Applied Materials outlook unchanged after latest US crackdown on China chip exports

(Reuters) -Chip equipment maker Applied Materials said on Tuesday it was not changing its outlook for the first quarter in response to the U.S. government’s latest restrictions on semiconductor exports to China. The decision was based on the company’s “initial assessment of the impact” of the new regulations, it added. In its third crackdown in…

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Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, a senior administration official said. The administration hopes the spending milestone will help to continue the deployment of clean energy even after President-elect Donald Trump, a climate…

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