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Tesla profits tumble on lower EV sales, AI spending surge
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Tesla reported a 61-percent drop in fourth-quarter profits on Wednesday due to lower auto sales and increased expenses as CEO Elon Musk ramps up technology investments.
Over 145 nations set to exempt US firms from global minimum tax deal
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — US multinational companies will be excluded from a global minimum corporate tax rate set in 2021 under a deal agreed by more than 145 countries and regions, the US Treasury Department reported on Monday.
China says to impose extra 55% tariffs on some beef imports
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» BEIJING — China said on Wednesday it will impose additional 55% tariffs on some beef imports from countries including Brazil, Australia and the United States that exceed a certain quantity from Jan 1.
EU set to abandon 2035 combustion-engine ban
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe’s embattled auto industry.
EU fines X $140m, risking US pushback
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union has fined X, the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon MUsk, 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a clash with the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Australian mining giant BHP drops Anglo American takeover bid
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» SYDNEY - Australian resources giant BHP said on Monday it had dropped a bid to take over British rival Anglo American that would have created the world's largest miner of copper.
US says Thailand agrees to lift trade barriers, make required purchases
Online Reporters, Published on 27/10/2025
» Thailand has agreed to the removal of barriers on US food, farm, medical, digital and film products, and to make a huge aircraft procurement and annual purchases of energy and farm products with preset minimal values, according to the United States government.
Trump says all Canada trade talks 'terminated'
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Fresh US-China tension ‘not helpful’ for Thailand
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The fresh flare-up in trade tensions between the United States and China is a big risk to the outlook for Thailand’s economic growth, says a deputy central bank governor, adding there was little room left to lower rates further.
Asian markets rally as Fed cut hopes trump trade war fears
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» HONG KONG - Stocks jumped Wednesday as trade war fears were overshadowed by comments from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that suggested the bank would cut interest rates again this month.