Jan 27

1. #microchips Intel have a powered-up outlook and Amazon jumps in (Finimize)

Intel reported it beating-investor-expectation performance, which draws a bright 2020 future. Its bread-and-better division, microchip manufacturing is selling more to Amazon, Microsoft and Google as they are rushing up to build their data center to meet rising demand. Also, the old school division: PC business got a boost-up as people are looking for upgrade their PC in the untimely demise of Window 7. However, two giants are challenging their growth: AMD -rival chipmakes poaching their share and Amazon -with its newest announcement unveiling its own data chip

2. #oublichhealth US and Europe is working on a trade deal, or US will…slap EU with 25% tariff on cars (Morning Brew)

I mentioned a foreseeable trade war between US and Europe in my Jan 22 post. Yeah, it is about to happen,Trump met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Switzerland, and the pair said they’d work on a deal. Three topics are hammered out:

• Food safety: The U.S. isn’t happy the EU won’t import its hormone-treated beef and “chlorinated” chicken. EU officials are looking for a way to import more American shellfish as a compromise, Bloomberg reports.
• Taxes: Several EU countries are weighing digital services taxes and carbon taxes that would impact U.S. firms. Last week, France agreed to pause its digital tax as it works with the U.S. to avert a tariff showdown.
• Brexit: Trump could prioritize talks with the soon-to-be-Brexiting U.K., but those tough EU food safety standards and access to the National Health Service could complicate negotiations. Plus, the U.K. is also negotiating trade terms with the EU

3. #coronavirus China to World: Everything Is Not Fine With Coronavirus (Morning Brew)

Experts point out two reasons leading to Coronavirus’s intensification. First, A bureaucracy that discourages local officials from reporting problems early. Second, decentralized regulations that failed to supervise livestock markets like the one where the virus is believed to have originated (yesterday, Beijing temporarily banned the trade of wild animals)