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Qualcomm advances on smartphone market revival, Chinese handset launches

Demand has been especially positive in major market China, from which Qualcomm gets nearly half its revenue, thanks to new smartphone launches by brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo

Trump's plan of 10% import tariff likely a point for negotiation: S&P

Tariffs are unlikely to be imposed at those levels, but were Trump to follow though, the universal 10 per cent tariff could add as much as 1.8 percentage points to US inflation

US weekly jobless claims up slightly, strong rise in unit labour costs

Though the labor market is easing, wage pressures are not showing a significant cooling, casting a shadow over the inflation and interest rate outlook

People's will prevails: Biden addresses nation for 1st time since Trump win

Some Democrats have blamed Biden, 81, for Harris' defeat, saying he should not have sought re-election

US elections 2024 highlights: In a democracy will of the people always prevails, says Biden

US elections 2024 updates: Catch all the LIVE updates here as Donald Trump is all set to comeback as the 47th US President

2024 likely to be hottest yr on record again, says European climate agency

It also comes days before the next UN climate conference, called COP29, is set to begin in Azerbaijan

Here is how five key demographic groups voted in 2024 US Presidential poll

That finding comes from AP VoteCast, a sweeping survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide that shows what issues mattered to voters in this election

Unilever, Procter & Gamble face risk from Trump's threatened Mexico tariffs

Trump warned days before his win against Democrat nominee Kamala Harris that he would hit Mexico and China with 25 per cent tariffs unless both governments moved to stop the flow of fentanyl into US

NASA's Sunita Williams' health deteriorates amid ISS mission extension

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Wilmore's health conditions deteriorated after six months in space, health experts raised concern

Australia to ban social media for kids under 16 to protect mental health

Australia introduces new age limits on social media to protect youth mental health, holding platforms accountable for underage access, as part of broader tech regulations

How a French trader predicted Trump's victory by asking about the neighbour

Believing traditional polling methods to be biased and outdated, a trader known as 'Trump whale' made $50 million by betting on Donald Trump's victory using the 'neighbour effect'

'Now I can say vice-president': Trump hails JD Vance in victory speech

US Presidential elections 2024: Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential race after multiple US media outlets projected his defeat of Democratic opponent Kamala Harris

South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol denies wrongdoing in growing scandal

Asked about his ties with Myung during a press conference Thursday, Yoon said, I didn't do anything inappropriate and have nothing to hide regarding Myung Tae-kyun

Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands north Gaza operations

Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem said in a speech aired Wednesday that the Lebanese militant group is open for cease-fire negotiations only once the enemy stops its aggression

US election 2024 sees historic wins for LGBTQ, Asian, and Latino leaders

Historic firsts in US election 2024: Several states in the United States made history by electing their first candidates from previously unrepresented groups

Taiwan to help companies move from China given likely Trump tariffs

"Multi-year and decadal programs like the CHIPS Act and the agreements we have signed are regularly continued from one administration to the next," it said in a statement on Thursday

Trump's presidential win emboldens dollar bulls as they brace for tariffs

But prospects of heightened inflation could make policymakers wary of overheating the economy by cutting rates too deeply

COP29: What are the main issues at the UN climate summit in Baku?

The acronym dominating this year's summit is NCQG - which stands for the New Collective Quantified Goal

Boeing, Airbus to share Taiwan's China Airlines passenger jet order

The US is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties, and China Airlines' majority owner is the Taiwan government

What Trump's 2024 presidential election win means for Asian companies

The U.S. government has yet to approve Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, a politically sensitive deal due to opposition from the U.S. firm's labour union