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Half of Global C02 Emissions Come From 32 Companies: Report
Half of Global C02 Emissions Come From 32 Companies: Report

Most of the top 20 emitters accused of "sabotaging climate action" are state-owned oil, gas, coal and cement producers, and those 17 countries all objected to a fossil fuel phaseout at COP30

Trump Hails ‘Long-Term Deal’ on Greenland, But EU Pact in Limbo
Trump Hails ‘Long-Term Deal’ on Greenland, But EU Pact in Limbo

Stocks jump after Trump says he won't use force in bid to seize Greenland, then says a long-term agreement was reached with NATO. But his trade deal with the EU has been suspended

Japanese Bond Market Hammered by Takaichi’s Spending Vows
Japanese Bond Market Hammered by Takaichi’s Spending Vows

Takaichi's promises to cut taxes, boost the economy and spending on defence have spooked investors, as Japan has one of the world's biggest debt levels

Prabowo Central Bank Move Sends Indonesian Rupiah to New Low
Reserve Bank of India ‘Proposes Linking Digital Currencies of BRICS’
Canada’s Green Light For Chinese EVs Could Give Tesla a Lift
Japanese PM Takaichi to Call Feb 8 Poll on Spending, Defence
Markets Rocked by Trump Tariff Threats to EU Over Greenland
Chips, AI Take Centre Stage in Taiwan’s ‘Win-Win’ US Tariff Deal
Thai Construction Giant Rocked by Repeated Fatal Accidents

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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