Latest in Taiwan leads Asian stocks higher in 2024 — but Trump tariffs, China economy cloud region's outlook
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The Best Boss Fights Of 2024
2024 saw players battling everything from smoky-headed world-enders to really, really big snakes. 2024 has seen the release of several classic game remakes, along with some incredible DLC ...GameSpot - 49m -
How Trump’s tariffs can generate both economic and political reform in China
If Trump is allowed by Elon Musk to stick to his guns, he can apply to China the principle he announced for his domestic opponents: “Success will be our retribution.”The Hill - 1h -
Buy this space stock as it is a ‘pillar of long-term lunar infrastructure’
Space-exploration company Intuitive Machines Inc.’s banner year is continuing. On Monday the Houston-based company announced that it has clinched additional contracts from NASA’s Near Space Network.MarketWatch - 2h -
Is the stock market open on Christmas Eve? Does the post office deliver mail?
It’s the height of the holiday season, so expect schedule changes.MarketWatch - 2h -
Starbucks strike grows as workers demand higher pay and better conditions
Starbucks baristas in 12 cities are on strike, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.The walkouts come just days before Christmas, with workers speaking out against the company's ...CBS News - 3h -
Mouse droppings lead to Man Utd hygiene downgrade
The club said a "robust pest-control system" was in place and improvements were under way.BBC News - 4h -
‘We need to be prepared’: China adapts to era of extreme flooding
While some residents take to building houses in trees, officials recognise need for national response to climate disasters. Every summer, Dongting Hu, China’s second-largest freshwater lake, swells ...The Guardian - 4h -
Will Trump’s tariff threats protect the dollar’s dominance?
Brics nations’ plan to create rival to greenback is bound to fail even without president-elect’s measures. In 2023, the leaders of Brazil and the other Brics countries at the time – China, India, ...The Guardian - 4h -
Don't Look Now, but China's AI Is Catching Up Fast
Chinese artificial-intelligence startups are using workarounds to challenge OpenAI despite a lack of access to advanced chips.The Wall Street Journal - 6h -
Questions Emerge About Data Used by China to Defend Against Doping Allegations
China and the World Anti-Doping Agency say that positive tests for a banned drug among elite Chinese swimmers were a result of unwitting contamination. But the science behind that assertion is not ...The New York Times - 6h -
For Brands, 2024 Was the Year of Weird
The best way to get attention in ever-crowded markets? Do something unexpected—and maybe a little off.Inc. - 6h -
The best of the long read in 2024
Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year. Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread ...The Guardian - 9h -
The 'Invisible Wall' Amplifying China's Population Doom Loop
A two-tier system that has long made workers leave children behind in villages is cutting into birthrates.The Wall Street Journal - 11h -
Could Trump heal Canada’s ailing economy?
Economists say a jolt from the south could shock the country out of its torporFinancial Times - 11h -
NFL Power Rankings: Taking stock of the league entering Week 17
It's a short week in the NFL, which will be back in action on Christmas Day with four AFC teams, all in the top half of our rankings, on the field.Yahoo Sports - 12h -
What is neijuan, and why is China worried about it?
The buzzword – which went viral after a student was filmed working on his laptop while riding his bicycle – reflects a mix of competitiveness and hopelessness amid China’s slowing economy. On the ...The Guardian - 14h -
Trump's 25% tariff could be an existential threat to Canada's recovering auto industry
There's growing concern that potential tariffs on Canadian imports to the U.S. could be an existential threat to the country's recovering automotive industry.CNBC - 21h -
Brace! Risks Stack up For the Global Economy in 2025
It’s not just Trump’s return to the White House—global conflicts and the threat of climate change could shape growth next year.Inc. - 22h -
Netflix's Boxing Match Was a Glitchy Mess. The Stakes for Its Christmas NFL Games Are Even Higher.
