EP&T Magazine

1 week ago | ept.ca | Stephen Law

World markets rallied Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said electronics such as computer chips, smart phones and laptops won’t face the same U.S. import duties as some other products, giving tech shares a boost. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX gained 2.4% to 20,857.54, while the CAC 40 in Paris was up 2% at 7,245.28. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 1.8% to 8,104.83. The future for the S&P 500 gained 1.2% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.9%.

2 weeks ago | ept.ca | Huizhong Wu

U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tariff on Chinese imports to 125% on Wednesday, hours after China boosted the duty on American goods to 84% in an escalating battle that threatens to disrupt trade between the world’s two largest economies. Citing a lack of respect, Trump set China apart from other countries.

2 weeks ago | ept.ca | Stephen Law

‘Shaping the Future with Technology’ has been the motto for the world’s leading industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe, since its inception more than 70 years ago – but those words have arguably never been more relevant than they are today. As the fifth and final day of Hannover Messe 2025 drew to a close this week, the roughly 130,000 attendees were left with a great deal to reflect on.

1 month ago | ept.ca | Lauren Krugel

By Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press March 20, 2025 Automation / Robotics Electronics Wireless Engineering Goal is to provide Canadian businesses and researchers with the supercomputers and software they need Canadian telecommunications giant Telus and U.S. artificial intelligence tech heavyweight Nvidia have announced plans to build what they call a “sovereign AI factory” in eastern Quebec. The companies said Tuesday they will provide Canadian businesses and researchers with the...

1 month ago | ept.ca | Tara Deschamps

Ramee Mossa was months into fundraising for his power hardware company FTEX when U.S. President Donald Trump started looming over the negotiations. As soon as Trump took office, potential financiers in the U.S. began feeling “uneasy” and started asking questions about what a succession of tariffs would mean for Mossa’s Montreal-based company.