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As the world woos TSMC, Taiwan fears losing its 'silicon shield' |  CNN Business

As the world woos TSMC, Taiwan fears losing its ‘silicon shield’ | CNN Business

hong kong CNN — Semiconductor giant TSMC was feted this week by US President Joe Biden and Apple CEO Tim Cook at a ceremony to unveil its $40 billion manufacturing site in Arizona – a huge investment designed to help secure America’s supply of the most advanced chips. But back in Taiwan, there is deep …

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As the world woos TSMC, Taiwan fears losing its 'silicon shield' |  CNN Business

As the world woos TSMC, Taiwan fears losing its ‘silicon shield’ | CNN Business

hong kong CNN — Semiconductor giant TSMC was feted this week by US President Joe Biden and Apple CEO Tim Cook at a ceremony to unveil its $40 billion manufacturing site in Arizona – a huge investment designed to help secure America’s supply of the most advanced chips. But back in Taiwan, there is deep …

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Buyers dip into their savings and go into debt.  This could cause a holiday hangover |  CNN Business

Buyers dip into their savings and go into debt. This could cause a holiday hangover | CNN Business

New York CNN — Despite high inflation and recession fears, the holiday shopping season seems to be off to a good start. Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday sales were strong as Americans were lured by deep discounts. Although consumer spending is slowing, it remains surprisingly resilient. The problem, however, is that many Americans’ paychecks are …

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Self-checkouts annoy some customers and help shoplifters.  Stores add it anyway |  CNN Business

Self-checkouts annoy some customers and help shoplifters. Stores add it anyway | CNN Business

New York CNN Business — Self-service payment arrived in the late 1980s in supermarkets. A decade later, it began to spread to large chains and pharmacies. Today, self-checkouts, loved by some and hated by others, have made their way into discount clothing stores and department stores. Kohl’s (KSS) is testing self-service payment terminals in a …

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People who are still afraid of catching COVID-19 are costing the US economy billions of dollars

People who are still afraid of catching COVID-19 are costing the US economy billions of dollars

More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing is preventing some workers from returning to work. That’s according to this working paper distributed by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Some people are not ready to let their guard down, knowing that COVID-19 has not gone away. Some 13% of American workers say …

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Who are the avid beaver party buyers without being bothered by inflation?  Generation Z |  CNN Business

Who are the avid beaver party buyers without being bothered by inflation? Generation Z | CNN Business

New York CNN Business — There’s at least one group of shoppers who are enthusiastically hitting the malls this holiday season — and they don’t seem too bothered by the pesky inflation eating away at their discretionary dollars. They’re Gen Z. And how they buy matters. This cohort of consumers born between 1997 and 2012 …

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Elon Musk claims that Apple 'threatened to remove' Twitter from its app store |  CNN Business

Elon Musk claims that Apple ‘threatened to remove’ Twitter from its app store | CNN Business

New York CNN Business — Elon Musk claimed on Monday that Apple had “threatened” to remove Twitter from its iOS app store, a move that could be devastating for the company Musk just acquired for $44 billion. “Apple (AAPL) has also threatened to remove Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why,” Musk …

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Conscious Spending: The Smart and Fun Approach to Money |  CNN

Conscious Spending: The Smart and Fun Approach to Money | CNN

Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning to harness it. CNN — When you think about money, do you feel like living in the moment and being responsible are mutually exclusive? Does guilt gnaw at you when you …

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Apple has a huge problem with its supplier's iPhone factory in China |  CNN Business

Apple has a huge problem with its supplier’s iPhone factory in China | CNN Business

hong kong CNN Business — A violent uprising by workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory in central China this week further clouds Apple’s strained supply chain and highlights how the country’s tough zero Covid policy is harming to global technology companies. The unrest began last month when workers left the factory campus in Zhengzhou, …

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The chip war between the United States and China spills over into Europe |  CNN Business

The chip war between the United States and China spills over into Europe | CNN Business

hong kong CNN Business — Two European chip deals have run into trouble over their ties to China, a sign of concern spreading in the West about China’s potential control over critical infrastructure. Last week the new owner of Britain’s biggest chipmaker was ordered to reverse its takeover, just days after another chip factory sale …

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