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China goes on a discount oil buying binge
China goes on a discount oil buying binge

China is ramping up oil purchases amid record-breaking demand destruction caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and a supply...

Google online shopping service to be free for merchants
Google online shopping service to be free for merchants

Google is opening its online shopping service to merchants free of charge as it competes with Amazon in precious e-commerce and digital ads.

Merchants in the US will...

US oil producers hit by crash in prices
US oil producers hit by crash in prices

An unprecedented crash in oil prices is adding pressure to already stressed US producers, threatening key shale regions and putting vulnerable companies at risk...

Asian markets tumble after oil price rout
Agricultural Bank raises 6-billion yuan with ‘eco-bonds’
Shanghai bank gets nod for $7-billion bond issue
Markets retreat as second wave threatens recovery
Oil demand worries spook investors
Coronavirus lockdown damage seen in north and south China
Speculators blamed for oil price plunge

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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