[ad_1] NANJING, CHINA – OCTOBER 9, 2025 – Workers are working at China Merchants Industry Nanjing Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 9, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images With U.S. government port fees on Chinese-made freight vessels scheduled to go into effect next week, confusion is widespread among … Read more
[ad_1] In the ever-evolving long-term competition between the United States and China, it can be easy to lose sight of the quieter but more enduring risks that lie beneath the headlines. Case in point: China’s new sweeping export controls on rare earth magnets and related technologies, tightening its grip on critical inputs for everything from … Read more
[ad_1] This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch There is an old British saying about buses: you wait ages for one and then two arrive at once. Pharmaceuticals analysts experienced something similar on Monday as the big two U.K. drugmakers — GSK and AstraZeneca … Read more
[ad_1] This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Many in business circles were hoping for a sweeping U.S.-China trade deal, but an agreement now looks even more elusive. The fate of TikTok … Read more
[ad_1] A robotic machine manufactures a semiconductor chip at a stall to show investors during The Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment Summit in Guwahati, India, on Feb. 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India wants to become a global chip major, but the odds are steep: competition is fierce, and India is a late … Read more
[ad_1] A preliminary agreement between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok could include a licensing deal for the closely guarded secret of the social media company’s algorithm, to which access has proved a major sticking point in negotiations between the countries. The Chinese government once vowed to block the sale of TikTok’s … Read more
[ad_1] This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to have been honored with two state visits, something not even bestowed on Bill Clinton, George W. Bush or Ronald Reagan — all two-term presidents who enjoyed warm … Read more
[ad_1] This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story China is taking a lean and mean approach to artificial intelligence as the tech rivalry with the U.S. intensifies. In … Read more
[ad_1] Holiday inventory levels are the latest set of tea leaves that are raising concern about how retailers are positioned going into the last quarter of the year and the strength of consumer spending. Data from the Logistics Management Index (LMI) , a monthly economic indicator based on a survey of supply chain professionals about … Read more
[ad_1] Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images When Tim Cook gifted President Donald Trump a gold and glass plaque last month, the Apple CEO was hailed … Read more
