Dollar slides after U.S. credit downgrade by Moody’s

The greenback falls as much as 0.7% to 144.665 yen, its lowest level since May 8

Huawei launches first HarmonyOS laptops to challenge Microsoft and Apple

Huawei says HarmonyOS now runs on over 1 billion devices, with 7.2 million developers building apps by end-2024

Trump Organization explores plan for tower in Vietnam

Trump Organization is run by Trump's children after he handed off its leadership after he won his first term as U.S. president

Microsoft begins developer conference with focus on AI products

Microsoft can reduce costs by improving the performance of AI models, says CEO Satya Nadella

U.S. Gulf Coast LNG marine fuel facility gets final permits, construction in 2025

The total cost of the project is estimated at around $300 million

Toyota Motor explores $41 billion buyout of Toyota Industries

Company is continuously evaluating the best approach regarding its holdings in Toyota Group shares but has made no decisions yet

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts set for revival as bill gains committee approval

The legislation aims to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and ramp up defence and immigration funding

China asks U.S. to stabilize global markets after Moody’s credit downgrade

China warns that instability in the world’s largest economy could have ripple effects across global financial markets

Xiaomi to launch Tesla rival YU7 electric SUV on Thursday

YU7 will be unveiled at an event where the company also plans to introduce the Xring O1 mobile chip and the Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone

Nvidia launches Lepton to create AI chip marketplace and centralize GPU access

Lepton platform will allow cloud computing companies to sell GPU capacity in a single location

Bank of Japan to raise rates if inflation target remains on track

Japan’s underlying inflation is likely to stay near the BOJ’s 2% target if the economy rebounds as forecast, says BOJ Deputy Governor

Microsoft focuses on AI memory efficiency to cut computing costs

Company is working to encourage the adoption of open standards across the tech industry, says Microsoft's CTO

Trump to reinstate tariffs for countries not negotiating in good faith

U.S. focused on 18 key trade ties and tariff letters coming for non-compliant nations, says Treasury Secretary

Canadian PM says federal budget to be presented in the autumn

It would be premature to finalize a budget before the NATO summit in June, says Mark Carney

Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit rating over rising $36 trillion debt

The downgrade comes as Republican lawmakers push for a wide-ranging tax and spending package, informally called the “Big Beautiful Bill”