TOKYO — Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world’s most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a…
Read more TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan in boost for its chipmaking ambitionsCARLSBAD, Calif. — Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep…
Read more In a warming world, freshwater production is moving deep beneath the seaBAC NINH, Vietnam — The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on its tables.…
Read more This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?BANGKOK — Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up ahead of holidays and builders rushed to finish projects,…
Read more China factory activity picks up in December as orders rebound ahead of holidaysOMAHA, Neb. — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Greg Abel faces the challenge of taking over Berkshire Hathaway from the legendary Warren Buffettthis week. Many regard Buffett as the…
Read more With the legendary Warren Buffett stepping back, Berkshire Hathaway enters a new eraSEOUL, South Korea — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics and other major South Korean companies on Sunday announced fresh domestic investment plans at a meeting with…
Read more Samsung and other South Korean firms pledge larger domestic investments after US tariff dealA battle for control of a little-known chipmaker has threatened global auto production by choking off the semiconductor supply chain, though there are signs the crisis is inching…
Read more A crisis at chipmaker Nexperia sent automakers scrambling. Here’s what to knowBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO member Romania signed an agreement Monday with German defense company Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder factory in central Romania, as Europe races to…
Read more NATO member Romania signs agreement with Germany’s Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder plantABUJA, Nigeria — The billionaire owner of Africa’s largest refinery plans to expand its capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day to meet growing fuel needs in the…
Read more Nigerian billionaire plans expansion of Africa’s biggest oil refineryCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s state-owned utility is looking to a private company to revive a project to build two nuclear power plants that was abandoned eight years…
Read more State utility says private firm set to restart abandoned $9 billion nuclear projectWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is going to Japan and South Korea next week to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for…
Read more In Japan and South Korea, Trump will promote big investments. But the details are still not clearBeyond Meat’s shares briefly sizzled Wednesday before heading back down again. The plant-based meat company’s shares more than doubled early Wednesday before closing at $3.58 per share, which…
Read more Beyond Meat shares briefly sizzle on Walmart deal and meme stock interestBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The factory floor used to roar. Walking around his textile mill in southern Buenos Aires, Luciano Galfione pointed out…
Read more After winning Trump’s $20 billion, President Milei must win votes as Argentine industry reelsShares of some big drugmakers jumped ahead of broader indexes Friday as Wall Street started sorting out President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement. The president said late Thursday…
Read more Big pharma stocks rise as Street reacts to latest presidential tariff planLONDON — LONDON (AP) — Jaguar Land Rover said Tuesday that its production lines, shut down after a cyberattack in August, will remain at a halt until at…
Read more Jaguar Land Rover says a shutdown will continue until at least Oct 1 after cyberattackATLANTA — It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United States, but Rivian Automotive leaders say they’re confident as the company…
Read more It’s ‘do or die’ for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5B plantEurope says it’s investing $7 billion into Ukraine’s increasingly famed drone industry. It comes after Ukraine’s defense minister estimated that Kyiv needs $6 billion to cover drone costs.…
Read more Ukraine’s strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass productionPRAGUE — Japanese carmaker Toyota said on Wednesday it will invest 680 million euros ($792 million) on a new production line in the Czech Republic to make a…
Read more Toyota announces $792m expansion of Czech plant to build new electric carBANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with markets in China gaining after surveys showed a slight improvement in Chinese factory data, suggesting manufacturing is holding…
Read more Asian shares mixed as reports show a marginally improved factory outlook for ChinaNEW YORK — Europeans angry at Elon Musk still aren’t buying his cars months after the billionaire predicted a “major rebound” in Tesla sales, data released Thursday shows.…
Read more Tesla sales plunge again in Europe as anger at Musk keeps buyers away for 7th month in a row