Why Trouble Is Still in Store For Xilinx Despite 5G Tailwinds
A record year of sales is set to sharply reverse course, at least for the moment. The last year has been rough going for Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX). The field programmable gate array (FPGA) leader first started to show signs its growth run was coming to an end during the U.S.-China trade…
Donald Trump’s China Nightmare Is Coming True For The U.S. Dollar
U.S. president Donald Trump's power struggle with China was perhaps the defining feature of his presidency, until the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic struck. The pandemic—and subsequent lockdowns—crashed global markets and pushed investors around the world toward the safety of the almighty dollar. But the U.S. dollar's days as the world's reserve…
bubmagApril 27, 2020
The West Can’t Quit China Even If It Wants To
How severely can countries really punish China when many of them need Beijing for the most crucial of things—medical supplies? Yasmeen SerhanKathy Gilsinan 11:12 AM ET TR / AFP / Getty“Hold China accountable,” urges a fundraising appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump. U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab vowed to ask…
bubmagApril 24, 2020
Governments are paying companies to move their manufacturing out of China
When Covid-19 shut down much of China through February, the crisis highlighted how dependent international companies truly are on Chinese manufacturing.In short order, international firms making products from clothes to consumer electronics were paralyzed as work froze at Chinese factories assembling their goods or producing essential components. The reliance on…
bubmagApril 23, 2020
Is Skyworks Solutions a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
A world of connectivity means this long-term winner has more left in the tank. The smartphone boom during the late 2000s and 2010s meant money in the bank for many semiconductor companies. Lots of new users, frequent phone upgrades, and rising prices as each year packed more tech into the…
bubmagApril 23, 2020
Nucor is Down 34% in 2020, What’s Next?
KIEV, UKRAINE - 2018/12/18: In this photo illustration, the Nucor Steel production company logo ... seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images After about 34% decline in Nucor’s (NYSE: NUE) stock price since the beginning of the year, at…
bubmagApril 22, 2020
POLL: Americans sour on China…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly hostile to China as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the U.S. and global economies and after three years of Trump administration antagonism toward the country, according to a nationwide poll released on Tuesday.The poll, conducted last month by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center,…
bubmagApril 21, 2020
Poll: Americans’ views of China darken dramatically
Two-thirds of Americans now view China unfavorably, up from 47% two years ago, according to data from Pew that suggests the increasingly adversarial approach from Washington is spreading throughout the country.The big picture: Americans have tended to view China negatively since 2013, but that sentiment has grown dramatically over the…
bubmagApril 21, 2020
“This is a Shot in the Arm For Us:” How Small Midwest Businesses Are Outpacing Coastal States for Government-Backed Loans
Casey and Adam Donner each own a small business in Lincoln, Neb. She is a make-up artist, helping brides get camera-ready on their big day. Her husband employs 30 people at his construction firm. Both businesses were churning along when the novel coronavirus crashed on U.S. soil, bringing much of…
bubmagApril 17, 2020