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Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed at a record high Monday after early losses behind a late rally by contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on hopes it will have positive news at its investor conference Thursday, dealers said.

The parts bottleneck will see Fiat Chrysler idle its Brampton, Ontario plant, while other automakers take similar steps

Missing Chips Snarl Car Production at Factories Worldwide Bloomberg 1/12/2021 Debby Wu © Bloomberg Cupra Formentor automobiles move along the production line at the Seat SA, a unit of Volkswagen AG, Martorell plant near Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. European car sales plunged by nearly a fifth in August, dashing hopes that the industry was starting to recover from the pandemic and suggesting that the market could remain depressed through year-end. (Bloomberg...

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Taiwan shares soar to breach 14,300 points, recovering from early loss 12/21/2020 05:40 PM CNA file photo Taipei, Dec. 21 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan move higher by more than 100 points to close above the 14,300 point mark Monday after bargain hunting helped the main board recover from its earlier losses, dealers said. Buying focused on large cap tech stocks, in particular in the semiconductor industry, on the back of solid global demand, while select old economy stocks including petrochemical firms...

Semiconductor giants shake hands in relationship ice-breaker 12/15/2020 09:11 PM TSMC founder Morris Chang (center) and UMC founder Robert Tsao (right). Photo courtesy of a reader Taipei, Dec. 15 (CNA) Morris Chang (張忠謀) and Robert Tsao (曹興誠), two semiconductor gurus in Taiwan, appeared together for the first time in two decades on Tuesday, shaking hands in what is described by the news media as an ice-breaking move in their relations. Chang, founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufact...

UMC forecast to become worlds No. 3 contract chipmaker 12/12/2020 07:48 PM CNA file photo Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) Taiwan-based contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) is expected to rise one place in the global rankings in the fourth quarter of this year to No. 3, as its revenue soars on strong demand for its 8-inch wafers, according to a research institute run by the market information advisory firm Trendforce. UMC will replace American rival GlobalFoundries Inc. as the third larg...