‘After I Criticized China and Nike, My Career Was Over’
Enes Kanter Freedom worked hard his whole life honing his basketball skills, achieved stardom in the NBA, only to have it all stripped away for his staunch defense of human rights. But the NBA didn’t exclude the 6’10” Swiss-born central figure of Turkish descent for condemning human rights violations in Turkey. The only time they […]
China Loves Coal Far More Than Wind
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes We have all heard about China building a lot of coal plants, but the central role coal plays in their booming economy is amazing. It is a big reason they are the world’s leading manufacturer. China generates almost twice as much electricity as the U.S. China generates more from cheap […]
Apple, Nvidia Lead Tech Stock Slump As Lower Rates And Trump’s China Stance Come Into Focus – Forbes
Top Line Big technology stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as part of a broader selling pressure, highlighting a shift in market regimes over the past week as expectations of lower interest rates rise and investors view a Trump presidency as increasingly likely. On Wednesday, both NVIDIA and Meta shares entered correction territory. Getty Images Key […]
Ancient Tomb Mural In China May Portray Male ‘Westerner’ With Blond Hair
Archaeologists in China revealed the discovery of a fascinating Tang Dynasty mural in June that appears to show a blond “Westerner” male. The Tang Dynasty ruled a majority of central and eastern China from A.D. 618 to 907, and built the strange tomb in Taiyuan, the Shanxi province’s capital, according to Live Science. Though the […]
China and Russia challenge NATO at UN
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to force a reduction of NATO’s operations in Europe as a condition of future negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, according to Russia’s top diplomat. “A political and diplomatic settlement should be accompanied by specific steps for removing the threats to the Russian Federation emanating from the Western, Euroatlantic […]
Donald Trump’s VP Pick on Ukraine, China, and More
President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he had chosen Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, sparking widespread interest in what the senator’s policy positions will be and what he will bring to the campaign. Vance, a congressman best known as a best-selling author who was elected to Congress in late 2022, has […]
China Trashes U.S. Political System After Failed Donald Trump Assassination
China’s state-run Global Times on sunday Declared The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump proves that American politics have become “extreme and reckless” and that there is “less room for moderates.” of Global Times It took a while Bless Chinese dictator Xi Jinping sent his “sympathies” to President Trump, according to a report from […]
Asian shares fall as China drags, dollar in demand By Reuters – Investing.com
Stella Chiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday as investors pondered a possible Donald Trump victory and its impact on China, while the dollar rose for a second straight day despite dovish comments from the Federal Reserve that raised expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this year. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific […]
Where JD Vance stands on Ukraine, Israel and China
Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s newly announced running mate, has worked in recent years to promote former President Trump’s “America First” global policy and establish himself as a key surrogate on the world stage. Trump’s announcement on Monday that he had chosen Vance as his running mate added significance to the senator’s foreign […]
Burberry ousts chief executive; China economic growth disappoints – business live | Business
Important Events As expected, Burberry’s shares fell after this shocking news broke on Monday morning. The fashion company’s shares fell 11% in early morning trading. It’s been a pretty tough year. Today’s decline is in the bottom right of the chart below. But it’s been one-way traffic for the majority of 2024. The stock is […]