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Chinese surveillance equipment company appeals Ottawa’s shutdown order
Brandon Sun
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July 7, 2025
By: Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Posted: 1:37 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 7, 2025 OTTAWA - A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems is appealing a federal government directive ordering it to shutter its Canadian operations due to national...
US futures extend declines as trade action heats up
Azzet
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July 7, 2025
United States stock futures moved lower in overnight trade on Monday (Tuesday AEST) after President Donald Trump revealed new levies on imports from 14 countries while extending the implementation deadline to 1 August. By 9:15 am AEST (11:15 pm...
U.S. will issue tariff letters within 48 hours as new trade proposals arrive ahead of a Wednesday deadline
Cryptopolitan
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July 7, 2025
The United States has confirmed plans to announce a few trade issues in the next 48 hours, as confirmed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent told CNBC the final deadline to sign on trades ahead of Wednesday proved to be a rush, as there...
The Weight of China in Ecuador: Broken Promises, Debt, and Consequences – PART II
Dialogo Magazine
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July 7, 2025
At the start of the 21st century, when Ecuador was facing the closure of Western financing due to high debt, China burst onto the scene with million-dollar loans, promises of accelerated development, and a seductive discourse of cooperation...
Thomas Friedman: How Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ will make China great again
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
Can you hear it — that loud roar coming from the East? It’s the sound of 1.4 billion Chinese laughing at us. The Chinese simply can’t believe their luck: that at the dawn of the electricity-guzzling era of artificial intelligence, the U.S....
Theme Parks: World's largest Legoland opens in Shanghai
Azzet
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July 7, 2025
The world’s largest Legoland Resort has opened in Shanghai with 75 interactive rides and 250 hotel rooms. According to local government officials, the US$550 million park is estimated to attract 2.4 million visitors annually, pushing the city to...
Khalilzad warns of China’s growing grip on Central Asian minerals, urges swift US action
Ariana News
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July 7, 2025
Former U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace talks, Zalmay Khalilzad, has issued a stark warning about China’s accelerating efforts to dominate Central Asia’s vast mineral wealth. He urged Washington—specifically the Trump administration—to act...
Trump ramps up trade war with higher tariffs
Otago Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
US President Donald Trump today began telling trade partners – from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players – that sharply higher US tariffs will start on August 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier...
Japan, South Korea Hit with 25% Tariffs as Trump Ramps up Trade War in Letters to Leaders
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 7, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Monday began telling trade partners – from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players – that sharply higher US tariffs will start August 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier...
ESCP’s New Strategic Plan: A ‘Third Way’ Between U.S. & China In Business Education
Poets&Quants - California
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July 7, 2025
Asked to put the new strategic plan for ESCP Business School into context, Executive President and Dean Léon Laulusa describes two distinct models of management education. The dominant model emerged in the U.S., strong in theory and frameworks...
To quieten drumbeats of war in US and China, cool heads must prevail
South China Morning Post
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July 7, 2025
While the Ukraine war drags on and new conflicts rage in the Middle East, we cannot overlook the drumbeats of great power tension across the Pacific at levels unmatched since the Cold War. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, a known China hawk,...
Will The Tariff “Taco Trade” End The Rally? 5 High-Yield Value Stocks Are Strong Buys Now
24/7 Wall St.
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July 7, 2025
Investing Fevziie / Shutterstock.com This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Value stocks are generally companies that trade at a price lower...
Labour acting like communist China: Lloyds boss Charlie Nunn blasts Rachel Reeves over shake-up of pensions
This Is Money
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July 7, 2025
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 16:55 EDT, 7 July 2025 Lloyds Bank’s boss has likened Labour’s plans for pensions to ‘capital control’ policies in communist China. Charlie Nunn compared the idea of forcing pension funds to invest in UK assets...
VTB has concluded the first deal with the participation of the SME Corporation Investment Lending Support Center
AK&M
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AK&M 07 July 2025 17:57 VTB has concluded the first loan agreement under the individual guarantee of the SME Corporation with the participation of the Investment Lending Support Center. This is stated in the message of the bank. With the support...
US stocks retreated amid trade frictions with President Trump sending out tariff letters - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
Zero Hedge
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US stocks declined amid trade tensions between the US and its trading partners with President Trump sending letters to over a dozen countries announcing tariff levels ranging from 25% to 40%, while the tariff levels on the countries were...
IMEA Maersk Market Update – July 2025
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
As market dynamics evolve and peak-season activ ity intensifies, many businesses are rethinking their sourcing patterns, transport routes, and inventory buffers to stay ahead of fluctuating demand, capacity constraints, and regulatory shifts. To...
Peso falls ahead of US trade deadline
Business World
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July 7, 2025
THE PESO fell against the dollar on Monday as market sentiment turned cautious ahead of the US deadline for finalizing trade deals with its partners. “The market closed higher amid revived trade tensions regarding tariff jitters. Trump is looking...
How The U.S. Can Reduce Dependence On China’s Rare Earth Minerals
Forbes
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American leaders in Washington cannot continue to rely on Beijing for materials while the Chinese are emerging as a military rival. The only way out of a potentially dangerous situation, from an American perspective, is to drastically reduce...
Profits at the Macallan’s Parent Company Dropped 26% This Year
Robb Report
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July 7, 2025
The Macallan is one of the most popular and recognizable scotch whisky brands in the world, but even this esteemed single malt distillery might be facing some tough times ahead. According to a recent article that ran at the website Scottish...
BRICS leaders call for energy market stability to ensure energy security
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
BRICS leaders called for energy market stability and criticized tariffs, sanctions and carbon border adjustment mechanisms in a joint statement released July 6. “We highlight the need to enhance energy security by ensuring energy market stability...