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Analog Devices to buy Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion

Analog Devices to buy Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Analog Devices will acquire privately held Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion in cash, the companies said…

September 9, 2026

Tencent-backed Enflame to debut in Shanghai on Friday in $912 million IPO

BEIJING, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Tencent-backed AI chipmaker Shanghai Enflame Technology will make its Shanghai stock market debut on September…

September 9, 2026

US Bancorp executes first live transaction using dollar-backed USBDC stablecoin

Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Bancorp said on Wednesday it completed a live pilot transaction using its proprietary U.S. dollar-backed…

September 9, 2026

Chime shares jump 10% as Stride deal puts fintech on path to bank charter

By Manya Saini Sept 9 (Reuters) - Chime shares surged 10% before the bell on Wednesday after the fintech firm…

September 9, 2026

France's Cegid and Silae to merge in €10 billion software deal

Sept 9 (Reuters) - French business software provider Cegid and payroll platform Silae said on Wednesday they were planning to…

September 9, 2026

Exclusive-China's DeepSeek taps CITIC Securities for domestic IPO, sources say

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has tapped CITIC Securities to prepare for an initial…

September 9, 2026

'Rain rot': An animal disease spreading through Europe's sex saunas?

Berlin (dpa) - A bacterial skin infection known as "rain rot" - more commonly associated with livestock and horses -…

September 9, 2026

South Korea's power demand set to soar on AI boom as nation weighs expanding nuclear energy

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's demand for power in the coming years is set to…

September 9, 2026

South Korea's power demand set to soar on AI boom as nation weighs expanding nuclear energy

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's demand for power in the coming years is set to…

September 9, 2026

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee to buy 1.9 trillion won worth of shares from his mother

SEOUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee will buy 1.9 trillion won worth of shares in…

September 9, 2026