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US unemployment claims data stoked optimism around interest rate cuts this year ahead of next week's crucial inflation data
China’s largest contract chipmaker said revenue jumped as both domestic and global customers rebuilt inventories
Car exports jumped by 38% year-on-year to 417,000 units in April, after a 39% rise in March; but domestic sales were down nearly 6% from 2023
US insurance provider Porch Group is suing China Construction Bank in a US court for allegedly enabling a "massive fraud" that caused it multi-million-dollar losses
Hundreds of the world's top scientists say they expect 2.5C of global warming this century, or more - and dire consequences for humanity
The US is likely to maintain tariffs on Chinese products and will reveal news next week on areas of strategic competition such as EVs and solar panels, sources say
But the head of Singapore’s central bank warned artificial intelligence could help create a new army of cyber criminals
A teardown of the Pura 70 smartphone suggests Huawei may have only made incremental improvements in its ability to produce an advanced chip with Chinese partners
The provincial capitals Hangzhou and Xian are the latest Chinese cities to drop limits on people buying homes, but analysts say prices need to fall further before buyers return
The US Justice Department is examining whether Tesla misled consumers, investors and regulators about its promises for self-driving vehicles
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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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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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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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