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Wall Street hits new highs on U.S.-China trade optimism
Wall Street’s major indexes reached record highs on Monday, driven by optimism over a potential U.S.-China trade deal that encouraged…
President Trump to speak with China’s Xi Friday with TikTok framework deal in hand
President Donald Trump announced plans to discuss with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, after recent negotiations between the world’s…
President Trump says US-China trade deal is ‘done’ pending presidential approval
American President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday, stating, “our deal with China is done, subject to final approval…
Analysts expect India to supply 25 percent of Apple’s iPhones by 2027
Mobile phones have now eclipsed diamonds as India’s leading export. Currently, about 15% of Apple’s iPhones are manufactured in India…
Tim Cook’s outdated China playbook may bite Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent all-smiles charm offensive in China is the latest in a long parade of Western business leaders in recent…
Apple CEO Cook to dine with Xi Jinping in China this week
CEOs of 100 or so multinational giants such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has plans to dine with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping…
The Babylon Bee lampoons Apple CEO Tim Cook for pulling ads from X ‘while shaking hands with brutal Chinese dictator’
The Babylon Bee, famous for publishing satirical articles on a wide variety of topics, has trained its sites on Apple CEO Tim Cook in an…
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends $40,000-per-plate dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco
Apple CEO Tim Cook was among those who attended an $40,000-per-plate dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday in San Francisco…
Apple assembler Foxconn, widespread protests pushed China to ease ‘Zero COVID’ curbs
A letter from the founder of Foxconn, the world’s largest iPhone assembler, played a major role in persuading China’s Communist Party…
Chinese Communist Party starts dismantling ‘Zero COVID’ policy after widespread insurrection across China
For years now, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government insisted that his “Zero COVID” policy would “stand the test of history,” and…
China’s CCP caves on ‘Zero COVID’ nonsense after protests; softens tone on COVID severity
The Chinese Communist Party has caved and is now softening its stance regarding the severity of COVID-19 and has begun the process…
Apple’s crippling dependence on Communist China can no longer be ignored
Apple depends on a small number of very large factories in China and Taiwan for much of its product assembly. But, harsh CCP-imposed…
Chinese workers rebel against CCP’s quixotic COVID lockdowns; iPhone production hit estimated at 6 million
On November 23rd, Chinese workers rebelled against security personnel in white protective clothing at the “iPhone City” factory compound…
Apple limits AirDrop in China to aid CCP censorship, thwart protestors
Apple has limited the AirDrop wireless file-sharing feature on iPhones in China after the mechanism was used by protesters opposed…
Apple adds Pegatron as new iPhone 14 supplier in India
Apple contract manufacturer Pegatron, which is based in Taiwan, has begun assembling the company’s latest iPhone 14 model in India, just…
Workers at Apple supplier factory in China clash with guards over ‘zero-COVID’ lockdowns
Hundreds of workers at an Apple supplier’s factory in China clashed with authorities, flooding past barriers after draconian lockdowns…
‘iPhone City’ in China is operating normally despite quixotic COVID lockdowns
The world’s biggest iPhone assembly campus, know colloquially as “iPhone City,” on the outskirts of Zhengzhou in central China…
China ordered Amazon to delete reviews of Xi Jinping’s book
Amazon was marketing a collection of Chinese Communist Party President Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings on its Chinese website…
Apple ramps up iPhone, iPad, Mac production shift out of China
Apple is ramping up the production of iPhones, iPads, Macs and other products outside of China, in a sign that the Cupertino Colossus…
Tim Cook personally killed Apple TV+ show about Gawker
Two Gawker veterans, Cord Jefferson and Max Read, Gawker’s former editor in chief, sold Apple on an idea for show called about Gawker Media…
Chinese Communist Party state-run media: China will not accept U.S. ‘theft’ of TikTok
China will not accept the “theft” of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to the Trump administration’s move to push ByteDance…
U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade deal removes threat of iPhone tariffs
As part of the U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade deal to be signed today by President Trump and China’s Vice Premier Liu He, China has promised to provide more protection for the intellectual property of American companies and will also stop requiring U.S. companies to share their technology in exchange for doing business in China. Scott […]
President Trump’s trade deal with China removes major hurdle for rally in Apple and tech
U.S. President Donald Trump’s limited trade deal with China removes a major hurdle for Apple..
U.S. Trade Rep: U.S. and China aim to sign phase one deal in January
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, one of the lead negotiators in talks with Chinese officials, also told reporters Friday…
President Trump agrees to ‘Phase One’ trade deal with China
The new deal would prevent new tariffs planned for Sunday and roll back some existing tariff rates…
Futures up on trade deal hopes as tariff deadline looms
Mere days before fresh tariffs on Chinese goods are set to kick in, U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday…
U.S. reaches a phase one trade deal with China in principle pending President Trump’s approval
Trump met with top advisors on Thursday about trade with China and whether to delay the next round of U.S. tariffs…
Stocks slump after Trump says China deal may be best after 2020 election
Stocks took a hit on Tuesday, after President Trump said it may take until after the 2020 U.S. elections to complete a trade deal with China…
Markets hit as President Trump hints U.S.-China trade deal could be delayed
Markets were jolted after President Trump suggested a trade deal with China could be delayed until after the US presidential election in November next year…
Wall Street sets records on U.S.-China trade progress optimism
Each of Wall Street’s three major averages kicked off the trading week with record closes on Monday as signs pointed to progress between the United States and China…
U.S. and China agree to cancel existing trade tariffs in phases
Gao Feng, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry, said that the U.S. and China have agreed to simultaneously cancel some existing tariffs…
Investors say Apple CEO Cook’s handling of U.S.-China trade war has helped buoy shares
When Apple Inc reports results on Wednesday, Wall Street expects flat fiscal fourth-quarter sales and lower full-year revenue compared with the prior year…
U.S. Trade Representative: U.S. and China are ‘close to finalizing’ parts of Phase 1 trade pact
U.S. and Chinese trade officials are “close to finalizing” some parts of an agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday…
Apple’s highly-regarded iPhone 11 could help drive a China comeback
With a new dual‑camera system, the fastest chip and highest‑quality video ever in a smartphone, and all‑day battery life, Apple’s new iPhone 11 lets users do more and charge less often…
Stocks jump as China-U.S. trade talks come into focus
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, as China and the U.S. attempted to ease simmering tensions, a day before high-level trade talks are scheduled to commence…
After Trump admin declares China a currency manipulator, China moves to stabilize yuan; stocks rebound
Stocks rebounded on Tuesday after China’s central bank indicated it wanted its currency to trade at a higher level…
Apple leads tech rally after shedding U.S.-China trade war albatross
Apple Inc. jumped the most in three weeks after the U.S. and China declared a trade truce over the weekend…
U.S. President Trump says meeting with China went ‘far better than expected’
The meeting exceeded expectations, Trump said, tweeting that it went “far better than expected.” The president also elaborated on…
Analyst: Apple facing fork-in-the-road situation with G-20
Apple is really the poster child for the U.S.-China battle and that’s why there’s a lot riding going to G-20…
U.S. Treasury Secretary: ‘We were about 90% of the way’ on China trade deal and there’s a ‘path to complete this’
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Wednesday the U.S. and China were close to a trade deal, and he’s optimistic that progress can be made…
Wall Street nears record as mood on trade again turns optimistic
Wall Street surged on Tuesday and the S&P 500 approached a record high after Washington rekindled trade talks with Beijing…
