China

Autos

Tesla Starts 2024 With Good News and Bad News

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Tesla’s delivery numbers looked pretty good, until you compare them to those from up-and-coming Chinese rival BYD.

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Big Tech

Apple Stumbles Out of the Gate as Analysts Fret iPhone Sales

Barclays analysts fear that the company’s iPhone 15 and its upcoming sequel are not going to spark new revenue growth.

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International Economics

China Would Take a Happy-ish New Year

In a New Year’s Eve speech on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Chinese citizens to be prepared for even further financial struggles.

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Banking

Wall Street Takes Back Equity Underwriting Top Spots

American firms like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have clawed their way back to the top of the global equity underwriting rankings.

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Semiconductors

New York State Gets Tapped for New Chip War Offensive

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The center of gravity in the US-China battle for semiconductor supremacy is shifting to an unlikely part of the country: Upstate New York.

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Electric Vehicles

Northvolt Develops New Lithium-Free Battery To Rival Precious Earth Metal Ones

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Swedish battery-maker Northvolt announced proudly on Tuesday that it had developed a new kind of sodium-ion battery.

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Consumer

McDonald’s Buys Back a Piece of Its China Business

McDonald’s bought out the 28% stake of its Chinese business owned by private equity giant Carlyle Group, just as it plans an expansion there.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Biden-Xi: An Elaborately Choreographed Thaw

With so much amiss between the U.S. and China (the pandemic, the “balloon incident,” China’s opposing views on the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Gaza…

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Technology

ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Consumer

Chinese Consumers Are Pulling Back on Big Western Brands

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From cosmetics to apparel to tech, Western brands are seeing revenues dip in China as consumers navigate a struggling post-pandemic economy.

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Industrials

European Aluminum Giant Is Fretting a Chinese EV Influx

While the price of aluminum has climbed off the mat in recent months, it’s still well below the heady days of early 2022.

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Regulation

Chinese Government Puts a New Leash on its Financial Sector

Beijing plans to establish a Central Financial Commission, which will act as a watchdog for the country’s $61 trillion financial sector.

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Geopolitics

Xi Celebrates Belt and Road Initiative with Putin as the West Tunes Out

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit this week in Beijing touting his signature diplomatic initiative: the Belt and Road Initiative.

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