Investors are piling into South Korea and Taiwan for semiconductor stocks, but the AI boom isn’t just fattening profits at North Asia’s chip champions. It is powering a broader economic resurgence, driven by stronger household consumption, rising investment and widening tax coffers.
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Dell on Sunday unveiled its most affordable laptop, XPS 13, as the PC maker aims to capture market share from Apple’s MacBook Neo by attracting students and young professionals.
Oil prices rose more than 2% in early trading on Monday after Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago.
Colombian right wing outsider Abelardo de la Espreilla is poised to compete in a runoff in the country’s presidential race against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda, data from the country’s national registry office showed on Sunday, after no candidate reached the more than 50% support needed to avoid a second round, with a majority of votes counted nationwide.
Konsta Helenius struck the only goal of the game in sudden-death overtime as Finland beat Switzerland 1-0 to win the gold-medal game at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship on Sunday, breaking the hearts of the hosts as they lost their third final in three years.
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In unusual weekend guidance, the Commerce Department said it would enforce license requirements for advanced chips to entities headquartered in China, even when the entities were located outside China.
India veteran Virat Kohli produced an explosive knock as Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans to retain their Indian Premier League title on Sunday.
Arsenal fans from far and wide lined the streets of north London chanting and lighting red flares as they celebrated their club’s first Premier League title in 22 years.
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