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China calls out Trump for ‘abuse’ of semiconductor export controls
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty Images China is calling out the U.S. for “discriminatory restrictions” in its use of export controls in the chip industry, after the Trump administration accused the world’s second-largest economy of violating a preliminary trade deal between the two countries. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves Thursday: Boeing, Nvidia, Salesforce, E.l.f. Beauty and more
Check out the companies making headlines in Thursday trading. Salesforce — The customer relations management software maker’s shares traded 5% lower on Thursday after the company posted its latest quarterly results. RBC Capital Markets downgraded the stock, citing execution risks if the company continues acquiring. Salesforce did beat fiscal first-quarter estimates and raised its full-year outlook, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, E.l.f. Beauty, HP, Burlington Stores and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nvidia — The graphics processing unit manufacturer popped 6% after fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share exceeded the 93 cents analysts polled by LSEG had expected. Nvidia’s revenue of $44.06 billion also beat forecasts of $43.31 billion. Other chip stocks rallied in sympathy. […]
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has a long track record in the chip industry. Now he needs a big customer
Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon | Reuters When Lip-Bu Tan was named CEO of Intel a little over two months ago, he brought with him plenty of name recognition. Tan spent 12 years running Cadence Design Systems and […]
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All eyes on China restrictions as Nvidia gets set to report results
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025. I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia continues to see massive growth from sales of graphics processors, with demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure showing no signs of cooling. But for the AI chipmaker, the mood […]
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Chinese tech giants reveal how they’re dealing with U.S. chip curbs to stay in the AI race
Niphon | Istock | Getty Images Tencent and Baidu, two of China’s largest technology companies, revealed how they’re keeping in the global artificial intelligence race even as the U.S. tightens some curbs on key semiconductors. The business’ methods include stockpiling chips, making AI models more efficient and even using homegrown semiconductors. While the administration of […]
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Exclusive look at the making of High NA, ASML’s new $400 million chipmaking colossus
Behind highly secured doors in a giant lab in the Netherlands, there’s a machine that’s transforming how microchips are made. ASML spent nearly a decade developing High NA, which stands for high numerical aperture. With a price tag of more than $400 million, it’s the world’s most advanced and expensive chipmaking machine. CNBC went to […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall, tracking declines on Wall Street
Japan finance minister calls U.S. tariffs ‘regrettable’ as trade talks stall Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on the sidelines of the Group of Seven meeting in Banff, Canada, that the U.S. tariffs are “regrettable,” Reuters reported Thursday. In a bilateral meeting between Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, both sides agreed that the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Tariff tumult rocking markets doesn’t mean artificial intelligence is out of the picture
A view of a Tesla Cybercab, also known as the Robotaxi, during the Silicon Valley Auto Show at Santa Clara Convention Center in California, U.S., on Feb. 22, 2025. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images One consequence of the tariff tumult caused by U.S. President Donald Trump over the past month is that investor […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after Wall Street rally pauses
Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street halted its six-day win streak. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.23% after the country reported that exports slowed for a second straight month as the country reels […]
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