Gold, silver, copper rally has just taken a breather — new highs not far off

Gold, silver, copper rally has just taken a breather — new highs not far off

Gold and silver bars of various sizes lie in a safe on a table at the precious metals dealer Pro Aurum. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Gold prices have been rallying to record highs, with spot gold notching a new top of $2,449.89 per ounce on Monday. Silver too hit multi-year highs … Read more

China calls on Japan and South Korea to reject ‘protectionism’

China calls on Japan and South Korea to reject ‘protectionism’

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – MAY 26: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (3rd, L) talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (2nd, R) during a bilateral meeting at Presidential Office on May 26, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.  (Photo by Ahn Young-Joon – Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images   China on … Read more

Chinese EV makers continue push into Europe amid tariff threat

Chinese EV makers continue push into Europe amid tariff threat

BYD Seal U electric car at the IAA Mobility 2023 international motor show on September 6, 2023 in Munich, Germany. Leonhard Simon | Getty Images News | Getty Images PARIS — Chinese electric carmakers are pushing ahead with expansion into Europe, even as politicians raise the possibility of high tariffs on vehicles from the world’s … Read more

Implications of China’s war drills around Taiwan

Implications of China’s war drills around Taiwan

Members of Taiwan’s military conduct routine exercises at Liaoluo Port in Kinmen on May 24, 2024. China on May 23 encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games aimed at punishing the self-ruled island after its new president vowed to defend democracy. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | … Read more

China begins 2 days of military exercises near Taiwan as ‘punishment’ – National

China begins 2 days of military exercises near Taiwan as ‘punishment’ – National

Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week. China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. Beijing claims the island is part of China’s … Read more

A sudden container crunch is sending ocean freight rates soaring

A sudden container crunch is sending ocean freight rates soaring

A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. AFP Contributor | AFP | Getty Images A perfect storm in global trade is creating a shipping container capacity crunch, fueling a sudden and surprise spike in ocean freight rates. The beginning of peak shipping … Read more

Fox Anchor Asks If China Is Infiltrating U.S. With ‘Baby Army’

Fox Anchor Asks If China Is Infiltrating U.S. With ‘Baby Army’

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more

Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen

Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen

A majority of US TikTok creators don’t believe the platform will be banned within a year, and most haven’t seen brands they work for shift their marketing budgets away from the app, according to a new survey of people who earn money from posting content on TikTok shared exclusively with WIRED. The findings suggest that … Read more

French AI boom could help EU close U.S., China tech innovation gap

French AI boom could help EU close U.S., China tech innovation gap

PARIS, France — Europe is pursuing AI innovation, tech regulation and competition with China in very different ways than the United States, French President Emmanuel Macron said this week, as the continent seeks to become the third major global tech force in what is now a U.S.-China dominated landscape. “It’s insane to have a world … Read more

Alibaba bets on AI to fuel cloud growth as it expands globally

Alibaba bets on AI to fuel cloud growth as it expands globally

Alibaba Offices In Beijing Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba on Thursday said it expanded its global cloud computing availability, while the head of the unit’s international arm touted the company’s AI products as a way to fuel growth. The Chinese technology giant said it has expanded the availability zone of its cloud computing … Read more