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.
Blizzard-hit SoftBank launches buyback after $10 bln Vision Fund loss
SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) slumped to a quarterly loss on Monday, as its Vision Fund unit took a $10 billion hit from a decline in the share price of its portfolio companies and as China’s regulatory crackdown on tech firms weighed.
Human rights claims are limiting China’s international investment!
China’s efforts to be seen as a responsible investor abroad are put at risk by high rates of human rights abuses associated with its business operations, particularly in the metals and mining sector, according to a report released on Wednesday. The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, a global nongovernmental organization (NGO), logged 679 charges […]
Analysis: Investors pivot to Powell after more hot U.S. inflation data
The biggest rise in U.S. consumer prices in 13 years has intensified investor focus on messaging from the Federal Reserve, with the central bank’s chairman set to speak before Congress on Wednesday.
Gas Industry Should Embrace Innovative Learning Technologies, says eCom Scotland
The gas industry’s professional engineering institution, the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM), held its inaugural safety conference on 9th June. Supported by the Gas Industry Safety Group (GISG), the conference was held online. Conference delegate, Helen Robertson, of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, commented, “Safety being a vital pillar of […]
The spread of Covid-19 and attending football matches in England
The rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus meant that by mid-March 2020, the UK government had stopped outdoor sports from being played in England. Since then, football has resumed behind closed doors, and whether fans should be allowed to attend matches is now the subject of much debate. This column examines whether football matches held in England across February and March helped to spread Covid-19. It finds that attendance at matches resulted in an increase in cases and deaths and concludes that extreme caution should be applied to reopening football to spectators and that there should be close monitoring of any gradual re-opening of stadiums.
