Tag: Industrial Goods
almost 2 years ago
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China’s Battery Champion CATL Keeps Powering Up

The Chinese EV-battery giant has managed to keep profits growing rapidly despite rising costs and tensions with the W...

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about 2 years ago
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TSMC Isn’t Immune to the Chip Downturn—or Geopolitics

The world’s largest contract chip maker keeps exceeding expectations amid the malaise affecting the chip industry, bu...

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about 2 years ago
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U.S. Goes Full-Court Press on China’s Chip Sector

The comprehensive nature of the restrictions, which go far beyond previous measures, are a clear signal that the U.S....

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about 2 years ago
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Russia Expands Use of Iranian Combat Drones in Ukraine

Ukraine shot down more than a dozen of the unmanned aircraft across the front lines this week. At least one got past ...

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about 2 years ago
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Renesas Will Drive Around the Chip Downturn

With the increasing automation of cars, the semiconductor maker looks likely to cruise through to more clement weather.

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about 2 years ago
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For China’s Chip Champion, the Easy Part Is Over

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. was a beneficiary of the pandemic. Now it must contend with slowing d...

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about 2 years ago
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Hydrogen Stock Ceres Power Is Heating Up Again

The British intellectual-property company offers a relatively steady way to join the clean-power ride.

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about 2 years ago
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Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Gambit Reshapes Political Risk in Asia

Big market moves are unfolding in the wake of the speaker’s visit and China’s response. But they still probably under...

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over 2 years ago
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Tech Stocks Lead Declines as Australia’s ASX 200 Tumbles After Holiday Weekend

Australian stocks are on course for their biggest declines since March 2020 after a sharp opening fall on Tuesday wip...

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over 2 years ago
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CVC Capital Decides Against Brambles Takeover Due to Market Volatility

Brambles said that CVC Capital Partners decided against making a formal takeover proposal for the pallet supplier due...

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over 2 years ago
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Chip Famine is a Feast for China’s SMIC

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., China’s largest foundry, is bringing in record revenue but spending ...

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over 2 years ago
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Israel, U.A.E. Draw Closer on Security Amid Threat From Iran, Its Allies

One year after Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic agreement to establish diplomatic ties for the f...

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almost 3 years ago
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Hydrogen Brings New Hope to an Old Industry Titan

German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is planning a minority IPO of a long-established electrolyzer business that can be r...

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almost 3 years ago
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Intel Erases Reference to China’s Xinjiang After Social-Media Backlash

In a letter to its suppliers, the U.S. chip maker had previously called on its business partners to avoid sourcing fr...

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almost 3 years ago
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Russia Readies Scores of Transport Planes as Troops Pour Into Kazakhstan

Moscow said it had prepared more than 75 aircraft to allow for continuous deployment of forces into the country to he...

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almost 3 years ago
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A Bad Year for Hydrogen Stocks Was a Good Year for Hydrogen Companies

The sector’s growth prospects are more sensibly valued after a year of deflating stock prices and industrial progress.

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almost 3 years ago
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Intel Apologizes After Asking Suppliers to Avoid China’s Xinjiang Region

The California-based chip maker said a letter it had sent to global suppliers was written only to comply with U.S. la...

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almost 3 years ago
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France’s Macron Is First Major Western Leader to Visit Saudi Arabia Since Khashoggi Killing

French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been larg...

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almost 3 years ago
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Australia to Beef Up High-Tech Prowess After Security Pact With U.S.

Australia will strengthen its capabilities technologies that could be used to counter threats from China, providing m...

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about 3 years ago
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Suspected Drone Attack on Israeli-Linked Tanker in Arabian Sea Kills Two Crew

After numerous strikes in recent years on ships in the region, the latest incident resulted in the first deaths.

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about 3 years ago
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Global Recovery Accelerates, but Delta Variant Clouds Outlook

The global economy is expected to surge over the coming months as Europe begins to catch up with the U.S. and China, ...

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over 3 years ago
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TSMC Sees Chip Shortage Easing—but Geopolitics Aren’t Going Away

The world’s largest contract chip maker has more demand for its products than it knows what to do with. Politics, not...

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over 3 years ago
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After Gaza’s Deadliest Day, Israel Says It Is Targeting Hamas Tunnels

Israel launched more airstrikes in the Gaza Strip targeting what its military said was a tunnel network used by Hamas...

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over 3 years ago
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China’s Tech Giants Have Chip Ambitions, Too

Beijing is spending vast sums on the strategic semiconductor sector following Huawei’s problems, but private-sector c...

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over 3 years ago
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New Age of Chinese Nationalism Threatens Supply Chains

A significant conflict between the U.S. and China in East Asia is still unlikely but it can no longer be ruled out as...

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over 3 years ago
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Oil Industry’s Dash for Gas Comes With Risks

There are early signs of a new wave of investment in liquefied natural gas, oil’s cleaner cousin. The industry is tru...

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over 3 years ago
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Chip Shortage Buoys SMIC, but Sanctions Could Still Bite

The Chinese chip maker’s margins took a hit last quarter as U.S. sanctions against Huawei disrupted its business, but...

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over 3 years ago
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Caterpillar’s Chinese Rivals Power Through the Pandemic

Sany Heavy and Zoomlion have gained market share in China while their foreign competitors have been hobbled by Covid-19.

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over 3 years ago
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Battle of the Robots Still Favors Japan and Europe—For Now

Chinese robotics companies took market share last year amid the disruptions of the pandemic.

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over 3 years ago
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Record Liquefied Natural Gas Prices in Asia Won’t Last

A cold snap and a supply crunch have created a perfect storm for liquefied natural gas prices in Asia, but investors ...

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almost 4 years ago
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TSMC Sailed Through 2020 in Ship Shape

The world’s largest contract chip maker is benefiting from surging demand, struggling competitors and top-notch techn...

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almost 4 years ago
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China’s State Capitalism Collides With Its Technological Ambitions

The enduring power of China’s state-owned enterprises to siphon off resources and box out competitors still looks lik...

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almost 4 years ago
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WeChat Becomes a Powerful Surveillance Tool Everywhere in China

China’s do-everything app, WeChat, has become one of the most powerful tools in Beijing’s arsenal for monitoring the ...

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almost 4 years ago
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China’s Champion Chip Maker Checks if Co-CEO Still Wants to Work There

Shares of China’s top chip maker fell sharply over uncertainty surrounding the possible departure of one of its two c...

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almost 4 years ago
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Fighting Wildfires in Australia Goes High Tech With Drones, Sensors and Satellites

As a new fire season begins in Australia, researchers are looking to rely more on technology—and less on people in to...

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almost 4 years ago
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China’s Risky Bet on a Lonely Return to Greatness

China is facing growing hostility abroad. To offset that, the country will need the kind of tough reforms the West an...

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