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Micron stock was surging as the company delivered reassurance the memory-chip boom can last for longer than expected.
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<body><p>STORY: From chip stocks getting a fresh boost... to where chip workers have become among the most desirable partners.. This is AI Weekly.</p><p>:: AI Weekly</p><p>Chip stocks rebounded after bullish outlooks from U.S. firms Micron Technology and Qualcomm.</p><p>Micron said customers had committed to spend $22 billion on its chips.</p><p>It also forecast quarterly profit and revenue well above expectations, sending its shares 12% higher in after-hours trading.</p><p>Landsberg Bennett Chief Investment Officer Michael Landsberg says the AI boom has been transformational for memory chip makers like Micron:</p><p>“What’s happened in this space has been, typically this used to be more of a commodity, and so what’s happened now with AI, a lot of these chips are needed to make AI work faster and better so the demand has really been strong across the entire sector.”</p><p>Donald Trump has said Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture its chips in the U.S.</p><p>The move would be a major boost for the American chipmaker's efforts to turn around its business.</p><p>A contract with Apple would lock in steady demand from the iPhone maker.</p><p>That would boost Intel's reputation and sales as it looks to close the gap with rival TSMC.</p><p>Oracle's total workforce declined 13%, or about 21,000 employees, in its fiscal 2026.</p><p>It's as the cloud computing giant continued restructuring its business... partly driven by the adoption of AI across its operations.</p><p>Up to 3,000 Santander employees in Spain could also be offered early retirement.</p><p>That's as the bank braces for impacts brought on by AI, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported on Wednesday.</p><p>SK Hynix overtook Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable listed company.</p><p>Shares in what is now the world's most valuable memory chipmaker rose to bring the company's market capitalization to $1.35 trillion. </p><p>Employees at chip factories are also now part of South Korea’s A-list. </p><p>Some workers at Samsung’s chip division are set for bonuses of about $416,000.</p><p>Around 14 times South Korea’s average annual salary.</p><p>Chip workers now rival doctors and lawyers as the nation’s most desirable partners.</p><p>Lee Sung-mi from matchmaking agency Sunoo says tech staffers now rate very highly:</p><p>"Scores for Samsung Electronics employees have recently risen from 83 to 87. As for clients who work at SK Hynix, their scores are expected to climb from around 80 to 83—showing just how highly favored the company has become."</p></body>
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Investing.com - Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) delivered the strongest quarterly results in its history after Wednesday's close, posting fiscal third-quarter 2026 revenue of $41.46 billion against a Wall Street consensus of $35.69 billion, a 16.2% beat, and earnings per share of $25.11 versus the $20.49 estimate, a 22.6% upside surprise. The print sent Micron shares up roughly 12.6% in extended trade to around $1,180.97, recovering from a regular-session close of $1,047.20.
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