US raises concerns by Micron, Intel with China as export control meeting set to launch

Reuters was first to report U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed concerns about restrictions on chipmakers Intel and Micron with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Monday. The pair also discussed China’s restrictions on gallium and germanium exports in the conversation. Shares of Micron rose 3% and Intel was up 1.4% in early trading on the news.  The...

Labor Day Report: When Is A Job Not A Job?

For weekend reading, Gary Alexander, senior writer at Navellier & Associates, offers the following commentary: The August unemployment report was released at 5:30 am (my time) on Friday, September 1. Do we really expect all the bean counters at the U.S. Labor Department to calculate ALL the job changes in the month of August at the crack of dawn on...