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North America: News & Insights - Nikkei Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017.
Trump administration

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to inauguration

Kremlin says it has not received an invitation to swearing-in

13 December 2024
Nippon Life Insurance has made big investments this year as it ramps up operations outside Japan. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
Finance

Nippon Life invests $550m in asset manager TCW in private credit push

Japan insurer pours more money into U.S. affiliate as part of overseas expansion

13 December 2024
Seibu Holdings will invest proceeds from selling the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho in its hotel and leisure businesses. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Property

Seibu's $2.6bn property sale sign of Japan's business renewal drive

Blackstone offered highest bid and brought most to the table in major deal

12 December 2024
Doug Beck is the director of the Defense Innovation Unit at the U.S. Defense Department. (U.S. Navy)
Interview

Japan and U.S. hunt for tech to fight bio, misinformation threats

Corporate pitch challenge to deepen defense partnership, U.S. defense official says

12 December 2024
Meta's unusual donation comes a month ahead of Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.
Trump administration

Meta donates $1m to Trump's inaugural fund

WSJ reports departure from past practice by Mark Zuckerberg

12 December 2024
Nvidia has promised supply fidelity to its customers in China. 
Semiconductors

Nvidia denies rumours it will cut supplies to China

Pledged to continue supplying quality products and services

12 December 2024
Pat Gelsinger delivers a speech at the COMPUTEX forum in Taipei on Jun. 4.
Technology

What Intel CEO Gelsinger's exit means for TSMC and Samsung

Chip giant caught between 'American hero' dream and chip industry realities

12 December 2024
U.S. soldiers and South Korean volunteers distribute charcoal briquettes, an inexpensive source of indoor heating, in the city of Dongducheon on Dec. 10. (Photo by Steven Borowiec)
South Korea leadership crisis

South Korea and U.S. work to keep defense ties warm after martial law

After initial criticism, two sides maintain their alliance remains 'ironclad'

12 December 2024
The House of Representatives passed an $895 billion defense budget for fiscal 2025 on Dec. 11. Now the bill heads to the Senate. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Defense

U.S. House passes defense budget with Chinese lobbying limits

$895bn spending bill also pushes Pentagon to explore Japan's participation in AUKUS

12 December 2024
The U.S. and other countries have accused China of dumping clean energy technology. 
Trade

U.S. hikes tariffs on Chinese solar products

Latest duties come amid deteriorating trade relations with China

12 December 2024
Nasdaq is rallying on the outlook for a Fed rate cut, an analyst said.
Equities

Nasdaq closes above 20,000 for first time on tame U.S. inflation

Tesla shares hit record high, but insurers drag Dow lower

12 December 2024
The new reality in Syria and Donald Trump's impending return to the White House are weighing on Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
China up close

Analysis: Bashar Assad's fall reminds Xi Jinping of a Donald Trump bombshell

China's president was with Trump in Florida in 2017 when U.S. missiles struck Syria

12 December 2024
Woodside's LNG production capacity in Louisiana will be comparable to all its facilities in Australia, including this one in the country's west. (Woodside Energy Group)
Energy

Australia's Woodside boosts U.S. LNG investments with eye on exports

Energy giant expects friendly American fossil fuel policies under Trump

12 December 2024
Honda Motor had planned to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo using the Cruise Origin, a vehicle it developed with General Motors. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Automobiles

Honda to end self-driving tie-up with GM as Cruise unit founders

U.S. partner's exit from robotaxis strands plans for Japan launch

12 December 2024
A consumer shops in a New York City supermarket.
Economy

U.S. consumer prices edge up in November, largest gain in 7 months

0.3% monthly rise seen unlikely to prevent expected Fed rate cut next week

11 December 2024
A software engineer works on a facial recognition program that identifies people when they wear a face mask in Beijing. The U.S. fears that such technology can alter the nature of warfare.
Artificial intelligence

China AI military use spurs latest U.S. chip export controls, analysts say

Lessons from Ukraine and Israel show rapid escalation in speed and scale of combat

11 December 2024
Nissan is facing managerial difficulties due to sluggish sales in its largest market, the U.S. (Photo by Sae Kamae and Reuters)
Automobiles

Nissan crisis 3.0: Strategic error leads to sales slump in U.S.

Without large cars and hybrids in its range, carmaker resorts to low pricing

11 December 2024
A U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania: Nippon Steel has been struggling to gain the support of a key labor union in its bid for the American company.  (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
Business deals

Nippon Steel defends U.S. Steel bid as report says Biden might kill deal

Former CFIUS member 'optimistic' that negotiations are still progressing

11 December 2024
Software deployed by Sichuan Silence Information Technology could have resulted in serious injury or death, the U.S. Treasury Department alleged.
Cybersecurity

U.S. sanctions Chinese firm over potentially deadly ransomware attack

Sichuan Silence previously accused of involvement in influence campaign on COVID

11 December 2024
Trump's tariffs will deal a blow to Asian countries, which make up the top suppliers of foreign goods to the U.S., analysts say.
Economy

Trump tariffs define Wall Street's 2025 Asia growth forecasts

Levies will be the region's big 'known unknown' in the new year

10 December 2024
Demand for cutting-edge semiconductor is expected to increase for use in self-driving cars and data centers. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono)
Semiconductors

Bezos-backed U.S. chip designer plans foray into Tokyo

Tenstorrent eyes outsourcing to Rapidus to meet demand for cutting-edge devices

10 December 2024
Nippon Life Insurance already owns 23% of Resolution Life and will pay for the new shares with cash on hand. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
Business deals

Japan's Nippon Life to acquire Resolution Life of U.S. for $8.2bn

Deal to go down as biggest acquisition by a Japanese insurer

10 December 2024
New York Police officers arrive at the Altoona Police Department in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Crime

Police arrest suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare chief

Capture came after sighting in a Pennsylvania McDonald's

10 December 2024
TikTok files an application to put on hold a law that requires divesture by Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban.
Technology

TikTok asks U.S. court to pause ban until Trump and Supreme Court weigh in

Small businesses would lose $1 billion a month if app is banned, company said

10 December 2024
Nippon Steel is trying to boost support among U.S. Steel workers for its acquisition plan. (Source photos by Nikkei and AP)
Business deals

Nippon Steel counters union claims about U.S. Steel deal

Japanese company releases investment plans as USW warns of production transfer

10 December 2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 14.
Trump administration

Which think tanks rise under Trump? Asian companies study closely

AFPI's 10-plus appointments stand in contrast to Heritage, Hudson, AEI

9 December 2024
An Air India Airbus A350 jet sits on the tarmac at Begumpet airport, in Hyderabad, India, on Jan. 18: The company said on Dec. 9 that it had ordered 100 aircraft from the European company.
Transportation

Tata Group's Air India orders additional 100 Airbus jets

Purchase comes on top of last year's request for 470 planes from Airbus, Boeing

9 December 2024
A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a miners boat on the Madeira River in Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, on July 4.
Crime

India police ask Musk's Starlink for buyer info in $4.2bn drug case

Authorities demand details on purchasers of equipment used in sea navigation

9 December 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on Syria at the White House on Dec. 8.
Middle East crisis

U.S. and partners to manage risk in Syria, Biden says

No role for American ground forces in securing former Assad government's chemical weapons

9 December 2024