With arrival of Intel, Europe to gain advanced chips

Paris, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Europe will soon produce a strategically vital component in the modern global economy as US semiconductor giant Intel chooses the site for a new cutting-edge chip factory. Recent problems in global supply chains have highlighted the fundamental importance of semiconductors, which are […]

New virus wave, inflation cool German consumers’ mood

Frankfurt, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):German consumer sentiment worsened for the second month running, a key survey said Tuesday, as Europe’s largest economy braces itself for rising inflation and the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Pollster GfK’s forward-looking barometer fell to -6.8 from a revised figure […]

US stocks end lower after ugly session

New York, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Wall Street stocks finished an ugly session solidly lower Monday on rising worries about the latest Covid-19 strain while President Joe Biden’s spending plans faced potentially fatal opposition. Major US indices were in the red the entire day, finishing above their […]

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