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It's getting harder to diversify out of the global AI chip trade.

We are witnessing an extraordinary transfer of cash from the providers of AI—and, perhaps one day, AI users—to memory-chip makers.

The South Korean government requires would-be investors in leveraged, single-firm ETFs, to take an eight-question exam.

Despite notable stock declines today, memory makers like Micron Technology, Samsung and SK Hynix are far and away the best performers among trillion-dollar technology companies this year. Some of the moves this past week help explain why.

Stock indexes closely tied to AI fell Friday. Japan’s benchmark index slid more than 4%, weighed down by a 13% plunge in SoftBank Group’s shares, after a media report suggested OpenAI could hold off going public until next year. The PHLX semiconductor index dropped about 5%, while the Roundhill Memory ETF fell 6.5%.

Micron's outlook eased chip-demand fears, but inflation concerns quickly reignited volatility across AI-focused stocks.

Tech looks set to extend a recent slump as Wall Street dumps some of the stocks that have benefited most from the AI trading frenzy.

To see just how skittish the AI trade has become, look no further than South Korea’s Kospi index this week. The benchmark has swung at least 3% in either direction for the last four trading sessions, with even bigger moves intraday.

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Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday as investors remain cautious after another difficult week for technology stocks. Reports that OpenAI may delay its highly anticipated stock market debut added to concerns around lofty AI valuations, while Apple’s recent price hikes continued to weigh on sentiment.

By Hyunjoo Jin, Joyce Lee and Heejin Kim SEOUL, June 26 (Reuters) - Samsung Group will unveil a sweeping decade-long investment plan on Monday, pledging 1,000 trillion won ($648 billion) to anchor

Samsung ‌Group will ‌announce its plan ​to invest 1,000 trillion won ($647.53 ‌billion) ⁠for 10 years in ⁠South Korea on ​June ​29, ​which might ‌include a 300 trillion won spend in building chip ‌factories ​in ​the ​southwest ‌of the country, ​a ​media report said ​on ‌Friday. ($1 = 1,544.3200 won) (Reporting ​by Heejin ​Kim)

Memory chipmakers have for decades been trapped in boom-bust cycles, with capacity buildouts hitting the market just as demand craters. Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix are now trying ‌to convince investors this time is different, arguing long-term deals will keep cash flowing even if the datacenter boom bursts. Micron ‌said on Wednesday customers such as Nvidia had committed $22 billion to lock in supplies of memory chips, playing up huge growth in five-year "take-or-pay" deals that require clients to either ​buy its chips or hand over cash.

Micron Technology edged past the market valuation ‌of Meta Platforms and briefly ‌Tesla's for the first time on Thursday, ​after the memory chipmaker's solid forecast helped extend its AI-driven ascent. The company's shares were last up 18.4% ‌at $1,236, giving ⁠it a market capitalization of $1.398 trillion, compared with Meta's $1.392 ⁠trillion. Tesla had a market value stood of $1.4 trillion.

STOCKS Asian equity markets were mostly higher after memory-chip maker Micron’s blockbuster results eased artificial-intelligence fears and oil slumped toward prewar levels as Middle East tensions continued to ratchet down.

Micron (MU) reported third quarter results on Wednesday after the closing bell. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $25.11 (compared to analyst estimates of $20.49), and revenue came in at $41.46 billion (compared to analyst estimates of $35.69 billion). CFRA Research senior vice president and equity analyst Angelo Zino chats with Yahoo Finance about the results.

SK Hynix, the giant South Korean chipmaker, formally filed on Wednesday to list its stock on the Nasdaq, in what would be another multibillion-dollar, AI-related IPO. The company, which primarily makes memory chips, plans to raise $29 billion, reports said. SK Hynix is the largest company in South Korea's Kospi index, representing nearly 28% of the index's weighting, according to FactSet.

U.S. stock futures were mostly higher after AI-bubble fears prompted a two-day slide in tech shares.

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Nasdaq futures were up after the selloff halted a boom in AI-related stocks. Micron Technology earnings after the close will be closely watched.

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SK Hynix's overtaking of Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable firm was the culmination of 14 years of bets that brought it skepticism and scorn but ultimately put it at the centre of the global AI gold rush. In 2012, conglomerate SK Group acquired Hynix Semiconductor in a deal ‌that was considered financially irresponsible. Samsung, in contrast, was valued at more than 10 times SK Hynix and was the global leader in Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM), a memory type that powers ‌laptops and smartphones.

South Korea's government is in talks with ‌Samsung Electronics and SK ‌Hynix over plans for the next phase of ​large-scale investments in semiconductor production facilities, an official said on Wednesday, adding an announcement on a new ‌chip cluster ⁠would be made soon. "Exponential and explosive" growth in demand ⁠for chips driven by the AI industry could require the two ​companies to ​speed up ​ongoing construction of ‌new chip facilities by more than 10 years to 2034-2035, presidential policy adviser Kim Yong-beom told a discussion panel.

Micron stock is dropping after SK Hynix and Samsung stocks tumbled Tuesday on the KOSPI index as the tech selloff gathers pace.

Futures for the Nasdaq were more than 2% lower in early European trade as a global selloff in technology stocks gathered pace.

SEOUL, June 23 (Reuters) - The global AI boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country's highly competitive marriage market.

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, June 22 (Reuters) - Global stocks were mixed on Monday — optimism over Middle East peace talks lifted Asia and Europe, while tech and interest-rate jitters weighed