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Trump tariffs hit 60 trading partners as US rebuilds global import tax wall
Washington replaced an expiring tariff with forced-labour duties on 60 economies, keeping a near-universal US import tax floor intact.
Trump imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners after Supreme Court setback
Trump lost his emergency tariff power, but Section 301 has restored a global import floor. Consumers and trading partners now face the consequences.
Burberry Group plc (LSE: BRBY) extends recovery as Q1 retail revenue reaches £455m
Burberry Group plc reported its fourth consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth as stronger demand in the Americas and Greater China offset weaker tourist spending across Europe and the Middle East. The luxury group’s strategy is attracting new and younger customers, but a sharp share-price decline showed that investors still require stronger evidence of accelerating sales and sustainable margin recovery.
Takeda’s zasocitinib shows high clearance rates at difficult psoriasis sites
Scalp and palmoplantar clearance rates approached 70% to 77%, but regulatory review, safety labelling and market access will determine the commercial impact.
Rapidus and Cadence target faster 2nm SoC design through agentic AI integration
The integration of Rapidus’s Raads platform with Cadence InnoStack will orchestrate advanced chip design from architecture exploration through signoff. The commercial test is whether faster design convergence can support customer tape-outs and Rapidus’s planned 2nm production launch in 2027.
Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSEM) jumps 16% on $3bn Japan expansion
Tower Semiconductor shares surged on a US$3 billion Japan expansion, but funding and a demanding valuation leave important questions.
China faces coordinated diplomatic challenge over sweeping South China Sea claims
Fourteen nations and the EU reaffirmed the 2016 South China Sea ruling, intensifying legal pressure on Beijing as dangerous maritime clashes continue.
Philippines rejects Chinese Batanes claim as Luzon Strait flashpoint widens
Manila has dismissed Chinese scholars’ claim over Batanes as baseless, but the argument has exposed how the island province near Taiwan is becoming a sharper test of sovereignty, military access and Pacific deterrence.
Taiwan warns China is creating new status quo as coast guard pressure expands
Taiwan says Beijing’s military, coast guard and maritime pressure is changing the Taiwan Strait one step at a time, without triggering the kind of single crisis that forces an international response.
Otsuka’s Astex signs $490m-plus Genentech breast cancer partnership
Astex signs a $490 million-plus Genentech breast cancer deal. Discover how Otsuka’s fragment platform could reshape Roche oncology research and returns.