China manufacturing contracts for fourth straight month
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese manufacturing contracted for a fourth consecutive month in August, official data showed Saturday, a worse-than-expected result ...
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US to award chipmaker Texas Instruments up to $1.6 bn
Washington (AFP) - The US government said Friday it has signed a preliminary agreement with semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments to ...
Ford to invest $3 bn in Canada on ‘Super Duty’ pickup production
New York (AFP) - Ford announced Thursday it would invest $3 billion to expand production of its "Super Duty" pickup ...
Vietnam economy expands 6.4 percent in first half of year
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam's economy grew by more than six percent in the first half of 2024, government figures showed ...
Private sector hiring in US cools more than expected: ADP
Washington (AFP) - Job gains in the US private sector slowed again in May on a slump in manufacturing, payroll ...
Mexico aims to be big economic winner from US-China tensions
Monterrey (Mexico) (AFP) - Sparks fly as a laser slices through metal in a factory in Mexico, which is preparing ...
US forges new ‘battery belt’ in hopes of electric future
Greensboro (United States) (AFP) - Growing up, Devante Cuthbertson assumed he might have to leave his North Carolina hometown to ...
US to give Micron $6.1 bn for American chip factories
Washington (AFP) - Micron is set to receive up to $6. 1 billion in grants from the US government to ...
US to give Micron $6.1 bn for American chip factories
Washington (AFP) - Micron is set to receive up to $6. 1 billion in grants from the US government to ...
Eurozone business activity accelerates in April
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Business activity in the eurozone picked up in April thanks to "increasingly robust" growth in the ...
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