China Leads

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in a Situation Room meeting last week over the Commerce Department's reluctance to designate Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer, as a possible national security threat, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN....

Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's position and its potential implications for an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, focusing on the semiconductor industry's intersection with national security policy.

A Semafor tech reporter analyzed 42 podcast interviews with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and found that his public stance on U.S. chip export controls to China shifted more critical after Washington tightened restrictions in 2023. The analysis comes as Nvidia faces market pressure in November...

China's trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion for the second consecutive year, reaching $1.04 trillion in the first ten months of 2026. Analyst Samah Qundeel, writing for ThePrint, characterizes this export boom as occurring despite weak consumer demand and a property market slowdown within China's domestic...

NBC News reports the FBI has taken an individual into custody in connection with an alleged homicide aboard the MSC Seascape cruise ship; a cruise line spokesperson told NBC News the company is fully cooperating with authorities. In the same broadcast, NBC News reports that...

China topped the medal count at the 2026 Dakar Games, with South Africa and Egypt securing gold medals in their respective events. Egypt ranked fourth overall with four gold medals and five total medals, while South Africa earned one gold, three silver, and one bronze.