Will blocking China from accessing relatively high-performing AI chips help the U.S. maintain global AI leadership? Perhaps counterintuitively, the answer is no. Starving China’s supply of U.S.-designed AI chips will have the opposite effect, as it will push China to more effectively develop and deploy its own AI chip capacity and ecosystem. This, in turn,…
Hong Kong exporters have expressed relief after a 90-day extension to a trade tariff truce between China and the US, with worries easing over potentially affected shipments bound for the world’s largest consumer market ahead of the major Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. But while the move provides a reprieve from the trade dispute escalating,…
By: Vitality Bowls | 0 Shares 80 Reads August 08, 2025 // Franchising.com // LINCOLN, Neb. – Vitality Bowls announced the debut of its newest café in Lincoln on August 22. Spearheaded by local residents and entrepreneurs, Justin Halbert, Ron Samuelson and Ben Dabney, the new location will serve as the go-to destination for quick and…
The plans of three overseas airlines to resume or expand services for their US and Middle East routes to Hong Kong reaffirm its aviation hub status despite geopolitical challenges, analysts have said, as the number of carriers flying to the city exceeded pre-pandemic levels. The experts also said they expected Cathay Pacific Airways, the city’s…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Seattle Tacoma International Airport Sees 23 Cancellations Today: Travel Delays Impact Passengers Across The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, And Japan Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has faced major disruptions, resulting in 23 cancellations and numerous travel delays for passengers headed to various destinations. Airlines such as Alaska…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are slipping Tuesday following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in afternoon trading, coming off its best day since May, which followed its worst day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 49 points, or 0.1%, as of…
Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of potentially extending a baby bonus scheme to talent admitted to Hong Kong to boost the birth rate, despite some professionals complaining about being left out. Experts and lawmakers said that other incentives and measures were needed to encourage childbearing and boost the birth rate. Last month, Secretary…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau on Thursday reported an 8.6% decline in its second-quarter adjusted net profit year-on-year, slightly below analysts’ expectations despite stronger performance of North American operations due to U.S. tariffs. Brazil’s largest steelmaker by market capitalization and the owner of mills across the Americas, Gerdau posted an 864 million reais ($154.26…
BANGKOK – Shares were mixed Wednesday in Europe and Asia after an update on U.S. inflation pulled most Wall Street stocks lower, though gains for Nvidia pushed the Nasdaq to another record. The report showed inflation in the United States accelerated to 2.7% last month from 2.4% in May. Economists said higher prices for clothes,…
Global sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles surged 24 per cent in June from a year earlier, driven by strong demand in China and Europe, while the US fell behind, according to the market research firm Rho Motion. A total of 1.8 million battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids were sold last month,…