The Nothing Phone (3a). Nothing BARCELONA — British smartphone startup Nothing on Tuesday debuted a new handset it hopes can shake the mobile industry out of a perceived innovation slowdown. Nothing launched its new Phone (3a) device, a budget phone that comes with an unusual design featuring multiple different shapes […]
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As the U.S. halts military aid to Kyiv, how long can Ukraine continue to fight Russia?
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters U.S. military aid for Ukraine has been halted following the spectacular falling-out between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, leaving the country in an extremely precarious situation, […]
EU chief proposes plan to ‘urgently’ increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrives to give a press conference on the “Defence package” at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images) Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty Images […]
Saudi oil giant Aramco posts drop in full-year profit, slashes dividend
Members of media chat before the start of a press conference by Aramco at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 3, 2019. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Saudi state oil producer Aramco reported on Tuesday a decline in net profit to $106.2 billion in 2024, down from […]
‘Tariff taskforce’: Pharma firms scramble to prepare even as Trump levies risk flouting WTO rules
A packet of antibiotics and various other medicines lie on a table in a pharmacy. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Europe’s pharmaceutical firms are rushing to prepare for the potential fallout of U.S. import duties, with some forming “tariff taskforces,” even as analysts warn that levies on […]
China retaliates with additional tariffs of up to 15% on some U.S. goods from March 10
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China announced Tuesday it would impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on some U.S. goods from March 10 and […]
Asian tech stocks fall as Trump doubles down on tariffs, keeping investors on edge
Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian tech and chip-related stocks fell Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect […]
South Korean defense stocks track gains in global peers amid rising security concerns
In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean navy vessels taking part in a naval drill off the east coast on September 4, 2017 in East Sea, South Korea. Getty Images South Korean defense stocks rose Tuesday, in line with a broad-based pickup in defense […]
Malaysia will take ‘necessary action’ if its companies are involved in Nvidia fraud case: Trade minister
Nvidia’s headquarters on Feb. 26, 2025, in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Malaysia said it will take “necessary action” against Malaysian companies if they are found to be involved in a fraud case linked to the alleged movement of Nvidia chips from Singapore to China. That comes […]
China kicks off annual parliamentary meeting as investors watch for clues on economic policy
Paramilitary police march on Tiananmen Square outside the Great Hall of the People before the closing ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on March 12, 2009. China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close […]