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Stage set for ‘two sessions’ amid virus specter
Stage set for ‘two sessions’ amid virus specter

The city of Beijing is busily preparing for the congressional season beginning later this month. The delayed annual...

Virus emergency spending costly but worth it: Fed’s Powell
Virus emergency spending costly but worth it: Fed’s Powell

Crisis spending measures to confront the coronavirus pandemic are costly but worth the risk if they prevent even...

Wave of Covid-19 bankruptcies poses next threat to US economy
Wave of Covid-19 bankruptcies poses next threat to US economy

Larger companies have generally survived the initial blow from the coronavirus crisis, but still face existential challenges to...

Norway wealth fund blacklists global resources, energy giants
Merkel urges euro integration as judges defend shock ECB ruling
Nearly 600,000 Australians lose jobs as virus lockdown bites
Markets slip after Fed’s gloomy view
Markets edgy on renewed outbreaks, US-China tensions
Yuan hurt by new coronavirus China clusters
Baosteel conducts first yuan deal with Rio Tinto

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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