Joe Schulz | Wisconsin Public Radio Farm and construction equipment manufacturers started the year with high hopes for the economy, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to cut taxes on domestic producers and slash government regulations. But that optimism has given way to fears of a possible recession, sparked by Trump’s international trade war,
European Patent Office received nearly 200 000 patent applications last year, with 10.1% coming from China China ranks 4th globally in European patent applications Huawei is No.2 among top applicant companies China recorded a 0.5% YoY increase in applications Strongest growth globally came from electrical machinery, apparatus, energy inventions Surge in AI and battery technology
Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China this week. Cook has positive things to say about China’s Deepseek. Alibaba’s Chairman worries that the US is entering an AI bubble. NVDA stock has fallen into a bearish Death Cross on the daily chart. The United States (US) stock market is once again churning tepidly higher
China’s finance ministry has announced the impending issuance of sovereign green bonds in London, which will mark its first overseas sale of such bonds and a concrete step following high-level economic and finance talks earlier this year. The yuan-denominated issuance will be worth up to 6 billion yuan (US$829.75 million) with specific details to be
Wayne Lam, analyst director of mining research at TD Securities, shares his hot picks on gold miners. Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Macquarie Group Ltd. have been vocal cheerleaders for gold during a breakneck rally that has taken prices to record highs above US$3,000 an ounce. With anxiety about the global economy growing,
A set of Chinese data released earlier today looked better-than-expected; the fixed asset investment unexpectedly accelerated in February, growth in industrial production slowed less than expected – a slowdown due to the Chinese new year break, while growth in retail sales accelerated to 4%, more than expected. The unemployment rate rose, however, and the worries
The price of gas is seen as traffic moves through Annapolis, MD, on November 23, 2021. (Photo by Jim … [+] WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Harold Hamm, founder and chairman of Continental Resources, recently emphasized the challenges faced by U.S. shale producers at current price
This photo taken on March 14, 2025 shows a surgical robot demonstration during the 2025 China Medical Equipment Conference & Medical Equipment Exhibition held at Chongqing International Expo Center in Southwest China”s Chongqing municipality. [Photo/Xinhua] CHONGQING — From a console in Shanghai, French surgeon Youness Ahallal guided robotic arms in Morocco with real-time precision, delicately
The biggest bull run in China’s bond market in a decade has faltered, as the central bank’s delay in easing monetary policy weighed on investors’ confidence about liquidity in the economy, while a re-rating of the stock market sapped demand for debt. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond has been driven up to
Customers wait in a queue to enter a Laopu Gold store, known for its “traditional craftsmanship” gold jewelry, in Shanghai in February. VCG/VCG via Getty Images Xu Gaoming, an ex-fisheries clerk in China who started jewelry brand Laopu Gold in 2016, has amassed a $9 billion fortune after company shares soared almost 1,500% following an