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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), the world’s fourth-largest contract chipmaker, is expanding its production of mature technology chips in exchange for financial guarantees, in a rare arrangement brought about by the shortage gripping the global semiconductor supply chain. UMC said it would add capacity for manufacturing 20,000 wafers a month at 28 nanometres, one of the…
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GlaxoSmithKline revenue fell 18 per cent in the first quarter, as the Covid-19 vaccination programme delayed sales of its Shingrix shot for shingles. The UK drugmaker reported sales of £7.4bn for the three months to March. Total earnings per share were 21.5p, 32 per cent lower than the same period last year, which had benefited…
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Greetings from New York, where I have just done something remarkable: I stepped out outside without wearing a face mask. This is now officially permitted by the Centers for Disease Control for double-vaccinated adults, at least in non-crowded spaces. A light is glimmering in the tunnel. And when the Moral Money team held a European…
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SOS Accessoire, a French startup that helps people diagnose and repair their home appliances, has raised €10M/$12M in a funding round led by ETF Partners. The round was joined by Quadia, Starquest, and Seed for Good. There is now a growing home repair market, powered by startups like this, which allow people to save money,…
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Will we ever see smart money? Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. It seems to me to be a waste of time and effort to build a new form of money that is basically the same as we have today, especially as the technology enables us to…
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In his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden will call on lawmakers to make permanent the largest expansion of the Affordable Care Act seen since the law was passed ten years ago. But he won’t endorse including action on drug prices in the next economic relief package to be considered by Congress. The…
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This article is written by guest author Jack Wright. All opinions expressed here are his. Daily Fintech very seldom looks at one-off guest posts and never look at ones that are promotional. However this one caught my eye as a) Greensill is such a big complex story b) I was keen to get the perspective…
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DoorDash is cutting fees for restaurants. Its motives are not entirely altruistic. The San Francisco-based food-delivery app said restaurants could opt for three separate delivery plans providing different levels of support. Commissions will vary from 15 per cent, 25 per cent or 30 per cent per order. Previously, many smaller restaurants paid up to 30…
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