US government threatens China with drastic expansion of tariffs - Peking had previously tightened export controls on technologies for processing rare earths - markets turn immediately negative - Intel presents fundamental manufacturing technologies and products for turnaround - Rocket Lab secures JAXA launch contracts - Applied Digital grows significantly with AI infrastructure

Trump threatens China with massive tariff increases – markets react nervously US President Donald Trump has threatened a drastic expansion of tariffs on Chinese products on his platform Truth Social. The background to this is Peking's tightened export controls on technologies for processing rare earths – raw materials that are essential for many high-tech and defense applications. Trump accuses China of "holding the world hostage" and announces his determination to respond decisively. He also hinted that a meeting planned for two weeks with...