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U.S. Farmers Continue to Lose Ground in China Market
American farmers are being bludgeoned by the high tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on US trading partners.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


Europe has Two Weapons to Burst AI Bubble and Punish Trump
The unthinkable has happened: the United States is now Europe’s adversary.

By The Financial District
6 days ago2 min read


Number of Japanese Restaurants Overseas Falls for First Time
The number of Japanese restaurants operating overseas declined for the first time in 2025, pressured by a sharp drop in China amid its economic downturn.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


China is Poised to Wreck U.S. AI Industry
The math is simple. It starts with three facts. China has spent massive amounts to create very low-cost electricity at a pace several times faster than the United States.

By The Financial District
6 days ago2 min read


California Refinery Closures Could Push Gas Prices to $12 a Gallon
Lawmakers in California at both the state and federal levels are warning that refinery closures could drive fuel prices sharply higher while increasing the state’s dependence on foreign oil.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


November U.S. Consumer Price Increases Highest in 1½ Years
U.S. consumer prices likely increased by the most in 1½ years in the year through November, economists predicted, underscoring worsening affordability challenges confronting Americans that have been partly blamed on tariffs on imports.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


WTO Hastened China’s Rise as a Global Economic Superpower: Bloomberg
China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 accelerated its rise as a global manufacturing and technology powerhouse.

By The Financial District
6 days ago1 min read


25% of the World’s Billionaires got Poorer in 2025
It was an AI-driven boom year for many of the world’s billionaires, but not everyone benefited.

By The Financial District
Dec 30, 20251 min read


PSE Index Ends Year with a Whimper
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index ended the year with a whimper, slipping 12.72 points, or 0.21 percent, to 6,052.92 after a brief foray to an intraday high of 6,100.71.

By The Financial District
Dec 29, 20252 min read


Stocks Close Slightly Lower in Quiet Post-Christmas Trading
Stocks closed slightly lower in a quiet trading session as investors returned from the Christmas holiday.

By The Financial District
Dec 29, 20251 min read


U.S. Launches Review of Advanced Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a review that could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia’s second-most powerful artificial intelligence chips.

By The Financial District
Dec 29, 20251 min read


More U.S. Beef Plants to Close as Cattle Herds Keep Shrinking
American beef plants are increasingly under threat as the number of cattle destined for their facilities remains far below historical levels, reflecting the smallest U.S. herd in more than half a century.

By The Financial District
Dec 29, 20252 min read


Nine Drugmakers to Slash U.S. Drug Prices
President Donald Trump has announced agreements with nine pharmaceutical companies.

By The Financial District
Dec 29, 20251 min read


Shift in Warfare Tactics Turns Defense Firms into Growth Stocks
For decades, military contractors appealed to equity investors for their predictability — steady revenue, solid profit margins, and reliable dividends.

By The Financial District
Dec 29, 20252 min read


AI Boom Brings Flood of Debt to Ultra-Safe Market
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom fueling US economic growth is becoming increasingly dependent on credit markets to finance massive investments, with utilities emerging as some of the biggest borrowers.

By The Financial District
Dec 28, 20251 min read


Russia’s Economy Is Weak, but Putin Won’t Rush to the Negotiating Table
Russia’s economy is facing mounting pressure from high inflation, a widening budget deficit driven partly by massive military spending, and declining oil and gas revenues.

By The Financial District
Dec 28, 20251 min read


China Reverse-Engineered ASML Gear to Make EUV Lithography Tool
A secret laboratory in China has quietly assembled a prototype extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system and is now testing it.

By The Financial District
Dec 28, 20251 min read


Trump Double Whammy has Ohio Farmers Facing "Full Collapse"
Combined with other factors, President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods are costing Ohio farmers — and their counterparts in other states — heavily.

By The Financial District
Dec 27, 20251 min read


PSE Index Up in Smallest Trade of the Year
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index edged higher Friday, closing at 6,065.64, up by 23.73 points or 0.39 percent, in what can be considered the smallest trading day of the year.

By The Financial District
Dec 27, 20252 min read


Canada, US to Review Free Trade Deal in Mid-January
Canada and the United States will launch formal discussions to review their free trade agreement in mid-January.

By The Financial District
Dec 26, 20251 min read


Inflation Expected to Remain Above Fed’s November Target
The latest inflation data is expected to show that price increases remain above the Federal Reserve’s target.

By The Financial District
Dec 25, 20251 min read


Walmart, Other Firms Seek to Build a Pipeline of Skilled Tradespeople
As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is trying to develop its own workforce to keep conveyor belts moving, refrigerated grocery cases cold, and drains and parking lots functioning.

By The Financial District
Dec 25, 20252 min read


Aussie Firms Sue Western Australia Gov’t Over Demersal Fishing Ban
Two seafood companies are challenging the Western Australia (WA) government’s fishing reforms in the state’s Supreme Court.

By The Financial District
Dec 25, 20252 min read


China Allegedly Has a Prototype EUV Machine Built by Former ASML Workers
A report from Reuters claims that scientists in China have created a prototype machine that could eventually be used to produce semiconductor chips capable of powering artificial intelligence (AI).

By The Financial District
Dec 24, 20251 min read
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