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Intel in talk to use outside foundries |
1/12/2021 |
The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker had approached Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) about a potential partnership, according to the sources. Talks with Samsung Electronics are at a more preliminary stage, the sources added.
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U.S. puts retalitive tariff towards French goods on hold |
1/11/2021 |
Negotiations on a global tech tax deal at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development stalled after the Trump Administration pulled out last summer. France and others hope that the Biden Administration will be more amenable to reaching a deal.
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SBA to push another round of funding for small business |
1/11/2021 |
The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department are preparing to revive the PPP five months after its first two rounds of funding ended. In the latest round, businesses that received loans last year will be able to borrow up to $2 million as long as they have no more than 300 employees and suffered at least a 25 percent drop in quarterly revenue.
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NYSE flip-flop its decision on delisting Chinese telecom stocks |
1/8/2021 |
The decision marks the latest about-face for the NYSE on whether to delist the companies in accordance with Trump's executive order from November barring Americans from investing in securities issued by companies deemed to be linked to the Chinese military.
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Amazon bought 11 jets |
1/7/2021 |
It's the first time it has purchased planes for its delivery network. Over the past couple of years, Amazon has been leasing planes to build its fleet.
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U.S. manufacturing grew |
1/6/2021 |
Gauge of manufacturing activity rose to 60.7% last month, the highest reading since it stood at 60.8 in August 2018. The gauge was up 3.2 percentage points from a November level of 57.5.
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Chinese Communist party will not tolerate even Jack Ma |
1/6/2021 |
Ma’s latest gambit backfired after he called regulators too conservative in an Oct. 24 speech and urged them to be more innovative. They halted the impending stock market debut of Ant Group, an online finance platform that grew out of Alipay. Alibaba’s share price sank.
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U.K. approved the use of AstraZeneca vaccine |
1/5/2021 |
The rollout of the new vaccine comes at a crucial moment for U.K. authorities, who are battling a surge in infections blamed on a new virus variant that authorities have said is much more contagious.
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