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Once one of the country’s biggest growth drivers, China’s property market has been in a downward spiral for five years. Real estate values continue to plummet, households in financial distress are being forced to sell properties, and apartment developers that racked up enormous debt on speculative projects are on the brink of collapse.

The country’s venerable auto brands are falling behind in the world’s biggest car market.

The country’s venerable auto brands are falling behind in the world’s biggest car market.

Underlying US inflation was subdued in July, likely easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

US consumer sentiment fell for the first time in three months as households worried about worsening business conditions and rising inflation.

Die Spannungen zwischen dem Iran und den USA treiben die Suche nach alternativen Handels- und Schifffahrtsrouten voran. Zunehmend rückt dabei die Arktis in den Fokus. Künftig will China dort auf regelmäßigen Verkehr entlang der Route setzen.

The Trump administration is imposing tariffs of as much as 100% on imported drones and their components, escalating efforts to reduce US reliance on foreign suppliers and potentially accelerating a decoupling of drone supply chains with China.

OpenAI is on track to generate annualized revenue of more than $40 billion based on its current performance, according to people familiar with the matter, roughly doubling its run rate from the end of 2025 and bolstering the company’s plans for a Wall Street debut.

Russian diesel exports dropped to a fresh multiyear low in early August as Moscow restricted fuel exports in the face of attacks on the country’s refineries.

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Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump want to recover rare earths from 6,000 meters below the sea.

Nvidia Corp.’s commitments to backstop the artificial intelligence boom seemed to be swelling by the day. There was the reported $250 billion to help kickstart a massive data center for OpenAI in Ohio, the latest in a string of big financings it was involved with.

More German drivers than ever are switching to electric vehicles due to the jump in fuel prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Economic growth in the euro zone is set to quicken after showing surprising resilience to the Iran war, according to a Bloomberg survey of analysts.

China’s car exports surged again, serving as a lifeline for automakers mired in a domestic slump driven by rising fuel costs and weak consumer confidence.

US employers unexpectedly cut jobs in July and previous months were revised lower, suggesting the labor market is facing challenges after surprising strength earlier this year.

Several Chinese traders and steel mills have stopped dealing with iron ore traders Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

A flurry of model launches from China’s AI sector is rapidly narrowing the gap with Silicon Valley and creating what’s been described as a death zone for anyone without frontier-pushing technology or market-breaking pricing.

A flurry of model launches from China’s AI sector is rapidly narrowing the gap with Silicon Valley and creating what’s been described as a death zone for anyone without frontier-pushing technology or market-breaking pricing.

The one-way trade in semiconductor stocks that has defined equity markets this year is coming unglued, triggering stomach-churning volatility as investors grow increasingly concerned that the fire-hose of artificial intelligence spending won’t continue.

The US economy grew at a weaker-than-expected pace in the second quarter, though a pickup in consumer spending and solid business investment signaled underlying strength.

The US economy grew at a weaker-than-expected pace in the second quarter, though a pickup in consumer spending and solid business investment signaled underlying strength.

Global food prices ticked up in July to the highest in more than three years as renewed concerns over key grain export corridors compounded adverse weather across major growing regions.

Global food prices ticked up in July to the highest in more than three years as renewed concerns over key grain export corridors compounded adverse weather across major growing regions.

French unemployment continued to rise, reaching the highest level in almost six years.

Extreme heat has killed more than 25,000 people across Europe this year, according to the latest available data compiled by Bloomberg.

The US blindsided the European Central Bank last week with its historic currency intervention to help Japan, only informing its counterparts in Frankfurt after it sold euros to buy the yen, the Financial Times reported, citing several people familiar with the matter.

The US blindsided the European Central Bank last week with its historic currency intervention to help Japan, only informing its counterparts in Frankfurt after it sold euros to buy the yen, the Financial Times reported, citing several people familiar with the matter.