Nvidia, AMD Agree to 15% Export Levy on China AI Chips

Nvidia, AMD Agree to 15% Export Levy on China AI Chips

Nvidia (NVDA, Financials) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, Financials) will give the U.S. government 15% of revenue from certain AI chip sales to China in return for export licenses, the White House said Tuesday. The agreements cover Nvidia’s China-specific H20 chip and AMD’s equivalent processors, designed to meet U.S. export limits. President Donald Trump negotiated…

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Caterpillar, Deere count the costs of tariffs as soft demand limits pricing power

Caterpillar, Deere count the costs of tariffs as soft demand limits pricing power

By Shivansh Tiwary and Nathan Gomes (Reuters) -Industrial machinery makers are being battered by steeper costs from U.S. President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariffs, with sluggish demand and high interest rates leaving little room to pass those expenses onto customers. Caterpillar and Deere, both sector bellwethers, have flagged hefty tariff-related hits this year, most of which…

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Brazil in talks with Canada to revive Mercosur trade deal

Brazil in talks with Canada to revive Mercosur trade deal

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Lucinda Elliott BRASILIA/MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Brazil is engaged in a “constructive dialogue” with Canada to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement between South America’s Mercosur bloc and Ottawa, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary said. Canadian officials are due to visit Brazil in late August, according to Tatiana Prazeres, Brazil’s Foreign Trade…

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Applied Materials' forecast hit by China pause, export‑license woes; shares down 13%

Applied Materials’ forecast hit by China pause, export‑license woes; shares down 13%

By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Applied Materials forecast fourth-quarter revenue and profit below estimates on Thursday, citing weak demand in China and erratic orders from customers facing uncertainty due to tariffs, sending its shares down nearly 13% in extended trading. President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff negotiations and certain export restrictions to China have made it more…

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Final arguments in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong delayed over health concerns

HONG KONG (AP) — The final arguments in prominent Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai’s national security trial were postponed Friday after his lawyer said the former pro-democracy newspaper founder had experienced heart palpitations and the judges wanted him to receive medical treatment first. Lai, the 77-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was arrested…

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