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Western nations need a plan for when China floods the chip market

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is the author of ‘Chip War’, a professor at the Fletcher School, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a partner at Greenmantle On a recent quarterly earnings call, the…
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28 January 2024 0

Canon aims to ship low-cost ‘stamp’ machine this year to disrupt chipmaking

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Canon hopes to start shipments of new low-cost chipmaking machines as early as this year, as the Japanese company best known for its cameras and printers tries to undercut longtime industry leader ASML in providing…
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28 January 2024 0

Sales of climate-focused mutual funds fall 75% in two years

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sales of climate-focused mutual funds have fallen by 75 per cent in two years as the market struggles with challenges from high interest rates to poor performance and a US political campaign against “woke” investment.…
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28 January 2024 0

AI-fuelled chip rally tested by semiconductor demand warnings

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The rally in US chip stocks that has seen Nvidia and AMD more than double in value over the past year is under pressure after warnings that the artificial intelligence boom is masking a broader…
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27 January 2024 0

Brussels considers support for solar panel makers as Chinese imports flood market

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Brussels is considering emergency support measures for Europe’s solar panel manufacturing industry as a flood of cheap Chinese imports threatens domestic production and industry figures warn the continent’s manufacturers are “on the brink”. Four European…
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27 January 2024 0

French mayors take on Airbnb amid a housing squeeze

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. France is seeking to clamp down on Airbnb and other holiday rental companies, spurred on by mayors in tourist destinations such as the Alps and the Basque country who are concerned that the platforms are…
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