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Trump’s China tariff escalation spooks global markets
Donald Trump’s threats of additional trade tariffs against China, on top of the 10% hike imposed earlier this month, have contributed to a widespread stock market sell-off.
CityFibre shareholders to inject £500m in refinancing deal
Shareholders in CityFibre Holdings are in talks to inject hundreds of millions of pounds into the UK’s largest independent broadband infrastructure network as part of a refinancing that would provide it with a fresh war chest for acquisitions.
Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’
Apple says it’s fixing a bug with its dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant is spoken, including “racist.”
In a reversal, plans for U.S. natural gas power grow, complicating progress on climate
A spike in demand for electricity from tech companies competing in the artificial intelligence race is upending forecasts for natural gas-fired power in the U.S., as utilities reconsider it as a major new power source
UK government tentatively backs expansion of Gatwick Airport, country’s second-busiest
The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London
Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for March 4, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China
President Donald Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China
Stock market today: Wall Street climbs and heads for its first gain in 5 days
U.S. stock indexes are rising after a four-day losing streak knocked Wall Street off its all-time high and threw some of its brightest stars into reverse
Vietnam plans energy shift toward building more solar, less reliance on gas and coal
Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas
Texas pipeline company’s $300M lawsuit against Greenpeace heads to trial
An attorney for a Texas pipeline company says he will show at trial that various Greenpeace entities coordinated delays and disruptions of a controversial oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota and defamed the company to its lenders
Nvidia sales surge in the fourth quarter on demand for AI chips
Nvidia on Wednesday reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized Blackwell chips that power artificial intelligence systems continued to grow