Huawei Technologies founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei has whipped up a storm on Chinese social media after he was seen with disgraced Chinese classical pianist Li Yundi, when they visited the telecommunications equipment giant’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan over the weekend. Ren, 79, accompanied Li on a tour of the European-themed campus – […]
Credit: Shutterstock A wave of speculation has hit the internet in China, suggesting that the heavily sanctioned Chinese electronics manufacturer Huawei has become China’s largest beef importer due to payments it received from Argentinian clients made in beef instead of cold, hard cash. Whether the new ranking is true or not has proven difficult to […]
Speculation is swirling about how far US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies can push its latest chip-making techniques to keep up with the cutting-edge designs enabled by the extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines it is unable to use, 10 months after shocking the world with a 7-nanometre-grade processor. The Shenzhen-based telecommunications equipment giant has kept its cards close […]
Nigel Farage said he intends to make an “emergency” announcement, fuelling speculation he will stand as a Reform UK candidate in the British general election. The party’s honorary president, writing on social media site X, formerly Twitter, said: “I will be making an emergency General Election announcement at 4pm today.” One party official said they […]
“We will not stop at that (three carriers),” India’s defense minister recently said. Five or six aircraft carriers would give India a force equal to that of China. “Unfortunately, the country lacks the funding for a large carrier,” an analyst told BI. India may build a fleet of five to six new aircraft carriers, according […]
Senator Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he had left the Democratic Party to become an independent as many have wondered whether he will run for governor of his home state of West Virginia. Mr Manchin was the last Democrat in a statewide office and announced in November that he would not seek re-election. He […]
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said he spoke to Boris Johnson “just the other day”, amid speculation about what role the former prime minister could play in the election campaign. Mr Sunak said they had discussed “the risk” Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer poses to the UK, as he declined to say whether his Downing […]
Erik ten Hag defied the odds and intense speculation over his future as Manchester United manager to mastermind a shock FA Cup final victory over arch-rivals and Premier League champions Manchester City on Saturday. Here, the PA news agency analyses the Dutchman’s performance. Pre-match comments 🗣️ “We have a strong belief we can win this […]
Under-fire Erik ten Hag said his sole focus was on winning the FA Cup as he brushed aside talk of the final potentially being his last match as Manchester United manager. The Red Devils are looking to salvage a poor, injury-hit season by beating neighbours Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday. United bowed out of […]
As Nvidia prepares to report its first quarter earnings this week, Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders joins Morning Brief to discuss how the bullish AI sentiment is driving the broader market (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC). Sonders calls Nvidia a “poster child for the AI boom,” adding that it is the best performer within the […]
Donald Trump’s Truth Social Shows 55% Increase In Site Traffic Since IPO As Stock Rockets 123% From Lows Amid Short Squeeze Speculation Truth Social, through its public entity Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ:DJT), has been on an incredibly volatile run since officially going public in March. Following its IPO, the company reached highs […]
It’s been an incredible day for high-risk assets, with speculators clearly stepping back into various meme stocks and cryptocurrencies alike in a big way today. For Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), a 24-hour move of 2.5% may seem like small potatoes, given what’s going on in the market today. GameStop (NYSE: GME) shares are up more than […]