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Stocks stunned by ASML curveball, pound plunges

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets struggled to find a footing on Wednesday after Europe’s ASML sideswiped the global chip sector late yesterday with a surprisingly weak orders outlook and investors prayed the flub was a one-off as third-quarter earnings …

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ASML warning shocks global chip investors

By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Investors and analysts are reviewing their assessments of computer chip equipment maker ASML, they said on Wednesday, after the company cut 2025 financial guidance, citing weakness in markets other than AI and delayed orders. The position of ASML, Europe’s most valuable …

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X rival Mastodon has started selling toys

If you like open-source, decentralized social networks that put the power in the hands of the people instead of billionaires, you can now support that cause…by buying toys. On Tuesday, Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, began selling its own merchandise in the form of cute, plushie mastodons – the …

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