Super Micro misses quarterly revenue estimates as inventory up, shares down 14%

By Akash Sriram and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence server maker Super Micro Computer reported third-quarter revenue below estimates on Tuesday, hurt by a shortage of some crucial components and questions over the profitability of a new line of servers. Shares of Super Micro, which have more than tripled in value so far this year,…

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Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material

By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order to counter Beijing’s monopoly on a key material used in automobile batteries. If successful, the move will pit the miners against their main customers- the original…

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U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China’s growth, Blinken says

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back China’s economy or technological development, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview with National Public Radio on Friday. Since 2022, U.S. officials have imposed sweeping controls on which computing chips can be…

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How Trump could influence the makeup of the Fed

(Reuters) – Donald Trump’s allies are reported to be drafting proposals to erode the Federal Reserve’s independence if the presumptive Republican presidential nominee regains the White House, with installing loyalists at the central bank as a key element. The Fed both manages monetary policy – most notably through setting benchmark interest rates that influence the…

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