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Dollar on track for weekly gain after Trump election win
THE dollar rose on Friday (Nov 8) and was heading for a weekly gain as investors evaluated the likely impact on the American economy of Tuesday’s election of Republican...
Europe: Shares log third week of declines on China, tariff jitters
EUROPE’S benchmark Stoxx 600 logged its third consecutive week of declines on Friday (Nov 8), hurt by underwhelming stimulus measures from China as well as concerns about tariffs under...
Tesla hits US$1 trillion market value as Musk-backed Trump win fans optimism
TESLA’S market value breached the US$1 trillion-mark in a sharp rally on Friday (Nov 8), on growing bets of a favourable treatment for CEO Elon Musk’s companies in return...
TikTok hopes for lifeline from President-elect Trump, who once favoured ban
SOME TikTok staff and creators, bracing for a potential ban of the popular video-sharing platform as soon as January, have come to see President-elect Donald Trump as a possible...
US: Wall St opens flat as rally from Trump win, rate cut cools
WALL Street opened on a muted note on Friday (Nov 8), as a rally powered by a sweeping Trump win and an expected interest-rate cut paused, with the main...
Make new friends and boost hiring: How China’s chip industry plans to deal with Trump
CHINA’S semiconductor industry is readying itself for four more combative years under Donald Trump as US president by ramping up purchases of foreign chipmaking equipment and looking out for...
TSMC to suspend production of advanced AI chips for China from Nov 11, FT reports
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has notified Chinese chip design companies that it is suspending production of their advanced AI chips from Nov 11, Financial Times reported on Friday...