Asian Markets Tumble as Trade Tensions and Chip Curbs Cloud Economic Outlook

Asian markets dropped Wednesday as Nvidia shares plunged following U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports to China, fueling fears of an expanding U.S.-China tech war. The news wiped out $160 billion from Nvidias market cap,...

China’s Q1 2025 GDP Beats Forecasts Despite Trade War Pressures

Chinas economy expanded more than expected in the first quarter of 2025, with GDP growing 5.4% year-on-year, surpassing market forecasts of 5.2%, according to official data released Wednesday. The stronger performance was...

Oil Prices Steady Amid Trade War Fears and Slowing Global Demand

Oil prices held steady early Wednesday as uncertainty over escalating U.S.-China trade tensions and their potential impact on global economic growth kept markets cautious. Brent crude futures edged up 5 cents to $64.72 per...

Dollar Stabilizes Ahead of Powell Speech and China GDP Data

The U.S. dollar held onto modest gains early Wednesday as markets paused after weeks of sharp selling and ahead of key economic events. Investors are watching for updates on U.S.-China trade talks, while attention also...

Trump Proposes Cash Incentives for Voluntary Immigrant Departures

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed plans for a new immigration initiative offering financial incentives to undocumented immigrants who choose to leave the country voluntarily. In an interview aired Tuesday on Fox...

Trump Administration Limits Wire Service Access to White House Press Pool

The Trump administration has removed wire services including Reuters, Bloomberg, and the Associated Press (AP) from their permanent positions in the White House press pool, altering decades of precedent and raising...

Australian Politicians Received $147K in Sports Tickets Amid Anti-Gambling Ad Lobbying

Australian lawmakers were gifted approximately A$245,000 (US$147,000) worth of sports tickets over 21 months by the countrys top sporting leagues, as part of an effort to lobby against a proposed ban on online gambling...

Pentagon Adviser Dan Caldwell Removed Amid Leak Probe

Dan Caldwell, a top adviser to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was escorted from the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave following an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure, according to a U.S....

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

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TSMC Nears Breakthrough in Advanced Chip Packaging to Power AI Growth

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, is nearing completion of a cutting-edge chip packaging technology to meet surging demand for high-performance AI chips, according to...

Blue Origin Boosts Space Tourism with Katy Perry on Historic All-Female Flight

Pop star Katy Perry and five other trailblazing women successfully completed a historic suborbital spaceflight aboard Blue Origins New Shepard rocket on April 14, marking the first all-female space mission in over 60...

AMD Ready to Begin Chip Production in Arizona Amid AI Server Expansion

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Lisa Su confirmed on Tuesday that the company is prepared to begin chip production at its Arizona facility. Speaking at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Su emphasized AMDs...

Nvidia to Manufacture AI Supercomputers in the U.S. with TSMC and Foxconn

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced plans to manufacture AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. for the first time, marking a major shift in its production strategy. The company has secured over one million square feet of...