Dutch chip tech giant ASML posts sales dip, eyes bright future
Dutch tech giant ASML Wednesday posted slightly weaker sales and profits in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, amid a growing semiconductor trade spat between the West and China.Third-quarter sales came in at 6.673 billion euros, down from 6.902 billion euros in the second quarter of the year, while net profit was 1.893 billion euros, compared to the 1.942 billion euros booked in the second quarter.