
The consumer price index (CPI) jumped 0.3% in December after the BLS had estimated a 0.2% rise in the September to November period.
Taiwan, US Reach Broad Consensus on Tariff Deal
To cut the tariff rate from 20% to 15% Taiwan may agree to build several more TSMC chip plants in Arizona.
China Chip Designer GigaDevice Soars 40% on Hong Kong Debut
The firm ranks second in the world in NOR flash memory used for storing the code that runs consumer electronics, autos and industrial automation.
SK Hynix to Invest $13 Billion on Chip Packaging Plant on AI Demand
The sustained surge in demand for high-bandwidth AI memory prompts Nvidia's main HBM supplier to begin construction of a new factory in April.
Alphabet Becomes 4th Member of $4-Trillion Club on AI Success
Google's parent company briefly touched $4 trillion in valuation as a deal with Apple lifted sentiment about the latest version of the Google Gemini AI ...
China Applauds EU's Minimum Price Scheme for EVs
The EU agrees to replace its threat of high tariffs on Chinese EVs with a rigorous schedule of minimum prices.
Nvidia to Use Vera Rubin Chips in AI Biotech Tieup with Eli Lilly
The firms will jointly spend $1 billion to build a new research facility to generate data to train biotechnology AI models.
Geely Overtakes Volkswagen in China Sales
China's top-selling foreign auto brand slipped to 3rd place in sales behind BYD and Geely as a strong local preference for EVs hurt laggards in ...
Apple Beat Samsung in 2025 Smartphone Sales
A 20% global market share put Apple ahead of Samsung at 19% and Xiomi at 13%.
China's Tariff-Defying Record Export Growth Likely Slowed in December
Expansion of exports to new global markets continue but December growth is expected to slip to 3% due to the base effect caused by export ...
Apple to Base Siri on Google Gemini 3 AI Model
The two firms entered into a multi-year tieup to equip Apple devices with cutting-edge AI capabilities.
Investors Discomfited by Trump Threats Against Powell
Trump's efforts to control the Fed are seen as weakening the dollar and destabilizing the US economy.
US Can Cover Possible Tariff Refunds Says Bessent
The likelihood of a Wednesday Supreme Court ruling invalidating Trump's destructive tariffs prompts the Treasury Secretary to spin a refund as a corporate boondoggle.
Musk's X to Open Algorithm to Public in Response to EU Pressure
X had been hit with a 120 million euro ($140 million) fine for allegedly failing to abide by the transparency required by the EU's Digital ...
10% Credit Card Interest Cap Floated by Trump
The proposed one-year cap effective January 20 isn't accompanied by specifics on how it would be enforced.
Supreme Court's Tariff Ruling Delayed Until January 14th
Trump tariffs are widely expected to be invalidated based on Justices questioning during November oral arguments on cases brought by US businesses challenging the so-called ...
Americans More Worried About Jobs in December
Households earning less than $100,000 were most concerned about a weak job market while consumers generally expected continued high inflation.
US Manufacturing Jobs Fall on Trump Tariff Initiative
Pace of job creation fell by more than two-thirds since Trump took office, with manufacturing jobs falling for the eighth straight month as tariffs disrupt ...
Polestar Q4 Sales Jumped 27% with Focus on Europe
The Swedish EV brand sold 60,119 cars in 2025, with 15,608 in Q4, and received a $900 million injection from Chinese majority-owner Geely.
Meta Strikes 3 Nuclear Power Deals for Data Centers
Nuclear power deals with Vistra, Oklo and TerraPower spanning 20 years will help accelerates development of small nuclear reactors.
CES Shows AI Gadgets Aplenty but No Servant-Level Robots
AI-spurred advances in robotics haven't yet translated into humanoid robots capable of performing even an assortment of basic household chores.
TSMC Q4 Revenues Beat, Jump 20.45% on Year
The world's most valuable contract manufacturer sets a new record with quarterly revenues of $33.05 billion on surging AI chip demand.
xAI Lost $1.46 Billion on $107 Million Q3 Revenues
Elon Musks's AI platform remains well capitalized with a recent $20 billion series E round but illustrates the high cost of entry into the AI ...
Markets Transfixed by Pending Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
The anticipated Friday decision to overturn or to affirm Trump tariffs would produce volatility for US treasury rates and shift the stock market for industries ...
Hiring Plans Fall to Lowest Level Since 2010
Job growth is expected to stay weak though only mild gains in new unemployment claims suggest low layoffs.
Premium for US West Coast Jet Fuel to Asia Highest in 2 Years
High demand on the west coast and weak demand in China has lifted the Los Angeles jet fuel derivative price nearly $40 a barrel higher ...
China Warns Battery Industry Against Overcapacity
Surging global demand for storage batteries for new AI data center buildout may override the industry ministry's views with leading Chinese battery makers.
Volvo EX60 Conquers Range Anxiety with 503-Mile Range
The new long-range version of the popular mid-sized EV SUV set for release later this month can add 210 miles of charge in 10 minutes.
Huge Copper Shortages Forecast Due to AI Demand
Copper supplies are likely to fall short by as over 10 million metric tons per year without a rapid increase in mining and recycling, according ...
Samsung Electronics Q4 Profits to Treble on AI Memory Demand
Runaway demand for memory chips gives the world's top memory chipmaker Q4 profits of $13.82 billion compared with $4.5 billion a year ago.
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