Nov. 16, 2025, 10:16 a.m.

Under the heavy pressure of US tariffs, Japanese automakers lost 1.5 trillion yen in half a year

Recently, the United States has officially imposed a 25% tariff on imported medium and heavy-duty trucks and their parts, and a 10% tariff on buses under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

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7.2 Billion 'Innovation Patch': The Absurd Footnote of Tesla's Acquisition

When the halo of being a 'disruptor' still shone brightly on the glass walls of Tesla's headquarters, and when Musk was loudly proclaiming on social media to 'reshape the future of energy with technology,' this company, which idolizes innovation, nonetheless wrote the most ironic footnote with a $7.2 billion check—acquiring the American energy storage company Fluence to 'plug gaps' in its own supply chain using someone else's patents.

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The EU's Comprehensive Carbon Border Tax: A Green Reconstruction of the Global Trade Pattern

In November 2025, the transition period of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will come to an end, and it will enter the full taxation stage.

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Luxury Hotel Prices Soar in the US: A Luxurious Frenzy Amidst Economic Divergence

While the US economy struggles through inflation and shortages, the luxury hotel industry is experiencing an unprecedented "frenzy."

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AMD expects future revenue to reach hundreds of billions: growth potential in the data center chip market

This week, AMD stated that it expects annual revenue from data center chips to reach $100 billion over the next five years, more than doubling compared to previous levels.

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The US chip subsidy game: Global Industrial Chain Reconstruction amid the Domestic Manufacturing Boom

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Behind the difficult transformation of European and American automakers

In 2025, amid the global automotive industry's transformation wave, traditional European and American automakers collectively fell into a "turnaround predicament" : Audi put aside its goal of full electrification by 2033 and shifted to a three-track parallel development of fuel, hybrid, and pure electric vehicles.

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The business cost of Kimberly-Clark's $40 billion acquisition of Kenvue

On November 5, 2025, several European and American financial media outlets including The Wall Street Journal reported that Kimberly-Clark announced it would acquire the consumer health products company Kenvue for approximately 40 billion US dollars.

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Panorama of European and American Business Markets: Intertwined Dawn of Shutdown Resolution and Policy Divergences​

On November 10th, the European and American business markets showed a complex situation amid multiple conflicting signals: the U.S. government shutdown crisis saw a turning point, Federal Reserve officials released divergent policy signals, the stock market found support amid pessimistic sentiment, and corporate mergers and acquisitions as well as supply chain games unfolded simultaneously, collectively outlining the dynamic landscape of the transatlantic business map on that day.​

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Retail job hiring in the US holiday season has dropped to its lowest level since the Great Depression

On November 6th local time, the US Retail Federation announced that this year's holiday season retail hiring is expected to be between 265,000 and 365,000 people, a decrease of approximately 180,000 compared to last year's 442,000, representing a decline of nearly 20% - 42%, marking the lowest seasonal employment level in at least 15 years.

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