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Nvidia considers increasing H200 chip output due to robust China demand: sources
Chinese companies’ strong demand for the H200 stems from the fact that it is easily the most powerful chip they can currently accessNVIDIA has told Chinese clients it is...
FMC to launch restructuring plan, targets plant closures and Asia cost cuts
[BENGALURU] Agrichemicals firm FMC said on Friday (Dec 12) that its board has approved a restructuring plan, aimed at cutting costs, shutting down high-cost plants and shifting production to...
Chinese AI euphoria obscures a gloomier technological reality
Washington and its allies are not supplying the country with the gear required to make the most sophisticated AI chips[TAIPEI] Moore Threads Technology’s phenomenal debut this month, China’s most...
Musk’s X posts higher sales amid costly turnaround
[NEW YORK] Sales at Elon Musk’s X jumped during the third quarter, but the social network is still dealing with significant costs – including from the firm’s restructuring –...
Ghost oil ships dock in Venezuela, showing challenge for US
The International Energy Agency estimates the current oversupply at a record 3.8 million barrels a day[HOUSTON] Two so-called ghost oil ships are currently loading off the coast of Venezuela,...
Oracle denies report on OpenAI data centre delays
[BENGALURU] Oracle denied on Friday (Dec 12) a media report that it was delaying OpenAI-related data centres, following investor worries over its debt-fuelled artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure buildout.Bloomberg News...
Fed officials split over risks to US economy going into 2026
The Fed cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point for a third consecutive meeting in response to rising unemployment[NEW YORK] US Federal Reserve officials, including two who...
AI jitters knock Stoxx 600 lower, wiping out early-week gains
Investors also favour a likelihood of White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett becoming the next Fed chair, a scenario that could lead to more cuts next year[BENGALURU] European shares...
Trump signs order to limit state AI regulations, with California in the crosshairs
The battle between California and the White House escalated as President Trump signed an executive order to block state laws regulating artificial intelligence. The president’s power move to try...
In Depth: China bad-debt managers’ bet on bank stocks could backfire
A NEW player has emerged in the boardrooms of China’s major banks: the “Big Four” state-owned asset management companies (AMCs) created to clean up the bad debts of four...
