Musk's admission that he could oversee US government cost-cutting for another year, despite 'great difficulty' also heading Tesla, spurred a 15% fall in its share price on Monday

Wealthy Chinese are investing in Musk’s businesses, despite deteriorating ties between Beijing and Washington, by using an arrangement that hides their identities

Potential buyers reportedly include Amazon, Oracle and Microsoft, the YouTube star MrBeast and Frank McCourt

Former central banker Mark Carney will have to deal with major trade issues with the US and China after he is sworn in as Canada's new leader in coming days

Customs data released by China on Friday shows that imports fell by over 8% in January and February, while exports also slowed before tariffs were imposed by the new US President

US President is drafting an executive order that will set up a Maritime Security Trust Fund as a funding source and create shipbuilding incentives through tax credits, grants and loans

The deal, for 80% of CK Hutchison's stake in Hutchison Ports, will give the US consortium control of key Panama Canal ports amid White House calls to end 'Chinese ownership' of the waterway

Global trade in farm goods could be reshaped if Beijing fails to reach a trade deal with the Trump Administration that sees tariffs lifted or reduced

Beijing will use its biggest outlay of debt in three decades to try to bolster domestic consumption - and ward off the impacts of a burgeoning trade war with the US this year

Taiwanese officials maintain TSMC won’t begin producing 2nm chips the US before 2028 amid concern that the chipmaker could lose its geopolitical importance

Crackdowns on scam centres near Thailand's borders with Myanmar and Cambodia led to the rescue of 7,200 people - and warnings of the threat they pose to countries in the West

China said it plans additional tariffs of 10-15% on multiple farm and food products from America, plus restrictions on 25 US firms; Canada also retaliates with tariffs