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Popular drugs used to fight cancer and diabetes could become more expensive because of tariffs imposed by President Trump. Pharma giants want levies to be phased in
China produces some 90% of the world's rare earths and is the dominant supplier of the vital elements to users around the world
Computer chips made outside the US could face a tariff soon, according to the US President, while a security review will be undertaken on critical technology products from China
Beijing calls for US to 'correct its mistakes', as Xi launches tour to win support for the global trading system and greater access for Chinese goods
Chinese bourses have set daily limits on net share sales by hedge funds and large retail investors, four sources said on Friday
Beijing says the ramping of US tariffs is becoming a joke; meanwhile it is canvassing trading partners on how to deal with its trade crisis
Stock jumps 15% on Wednesday after tariffs eased and news emerges of airlifts of iPhones flown out of India to beat the start of tariffs in the US
China restricts imports of US movies after Trump's latest tariff hike, which follows a ban last week imposed on rare earth exports. But Beijing says it's still ready to discuss trade concerns
Trump announces a 3-month pause on tariffs he imposed on dozens of countries last week. All now face a 10% base tariff, bar China, where exporters face a 125% tariff
After averting the risk of a 100% tariff on its chip sales to the US, the world’s largest contract chipmaker now faces the threat of a $1 billion penalty from Washington
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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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