BlackRock and Alliance Bernstein to Invest in Klaviyo
Major asset manager including BlackRock and research and services firm Alliance Bernstein LP have evinced interest to be cornerstone investors in the marketing automation company Klaviyo’s planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by end of this year and Klaviyo hopes to raise up to $518 million in the public listing, media reports said.
Taiwan seeks to reassure on TSMC commitment to island despite U.S. investment
Taiwan’s economy minister said on Wednesday that the island remains chipmaker TSMC’s most important production base after the company announced it would more than triple planned investment at its new Arizona plant to $40 billion.
Chipmaker TSMC plans Arizona factory expansion
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier to Apple Inc, said on Wednesday it was constructing a building that could serve as its second chip factory in Arizona in the United States.
Chipmaker Qualcomm says automotive future business expands to $30 bln
U.S. chip designer Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Thursday said its automotive business “pipeline” increased to $30 billion, up more than $10 billion since its third quarter results were announced in late July.
Intel to produce Taiwanese company MediaTek’s chips
U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) said on Monday it will produce chips for Taiwan’s MediaTek Inc (2454.TW), one of the world’s largest chip design firms.
Japan parts makers halt output after quake, another blow to supply chain
Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp, Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd, Sony Group Corp and other precision parts makers halted some operations on Thursday after an earthquake jolted the country’s northeast, the latest blow to the global supply chain.
EXCLUSIVE Walmart arm did not deliberately remove Xinjiang goods, China exec tells analysts
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) arm Sam’s Club, responding to the furore in China over what local media said was its deliberate removal of Xinjiang-sourced products from its app, denied the move in a call with analysts and termed it “a misunderstanding”.
BOJ policymaker warns of global impact from chip crunch, Asia factory closures
A shortage of semiconductor chips may persist for the rest of this year if the coronavirus pandemic keeps Southeast Asian factories shut, a Bank of Japan policymaker said, highlighting supply constraints as among key risks to the global economy.
Tencent says more regulations set to come as quarterly profit jumps
China’s Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said on Wednesday that the internet industry should brace for more regulations and uncertainty, but it believed Beijing ultimately wanted to forge a long-term sustainable path for the sector.
Micron sales beat expectations as chip supplies remain tight, prices high
Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and forecast fourth-quarter revenue above expectations, as tight supplies of memory chips and continued strong demand kept prices high.
