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Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller
Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller

China’s Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the number-one smartphone seller worldwide in the second quarter on the...

HSBC hammered over Huawei legal fight in Canada
HSBC hammered over Huawei legal fight in Canada

(ATF) HSBC is...

Fed’s support pledge boosts markets
Fed’s support pledge boosts markets

(ATF) Asian markets are trading higher after the Federal Reserve’s statement assured its...

Chinese banks urged to switch away from SWIFT as U.S. sanctions loom
Markets watchful ahead of Fed, US stimulus
To hedge against US dollar decline, think China and Korea
Philippines launches blockchain mobile app to trade retail bonds
Markets pause ahead of Fed statement
Fitchrevises Japan outlook to negative
Chinese officials put flood damage at $20.5 billion

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors