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Building a new chipmaking plant and upgrading four others will result in thousands of construction and high-tech jobs, the world's leading supplier of microprocessors said today. It's a strong statement from a company that has been critical of Washington's business policies.

IBM claims it has developed the world's fastest computer chip, and it plans to start shipping the chip as part of its zEnterprise System mainframe computers this month.

Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Friday (last updated at 8:09 a.m. Eastern time): Economic Reports Affirm Slowing: Data released Thursday raised further questions about the robustness of the economic recovery, sending stocks lower on Wall Street. The...

Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Wednesday (last updated at 8:26 a.m. Eastern time). GM, Ford Report Higher Sales: Automakers reported mixed results for July sales, as a softening economy held back consumers from making some big-ticket purchases. But...

Not to be shown up by rival Intel's blockbuster earnings, Advanced Micro Devices reported a second-quarter 45% net income increase. The chipmaker's strong earnings signals a return to the product demand for PCs and services, and overall technology spending.

Advanced Micro Devices posted its first quarterly profit in three years. But the world's No. 2 maker of microprocessors said it would have lost money were it not for the payment it received from Intel to squash a long-running antitrust battle.