<p>It’s been a wild ride for investors in the <a href="https://www.etf.com/DRAM"><strong>Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM)</strong></a> this year and it could just be getting started. Tune into the discussion from the recent <em>ETF Zoo</em> episode as the crew talks fortuitous timing and the bull vs. bear case for the fund looking ahead. </p>
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South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 16% on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street as artificial intelligence-related stocks bounced back after losses earlier this week. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices rose. In early Asian trading, the Kospi surged at the open and ratcheted up, trading 16.5% higher at 6,515.40.
(Bloomberg) -- Aggressive AI spending plans by Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. provided fresh evidence that demand for chips and related equipment will remain strong, offering relief to a sector that’s been battered in recent days. Most Read from BloombergChip Stocks Post Biggest Advance Since April 2025: Markets WrapUS Strikes Iran Again as Conflict Spreads Across Middle EastBond Yields at 19-Year High Send Warsh Credibility WarningWarner Bros. Deal Collapse Would Cost the El
(Bloomberg) -- South Korean stocks climbed Friday, rebounding from steep losses earlier this week, as major technology firms’ spending plans refueled optimism on the artificial intelligence trade.Most Read from BloombergChip Stocks Post Biggest Advance Since April 2025: Markets WrapUS Strikes Iran Again as Conflict Spreads Across Middle EastBond Yields at 19-Year High Send Warsh Credibility WarningWarner Bros. Deal Collapse Would Cost the Ellisons $9.8 BillionMicrosoft’s $450 Billion Jump Is Big
Earlier this month, Samsung Electronics and Broadcom signed a long-term memorandum of understanding worth more than US$200 billion to supply high‑bandwidth memory and manufacture Broadcom’s next‑generation AI accelerators on Samsung’s advanced process technologies through 2030. This multi‑year collaboration materially strengthens Broadcom’s AI chip supply chain and capacity planning, potentially reinforcing its role at the core of large‑scale AI data‑center infrastructure. Against this...
The market seems to be in a "rip up the script every day" kind of mode, Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers told Fortune. Unless that changes tomorrow.
Lam Research forecast quarterly revenue and earnings substantially above expectations as AI investment increased chip-equipment demand.
Samsung's memory-supply warning strengthened expectations that tight industry capacity could continue supporting chip prices.
Samsung's shares ended lower as investors questioned whether record memory margins and costly AI spending were sustainable.
One rival's results rapidly changed the market's outlook.
SK Hynix's partnership with Nvidia and Samsung's collaboration with Broadcom appear to leave Micron behind.
Samsung Electronics is targeting a structural realignment in the AI semiconductor supply chain, positioning its foundry business as a vertically integrated alternative to TSMC’s dominance. The memorandum of understanding signed with Broadcom on July 25, 2026, at the AI Summit in San Francisco, carries an estimated value of more than $200 billion across memory and […]
Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) may have discovered a huge new growth market for its priciest smartphones, and it's not just in the biggest cities of India. The company said its Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8, and Galaxy Z Flip8 received more than 271,000 pre-orders in India within 72 hours of ...
Samsung ticked all the boxes in its earnings—a 1,814% surge in operating profit, record revenue and remarks suggesting the memory shortage will last through 2028.
Memory stocks are surging across the board today, with some names posting gains that dwarf the broader tech rally. Here is what is pushing the entire sector into overdrive at once.

Chip stocks are rebounding on Thursday, with the exception of Qualcomm (QCOM), which provided profit guidance that disappointed Wall Street. BD8 Capital Partners CEO and CIO Barbara Doran and Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley chat with Morning Brief host Julie Hyman about Qualcomm and the larger chip sector.
Publicis is pairing AI-powered marketing with strong client retention, growing free cash flow, and a major data acquisition. Despite outperforming peers, the shares still trade at a discount.
The South Korean tech giant's memory chip division hit all-time highs on AI server demand, while elevated component costs pushed its mobile unit into the red
Samsung ticked all the boxes in its earnings—a 1,814% surge in operating profit, record revenue and remarks suggesting the memory shortage will last through 2028.

<body><p>STORY: 2028... That's when Samsung says the chip shortage will extend until.</p><p>The world's biggest memory chipmaker posted a 250-fold jump in chip profit for the second quarter...</p><p>hitting $61.7 billion.</p><p>The South Korean firm signed multi-year supply deals with the five biggest global data center operators, and says it's nearing five more.</p><p>Samsung said almost all customers are now requesting multi-year contracts.</p><p>But the chip boom hurt another part of the business — Samsung's mobile division posted its first-ever loss of $484 million.</p><p>Samsung shares still fell 0.7% on the day, after climbing as much as 8.4% earlier.</p><p>Rival SK Hynix dropped 5.6%.</p><p>It follows a recent sell-off in chip stocks due to investor concerns about the mounting cost of AI infrastructure...</p><p>and competition from China that could squeeze earnings.</p><p>But Samsung's cash pile hit $116.3 billion, fueling expectations of big shareholder returns.</p></body>
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (USOTC:SSNHZ) reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday, as surging demand for artificial intelligence memory chips helped lift profit and revenue to record levels despite ongoing weakness in parts of its consumer electronics business.
↘️ Adidas (XE:ADS): Shares of the German sportswear company tumbled 17% after it reported lower-than-expected earnings and higher marketing costs tied to the FIFA World Cup. ↗️ Microsoft (MSFT): Shares jumped more than 8% premarket after the company reported a 31% jump in profit late yesterday.
South Korea's stock market crash is now its worst ever. The KOSPI lost over 33% in July, with support at 5,100 in focus.
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG, July 30 (Reuters) - Asia-focused equity hedge funds are heading for their biggest monthly drawdown on record, a Goldman Sachs note showed, as a broad AI stock rout wiped out