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Hong Kong to sentence 45 democracy activists in biggest security law case

The sentencing of former youth activist Joshua Wong, 28, and legal scholar Benny Tai, 60, will start at 10 a.m. today, nearly four years after they were arrested

Biden's missile call isn't enough to rally support of Ukraine's allies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had moved in lockstep with Biden earlier in the conflict despite concerns about retaliation

Nvidia partners with Google to design quantum computing processors

Nvidia, the world's most valuable company, believes its technology will help Google sort out one thorny issue

UK PM Starmer seeks India trade deal even Sunak couldn't pull off

The UK's trading relationship with India was worth £42 billion in the 12 months to June 2024

DOJ to force Google to sell Chrome browser to break search monopoly

The company is able to see activity from signed-in users, and use that data to more effectively target promotions

Vivek Ramaswamy sees massive cuts for contractors in effficiency push

Ramaswamy didn't single out any contractors, and isn't clear yet how the efficiency drive will be structured

Xi Jinping's olive branch to Trump comes with warning on China red lines

China's leader took Saturday's meeting as a chance to spell out his approach toward Trump

Donald Trump's team seeking to ease US rules for self-driving vehicles

If new rules enable cars without human controls, that would directly benefit Elon Musk

Chinese steel exports booming higher but here's why that won't last

Unless Beijing rips up its current playbook and decides to re-inflate the housing market or splurge on infrastructure, then steel consumption in China is in long-term decline

Brazil Prez Lula's wife Rosangela curses out Elon Musk ahead of G-20 summit

Nearly half of Brazilians said they had a positive image of their first lady in LatAm Pulse, a survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News in October. Only Lula himself earned higher marks

North Korea may end up sending 100,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war

Kim's decision to send North Korean troops to join Russia's fight against Ukraine has alarmed Kyiv's allies

G20 set to back climate goals, global trade in message to Donald Trump

Leaders of the world's biggest economies will reaffirm a strong commitment to multilateralism, especially in the light of the progress made under the Paris Agreement

SpaceX in talks to sell insider shares to boost valuation to around $255 bn

That would be a premium to the company's previous valuation of about $210 billion. It would also cement SpaceX's status as the most valuable private US company

Trump promised to kill US steel deal to Nippon Steel; what will happen now?

The president-elect remains mum on the deal just as a top Nippon Steel executive readies a trip to Pittsburgh to persuade rank-and-file union members and politicians

China to retaliate if Donald Trump boosts tariff, says ex-PBOC official

Tariffs will affect the exchange rate, it will affect China's capital flow, and also will affect how much China will buy US Treasury bills, said Zhu

Xi's dream of 'powerful currency' likely to be challenged by Trump's return

The yuan risks years of downward pressure during the second Trump presidency, and the threat of another trade war is already fueling bets against the currency

China's Xi warns against 'going back in history' as Trump tariffs loom

Xi called for emerging nations in the so-called Global South to have a greater voice in world affairs, with all countries enjoying equitable rights and opportunities in development

Fed's Susan Collins says December interest rate cut still on the table

The Boston Fed chief noted inflation has come down "significantly," adding she's not seeing new price pressures and that "it's important to stay the course."

BofA strategists say buy China, Europe ahead of Trump's inauguration

The S&P 500 is now up 25% this year, while the Stoxx Europe 600 has only gained about 5%, its biggest underperformance to the US in nearly 30 years

Disney aims for $1 billion profit from its streaming biz in new fiscal year

The profit at Disney's direct-to-consumer division even exceeded the earnings from its film division, which scored $3 billion in global ticket sales this summer from the blockbusters Inside Out 2