Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a 30-billion-euro ($35 billion) plan to create the high-tech champions of the future and reverse years of industrial decline in the euro area’s second-largest economy. The plan, dubbed “France 2030,” foresees investing the funds over five years in sectors including nuclear and renewable energy sources, electric cars, semiconductors and robotics. “I want us to ...

Bloomberg Computer sales grew at the slowest rate since the start of the pandemic due to component shortages and logistics snarls, according to the latest report by IDC. The key US market shrunk for the first time since sales cratered in the first quarter of 2020 with the coronavirus outbreak, the market researcher said. Shipments there fell 7.5% in the ...

Bloomberg Swiss drug-ingredient maker Lonza Group AG said it plans to keep investment at high levels over the coming years to keep up with demand to manufacture products such as Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine. Capital expenditure will be 25% of total revenue this year and remain at such elevated levels for the next few years, the company said on Tuesday. ...