US – China chip war heats up as Beijing bans export of key minerals

A day after the US government announced new export restrictions hitting China’s chip industry, Beijing retaliated with a ban on the sale of key minerals like gallium and germanium to the United States.  Plus, after its bizarre rebranding campaign was met with a social media storm, Jaguar unveiled its next-generation, all-electric concept car as it … Read more

3 Reasons to Buy Nvidia Stock as the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference Gets Underway

It seems Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a victim of its own success. After another incredible quarter in which it doubled its earnings per share (EPS) year over year, the chipmaker’s stock sank in the days following its Q3 numbers release. The fact is, expectations could hardly be higher. It’s a good thing the company appears … Read more

Death sentence upheld for property tycoon in Vietnam — unless she pays $9 billion before execution

A Vietnamese court upheld the death penalty Tuesday for a property tycoon in a multibillion-dollar fraud case — but said her life could still be spared if she paid back three quarters of the assets she embezzled. Property developer Truong My Lan, 68, was convicted this year of swindling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) — … Read more

Crude oil rises by most in two weeks as OPEC+ expected to extend output cuts

Dec. 03, 2024 6:36 PM ETUnited States Oil Fund, LP ETF (USO), CL1:COMUCO, DBO, UNG, FCG, USL, SCO, UNL, BNO, BOIL, KOLD, GUSH, DRIP, USOI, CO1:COM, NG1:COMBy: Carl Surran, SA News Editor SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures settled higher Tuesday on expectations that OPEC+ will again postpone its planned production increases when group … Read more