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18.01 / 09:29

markets UPS Strategy Research Trade Experts rights fall Nifty, Sensex fall for 3rd straight session: Is this the right time to buy stocks?

BSE Sensex fell 0.81 percent to 70,918.07, and the NSE Nifty 50 lost 0.91 percent to 21,374.95. "A nosedive correction in banking stocks, along with concerns over delays in US FED rate cuts, impacted market sentiments. The addition of discouraging Chinese growth data and rising US bond yields also resulted in widespread profit-booking.

18.01 / 08:31

Progressive President War peace Team Biden Tries to Answer Davos Man’s Cry for Help

With war in Ukraine, tensions in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, Israelis fighting Hamas in Gaza, and missiles flying through the skies from the Red Sea to Pakistan, Davos Man wants to know how Uncle Sam plans to restore order. The Biden administration doesn’t want its allies and adversaries to think things are spinning out of control, so Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan dropped into Davos to reassure all and sundry that the Americans are on the job. Mr.

18.01 / 07:43

Digital Manufacturing Apple NVIDIA Trade track Schools Taiwan's TSMC to launch Japan chipmaking plant in February

Taiwan's TSMC will formally open its new chipmaking foundry on Japan's Kyushu island on February 24, its chairman said Thursday, which is part of their plan to expand its global manufacturing footprint. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company — whose clients include Apple and Nvidia — controls more than half the world's output of silicon wafers, used in everything from smartphones to cars and missiles.

18.01 / 04:31

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Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies moved little on Thursday after clocking steep losses in the prior session, while the dollar fell slightly from a one-month high as strong U.S. retail sales data spurred more doubts over early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

18.01 / 03:55

UPS Progressive Election show country 24 Chinese warplanes around Taiwan in first show of force since poll

Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan, with 11 crossing a sensitive median line separating the self-ruled island from China, Taipei's defence ministry said Thursday, the first significant show of force since the weekend's presidential election. The ministry, which releases data daily on the Chinese military presence around Taiwan, said Thursday that 24 warplanes and 5 ships had been detected in the 24 hours leading up to 6 am (2200 GMT). «11 of the detected aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entered Taiwan's southwest and north (air defence identification zone),» the ministry said in a statement.

17.01 / 16:14

Citi Career Election President Universities medicines Taiwan’s New Leader Says He’ll Stick to Status Quo

TAINAN, Taiwan—More than a decade ago, some residents of this southern Taiwanese city got a lesson in the character of the man who is now set to be Taiwan’s next president. Lai Ching-te, then Tainan’s mayor, wanted to move a section of railway underground. Residents whose homes would have to be demolished blocked bulldozers with their bodies and accused him of selling them out to property developers.

17.01 / 13:01

Sustainability President country cover reports rights Relationships US State Secretary Antony Blinken hails PM Modi, says his policies benefited people and allies

World Economic Forum. ALSO READ: PM Modi says India-US ties 'mature and stable' amid Khalistani separatist's murder plot claims Blinken said the policies and programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been very beneficial to the people of India. According to PTI, the US official was replying to a question on whether the rise of Hindu nationalism concerns India despite the country's robust economic growth and infrastructure building under the Modi regime.

17.01 / 12:49

UPS Target Cooper Strategy Pool Gemini consequences Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk announce deal for 3.4 million container alliance

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17.01 / 07:53

Cooper Manufacturing Election President War China’s strongarm tactics in Taiwan will only redouble after historic election

Taiwanese voters have shrugged off warnings by China that the election of the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te to the presidency would increase the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, including a potentially violent takeover of the island nation. China’s strong-arm tactics under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Xi Jinping, who has vowed that the island’s ‘reunification’ with the mainland is a historical inevitability, have failed for now. But that does not mean that these tactics will not continue or that regional geopolitics is any less precariously placed.

17.01 / 07:00

Progressive Manufacturing security economy Election President China may be losing its sway over Taiwanese business

elected as Taiwan’s president. He thus secured a third term for his pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The vote will shape relations between self-governing Taiwan and China, which wants the island to be governed from Beijing.

17.01 / 06:27

UPS Manufacturing Trade Experts country Traffic Destinations Pedal to the metal: Why Ludhiana’s cycle industry needs to take a cue from Holland

cycle industry in Ludhiana dates back to the pre-Partition days and the legacy continues to remain even in contemporary times. Renowned brands such as Hero Cycles and Avon Cycles started their journey from Ludhiana in the ’50s and ’60s. Popularly dubbed as the “bicycle capital” of the country, Ludhiana accounts for 90% of the country’s cycle production and has a host of MSMEs involved in the trade.

16.01 / 10:47

markets UPS Fighting Apple Celebrity show Apple Goes on the Offensive as iPhone Sales Slip in Its Biggest Overseas Market

Apple is offering rare discounts in China, including on its latest iPhones, in a bid to beat back growing competition in the high-end market from rivals. The tech giant is running a promotion from Thursday through Sunday in China in which it is cutting the price of iPhones by the equivalent of up to $70. Other products will be discounted by up to $110.

16.01 / 10:01

Action economy Research President tenor reports Headlines China weighs more stimulus, considers $139 billion of debt issuance under special bonds

Also Read: China may be losing its sway over Taiwanese business The deliberations underscore efforts by President Xi Jinping’s government to shift spending responsibility from debt-laden local officials to central authorities in support of an economy that is struggling to maintain momentum. Rigid deflationary pressures, the ongoing property crisis and weak domestic demand are all weighing on activity and suppressing confidence, prompting calls among economists and investors for further stimulus.

16.01 / 06:43

markets Progressive economy Sustainability Trade show track Asia FX weakens, dollar rises as markets await more Fed, rate-cut cues

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies retreated on Tuesday, while the dollar advanced as traders remained largely risk-averse before more cues on when the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates.

15.01 / 19:34

Manufacturing Election Trade President War electronic Chip-maker Taiwan’s electorate has rebuffed Beijing

Taiwan is pivotal to the geopolitics of Asia and the future of global technological leadership. Communist China has never controlled Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, but arrogates to itself the right to take Taiwan over at a time of its choice, regardless of what Taiwanese think. How to deal with Communist China is therefore always a central issue in Taiwan’s elections.

15.01 / 14:23

UPS Target security Southern Trade Factbox-Shipping firms react to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

(Reuters) -Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, impacting a shipping route vital to East-West trade.

15.01 / 13:26

markets UPS DOW economy reports fall Stock market today: Shares fall in Europe after gains in Asia. US markets are closed for a holiday

European markets have opened lower while Asian markets were mostly higher as the week got off to a mixed start

15.01 / 13:26

Election President War country social peace The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan's presidential election

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election and his opponents have conceded

15.01 / 13:25

Progressive Election President War show International War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island's fate

A war of words has erupted the day after Taiwan’s presidential election

15.01 / 13:25

Align Election community President country reports International Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China

Lai Ching-te is Taiwan’s president-elect who has vowed to safeguard the Asian island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies

15.01 / 10:45

markets Progressive Sustainability Election Nikkei show performer Asian stocks Asian stocks inch higher as rate-cut bets persist, Nikkei extends rally

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks rose past early weakness on Monday as traders maintained bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates early, with Japanese markets extending a rally to 34-year highs.

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