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Beijing Vows Retaliation as US-China Trade Spat Explodes

China has issued a stark warning to the United States, promising firm retaliation if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese goods. The ultimatum from Beijing marks a dangerous new phase in the ongoing trade dispute, pushing the two economic superpowers to the brink of an all-out trade war that has already shaken global markets. The Chinese commerce...

Dual Threat: AI Hype and US Politics Put Global Markets at Risk, Warns BoE

Global financial stability is facing a two-pronged threat, according to the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC). The first is a rapidly inflating bubble in the artificial intelligence sector, and the second is political pressure on the US Federal Reserve, which could destabilize the US dollar. The committee warned that the risk of a "sharp market correction" has significantly increased due to these...

OpenAI Secures AI Future with Groundbreaking AMD Deal, Gains Option for 10% Stake

OpenAI, the pioneering firm behind ChatGPT, has taken a decisive step to secure its computational future by signing a multibillion-dollar deal with chipmaker AMD....

Government Subsidies Fuel Record-Breaking Electric Vehicle Sales in the UK

The UK government's strategic reintroduction of an electric car grant has successfully supercharged the market, leading to a record high in electric vehicle (EV)...

DeepSeek’s New AI Masters Long Text, Threatens OpenAI’s Dominance

A Chinese AI firm, DeepSeek, has unveiled a groundbreaking experimental model designed to excel at processing long sequences of text, a critical capability for...

“Drill, Baby, Drill” Politics Blamed as Net-Zero Banking Group Disbands

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a United Nations-convened group designed to steer the banking industry toward a sustainable future, has been officially shut...

“A Strange Interpretation”: US Steel Tariffs Threaten to Engulf Finished Goods

European business leaders are expressing alarm over what they call a "strange interpretation" of trade rules by the United States, which could see a...

Trump’s Tariff Blitz Puts UK Drugs, Trucks, and Cabinets in Crosshairs

Donald Trump has unleashed a new wave of trade threats, proposing severe tariffs on a range of goods that has left the UK pharmaceutical...

Geopolitics Fuels Fossil Future: BP Raises 2050 Oil and Gas Demand Forecast

Global conflicts and trade wars are inadvertently prolonging the age of fossil fuels, according to a stark new annual outlook from BP. The energy...

Titans Unite: Nvidia and OpenAI Forge Landmark Partnership to Build AI’s Future

In a historic convergence of hardware and software, Nvidia and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership backed by a potential $100 billion investment from...

Starmer’s Economic Agenda Gets Major Boost with $6.8B Google Investment

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government has received a major endorsement of its economic strategy, with Google unveiling a £5 billion ($6.80 billion) investment...

NATO on Notice: Trump Demands Full Russian Oil Ban for US Sanction Support

President Donald Trump has put NATO on notice, declaring that any new major U.S. sanctions against Russia will only be implemented after every single...

“Ready to Go Right Now”: Trump Pressures EU for Massive Tariffs on Putin’s Allies

The Trump administration has declared it is "ready to go right now" with a plan to levy tariffs of up to 100% on India...

The Trillionaire Challenge: Musk’s Path to an Unimaginable Fortune

Elon Musk stands on the precipice of making financial history, with Tesla proposing a pay package that could make him the world's first trillionaire....