[ad_1] Updated Jan. 16, 2024 12:30 pm ET British oil major Shell suspended all shipments through the Red Sea after U.S. and U.K. strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels triggered fears…
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Chinese Premier Makes Surprise Economic Growth Disclosure
[ad_1] Chinese Premier Li Qiang gave global business elites a big hint on highly anticipated growth figures, as he sought to reassure them that investing in China is an opportunity—not…
WSJ News Exclusive | Global Battery Race Heats Up With Billions for Europe’s Northvolt
[ad_1] Jan. 16, 2024 12:01 am ET One of the world’s most valuable battery startups is raising $3.4 billion in debt from the European Union and a group of banks…
Houthis Turn Their Sights on U.S. Ships, Vow to Keep Attacking Red Sea Targets
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:57 pm ET Fresh attacks targeted American ships in the Middle East, days after the U.S. led a round of strikes meant to diminish the…
Chip Wars Boost Europe’s Top Tech Company—for Now
[ad_1] The more the U.S. government worries about China’s ambitions in the chip industry, the more equipment for making chips that China seems to buy. When ASML, the Dutch company…
Stocks in Japan, India Notch Historic Highs; U.S. Markets to Reopen Tuesday
[ad_1] Stock benchmarks in two of Asia’s largest economies climbed to historic highs, while U.S. equity and bond markets were shut for Martin Luther King Day. Bank earnings and economic…
Peace and Prosperity in the Taiwan Strait Still Have a Chance
[ad_1] Taiwan has voted: bringing the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party an unprecedented consecutive third term in the presidency. Now the world is waiting on Beijing, which claims Taiwan but doesn’t…
Taiwan Loses Another Diplomatic Partner in Wake of Presidential Vote
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 3:07 am ET TAIPEI—Taiwan lost diplomatic recognition from the Pacific island nation of Nauru as Beijing intensified its efforts to isolate Taipei just days after…
Taiwan Election Piles Pressure on Delicate U.S.-China Ties
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 15, 2024 12:03 am ET Taiwan’s election of the presidential candidate China most distrusts puts at risk a fragile detente between Washington and Beijing, threatening another flare-up…