Europe’s Trade Tensions With China Are Coming to a Head

The European Union is weighing tougher trade measures as negotiators prepare to meet Chinese officials in Beijing, with surging exports from China pressuring key industries in Europe.

The European Union is weighing tougher trade measures as negotiators prepare to meet Chinese officials in Beijing, with surging exports from China pressuring key industries in Europe.

- Published Samsung Electronics says it expects a nine-fold surge in its quarterly profits compared with a year earlier, driven by surging demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. The tech giant estimates that its operating profit for the three months to the end of September will jump to 107.4tn won (£61bn; $80bn), its fourt…

Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin and Suntory confirmed to the BBC that their premises had been searched by the Japanese competition authority.
La Borsa di Tokyo inizia la seduta col segno meno, penalizzata dalla correzione a Wall Street, dopo il balzo dei rendimenti dei titoli del Tesoro, mentre torna sotto pressione il comparto della tecnologia - con le vendite che riguardano i titoli dei semiconduttori e dell'intelligenza artificiale a fronte delle incognite sula sostenibilità dei finanziamenti.…

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- Published Passengers who paid thousands of pounds for European river cruises with Tui have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead. Several have told the BBC they believe they should get some money back, but have been offered no refund. Tui apologised and blamed low water levels on the Danube, add…