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Tokyo’s share average was hit by a post-earthquake shockwave with airline and construction stocks suffering
The CSI A50 has less weighting in the financial sector and leans more toward healthcare and new energy companies
China and Hong Kong stocks ended 2023 as the worst performers among the world's major indexes, dragged down by geopolitical risks, a sluggish economic recovery and policy uncertainties
The Chinese EV-maker's bumper sales suggest car buyers are looking for cheaper models in a high-interest-rate economy
Tencent and Netease shares rose after China removed a senior regulatory official and a state media commentary called for officials to end their 'erratic' oversight of the platform sector
Investors are desperate for signals the US Fed is ready to backtrack on interest rates with technology stocks suffering the most
Two of China's biggest state-owned banks and a leading joint-stock bank have stepped up reviews of smaller lenders, as debts from the intensifying property crisis hit the financial sector
The funding was slated to be used for the research and development, manufacturing, and sales services of vehicles under the group
The top six home sellers last year were all state-owned or state-backed developers, according to a private real estate survey
The new requirements, issued in December, seek to reduce US reliance on China in its electric-vehicle supply chain
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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