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Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading advances after stocks rose on Wall Street, ending last week with gains. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures were little changed. In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2% to 66,890.02, pulled higher by strong gains for technology companies.
South Korea will launch a 5 trillion won ($3.52 billion) semiconductor fund targeting promising chip materials, parts, equipment and fabless companies, a presidential official said, as Seoul seeks to accelerate plans for new chip manufacturing hubs across the country. The government will also provide a further 5 trillion won in trade finance for suppliers, Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik told a press briefing after a meeting chaired by President Lee Jae Myung on Monday. The measures are part of Lee's semiconductor megaproject initiative unveiled in June, under which Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, together with suppliers and local governments, are expected to invest more than $576 billion in new chip manufacturing projects, including major fabrication facilities in the country's southwest region.
Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) reported second-quarter revenue of $235.5 million, up 9.8% from a year earlier, as retail sales growth, eye exam expansion and higher average order values helped offset continued softness in customer traffic and the effects of ending its Home Try-On program. Adjusted EBITDA
GRAIL Inc (GRAL) reports 26% revenue growth and 35% increase in test volumes, while navigating FDA advisory committee timeline and competitive pressures.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix face growing calls from investors wanting a greater share of excess cash via dividends or buybacks, after the pair provided scant detail on capital returns when reporting AI-driven record profit. The world's two largest memory chip makers are generating cash at an unprecedented pace due to robust demand for chips used in AI applications, amassing reserves that exceed those of U.S. tech giants that are spending heavily on AI infrastructure. Samsung and SK Hynix are set to hold a combined $263 billion in net cash by year-end, more than double the estimated $102 billion of AI bellwether Nvidia and exceeding the combined cash of the other six "Magnificent Seven" U.S. technology companies, LSEG data and Reuters calculations showed.
GRAIL (NASDAQ:GRAL) reported second-quarter revenue growth driven by higher Galleri test volumes, while outlining continued efforts to secure FDA approval, expand its commercial organization and build international distribution partnerships. Revenue totaled $44.7 million in the second quarter, up 2
Every AI headline obsesses over GPUs. The chips get the attention, the stock gains, and the breathless coverage. But a GPU sitting idle while it waits for data to arrive is just an expensive space heater, and that overlooked wait is exactly what two chipmakers addressed this week. Microchip ...
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Solid corporate earnings and optimism around a peace deal in the Middle East pushed world stocks to new highs on Wednesday, although momentum
Netlist has struck a five-year deal to license its memory chip patents to Samsung Electronics, it said on Wednesday, gaining access to the South Korean firm's products and ending years of legal disputes between the companies. Here are some details: • Netlist develops advanced memory and storage technologies, including server memory and high-bandwidth memory technologies used in AI computing. Samsung will receive access to Netlist's patent portfolio, including its server dual in-line memory module and high-bandwidth memory technologies used in AI servers and high-performance computing.
Asian shares surged and oil prices slipped Wednesday after the U.S. stock market rallied to records, helped by strong corporate earnings reports and hopes for a deal setting the stage for talks that might eventually lead to an end to the war in Iran. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 3.3% to 66,068.24, with chipmaker Kioxia surging 6.3% while chip testing equipment maker Advantest soared 6.9%. Tech giant Samsung Electronics advanced 4.1%.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said, as the South Korean firms hedge against the risk of tighter U.S. export controls. The memory chipmakers began testing AMEC etching equipment about two years ago, when uncertainty was mounting over whether Washington would continue allowing them to import U.S. chipmaking tools into China, two of the sources said.
Sandisk could work its way back to this number post-earnings.
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Anyone who bought a laptop or built a gaming PC this year already felt memory prices climb. DRAM and NAND flash have gotten steadily more expensive as AI data centers absorb nearly every chip factories can produce, according to a Bloomberg analysis. On August 3, SK hynix and Sandisk released the ...
(Bloomberg) -- A growing number of investors from the US to South Korea are using leveraged exchange-traded funds for long-term investing, a far cry from the day trading they were designed for. Most Read from BloombergBeer Dynasty Families Sell €731 Million Stake in AB InBevTaco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasite Weeks Before RecallChina’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’ for Rival US Model MakersApple’s New CEO Taps Retired Hardware Executive for Management TeamMamdani Dismisses Business Leaders A
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A crisis of confidence in the AI trade has dogged the index of late, putting it in bear market. Big swings, driven by SK Hynix and Samsung, which make chips crucial to the AI buildout and which together make up most of the Kospi, have become practically routine.
Netlist (OTCMKTS:NLST) reported second-quarter revenue of $109.8 million, up 163% from the second quarter of 2025, as demand for difficult-to-source DRAM products and the company’s memory product portfolio supported growth. Chief Executive Officer Chuck Hong said first-half revenue exceeded $200 mi
Memory-chip shipments led the overall export growth, as the country’s top chip makers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix maintain an upbeat outlook for the rest of the year after posting record revenue and earnings for the June quarter. Imports expanded 26.5% to $68.56 billion in July, resulting in a trade surplus of $30.32 billion. In June, the country’s trade surplus was a revised $36.09 billion.
By Anna Szymanski July 31 (Reuters) - From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers. Three of this year's biggest market worries were on full display this week.
SK Hynix shares leaped 30% on Friday, by far their biggest daily rise since the South Korean memory-chip manufacturer and AI darling went public in the 1990s. Not far behind was fellow chip producer Samsung Electronics, which rose 27%. News that hedge fund Situational Awareness has offloaded troubled AI-related investments to Citadel is contributing to Friday's blockbuster gains in tech stocks, hedge-fund managers said.
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. led a 7% increase in global smartphone revenue over the June quarter, showing how rising prices are offsetting shrinking shipments, according to Counterpoint Research.Most Read from BloombergSingapore's Gated Island for the Rich Is Marred by Decayed HomesChip Stocks Post Biggest Advance Since April 2025: Markets WrapUS Strikes Iran Again as Conflict Spreads Across Middle EastAnthropic AI Models Hacked Three Organizations During TestsMicrosoft’s $450 Billion Jump Is Bigg
(Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Ken Griffin’s rescue of hedge fund Situational Awareness helped trigger a relief rally in global AI stocks, leaving traders debating if the worst is over or more blowouts are on the way.Most Read from BloombergSingapore's Gated Island for the Rich Is Marred by Decayed HomesChip Stocks Post Biggest Advance Since April 2025: Markets WrapUS Strikes Iran Again as Conflict Spreads Across Middle EastAnthropic AI Models Hacked Three Organizations During TestsMicrosoft’s $450
The country’s regulators have imposed increasingly stringent restrictions on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics.
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(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
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
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