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Samsung and SK Hynix both dropped Monday as tech selloff pressure and a regulatory setback outweighed trillion-dollar chip pledges.

South Korea rolled out sweeping chip and AI mega-projects on Monday, ‌as President Lee Jae Myung pledged to cement ‌overwhelming industry leadership with investments spanning hundreds of billions of dollars over ​several years. The announcement marks Lee's boldest push yet to align South Korea's AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow regional disparities and revive economies beyond the Seoul metropolitan ‌area. Lee was joined by ⁠the leaders of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the world's two largest memory chipmakers, for ⁠the televised announcement.

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 29 (Reuters) - South Korea is set to unveil three "mega-projects" to fuel its next growth phase, including a new semiconductor hub in the southwest that local media say could

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Samsung Electronics (KOSE:A005930) has placed a substantial share repurchase program on the agenda for its next Board of Directors meeting. The board is expected to review the potential buyback and its scope at an upcoming session, with outcomes yet to be announced. If approved, the move would add a fresh element to Samsung Electronics' capital management approach and shareholder return policy. Samsung Electronics sits at the center of global technology supply chains, with core businesses...

It's getting harder to diversify out of the global AI chip trade.

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) is one of the Top 13 Stocks That Will Skyrocket. This stock is part of a pitch by Ian King and George Gilder. They start by touting it as a “50-year veteran in the chip industry that’s finally coming to America.” In fact, this firm is so important that it’s been […]

Investing.com -- Memory chip makers are capturing an increasing share of profits from the artificial intelligence boom as soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) pushes up prices and raises costs for AI developers and cloud providers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

This is one more step for the business to expand into robotics and AI.

We are witnessing an extraordinary transfer of cash from the providers of AI—and, perhaps one day, AI users—to memory-chip makers.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the top trending US stocks to buy now. Reuters reported on June 22 that Kunal Shah, founder of the Indian fintech ​firm, ​will become ​Meta-owned WhatsApp’s new ⁠leader, according to Meta Platforms, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) ​current head Will Cathcart statement ​on ​Monday in a ‌post ⁠on X. It further […]

The South Korean government requires would-be investors in leveraged, single-firm ETFs, to take an eight-question exam.

The AI boom has transformed one of the semiconductor industry’s most cyclical businesses into one of its tightest markets. Memory chips, once plagued by oversupply and collapsing prices, have become one of the biggest bottlenecks for AI infrastructure. That shortage has helped lift Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Samsung Electronics, and SK hynix to record profitability as ... Apple Wants to Buy Blacklisted Chinese Memory. Micron Has Nothing to Worry About

Despite notable stock declines today, memory makers like Micron Technology, Samsung and SK Hynix are far and away the best performers among trillion-dollar technology companies this year. Some of the moves this past week help explain why.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.09%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) fell -0.12%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stock indexes closely tied to AI fell Friday. Japan’s benchmark index slid more than 4%, weighed down by a 13% plunge in SoftBank Group’s shares, after a media report suggested OpenAI could hold off going public until next year. The PHLX semiconductor index dropped about 5%, while the Roundhill Memory ETF fell 6.5%.

South Korean chip stocks tumbled over 10% as Apple pricing and AI concerns rattled investors.

Apple and Microsoft price hikes raise concern that higher component costs could slow device demand and pressure AI-linked chip stocks.

Micron's outlook eased chip-demand fears, but inflation concerns quickly reignited volatility across AI-focused stocks.

Report says plan includes new chip factories.

SK Hynix plans to list shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange on July 10.

"This volatility is, in our view, evidence of excessive froth and calls into the question the sustainability of this rally."

The Swiss watchmaker alleged that Samsung smartwatches were allowed to feature replica watch dials of its marquee brands Omega, Tissot and Breguet.

In a note on Friday, Kindig argued that widespread shortages across high-bandwidth memory, conventional DRAM and NAND flash continue to give memory makers significant pricing power.

This week of trading had so far been established early on: sinking in the Nasdaq and, by consequence, the S&P 500, while staying in the green for the blue-chip Dow and small-cap Russell 2000.

Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are down 7% to $1,130 in early Friday trading. SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) is slipping 7% to $2,176, while Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) is declining 6% to $626. The coordinated retreat across the three biggest U.S. memory and storage names suggests profit-taking rather than a thesis-breaking shift. The trio had ripped higher into ... Micron, SanDisk, and Western Digital Fall 7% as Memory Rally Cools

Samsung may unveil a 1,000 trillion won spending plan as South Korea pushes chips, AI data centers, and physical AI.

Tech looks set to extend a recent slump as Wall Street dumps some of the stocks that have benefited most from the AI trading frenzy.

Micron Rockets Higher, Dragging Global Chip Stocks Into Green Zone