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Morning Bid: Chipped away
Reuters69d agoneutral
Morning Bid: Chipped away

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The global chip rout extended into Friday, with stocks in Taiwan and Japan bearing the brunt of the beating, while South Korean

Bloomberg70d agobearish
Chip Stock Selloff Deepens in Asia as TSMC Fails to Impress

(Bloomberg) -- A selloff in Asian chip stocks gathered pace, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s strong results failed to clear investors’ lofty expectations, stoking worries over heavy spending and a weaker outlook for profitability. Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsBeckham’s IM8 Gets $1 Billion From General Catalyst for GrowthGoogle Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal GoalsCIA Says AI Drones Give Russian Troops Onl

Wall St ends lower as chip weakness offsets solid earnings, data
Reuters Videos70d agoneutralVIDEO
Wall St ends lower as chip weakness offsets solid earnings, data

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended lower on Thursday, with the Dow dropping two-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 shedding about half a percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq losing almost one-and-a-half percent.</p><p>Chip stocks tumbled despite bellwether TSMC posting a 77% jump in quarterly profit, it's shares falling more than 2%.</p><p>Mel Casey, senior portfolio manager at FBB Capital Partners, said the pullback demonstrated the lofty expectations for a sector that has soared by nearly 70% so far this year.&nbsp;</p><p>"You just have so many investors in the same trade here and really banking on every little component of the value chain, like, humming along at maximum pace. And so anything that's a little bit shy of, say, the whisper, or anything that's as good as expected but not better than expected is seen almost as a disappointment. And so that's what you're seeing today. But there's nothing you could really point to in the Taiwan Semi report to feel bearish about."</p><p>Memory-chip makers were among the biggest laggards, with SanDisk, Western Digital, Seagate Technology and Intel down between about five-and-a-half and twelve-and-a-half percent.</p><p>:: Netflix</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Netflix tumbled more than 7% in extended trading after the streaming giant's third-quarter revenue and earnings projections hovered below Wall Street targets. The company also said it would reduce the amount of information it discloses about consumers' viewing hours as it seeks new avenues of growth.</p><p>Shares of UnitedHealth Group closed higher after the company beat Wall Street earnings estimates and hiked its 2026 forecast.</p><p>But shares of United Airlines fell as surging oil prices weighed on its forward guidance.</p><p>Meanwhile, generally upbeat economic data on Thursday showed solid core retail sales, a drop in jobless claims and surging manufacturing activity in the Northeast.</p></body>

Here’s What Is Happening Behind the Market’s Swings, in Charts
The Wall Street Journal70d agoneutral
Here’s What Is Happening Behind the Market’s Swings, in Charts

The Nasdaq composite fell 1.5%, leading the session’s losses. Another quarter of solid earnings from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing did little to mitigate a rough patch for chip stocks, with investors worried more about its spending plans than its bright outlook. Shares of chip makers from Santa Clara, Calif., to Seoul slid.

TSMC Q2 profit beats estimates, ups spending as AI boom continues
Proactive70d agobullish
TSMC Q2 profit beats estimates, ups spending as AI boom continues

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (ADR) (NYSE:TSM) posted a 77% jump in second-quarter net profit and raised its capital spending forecast for the year, as the world's largest contract chipmaker rides sustained demand for AI processors. Net profit came in at $22.36 billion for the...

Chip Weakness Takes Hold, Nasdaq Stumbles
Barrons.com70d agobearish
Chip Weakness Takes Hold, Nasdaq Stumbles

Chip stock weakness was taking its toll on Thursday, and tech stocks were losing steam. The Nasdaq was down 0.6%, while the S&P fell 0.1%. The Dow looked for direction near the flatline. Memory chip stocks, like Western Digital and Micron, were some of the worst performers premarket though the chip space struggled broadly.

Morning Bid: Damp Squib
Reuters70d agoneutral
Morning Bid: Damp Squib

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Another day, another test for chip stocks.

US markets steady as TSMC delivers record profit and investors await key economic data: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures
InvestorsHub70d agoneutral
US markets steady as TSMC delivers record profit and investors await key economic data: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures

US stock futures traded close to flat on Thursday as investors weighed encouraging inflation data, another strong round of corporate earnings and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Market attention also turned to a busy schedule of economic releases and earnings reports that could shape sentiment for the remainder of the week.

Investing.com70d agoneutral
TSMC and AI stocks fall despite upbeat earnings. Here’s what’s worrying investors

Investing.com -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) reported a 77% year-on-year surge in Q2 2026 net profit to a record T$706.6 billion ($21.99 billion) on Thursday, blowing past Wall Street's EPS estimate of $3.80 with a print of $4.31, yet the stock was indicated about 4% lower in premarket trading as investors weighed a sharply expanded capital spending plan against near-term margin pressure.

📈 Earnings Snippet: TSMC
The Wall Street Journal70d agoneutral
📈 Earnings Snippet: TSMC

The world’s largest contract chip maker reported a 77% jump in quarterly profit and revenue equivalent to roughly $40 billion, in line with its guidance. Its gross margin reached a record 67.7%. While the update points to robust demand for AI infrastructure, it seems to have failed to impress investors; TSMC's U.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
MarketBeat70d agoneutral
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) raised its 2026 capital spending plan and full-year revenue outlook as executives said demand for leading-edge chips tied to artificial intelligence remains “extremely robust,” even as some consumer and price-sensitive end markets face pressure. On the