The New York Times reports that President Trump was told en route to China in May about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy, contradicting the president’s earlier accounts. Meanwhile, Anthropic has officially kicked off its blockbuster IPO roadshow, targeting a fully diluted valuation of up to $1.4 trillion at a price band of $70 to ... Show More
Nov 9
Huang admits affair with alleged spy
Nvidia is investigating its co-founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, over an affair with a businesswoman who intelligence agencies say is a Chinese spy. While markets are still licking their wounds after last week's AI meltdown, Asian equities started the new week mostly to the upside. ... Show More
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Sep 2025
Political instability jolts Japan
The French government is on the brink of another collapse, and Japan’s prime minister quits after just a year in office. Plus, China may open its domestic bond market to Russian companies for the first time since 2022, and US economic data is complicating the Federal Reserve’s up ... Show More
11m 45s
May 2024
The murky moves behind the yen
<p>Apple’s revenue fell 4 per cent in the first three months of 2024, Japan apparently intervened several times this week to support the yen, and US regulators have accused the former boss of the largest US shale oil producer of trying to collude with the Opec cartel. Plus, Europ ... Show More
11m 9s
Jul 2025
Trump’s $50bn tariff haul
Japan’s ruling coalition lost its majority in the country’s upper house of parliament, and the European Union is trying to break its dependency on American tech. Plus, the London Stock Exchange Group is weighing whether to launch 24-hour trading, and US President Donald Trump’s t ... Show More
10m 38s