Hong Kong businesses take Trump’s latest tariff surprise in stride

    Hong Kong businesses take Trump’s latest tariff surprise in stride

    Businesses in Hong Kong remain confident of weathering uncertainties after US President Donald Trump raised global tariffs in response to a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his sweeping levies on imports. The local business sector was convinced that the impact of the new 15 per cent global tariff would be “limited”, echoing the opinion…

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    Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate

    Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate

    Beijing-based Moonshot AI, a start-up valued at US$3.3 billion and backed by Chinese tech giants like Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings, has presented another David-vs-Goliath story after creating an open-source model that “set new records across benchmarks that assess reasoning, coding and agent capabilities”. The new reasoning model, Kimi K2 Thinking, was the most…

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    Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla hit as Donald Trump's China Tariff announcement wipes $770 billion from tech megacaps in biggest-ever single day fall since April

    Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla hit as Donald Trump’s China Tariff announcement wipes $770 billion from tech megacaps in biggest-ever single day fall since April

    Major technology companies suffered their worst single-day losses since April last week, with Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla leading a $770 billion wipeout in market capitalisation following President Donald Trump‘s threats of increased tariffs on Chinese goods. According to a report by CNBC, shares of Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla each dropped approximately 5% during October 10…

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    NY Post: Bezos eyes buying CNBC

    NY Post: Bezos eyes buying CNBC

    Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has been weighing a possible acquisition of CNBC, reports Alexandra Steigrad of The New York Post. Steigrad reports, “The 61-year-old e-commerce magnate has signaled interest to business associates in buying the cable network — home to ‘Squawk Box’ and ‘Mad Money with Jim Cramer’ — after it is spun off by NBCUniversal parent…

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