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**New York**: Apple is expected to report a 4% sales increase but faces significant risks from escalating US-China tensions, potential…

**Global:** A new Arthur D. Little report reveals that 97% of CEOs from billion-dollar companies are optimistic about the medium-term…

**Brussels**: US officials have signalled strong objections to EU defence procurement plans favouring European manufacturers, urging continued access for American…

**South Asia:** India has formally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in response to cross-border terrorism from Pakistan, marking a historic…

**Indo-Pacific region:** China’s steel overcapacity and trade disputes heighten urgency for greener steel production. India, Japan, and South Korea accelerate…

**Global:** The escalating trade war between the US and China, marked by soaring tariffs on EVs, batteries, and critical minerals,…

**North America:** President Trump’s tariff freeze except on China has strained the business events sector, triggering Canadian exhibitor cancellations, travel…

**Washington, D.C.:** U.S. President Trump’s 2025 tariff impositions spark sharp revenue declines and outlook suspensions for major carmakers and pharma…

**United States**: Kearney’s latest Reshoring Index shows US manufacturing output growing by only 1%, trailing import growth from Asian low-cost…

**Belfast**: The US has rapidly adjusted its tariff policy on Chinese imports, cutting rates from 21% to 10% amid economic…

**Kuala Lumpur**: Porsche AG lowers 2024 profit margin forecast to 6.5% from 10%, impacted by US tariffs, a 42% drop…

**India**: Apple is relocating all iPhone assembly for the US market from China to India by 2026, driven by supply…

**Washington, D.C.:** The Trump administration plans a three-year phased relief scheme reducing reimbursements on the 25% tariff for US-made car…

**Global**: The aviation industry faces a complex shift in supply chains due to US tariffs impacting 2025 aftermarket operations. AerFin…

**Global trade hubs**: The introduction of sweeping new tariffs by the US and retaliatory measures has sharply increased trade-based money…