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(Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co.’s semiconductor arm reported a more than 250-fold jump in profit after AI’s reliance on memory delivered hefty margins. Most Read from BloombergStocks Fall as 30-Year Bond Yields Surge After Fed: Markets WrapWarner Bros. Deal Collapse Would Cost the Ellisons $9.8 BillionTrump Says US Will Strike Iran Hard as War Escalates AgainUS Intercepts Iran Attack on Bases, Puncturing Days of CalmApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterThe unit, whi
A cooler-than-expected inflation print sent chip stocks surging Tuesday, but AMD sitting at a 185x P/E after a 150% year-to-date run raises a sharp question: is this a breakout toward $600 or the setup for a painful unwind?
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I keep clicking buy on Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) because the math is too good to walk away from, even with a $39 trillion national debt clock ticking and new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh signaling that borrowing costs are not coming back down on anyone’s preferred schedule. My friends ask why I am adding to the same ... The Market Is Panicking on Broadcom. This Is Why I Keep Buying The Stock
<body><p>STORY: Asian stocks plunged on Monday morning as investors hit the brakes on the red-hot AI rally.</p><p>South Korea’s tech-heavy KOSPI index took the heaviest beating.</p><p>It was down around 6% by late-morning after volatile trade had earlier triggered a 20-minute halt.</p><p>Chip giant Samsung matched the overall decline. </p><p>Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei index was down around 4% by the same time.</p><p>That follows a similar drop for the Nasdaq on Wall Street at the end of last week.</p><p>One analyst told Reuters that doubts have crept in over tech earnings, partly following weaker-than-expected numbers from US chipmaker Broadcom.</p><p>Last week’s hotter-than-expected U.S. jobs data have also all but wiped out hopes for further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.</p><p>Then there’s Iran.</p><p>Tensions in the Middle East have flared again, following Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, and Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel.</p><p>International benchmark Brent Crude was up around 3% on Monday morning, once again heading towards the $100 per barrel mark.</p><p>That’s despite weekend action by the OPEC+ oil exporters’ group to reassure markets with a further boost to output.</p><p>Later this week, all eyes turn to the potentially record breaking SpaceX share listing.</p><p>Elon Musk’s rocket firm is set to start trading on Friday, and is expected to debut with a valuation of around $1.75 trillion.</p><p>With so much money going to that, and more possible mega-listings such as OpenAI, some brokers have expressed concern about the impact on other assets. </p></body>
Friday’s carnage in tech stocks shows just how fragile this year’s rally has become. Then came an unexpectedly good jobs report for May. A healthier labor market could lead the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates elevated to combat inflation. Indeed, investors on Friday were pricing in an around 50% chance that the Fed could hike in October, up from a less than 20% chance a month ago.
Stocks were headed for the red on Friday as investors ditched tech ahead of the May jobs report, which will give the market a better idea of whether there will be scope for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates later this year. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.6% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 1.3%.
Wall Street heads into the first week of June riding a wave of record highs, but investors will have plenty to digest in the days ahead as fresh economic data, major technology earnings and ongoing developments in the Middle East compete for attention. The marquee event arrives Friday with...
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters) - Investors will turn to an important labor market update next week as they weigh whether simmering inflation and the potential for interest rate hikes
Everywhere investors look, the warning signs seem to be multiplying. Inflation ticked higher again in the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Producer prices are climbing, too, raising concerns companies may eventually pass those costs onto consumers. The University of Michigan’s consumer confidence index recently hit its lowest reading in ... Trump’s Bull Market is Over? Not a Chance! JPM Says S&P Can Rally 22% From Here
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.54%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...