The Lego Group posted record first-half revenue as a deliberate combination of brand partnerships, product breadth and a near-consumer manufacturing footprint helped it outpace the wider toy market. Company executives and industry observers say the strategy married fast-moving marketing tie-ups with operational choices — more localised production, a heavy cadence of new sets, and sharper…
India faces a sharp economic reckoning as new U.S. tariffs that push duties on many Indian goods to as much as 50% take effect. The move — framed by Washington as punitive measures tied to India’s continued purchases of discounted Russian oil — threatens major export sectors, supply-chain relationships and jobs, while raising difficult strategic…
Intel’s disclosure that the U.S. government will take a near-10% ownership stake has injected immediate uncertainty into the chipmaker’s outlook, with company filings warning the arrangement could prompt “adverse reactions” from investors, employees, customers and foreign governments — and could directly threaten a business that earns the bulk of its revenue outside the United States.…
Elon Musk’s xAI and its parent platform X have launched a high-stakes antitrust suit in federal court in Texas against Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of using platform power and exclusive integrations to squeeze out rivals in the fast-evolving market for generative artificial intelligence. The lawsuit seeks billions in damages and aims to force changes…
A bold new collaboration between French technology company SHZ Advanced Technologies and California-based JetZero is sending shockwaves through the aviation industry. By pooling expertise, the two firms aim to pioneer a hydrogen-powered blended wing-body aircraft—a project that could alter the trajectory of global aviation and the race toward zero-emission flight. The partnership, announced as part…
Apple is reportedly accelerating its iPhone production in India, a move that industry observers say is tied not only to its long-term diversification strategy away from China but also to mounting political pressures created by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff regime. Based on source information and media reports, the company has stepped up output at…
Nvidia is quietly engineering a new Blackwell-architecture accelerator tailored for China as it races to reconcile commercial demand with a tightening web of U.S. export curbs and growing geopolitical scrutiny. Internally dubbed the B30A, the chip is being designed to slot between the H20 — the slower, previously approved China model — and Nvidia’s flagship…
When the U.S. government moved to ease restrictions and allow Nvidia to sell its H20 chips in China, many saw it as a turning point in the bruising technology conflict between the world’s two largest economies. Nvidia had been struggling under tightened export controls, and the green light from Washington appeared to offer the company…
The brief summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage ended without a ceasefire or concrete settlement, leaving a flurry of diplomatic activity and a high-stakes meeting scheduled in Washington between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. With the public record vague and private talks continuing, diplomats and analysts say…
The financial world has been consumed in recent months by corporate earnings reports, geopolitical tensions, and shifting trade policies. Yet behind the noise, a landmark opinion from the world’s highest court has quietly set in motion a potential re-pricing of global assets, raising the stakes for investors, governments, and corporations alike. In July, the International…
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