fbpx

Type to search

Latest: Fintech News

HK’s Lee Slams ‘Bullying’ as China Reviews Panama Ports Deal
HK’s Lee Slams ‘Bullying’ as China Reviews Panama Ports Deal

China sends delegation to Panama to try to review and possibly reverse its exit from Belt and Road Scheme, while scrutinizing the US deal to buy CK Hutchison's ports

‘Crash in Sentiment’ Spurs Plunge in Investment in US Equities
‘Crash in Sentiment’ Spurs Plunge in Investment in US Equities

Survey finds one of the biggest-ever drops in exposure to US equities, amid concerns on stagflation, trade wars and the end of US exceptionalism

Nvidia’s Huang Expected to Reveal Details of New AI Chips
Nvidia’s Huang Expected to Reveal Details of New AI Chips

Nvidia chief expected to reveal details about the company's new flagship AI chips – designed for huge data centres that train AI systems

China’s Baidu Launches Two Free AI Models to Rival DeepSeek
‘Unusual White House Involvement’ in US Bid to Buy TikTok
US, Vietnamese Firms Sign Billions in Energy, Mineral Deals
Tesla Planning Cheaper, Smaller Model Y to Boost China Sales
Server Fraud Case in Singapore May be Linked to AI Chips, China
New CEO May Block Intel Split, TSMC’s Plan for JV to Run Fabs
South Korea Keen to Sell Submarines to Canada, Paper Says

Fintech: The Big Picture

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