Critical chip firm ASML smashes fourth-quarter expectations as it predicts similar sales for 2024

Dutch firm ASML makes one of the most important pieces of machinery required to manufacture the most advanced chips in the world. U.S. chip curbs have left companies, including ASML, scrambling to figure out what the rules mean in practice.ASML, one of the most important semiconductor equipment companies in the world, beat top and bottom line expectations, but said it forecasts its revenue for this year will be similar to 2023.Here's how ASML did versus LSEG consensus estimates:Net sales: 7.2 billion euros ...