China’s largest chipmaker, SMIC, sees its shares nosedive by almost 20 per cent on concerns the company could be blacklisted by the U.S. administration. In Washington, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he expects a deal to fund the government until December to be agreed upon by the White House and Congressional Democrats by the end of this week. Japan’s investment giant Softbank’s shares slide after being branded the ‘Nasdaq whale’ for buying up massive bets on U.S. tech stocks. European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni tells CNBC that Europe must find a way to counter American tech dominance. Meanwhile France sees a record surge in infection cases, as drugmaker Sanofi says its Covid-19 vaccine could be priced for as low as €10 a shot.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.