Elon Musk-controlled group faces a growing urgency to move into lower-priced brackets
Shares in the semiconductor company have risen strongly but still lag behind Nvidia and other chipmakers
Manufacturers are likely to target expansion in Europe with luxury models that offer new features to consumers
BYD is making inroads into Europe. The EU is not pleased
Too much has been priced in, and too fast, meaning conditions are ripe for a correction
Recent sharp moves highlight the hypersensitivity of the sector to relatively benign cyclical moves
The 2024 ranking highlights how health tech businesses continue to benefit from pandemic shifts
Chinese EV giant is widening its range by price point and fuel type
Tech transformation may take years longer than suggested by record share prices and funding targets
Weak share price of China’s best-selling EV brand indicates investor concerns over rising competition
High bandwidth memory is in rapidly rising demand to facilitate lightning-fast data transfers
China’s fast-fashion upstart brazenly parks itself on US ecommerce rival’s turf ahead of blockbuster listing
Barriers to entry in an industry dominated by TSMC and Nvidia are very high
Flagship Mate 60 Pro has been a hit in China but taking on the iPhone will come at a political cost
Bet on dining out may be a quicker source of returns than weight-loss drugs
The historical parallel is with the push into the US by Japanese carmakers in the 1970s
Social media group is branching out into ecommerce but the US is not the only country with concerns about the app
Building more fabrication plants in other countries is not the solution for companies that require the highest tech chips
TSMC and Samsung have not enjoyed similar boosts to the US chip designer because their shareholders are aware of the risks ahead
Tit-for-tat trade curbs show both nations are prioritising political objectives over economic health
Meanwhile sister companies with green energy knowhow look set to cash in
Priority should be to shore up cash and improve group’s credit rating, not pump capital into its weakest link
Supply chain disruptions highlight an increasingly complex east-west interdependency
A wide range of $30bn to $70bn has been estimated for the value of the UK chipmaker being listed by SoftBank
International expansion has been hit but outlook for deals and stock performance within China is more encouraging
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