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Stocks mixed as US hits Nvidia chip export to China
London (AFP) - Wall Street shares fell but European stocks diverged Wednesday after the US government imposed restrictions on exports...
Stocks retreat as US hits Nvidia chip export to China
London (AFP) - Stock markets retreated Wednesday after the US government imposed restrictions on exports of a key Nvidia chip...
China tells Trump to ‘stop threatening and blackmailing’
Beijing (AFP) - China told Washington on Wednesday to "stop threatening and blackmailing" after US President Donald Trump said it...
Automakers hold their breath on Trump’s erratic US tariffs
New York (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's aggressive but fast-changing trade policy has foisted difficult questions on carmakers that...
Heineken beer sales dip, tariffs add to uncertainty
Amsterdam (AFP) - Heineken said Wednesday its beer sales were down in the first quarter but kept profit forecasts for the...
China’s forecast-beating growth belies storm clouds ahead: analysts
Beijing (AFP) - Forecast-beating growth in China's first quarter may have offered Beijing's economic planners some much needed good news...
Long-abandoned Welsh mine revived as gold prices soar
Bontddu (United Kingdom) (AFP) - At the bottom of a long-abandoned mine, 50 metres below the surface, one company searches...
Stocks struggle again as Nvidia chip curb warning pops calm
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks swung Wednesday after Nvidia's announcement of new US licensing rules on shipments of its...
Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to China
San Francisco (AFP) - Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5. 5 billion hit this quarter due...
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
New York (AFP) - US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now...
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