The U.S. microchip export restrictions put in place last year to halt China’s development of supercomputers used to create nuclear bombs and ChatGPT are barely making a dent in the country’s IT industry. The regulations banned shipments of Nvidia Corp…. Read More ›
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Uber Anticipates To Make A Profit This Year As The Ride-Sharing Industry Recovers
After a spike in demand for travel and food delivery helped the American ride-sharing giant report better-than-expected results for the January-March period, Uber Technologies Inc. forecast quarterly core earnings above estimates on Tuesday. The company’s shares increased by 7%, contributing… Read More ›
CEOs Of Google And Microsoft Are Invited To The White House AI Meeting
On Thursday, US Vice President Kamala Harris and other senior administration officials will meet with the CEOs of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to discuss important artificial intelligence (AI) challenges. President Joe Biden’s “expectation that companies like yours must… Read More ›
Continued Decline In Exports Of South Korea Longest In Three Years As Exports To China Tumble
Exports from South Korea saw their worst losing streak in three years in April, falling for a seventh straight month. This sustained decline in sales to China suggests that the economy is still under constant pressure from weak global demand…. Read More ›
World Bank Introduces A More Reliable, Open Rankings Of The Business Climate
After being forced to withdraw its flagship rankings two years ago due to embarrassing disclosures of data discrepancies and favouritism towards China, the World Bank on Monday presented fresh methodology and stronger safeguards for evaluating the business climate in up… Read More ›
Supply Of Gum Arabic, A Vital Component Of Soft Drinks, Under Threat By Violence In Sudan
Due to the turmoil that has erupted in Sudan, manufacturers of consumer goods from around the world are scrambling to replenish supplies of gum arabic, one of the nation’s most in-demand goods and an essential component of everything from fizzy… Read More ›
China’s Top Politicians Claim The Economy Lacks ‘Internal’ Impetus
According to Chinese state media, China’s top leaders said Friday during a regular meeting that domestic demand is still insufficient. The judgement came after China announced 4.5% GDP growth in the first quarter, which prompted several investment firms to boost… Read More ›
Call For Novel Strategies To Tackle ‘Debt Crisis’ Given By World Bank Chief Economist Gill
Indermit Gill, the chief economist at the World Bank, is urging new strategies to deal with the growing debt issue that is affecting many nations, including measures to take into account domestic borrowing when determining a country’s debt sustainability. According… Read More ›
ECB Likely To Hike Rates By 25 Bps On May 4 And Economists Expect At Least One More Raise
According to economists surveyed by Reuters, the European Central Bank will almost probably raise its deposit rate by 25 basis points on May 4 before raising it to 3.50% or higher in June as core inflation stays stubbornly high. Even… Read More ›
Russian Efforts To Evade Sanctions Include U.S. Shares With European Banks
On Sunday, the United States said that it had exchanged intelligence with European bankers, government representatives, and business executives in order to crack down on Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western sanctions. In order to encourage more effective enforcement of the… Read More ›