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5 US-Listed Stocks From Emerging Markets That Bode Well For 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 7:31am | 743Read More...Here are the companies that bode well for 2021, according to Kiplinger: from the Russian version of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) to the Chinese rival of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA). Kiplinger, an American firm specializing in financial forecasts and investor...
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Taiwan Assures Support For US Auto Chip Shortage: Reuters
Monday, February 22, 2021 - 10:10am | 666Read More...Taiwan Economic Minister Wang Mei-Hua acknowledged receipt of a letter from the White House on the global shortage of auto chips and assured a resolution, Reuters reports. Automakers including Volkswagen AG (OTC: VLKAF) (OTC: VLKPF), Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F), and General Motors...
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Chip Shortage Latest: Taiwan Says Semiconductor Makers On Top Of It, VW Labor Leader Says Golf Models Under Pressure
Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 2:34pm | 418Read More...A shortage of computer chips is causing automakers to scale back production and raising questions over supplies to other sectors such as consumer electronics. Here's the latest: "Manufacturers are doing what they should," said Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua, as reported by...
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Taiwan Puts BioNTech Vaccine Deal On Hold Due To Pressure From China: Bloomberg
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 7:13am | 412Read More...An attempt by Taiwan to secure five million doses of Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) / BioNTech SE’s (NASDAQ: BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine failed “at the final step” of negotiations because of “political pressure,” revealed Taipei’s health...
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Apple Developing Ultra Advanced Displays With TSMC For AR Devices: Report
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 4:57am | 272Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (NYSE: TSM) are reportedly working on the development of ultra-advanced display technology in Taiwan. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company is planning to use the micro OLED displays in future augmented reality devices,...
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Apple Puts iPhone Maker Pegatron On Probation Over Labor Violations
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 2:00am | 325Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has put a key Taiwanese supplier — Pegatron Corp.— on probation after it discovered cases of labor violations, Bloomberg reported early Monday. What Happened: The violations were related to a student worker program and Apple said it wouldn’t resume the...
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Fintech Focus For September 8, 2020
Monday, September 7, 2020 - 9:28pm | 1856Read More...Quote Of The Day: People love watching fire burn. - Disclosure Fintech Movers: While challengers might not be making a similar profit in comparison to big banks, it must be noted that large institutions are reportedly seeing their revenues slashed as a result of the emergence of neobanks. -...
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Google Gets Federal Approval To Operate Under Sea Cable Between US and Taiwan To Boost Network Capacity
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 11:24pm | 548Read More...Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) owned Google has obtained federal clearance to temporarily operate a sub-sea fiber-optic cable between the United States and Taiwan. What Happened Google will be able to run a segment of the Pacific Light Cable Network System, which connects the U.S. to...
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Taiwanese Chipmaker Facing Pressure To Produce Chips In US
Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 7:24am | 543Read More...The U.S. government is pressing a Taiwanese chipmaker to manufacture chips in the United States. What Happened Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE: TSM), one of the world's top contract chipmakers, is under mounting pressure from the Trump administration to make chips...
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China's First Home-Built Aircraft Carrier Goes Into Service
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 5:42am | 328Read More...China has placed its first domestically built aircraft carrier in active service on Tuesday, according to the Nikkei. What Happened China commissioned into active service its first homegrown aircraft carrier at a military base in Sanya, on the southern island of Hainan, near the South China...
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Put The Clamps On Emerging Market Volatility With This ETF
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 4:17pm | 516Read More...Emerging markets equities and the corresponding exchange traded funds are rebounding, but as has been seen in previous eras of emerging markets bullishness, this asset class is not always known for smooth sailing. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has a three-year standard deviation of 14.8 percent,...
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Apple, Chips Stocks Falling Amid Taiwan Semiconductor's Weak Guidance
Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 9:28am | 434Read More...Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: TSM), one of the most tracked Asia-based chip manufacturers, offered investors a poor guidance outlook that had a ripple effect across the technology sector. What Happened Taiwan Semiconductor manufacturers chips for companies like Apple Inc. (...
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Apple Under Pressure Following Report Of iPhone 8 Production, Demand Woes
Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 8:54am | 402Read More...Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) were trading lower by around 1.50 percent early Thursday morning in reaction to a concerning report from Taiwan's Economic Daily News relating to iPhone 8 production. Apple may have requested a 50 percent cut in orders for the iPhone 8 possibly due to poor...
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Apple's Suppliers Are Feeling The Heat Amid A Poor iPhone 8 Debut
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 9:36am | 414Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone 8 debut is off to a rocky start as the phone's features are "lackluster" versus its competitors, according to Bloomberg News' Mark Gurman. While it may be true that many iPhone buyers are holding out a few weeks for the higher-end iPhone X...
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A Tactical Emerging Markets Idea
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 8:37am | 467Read More...Many diversified emerging markets exchange-traded funds are heavily allocated to Asia. Whether those funds track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, related benchmarks or not, the prominence of Asian countries is supposedly diversified emerging markets funds is reflective of the continent's...
