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China has begun mass producing domestically developed immersion deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, a technology crucial to advanced chipmaking, a person familiar with the matter said, marking a key step forward in Beijing's drive to ‌reduce its reliance on foreign technologies. Shanghai Aishengna Electronic Technology Group, a little-known Chinese state-owned company, is leading the production effort ‌after incorporating teams from top Chinese lithography startups, the source said, declining to be named due to the sensitivity of the subject. The development represents a win for Beijing's nationwide ​semiconductor self-sufficiency initiative, one of President Xi Jinping's highest priorities, but will not pose an immediate commercial threat for Dutch supplier ASML.

July 28 (Reuters) - European shares were subdued on Tuesday as a global selloff in technology stocks was balanced by earnings-driven gains in luxury and consumer stocks, with lower oil prices lending

0014 GMT — Japanese stocks are lower in early trade following overnight drops in U.S. technology stocks. Uncertainty over the Iran conflict is also weighing on the market. Investors are closely watching crude oil prices and developments in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted drones that Iran-backed militias in Iraq had launched at the kingdom’s oil facilities.

The company topped Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to become the most valuable company listed in a mainland Chinese market. ASML and Advanced Micro Devices fell 5.8% and 5.2%, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day down 0.2%.

Memory-chip stocks Micron and SK Hynix fell Monday after Chinese rival CXMT rocketed in its IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

ASML stock tumbled on Monday on a report of competition emerging in China. It was among the biggest losers on the Philadelphia semiconductor index.

European semiconductor companies started the week in green territory after the Trump administration paused plans to escalate its war in Iran, boosting stocks globally.

Markets are entering the busiest week of the quarter, with more Big Tech earnings and a Fed decision on deck.

ASML is the IBD Stock Of The Day as the Dutch semiconductor equipment giant holds strong after its beat-and-raise Q2 earnings report.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped 300 points Thursday as Alphabet and Tesla stock dived on earnings. Oil prices jumped.

Analysts believe the raised revenue outlook is good news for memory chipmakers.

Micron shares have fallen sharply despite explosive growth in its data center and cloud memory businesses.

ASML's results make it clear that the company is benefiting big time from the heavy investments in AI infrastructure.

By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Purvi Agarwal July 21 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Tuesday after kicking off the week on the back foot, as reports of U.S.-Iran mediation efforts pushed oil

Jim Cramer dumped tech stocks ahead of Intel, Tesla, and Alphabet earnings, reviving bets on the Inverse-Cramer Effect.

ASML, the largest maker of equipment used to ‌manufacture computer chips, intends to offer ‌employees a bonus worth €20,000 ($22,838.00) if they remain with ​the company between 2027 and 2030. The company confirmed the plan, first reported in Eindhovens Dagblad, on Monday in an emailed statement. ASML ‌said terms ⁠of the conditional stock grant from January 1, 2027 are still ⁠being finalized, but it would be offered to "all eligible employees."

US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) got a lift in Monday's pre-market trading, coming off of last week's chip sell-off as investors await to hear earnings results from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Tesla (TSLA), Intel (INTC), and IBM (IBM) this week. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley and Bullseye American Ingenuity Fund portfolio manager Adam Johnson to discuss what investors will be paying close attention to when it comes to Big Tech's investments and returns on AI.

Semiconductor stocks were poised to jump on Monday.

Contracts to supply computing power for artificial-intelligence calculations have become such a fixture of the craze that whole industries have begun reorganizing around them. AI suppliers say these arrangements give them unprecedented visibility into their future revenue, allowing them to wow investors with promises of bumper sales and profits ahead. Memory suppliers and their customers have sought out longer-dated deals in recent months.

The global artificial intelligence boom has propelled ASML to the top of Europe's stock market, as soaring demand for AI computer chips flows to the Dutch company that dominates the market for the equipment needed to ‌make them. After blowout second quarter earnings, investors and analysts are asking a once far-fetched question: could ASML become Europe's first ever trillion-dollar firm? Key ‌obstacles include doubts over how long Google, Amazon, and other hyperscalers will keep spending heavily on data centres, and whether ASML, its suppliers and customers such as TSMC and Samsung can execute expansion ​plans.

The global artificial intelligence boom has propelled ASML to the top of Europe's stock market, as soaring demand for AI computer chips flows to the Dutch company that dominates the market for the equipment needed to ‌make them. After blowout second quarter earnings, investors and analysts are asking a once far-fetched question: could ASML become Europe's first ever trillion-dollar firm? Key ‌obstacles include doubts over how long Google, Amazon, and other hyperscalers will keep spending heavily on data centres, and whether ASML, its suppliers and customers such as TSMC and Samsung can execute expansion ​plans.

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The company plans to expand its capacity by 30% in the next two years.

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ASML Holding raised its full-year sales guidance on July 15 for the second time in 2026, and investors treated it as confirmation that the AI buildout still has room to run. A day later, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) did almost the same thing, lifting its own 2026 outlook for the second ...

July 17 (Reuters) - Global equity funds attracted inflows for an eighth consecutive week through July 15, as investor risk appetite was lifted by a strong start to the earnings season and cooler U.S.

Investing.com -- European semiconductor stocks fell sharply Friday, tracking steep overnight losses in U.S. chip names.

By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Johann M Cherian July 17 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday, tracking a loss in global markets on the back of a chip-stock selloff and an escalating Middle East