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Big Shareholders ‘Stopped From Selling Beijing Exchange Stocks’
Big Shareholders ‘Stopped From Selling Beijing Exchange Stocks’

Beijing exchange's benchmark 50 Index has risen 46% this month on the back of moves by officials, including claims that major shareholders are not being permitted to sell stock

Buffett Dumps India Payments Giant Paytm at Over $60m Loss
Buffett Dumps India Payments Giant Paytm at Over $60m Loss

Buffett's exit comes after a string of selldowns for Paytm, including stake cuts by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group and the exit of China's Alibaba Group

Spiralling China Lithium Prices Hit 26-Month Low on Supply Glut
Spiralling China Lithium Prices Hit 26-Month Low on Supply Glut

Spot lithium prices in the world's top producer of the battery metal were effectively down close to 80% year-on-year

China to Probe Troubled Shadow Bank Steeped In $64 Billion Debt
Palm Oil Giant First Resources ‘Tied to Huge Forest Clearing’ – ICIJ
South Korean Crypto Fugitive Do Kwon Set for Extradition
Nvidia’s Best New AI Chip for China ‘Delayed Until Next Year’
Tech, Stimulus Wait Drags on Hang Seng, Weak Yen Lifts Nikkei
Australia’s Clean Energy Plan Delays $10.6bn Origin Takeover Bid
China-Tied Fund Seeks to Axe Australia Rare Earths Firm’s Head

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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