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Xi Jinping Asserts Taiwan Reunification Cannot Be Stopped

Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Year address emphasizes Taiwan's reunification with China, sparking international interest and debate.

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Dollar Jumps to a 2-Year High on Strong Year-End Demand

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.29% and posted a 2-year high. The dollar saw support Tuesday from strong year-end demand. Also, weakness in the yuan, which fell to a 14-month low against the dollar, boosted the dollar after China’s Dec manufacturing PMI fell -0.2 to 50.1, weaker...

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Year-End Short Covering Boosts Crude Prices

February WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) Tuesday closed up +0.73 (+1.03%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG25 ) closed up +0.0190 (+0.95%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday posted moderate gains, with crude climbing to an 8-week high and gasoline climbing to a 3-week high. Crude has carryover support from last...

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Elon Musk Rises, Tesla Slips, China Looms: 2024's Biggest EV Stories

For much of 2024, you probably couldn't go a single week without reading a headline or seeing some TV news story about how the electric vehicle market is "stalling" or "stumbling." And yet, the ongoing transformation of the automotive industry seems to be upending everything in its path.

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New Mom Wrapped In Plastic Bag After Childbirth Stirs Curiosity Online: “It’s Cheap”

Curiosity was sparked following a sighting of a woman being wrapped in plastic after she had given birth. The post New Mom Wrapped In Plastic Bag After Childbirth Stirs Curiosity Online: “It’s Cheap” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Crude Moves Higher in Thin Holiday Trade

February WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) today is up +0.78 (+1.10%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG25 ) is up +0.0107 (+0.54%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are pushing higher, with crude posting an 8-week high. Crude has carryover support from last Friday when the weekly EIA report showed that...

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MAGA Attorney Issues Warning to Gen. Mark Milley After Admitting He'd Warn China If Trump Were to Attack: 'Sounds Like Treason to Me'

A conservative legal activist and legal defender of President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly accused a former Trump administration official of treason, even going as far as to threaten legal action against him.

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Xi says China’s economy on course to expand by 5% despite Trump concerns

President seeks to allay fears that world’s second-largest economy will falter in 2025 because of high US tariffs

The Guardian - UK

Kove Wants In On the Cruiser Game With the KY600 Lancer

In recent years, we’ve seen lots of new motorcycles emerge from China. And while some of them, such as the CFMoto Ibex 450, are signs that Chinese bikes are indeed getting better, others continue to embody the knockoff stereotype made-in-China bikes have become associated with over the years.

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Dollar Sees Support from US Home Price Report and Year-End Buying

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.06%. The dollar saw support today from weakness in the yuan, which fell to a 14-month low against the dollar as China’s Dec manufacturing PMI fell -0.2 to 50.1, weaker than expectations of 50.2. The dollar added to its gains after...

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China-made DDR5 memory chips use less advanced chipmaking technology — chips are nearly 40% larger than Samsung's DDR5

CXMT's DDR5 memory is here, but the company uses outdated process technology and trails behind market leaders both in terms of performance and costs.

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Faced with Trump’s tariffs − and crackdowns on migration and narcotrafficking − Mexico is weighing retaliatory options

Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term – and Mexico looks set to be at the tip of the spear.

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Tesla China Shines But Will U.S., Europe Weigh On Q4 Deliveries?

Global deliveries are expected Jan. 2. Will they be enough to top 2023's total? Will that matter?

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China's BYD Outsells Tesla In Q4 To Top 4 Million EV Goal For 2024

Tesla rivals BYD, Nio Li Auto, XPeng and Zeekr all reported record December China EV sales as the price war intensified.

The Independent UK

China says it has shared most Covid data of any country after WHO calls for further access

Beijing says research into origins of the virus should be expanded to other countries

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US Treasury declares ‘major incident’ after apparent state-sponsored Chinese hack

Documents reportedly stolen in security breach targeting the US Treasury Department.

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China Unveils World's Fastest High-Speed Train Prototype

China unveils CR450 high-speed train prototype with speeds up to 450 km/h, poised to revolutionize transportation globally.

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Stock Index Futures Gain at the End of a Bumper Year

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.26%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.30% this morning, pointing to a positive start on Wall Street in the final trading session of 2024.

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‘Moral imperative’: WHO presses China to share COVID origins data

Beijing insists it has shared information on the coronavirus ‘without holding anything back’.

International Business Times

China Says Shared Covid Information 'Without Holding Anything Back'

Beijing insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 "without holding anything back", after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease's origins.

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Five years on, WHO repeats call for China to share Covid data

Five years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations’ health organisation has called on China to share data to understand how it began.

International Business Times

Xi Says China Must Apply 'More Proactive' Macroeconomic Policies In 2025

President Xi Jinping said China will put in place "more proactive" macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, as he addressed a top political advisory body on Tuesday.

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