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China offers condolences over Washington air disaster
China offered deep condolences over the Washington air disaster, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on Friday on its official website.
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When Apple reported its December quarter earnings on Thursday, it revealed that China sales had dropped 11.1% on an annual basis. Cook told analysts that over half of the decline was due to inventory …
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Column-China passes on US soybeans despite Brazilian delays -Braun
Brazil’s slow soybean harvest means that supplies are not reaching buyers as quickly as they might have hoped. But China, the destination for more than 70% of Brazil’s annual soy exports, does not …
Apple Earnings: Record Results Even As iPhone, China Sales Fall Short Of Forecasts
Apple reported $18.5 billion in sales in greater China last quarter, comfortably below consensus estimates of $20.9 billion.
AI chipmaker Cerebras says it’s been ‘crushed with demand’ for China’s DeepSeek from business customers
The upstart AI chip company Cerebras has started offering China’s market-shaking DeepSeek on its U.S. servers. Cerebras makes uncommonly large chips that are particularly good at speedy inference — …
China passes on US soybeans despite Brazilian delays -Braun
Brazil’s slow soybean harvest means that supplies are not reaching buyers as quickly as they might have hoped.
Nvidia Chip Flow to China Should be Throttled Post-DeepSeek, U.S. Lawmakers Say
Export controls need to be tightened after revelations the Chinese company used Nvidia technology, the leaders of a congressional committee said.
Apple profit tops Wall Street target even as iPhone, China sales fall short
Apple beat Wall Street’s quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, but iPhone sales and China revenue for the holiday quarter were weak due to stiff Chinese competition and a slow rollout of artificial …
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