China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Australia-US deal to challenge China rare earths reign: mining boss
22 October 2025, 18:48 PM
Explainer / 5 reasons rare earths are key to the US-China rivalry
22 October 2025, 10:40 AM
Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
US-Aussie critical minerals pact is worthy stretch
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Goldman Sachs warns of rare earth supply risks
21 October 2025, 19:06 PM
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
Honda and Nissan say merger talks called off
Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed on Thursday they had scrapped merger talks announced in December, ending a tie-up that would have created the world’s third-largest automaker.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Gold firms
Gold gained on Thursday as markets closely tracked developments in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, which could further escalate a global trade war, while investors awaited crucial US data due later in the day.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
US consumer inflation increases at fastest pace in nearly 1-1/2 years in January
Trump was elected on promises to lower prices for inflation-weary consumers
13 February 2025, 04:58 AM
Trump trade advisers finalise reciprocal US tariffs as fears mount
Trump stunned markets with his decision on Monday to impose tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports beginning March 12
12 February 2025, 07:21 AM
What are reciprocal tariffs and who might be affected?
Trump's fresh salvo could bring a broad tariff hike to emerging market economies like India and take aim at European Union
12 February 2025, 03:56 AM
Trump's tariff tactics may reshape global trade: analysts
Trump sees tariffs as a way to raise revenue, remedy trade imbalances and pressure countries to act on US concerns
11 February 2025, 04:11 AM
Big Tech’s AI spending rattles markets
E-commerce giant Amazon reported strong earnings Thursday but, like its big tech peers Microsoft and Google, saw its stock price fall on concerns over high AI investment costs.
8 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Apple profit climbs but sales miss expectations
Apple on Thursday reported its revenue was a whopping $124.3 billion in the year-end holiday quarter, but sales growth fell shy of market expectations as the iPhone faces stiff competition, particularly in China.
1 February 2025, 18:00 PM
OpenAI seeking $40b in new fundraising round
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday.
1 February 2025, 18:00 PM
SoftBank eyes $15-25b investment in OpenAI
Japan’s SoftBank is in talks to invest $15-25 billion in OpenAI in a deal that would make it the ChatGPT-maker’s biggest financial backer, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Meta posts big profit, aims to take AI lead
Social media giant Meta on Wednesday reported surging profits and revenue for 2024, announcing ambitious plans to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure in the year ahead.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM
UK car sector fears for Trump tariffs as output falls
Britain’s vehicle production slid below one million units last year as the sector transitions to electric cars, an industry body said Thursday as it warned over US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Rupee weakens
The Indian rupee weakened on Wednesday on the back of strong dollar bids related to importers’ month-end payments, while a decline in the cost of hedging against the currency’s decline added to the persistent headwinds troubling the currency.
29 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Alibaba releases AI model it says surpasses DeepSeek
Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed DeepSeek-V3.
29 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump warns of ‘wake-up call’ as low-cost Chinese AI jolts sector
Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a “wake-up call” for Silicon Valley.
28 January 2025, 18:00 PM
DeepSeek offers no new answers to China’s AI bind
DeepSeek has triggered a dramatic rethink on artificial intelligence spending around the world, except perhaps in China. The startup’s impressive low-cost model showcases the country’s innovation prowess.
28 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Nvidia loses nearly $600 billion in value as DeepSeek jolts tech shares
Shares in Nvidia, whose semiconductors power the AI industry, fell nearly 17 percent on Wall Street, erasing nearly $600 billion of its market value.
28 January 2025, 04:42 AM
Weak yuan, Trump tariff threats confound Beijing’s economic puzzle
Higher US tariffs under President Donald Trump could accelerate a slump in the value of China’s currency, complicating recent efforts by Beijing to kickstart a rebound in its struggling economy, analysts warn.
27 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Vietnam set to become regional manufacturing tech hub this year
Việt Nam has the potential to become a manufacturing hub in the region this year, especially in fields involving technology, as global companies have expressed interest in expanding operations in the country.
26 January 2025, 18:00 PM
How China can keep pace in the global AI race
In 2023, smartphones-to-silicon conglomerate Huawei quietly released its flagship Mate 60 Pro handset. The launch, while muted, was worth celebrating in the People’s Republic: the device featured a made-in-China chip that had previously seemed out of reach amid crippling US sanctions.
26 January 2025, 18:00 PM