The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing|BREAKING:

The US just lowered Taiwan’s tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwanese technology companies will invest $250 billion into building and expanding chipmaking facilities in the US, supported by at … Read more

App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B|EXCLUSIVE:

The subscription economy helped boost mobile app revenues in 2025, even as app downloads declined for the fifth consecutive year, according to app intelligence firm Appfigures‘ annual report. In 2025, global downloads of all mobile apps and mobile games via the App Store and Google Play reached an estimated 106.9 billion, 2.7% lower than the … Read more

Why Amazon’s Spending Spree Makes It a Must-Buy Now

narvikk / Getty Images Amazon (AMZN) free cash flow dropped 69% to $14.8B as capital spending surged to $89.9B year-to-date. Amazon stock rose only 6% in 2025. Amazon AWS grew 20% to $33B in Q3 revenue with 34.6% operating margins. Advertising services expanded 24% to $17.7B. Amazon projected $125B capex for 2025 focused on AI … Read more