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ASML shares dive on lower profits, orders [Video]

Shares in Dutch tech giant ASML, which supplies chip-making machines to the semiconductor industry, slumped Wednesday after the firm reported a drop in net profits and orders amid a high-tech trade spat between China and the West. ASML announced this year that it had been blocked from exporting “a small number” of its advanced machines to China, amid reports of US pressure on the Dutch government.

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Smoke billows as fire breaks out at Copenhagens Old Stock Exchange | News [Video]

A fire hit Copenhagens Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday 16 April, one of the Danish capitals most iconic buildings, engulfing its spire which collapsed onto the roof. The historic building had been under renovation when the blaze broke out. Its spire was shaped as the tails of four dragons intertwined. There were no reports of injuries. The Dutch Renaissance-style building no longer houses Denmarks stock exchange, but serves as headquarters for the Danish Chamber of Commerce. Copenhagen police asked people to avoid driving in the inner part of the city as the fire raged.