The broadcasts, which include a Beyoncé performance, follow problems with a heavily watched boxing showcase and represent a major live-event test for the streaming giant.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
The Best Street Style of 2024
Three continents, six countries, seven cities and endless inspiration.The New York Times - 2d -
All these market indicators point to stocks struggling during Trump’s presidency
Keeping the ‘Trump trade’ going over the next four years looks like a tall order.MarketWatch - 4h -
The 20 best podcasts of 2024
Is Avril Lavigne really dead? Can Michael Sheen save us from chemical poisoning? And exactly how X-rated does Lily Allen get? Here are our top picks of the year’s hottest podcasts. It’s almost 40 ...The Guardian - 5h -
Did Elon Musk kill a bill blocking investments in China to help Tesla?
Democrats have accused the Tesla CEO of influencing the government-funding bill to his own benefit.MarketWatch - 6h -
Stock market will find it hard to rally unless the dollar and bonds calm down
Stocks rose to kick off a holiday-shortened week on Monday, but the bond market and the U.S. dollar will likely need to cooperate for the equities rally to resume in smooth fashion.MarketWatch - 7h -
This home builder issued its third profit warning in three months. Its stock is tanking.
Britain’s Vistry Group on Tuesday issued its third profit warning in as many months, sending its already-battered stock spiraling lower.MarketWatch - 7h -
European markets open higher in shortened session ahead of Christmas; Novo Nordisk resumes recovery
European stocks edged higher at the open on Tuesday.CNBC - 8h -
‘A sense of freedom’: China’s small bookshops relocate across the world
As stores that were spaces for open discussion have been forced to close, new ventures spring up overseas. On 24 November, exactly two years after a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang ...The Guardian - 9h -
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Germany’s own ‘magnificent seven’ help Dax defy bleak growth outlook
Software provider SAP responsible for two-fifths of all Frankfurt gains in year of political tumultFinancial Times - 11h -
‘A hostage situation’: South Korea paralysed in fight against Trump tariffs
Companies fear political vacuum in Seoul will leave them vulnerable to tariffs and loss of subsidiesFinancial Times - 15h -
Asian stocks had a strong 2024 — but this market was the clear winner, thanks to a tech rally
Taiwan was Asia's best-performing market in 2024, while South Korea was the worst.CNBC - 16h -
Greenland to Trump: We're not for sale
Greenland’s prime minister said Monday the autonomous island is not for sale after President-elect Trump said owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity” for the U.S. “Greenland is ours. We are not ...The Hill - 20h -
Here's what it will take for Apple stock to keep notching new highs in 2025
Hint: Just making more iPhones isn't enough.CNBC - 21h -
Trump’s pick to lead Federal Railroad Administration a positive for railroad stocks: analyst
David Fink, the former president of Pan Am Railways, is “carrier friendly,” according to TD Cowen.MarketWatch - 22h -
BATMMAAN begins: These may be the dominant stocks for next year
A new acronym has been making the rounds since another potential tech kingmaker — Broadcom — began closing in on the $1 trillion market cap club last week.MarketWatch - 23h -
US targets China with probe into semiconductor industry
The White House on Monday launched a new probe into China's semiconductor industry as the Biden administration continues to take more aggressive action against Chinese technology out of national ...The Hill - 23h -
Stock market ‘Santa Claus rally’ might get a late start this year
The Santa Claus Rally could get off to a late start this year. But better late than never.MarketWatch - 23h -
Australia to extradite former Marine pilot who worked in China
Australia has agreed to extradite a former Marine pilot whom the U.S. has accused of training Chinese pilots more than a decade ago. Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus confirmed in a ...The Hill - 1d -
Consumer confidence dented by stock-market worries and threat of Trump tariffs
The consumer-confidence index fell to a three-month low in December.MarketWatch - 1d -
Commanders stun Eagles | Falcons take NFC South lead after Cowboys top Bucs | Ohio State, Penn State roll
It was a weekend football frenzyCBS Sports - 1d
