Japan to invest up to $21 billion in two US chip factories to be run by GlobalFoundries
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The move is part of a deal for Japan to invest $550 billion in the US struck by President Donald Trump's administration last year in return for the US lowering tariffs on Japanese cars and other imports from at least 25% to 15%.
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