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‘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

Tesla Launches Free Trial of Full Self-Driving Service in China
Tesla Launches Free Trial of Full Self-Driving Service in China

Tesla is aiming for a full rollout of FSD in China this year, and is working with tech giant Baidu to improve the performance of the system

China’s Baidu Launches Two Free AI Models to Rival DeepSeek
Chinese Mine Blamed For Zambian River Pollution Crisis – AP
Retail Sales Rise in China Amid Big Push For Lift in Consumption
‘Unusual White House Involvement’ in US Bid to Buy TikTok
US, Vietnamese Firms Sign Billions in Energy, Mineral Deals
Cloud Over Panama Ports Deal: China Slams HK Owner’s Sellout
Tesla Planning Cheaper, Smaller Model Y to Boost China Sales

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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