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Chinese firm plans to launch 10,000 AI satellites
Chinese firm plans to launch 10,000 AI satellites

(ATF) Elon Musk’s plan to launch thousands of satellites – to provide new higher-speed internet connections across the...

Investors hopeful after US data, Powell comments
Investors hopeful after US data, Powell comments

(ATF) Investor sentiment remains upbeat over an economic recovery after upbeat US economic data and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome...

More virus aid as Beijing outbreaks climb
More virus aid as Beijing outbreaks climb

(ATF) China will issue 100 billion yuan (about US$ 14.1 billion) of special government bonds for coronavirus control measures...

Fed, BoJ fire up markets
Shutters lift on China’s housing market
Fed’s bond-buying plan boosts sentiment
Xpeng unveils self-built factory as it targets Tesla
China ‘salmon’ virus fears hit yuan
Hainan free trade port inks 35 key investment deals
Central bank injects more liquidity into market

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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