Asia-Pacific markets trade mostly lower on Monday following a downbeat session on Wall Street on Friday amid concerns over a slowing US economy, which could prompt Fed rate cuts. Focus shifts to China,

Stock futures indicated a subdued opening for Wall Street on Tuesday as markets braced for the potential impact of more stringent U.S. trade controls on Beijing and awaited quarterly earnings from AI-chip leader Nvidia.

Chinese authorities are instructing the country's top artificial intelligence entrepreneurs and researchers to avoid travel to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

China’s Manufacturing Activity Expanded as Trade Risks Loom

The US next week will impose an additional 10% tariff on imports from China over its role in the fentanyl trade, President Trump said.

Home prices in major Chinese cities continued to slightly narrow their declines in January, suggesting that Beijing’s policy blitz has helped stabilize the beleaguered real-estate sector.

Asian shares are mixed, with Chinese markets gaining after Wall Street extended its losses on worries over inflation and tariffs

Baidu Q4 beats top-line and bottom-line estimates. Southwest expands cost-cutting by announcing 15% reduction in corporate overhead workforce. OpenAI said to mull special voting rights.

The tech giant said rules disadvantaged allies, including India, Switzerland and Israel, and limited the ability of U.S. tech companies to expand.

E-commerce giant Alibaba soared nearly 6 percent intraday, while technology major Tencent Holdings gained 4 percent.

Asia-Pacific markets trade mostly lower on Monday following a downbeat session on Wall Street on Friday amid ... Focus shifts to China, as Beijing also recently unveiled its 2025 action plan ...