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US inflation indicator rises by less than forecast as spending increases

A key gauge of U.S. consumer prices posted the second-smallest increase this year while spending accelerated, offering hope that the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes are cooling inflation without sparking a recession.

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US Stocks In For Another Tough Day After Fed Rate Hike As Nasdaq, S&P 500 Futures Fall — Roku, Qualcomm Plunge On Earnings Disappointment

The U.S. index futures are pointing to a lackluster start on Wall Street Thursday, as rate worries linger. On Wednesday, the major averages experienced a bout of volatility in the aftermath of the Fed decision and closed notably lower. The market showed tentativeness in the run up to the Fed…

Benzinga

Chip makers offer big investments as they jockey for federal aid

WASHINGTON — The world’s top semiconductor makers have announced in recent months long-term U.S. investments that could rise to more than $400 billion, citing support from a new federal aid program for which the rules have yet to be written.

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Chipmakers offer big investments as they jockey for federal aid - Roll Call

The jockeying for federal money for semiconductor manufacturing has begun as global producers announce big investment plans.

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Why semiconductors are central to world economy, geopolitics

The Chinese Communist Party Congress opens in Beijing on October 16, a week after Washington imposed tight restrictions on exports of invaluable semiconductor technology to China in a bid to stop it from surpassing the US economically and militarily. As semiconductors emerge as a key battleground, FRANCE 24 spoke to…

France 24

‘No possibility of reconciliation’ as US slams China chips

The Biden administration’s new restrictions on technology exports to China could undercut the country’s ability to develop wide swaths of its economy, from semiconductors and supercomputers to surveillance systems and advanced weapons.

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China says Biden’s new chip technology curbs will harm recovery

China criticized expanded U.S. restrictions on its access to semiconductor technology, saying they’ll harm supply chains and the world economy.

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Biden tightens China chip rules on chaotic day for industry

The Biden administration announced new restrictions on China’s access to U.S. semiconductor technology, escalating tensions between the two countries and adding fresh complications to an industry reeling from a slump in demand.

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Commerce tightens export controls on high end chips to China

The Commerce Department is tightening export controls to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and make advanced semiconductors

The Independent UK

White House adds new restrictions on chip exports to China

The Biden administration announced new restrictions on China’s access to U.S. semiconductor technology, adding measures aimed at stopping Beijing’s push to develop its own chip industry and advance the country’s military capabilities.

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Secretive chip startup may help Huawei circumvent US sanctions

When the US government blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co. as a national security threat, it cut the Chinese company off from buying American semiconductors and other critical technologies. Now Huawei may have a path around those restrictions.

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Former Trump aide jailed after admitting possession of child sexual abuse images

Adam Hageman was arrested in November 2020 after federal agents raided his home

The Independent UK

US Imposes Sanctions on Russia over Annexation of Swath of Ukraine

The United States on Friday imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia over its declared annexation of a swath of Ukraine, targeting hundreds of people and companies, including those in Russia's military-industrial complex and lawmakers. Washington acted after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday proclaimed the biggest annexation in Europe since World…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. adds Iran cargo planes flying to Russia to export violation list

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday said it will add three Iranian cargo planes serving Russia to a list of aircraft believed to violate U.S. export controls under the Biden administration's sanctions.

Reuters

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A bill to block census interference passed the House. Its Senate path is unclear

The U.S. House has passed a bill that could help protect the 2030 census and other future head counts from political interference. But it's not clear how much support the bill has in the Senate.

The Independent UK

Census meddling is targeted in bill, recommendations

Democratic lawmakers are intent on making sure that unprecedented efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the 2020 census never happen again

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Biden to hit China with chip curbs over AI fears

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Raimondo announces strategy to boost US chip manufacturing ahead of Biden’s Ohio trip

WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo on Tuesday unveiled a strategy for the Commerce Department’s disbursal of $50 billion that Congress approved to boost domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips, saying she expected the first money to flow in the spring of 2023.

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Raimondo announces strategy to boost US chip manufacturing ahead of Biden's Ohio trip - Roll Call

Administration unveils strategy for chip spending as Biden and Senate candidate Tim Ryan plan to attend Intel groundbreaking in Ohio.

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Biden weighing actions to curb US investment in China technology

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering moves that would restrict U.S. investment in Chinese technology companies amid growing tensions between the United States and China, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Biden says he'll attend Detroit Auto Show because he's 'a car guy'

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that he'll be attending the Detroit Auto Show later this month because he is "a car guy."

France 24

Who are the eight economists who decide when the US is in a recession?

The US Commerce Department on Thursday announced that the country’s gross domestic product had fallen for the second consecutive quarter, although President Joe Biden said the economic data overall “doesn’t sound like a recession”. In most countries, two successive quarters of GDP decline qualify as a recession – but not…

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Two US cost gauges surpass estimates, stoking inflation concern

Two key U.S. inflation gauges posted larger-than-forecast increases on Friday, heightening concerns that prices will remain persistently high and prompt continued aggressive interest-rate increases from the Federal Reserve.

Los Angeles Times

Why is it so hard to say if this is a recession?

Economists were on high alert Thursday morning awaiting data from the U.S. Commerce Department that might shed light on whether the country is in a recession — a question with vast implications for consumers, employers and electoral politics.

Tribune News Service

Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House

WASHINGTON — A bill to bolster chip manufacturing and scientific research won Senate approval, setting Congress up to clear a trimmed economic competitiveness package after a yearlong-plus push.

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