On Monday, rare earth producer Lynas Corp stated, it has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to begin initial design preparations for its heavy rare earth separation facility in Texas. The Pentagon is providing initial funding for… Read More ›
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Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd soar after Intel apparent retreat from manufacturing its chips
On Monday, with news of U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp signalling that it may stop manufacturing semiconductors of its own chips, shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) soared by nearly 10%. TSMC is the world’s biggest contract chipmaker. The… Read More ›
Boris Johnson to overhaul UK’s treason laws
On Sunday, according to a report from the Mail, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to overhaul the United Kingdom’s treason laws. The development comes at a time of increased activity by foreign agents in the country with many… Read More ›
China’s stockpiles record 53.18 million tonnes of crude oil June 2020
On Sunday, data from the General Administration of Customs showed, China’s import of crude oil from Saudi Arabia in June 2020, soared by 15% from a year ago with Beijing import record amounts of the fuel when prices are low…. Read More ›
TikTok Hiring People From Google And Facebook In Its Aggressive Expansion Strategy
The Chinese owned video sharing app TikTok plans to increase the size of its global workforce and has been trying to woo employees from United State based tech companies form their offices in America as well as in Europe. The… Read More ›
Apparel brand Brooks Brothers enters stalking horse purchase agreement with SPARC Group for $305 million
In a development that marks apparel brand Brooks Brothers remaining a going concerns and help it maintain its operations, the company has entered into a “stalking horse” purchase agreement with retailer SPARC Group LLC for $305 million. Earlier this month,… Read More ›
SpaceX in talks to raise $1 billion at $44 billion valuation
According to a report from Bloomberg News, SpaceX is looking to raise new capital wherein it is likely to be valued at around $44 billion. Elon’s Musk’s space venture SpaceX is in talks with investors to raise $1 billion at… Read More ›
EU Says Trade Deal With UK Not Likely Now, After No Progress Made Talks
Talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union over a free trade agreement were stalled on Thursday. While the EU said that an agreement was unlikely within the stipulated time frame. The UK expressed hope of an agreement by… Read More ›
Chinese researcher accused of visa fraud evading arrest in San Francisco consulate: FBI
In a court filing the FBI said, it believes a Chinese researcher, who has been accused of visa fraud is holed up for a month in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco. She has been accused of hiding her affiliation… Read More ›
U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips purchases shale oil land from Kelt Exploration Ltd for $375 million
In a statement U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips said, it has agreed to acquire land from from Kelt Exploration Ltd in Canada’s Montney shale oil play, in a deal worth $375 million. The 140,000 acres of land that has been purchased… Read More ›