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Blackstone in talks to merge Alight withFoley SPAC, sources say
Blackstone in talks to merge Alight withFoley SPAC, sources say

Private equity firm Blackstone Group is in talks to merge US benefits services provider Alight Solutions with a blank-check acquisition...

Slow stimulus progress weighs on Asian bourses
Slow stimulus progress weighs on Asian bourses

Asian markets struggled Friday to build on the previous day’s rally and a record lead from...

Yongcheng Coal and affiliates sell assets to repay debt
Yongcheng Coal and affiliates sell assets to repay debt

(ATF) China’s state-owned industrial powerhouse Yongcheng Coal & Electricity Holdings Group and two affiliates have sold shareholdings in...

Vaccine newsflow boosts markets
Vaccine setback, virus spike spooks markets
Euroclear links Chinese firms with global capital via Yulan bonds
Nio launches new electric sedan to rival Tesla’s Model S
Stimulus, vaccine progress lifts sentiment
China Evergrande asset disposals lift bonds, but shareholders wince
China takes a look at the incoming Biden administration

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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