China’s July manufacturing activity contracts more than expected

Containers reflected in a puddle following a rainfall, at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China May 9, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters BEIJING — China’s official gauge for manufacturing activity on Thursday pointed to a worse-than-expected contraction in July amid slower economic growth and ongoing U.S. trade tensions. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index…

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Arm shares slip as smartphone royalties disappoint

The replica of the ARM is an electronic chip board during a collaborative ceremony launching a partnership between Malaysia and ARM Holdings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 5, 2025. Hari Anggara | Nurphoto | Getty Images Arm Holdings shares dipped as much as 9% in after-hours trading on the company’s first-quarter earnings results Wednesday….

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Ukraine: Scenes from the ground

Robert Sharman is a white house reporter for the newsnation. He is reporting from Ukraine. Subscribe to him Newspaper: Frontline with Robert Sharman here, ,Newsination) – A quick flip through my passport and a small look at me. I met the border guard’s eyes for more than a moment. Then. Tip. The sound of the…

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Samsung second-quarter profit more than halves, missing expectations weighed by slump in chip business

Samsung signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a second-quarter operating profit of 4.7 trillion Korean won that missed expectations, weighed by a slump in its chip business. While Samsung’s second-quarter…

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