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The president-elect has said he will nominate Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick to lead his trade and tariff strategy. Lutnick is a big proponent of tariffs, especially aimed at China
Countries pledge to target food and other waste, as the waste sector is responsible for about 20% of methane stemming from human activity.
Shares of Japanese gamemaker Kadokawa were up 23% on Tuesday on news Sony is in talks to buy the company behind the 'Elden Ring' and other popular games
Meta said on Tuesday it will appeal the order that restricts the it from sharing data for advertising between WhatsApp and its other apps
Tata will hold 60% of the Indian JV and run daily operations, while Pegatron will hold the rest and provide technical support, sources say
President Xi said he would work with Trump team as he held final talks with Biden on conflicts, AI, cyber crime, trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Russia
Commerce Dept finalises subsidy for its plant in Arizona; deals with Samsung, Intel and Micron to follow before Trump returns to White House
Musk said previously that killing the subsidy may slightly hurt Tesla sales, but would devastate its US EV rivals. However a major auto trade group wants the credits retained
Every business headed by Musk, including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, social media platform X and artificial intelligence startup xAI has intersections with the federal US government
Vaulted Deep has raised $32 million of venture capital funds to expand its operations that use oil industry technology to flush carbon-containing waste down wells
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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