Economy

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday stateside rejigged the so-called “reciprocal” tariff rates for several countries, ahead of the Friday deadline announced earlier. The White House also announced a 40% […]

China is one of Nvidia’s largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications. Avihek das | LIGHTROCKET | Getty Images Nvidia has denied that its chips have any “backdoors” that would allow anyone to access or control them, after Chinese regulators summoned officials from the company to explain risks associated with its […]

CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. Portrait of astronaut in space suit and helmet. Nisian Hughes | Stone | Getty Images Overview: You’re in or you’re out There’s an air of ‘been there, done that’ […]

Kuaishou’s Kling AI platform generates video from text and still images. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s video-heavy entertainment world has yielded a trove of data for companies — and they’re now ramping up money-making artificial intelligence tools for generating ads and film clips. TikTok parent ByteDance holds the first and third […]

Remnants of military conflict surround Zhang Zhong Jie’s cafe. The coffee shop sits within an abandoned military fortification, its entrance surrounded by rusting tanks. It’s a scene the citizens of Taiwan’s remote Kinmen Island know well. All that separates the cafe from mainland China are 6 miles of choppy water and a row of anti-invasion […]

Chairman of Foxconn Young Liu delivers a speech during the Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei on Oct. 18, 2023. I-hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images The boom in corporate investment into artificial intelligence infrastructure still has some way to go as large language models are continuing to evolve, according to the CEO of […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures during the annual developer conference event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S., June 10, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple could launch a connected ring to rival Samsung by 2026, according to CCS Insight, adding to the U.S. tech giant’s focus on health. The call is part of […]

Basij paramilitary force speed boats are sailing along the Persian Gulf near the Bushehr nuclear power plant during the IRGC marine parade commemorating the Persian Gulf National Day in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images An escalating conflict in the Middle East has thrust the world’s most […]

The Samsung logo is on display at their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said it expects worse-than-expected profit for the third quarter. In guidance released Tuesday, the world’s […]

One of the key reasons renters are getting caught in the crossfire of the mortgage rates is that it is increasing rental demand, said Oliver Knight, head of residential development research at real estate firm Knight Frank.Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty ImagesLONDON — Mortgage rates are soaring in Britain, and many are now questioning… […]