GM’s China Charge, and Nvidia’s Antitrust Probe
GM takes a $5 billion charge related to its struggling China business. And China probes Nvidia for antitrust behavior in a 4-year-old chip acquisition By Doug Young & Rene Vanguestaine…
INDUSTRY BRIEF: New U.S. solar tariffs prompt Chinese withdrawal from SE Asia
The U.S. Department of Commerce last Friday announced new anti-dumping duties on solar products from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with rates as high as 271.2%. The move appears to…
FAST NEWS: SMIC forecasts continued gross margin decline
The Latest: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC)(0981.HK; 688981.SH) on Thursday reported a 68.9% year-on-year drop in its third-quarter profit to $71.79 million, as its gross margin plunged by 7.1 percentage points to 13.7%.…
PODCAST: China EVs Under Attack, and Alibaba’s Sputtering Split-up
China accuses US of unfair EV subsidies at the WTO. Will the US fight back with a counter claim against Chinese EVs? And Alibaba cancels an IPO for its Cainiao logistics unit. Is its bigger plan to break up the company falling apart?