On Tuesday, Foxconn, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said it expects the second half of this year to be “in a better direction” since COVD-19 lockdown appears to be easing in Shanghai. “We are quite confident in the stability of… Read More ›
In a significant development Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, Ankara cannot allow countries that support terrorism to in NATO, in reference to Finland and Ankara’s bid to join the military alliance. “For as long as Tayyip Erdogan is the head… Read More ›
Efforts by Bern to refresh free trade agreement with China have hit roadblocks stemming from China’s dismal human rights record. In 2013, both countries had signed a free trade agreement, marking Beijing’s first such deal with an economy in continental… Read More ›
In a statement German Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed concerns over the European Union’s unity on Russia, saying he is seeing signs that they are “starting to crumble”. Habeck made the comments ahead of a summit to discuss an oil… Read More ›
India’s debate over front-of-pack food warnings has moved beyond the design of a label to a larger question about how quickly public-health regulation should translate into action. The Supreme Court has questioned the time proposed for implementing warnings on packaged… Read More ›
The latest evidence from Chinese artificial intelligence systems is shifting the debate over AI safety away from a simple contest between American and Chinese models and toward a more fundamental problem: what happens when software is given enough autonomy to… Read More ›
The completion of the United States military withdrawal from Iraq is changing the balance of power inside a country where Washington and Tehran have spent years competing for influence. The final American forces are leaving after more than two decades… Read More ›
Global banking regulators are facing a growing contradiction: financial risks are becoming increasingly interconnected just as cooperation among supervisors across countries is becoming more difficult. Erik Thedéen, chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, has warned that fragmentation in… Read More ›
China’s manufacturing sector returned to expansion in September after two consecutive months of contraction, but the improvement says more about the changing composition of industrial demand than about a broad-based recovery across the economy. The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index… Read More ›
Government bond markets are undergoing a significant repricing as investors confront the possibility that interest rates may remain higher for longer than previously expected. Rising energy prices are feeding inflation concerns while strong investment in artificial intelligence is supporting economic… Read More ›
Red Bull’s legal challenge against India’s food regulator has turned a dispute over product labelling into a broader question about how regulatory decisions affecting established consumer brands should be implemented. The company has challenged an order requiring it to stop… Read More ›
The return of exceptionally large initial public offerings is changing the role of the stock market in financing some of the world’s most ambitious companies. SpaceX’s planned public offering, alongside the expected listing of Anthropic and comparisons with previous mega-deals… Read More ›
Technology companies are investing heavily in devices designed to move artificial intelligence beyond the smartphone, but privacy is emerging as one of the biggest obstacles to mainstream adoption. Smart glasses, wearable pins and voice-recording devices can observe or hear their… Read More ›
Amazon’s planned $3 billion investment in India’s quick commerce business represents an attempt to close a strategic gap that has emerged in one of the world’s fastest-changing retail markets. The company plans to invest $1 billion by the end of… Read More ›
