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Dairy giant New Zealand endures butter price shock
Dairy giant New Zealand endures butter price shock
by  AFP

Butter prices have soared in dairy export giant New Zealand, latest figures showed Thursday, with local supplies cut short as the industry chases fatter profits overseas. But while New Zealand consumers were feeling the price pinch, the overall economy was benefiting as exporters creamed off larger profits from sales overseas.

Taiwan's TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%
Taiwan's TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%
by  AFP

Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a forecast-beating 60 percent rise in net profit for the second quarter on sustained demand for artificial intelligence technology. Second quarter revenue was up 39 percent on-year, also beating forecasts.

Japan's Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
Japan's Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
by  AFP

The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades. It followed the first live-action "Sonic" movie in 2020, as Sega cashes in on a video-game movie craze that saw "The Super Mario Bros.

Asian stocks struggle as traders eye Fed saga, trade war
Asian stocks struggle as traders eye Fed saga, trade war
by  AFP

Asian markets fluctuated Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the head of the US Federal Reserve. Asian markets struggled to build on Wall Street's lead.

Trump says Coca-Cola to switch to cane sugar in US
Trump says Coca-Cola to switch to cane sugar in US
by  AFP

Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday on social media. "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.