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Malaysia discussing response to U.S. chip tariffs with companies, minister says
Either companies or consumers absorb higher costs, minister saysMalaysia data centres seen unaffected by US restrictionsDemand for AI to drive data centre growth By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Reuters) - Malaysia is discussing with chip companies based in the country whether they can abso...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Volkswagen's entry-level electric car targeted at Europe, brand chief says
DUESSELDORF, March 5 (Reuters) - Volkswagen will focus the sales strategy for its 20,000-euro ($21,580.00) electric car coming out in 2027 on Europe, its brand chief said on Wednesday, adding the carmaker needed until then to bring down battery costs to sell it at that price.The car will be the fir...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Skywater To Acquire Infineon's Austin Fab
March 6 (Reuters) - INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG IFXGn.DE:SKYWATER TO ACQUIRE INFINEON'S AUSTIN FABTRANSACTION STRENGTHENS U.S.-BASED PRODUCTION OF ESSENTIAL CHIPS FOR INDUSTRIAL, AUTOMOTIVE AND DEFENSE APPLICATIONSLONG-TERM SUPPLY AGREEMENT ENSURES INFINEON A CONTINUED HIGH-VOLUME MANUFACTURING BAS...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Singapore adds charges for two held in server fraud case
SINGAPORE, March 6 - Singapore authorities added fresh charges on Thursday against three men charged with server fraud, court documents showed, in a case that has drawn international attention for possible infringement of export controls.The case is part of a wider police investigation of 22 individ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Seven & I Plans To Continue Keeping Majority Of North American Convenience Subsidiary Stake After IPO, Nikkei Says
March 6 (Reuters) - SEVEN & I PLANS TO LIST NORTH AMERICAN CONVENIENCE STORE SUBSIDIARY IN OR AFTER 2026, NIKKEI SAYSSEVEN & I PLANS TO CONTINUE KEEPING MAJORITY OF NORTH AMERICAN CONVENIENCE SUBSIDIARY STAKE AFTER IPO, NIKKEI SAYSSEVEN & I'S IPO OF NORTH AMERICAN CONVENIENCE STORE S...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Tennis-Australian great 'Fiery' Fred Stolle dies aged 86
By Nick MulvenneySYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) - Australian tennis great Fred Stolle, who won two Grand Slam titles in the 1960s and later enjoyed a lengthy career as a television commentator, has died aged 86, Tennis Australia said on Thursday. Stolle was part of a golden generation of Australian playe...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Tokyo braces for Trump trade war fallout — Suntory and Sony scramble to build up US supplies
US president Donald Trump stated Monday that “Japan, China, and other places are killing their currency,” calling the practice “unfair” and fueling concern that trade-war style tariffs might soon be focused on Tokyo. Suntory and Sony are two Japanese giants already making moves to stave off...
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Thu, Mar 6
Tennis-Osaka crashes out of Indian Wells first round
By Rory CarrollINDIAN WELLS, California, March 5 (Reuters) - Former champion Naomi Osaka was sent packing from Indian Wells after a 6-4 6-4 first-round defeat by Colombia's Camila Osorio on Wednesday. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion never looked comfortable against Osorio's dynami...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
US indicts slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctions company over spy campaign
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced indictments against a slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctioned a Chinese tech company and offered a $10 million bounty over what Washington called a years-long spy campaign that stole information from victims acr...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
BREAKINGVIEWS-China’s AI catch-up begins to look inevitable: podcast
By Jonathan Guilford NEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Follow on Apple or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript. Listen to the podcast Beijing’s leap in developing silicon smarts, embodied in DeepSeek’s shockingly cheap model, will challenge US a...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Trump to order US Education Department abolished, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order aimed at his long-held goal of abolishing the U.S. Department of Education, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The order may come as soon as Thursday, the newspaper said, citing people familiar...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Lithium Americas Announces $250 Million Strategic Investment From Orion Resource Partners For Thacker Pass
March 5 (Reuters) - Lithium Americas Corp LAC.TO:LITHIUM AMERICAS ANNOUNCES $250 MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FROM ORION RESOURCE PARTNERS FOR THACKER PASSLITHIUM AMERICAS CORP - ORION TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL $500 MILLION FINANCING FOR THACKER PASS PHASE 2Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
Kestra Medical Technologies Prices Upsized IPO Of 11.88 Million Shares At $17 Each
March 5 (Reuters) - Kestra Medical Technologies Inc KMTS.O:KESTRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF UPSIZED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGKESTRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC - PRICES UPSIZED IPO OF 11.88 MILLION SHARES AT $17.00 EACHReuters
Thu, Mar 6
CORRECTED-Hong Kong's top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
By Jessie Pang and Anson Law HONG KONG, March 6 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised an annual candlelight vigil to mark China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscar...Reuters
Thu, Mar 6
