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• Trump wants the U.S. shipbuilding industry to be great again. Here's what it will take, and what's at stake - President Trump is promising a shipbuilding renaissance in the U.S. to rival China, but it will not happen overnight, and will require allies.
• China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave - In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's ma
• Here are 4 major moments that drove the stock market last week - The S&P 500 ran into a brick wall Friday and finished the week lower, just one day after closing at a record high.
• Huawei's latest handset uses improved China-made chip, report shows - Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Kirin 9030, the chip that powers Huawei Technologies' latest flagship Mate 80 series handset, has been manufactured by China's top foundry SMIC with an improved version of 7
• Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba - Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.
• A Seized Oil Tanker and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling - The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.
• Bank of America resets Nvidia stock forecast after key meeting - Many investors fear that artificial intelligence is a bubble, and these fears aren’t waning, despite reassuring statements from analysts. Oracle stock closed the Thursday trading session 10.84% lower at $198.84, following the release of the
• China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips - For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.
• US, Japan hold joint air exercise after China-Russia patrols - Japan said Thursday it held a joint air exercise with the United States in a show of force, days after Chinese-Russian patrols in the region and following weeks of diplomatic feuding between Tokyo and Beijing.The joint exercise came as the
• Mexico Approves 50% Tariffs on Many Chinese Imports - The tariffs will apply to goods from China and other nations. Washington has been pressuring Mexico to move away from dealing with China.