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AI Chip Gold Rush Pumps Up SoftBank Shares Ahead of Arm IPO
AI Chip Gold Rush Pumps Up SoftBank Shares Ahead of Arm IPO

The Japanese conglomerate, whose tech portfolio has slumped in value due to an array of troubled investments, passed the psychological level of 6,000 yen on Friday

China’s Yuan Seen Slipping More to Boost Post-Covid Recovery
China’s Yuan Seen Slipping More to Boost Post-Covid Recovery

Weak economic data, widening yield differentials with the US, and capital outflows through foreign selling of stocks and bonds have dragged currency down to six-month lows to the dollar

Asia Rocked by More Record Heat in May as Climate Woes Rise
Asia Rocked by More Record Heat in May as Climate Woes Rise

The latest heatwave to hit Asia has set more temperature records in cities across China and parts of Southeast Asia

Hang Seng Surges, Nikkei Advances on US Debt Breakthrough
Indonesia’s Mining, EV Battery Plans Get $9 Billion Boost
Nvidia Feels ‘Perfectly Safe’ Relying Heavily on Taiwan Chips
Foreigners Pulled $1.7 Billion Out of China Shares in May
Singapore Tech Giant Sea Pulls Plug on Investment Arm
US to Target Investment in China Chips, AI, Quantum Computing
Nikkei Gains on Bargain Buying, Hang Seng Dips on China Caution

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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