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Investors are still eyeing memory chip inflation.

South Korea's AI chip boom lifts GDP to 21.9% in H1 2026 but hides the biggest concentration risk since the 1970s.

Kospi rises as Samsung and SK Hynix gains from chip buybacks offset renewed US-Iran tensions and a hawkish Fed speech.

Stock futures are falling to start the week with tech names leading the way lower ahead of Nvidia’s key earnings report.

The AI boom is quietly sending a surge of inflation through every corner of the tech industry, and Nvidia's latest move suggests the pressure is only getting started.

U.S. stock futures are muted with investors focused on retailer earnings and minutes from the Fed’s July meeting.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.01%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...

Ahead of the open London's blue chips are tipped to open around 27 points higher on Friday, riding a wave of overnight optimism. The tone was set on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 closed at a record and the Nasdaq hit a two-month high. The trigger was July's producer price index, a...

U.S. stock futures ticked higher as traders adjust to predictions that the Federal Reserve won’t raise rates imminently.

Asian shares mostly rose in early Thursday trading, as global market optimism continued on prospects for AI stocks and the semiconductor sector. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged up nearly 0.1% to 25,453.45, while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.4% to 3,961.82. Several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month.

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records, while oil prices advanced as doubts persisted over when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. Samsung Electronics gained 7.7% and memory chipmaker SK Hynix was up 7.1%. The price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was up 0.9% at $89.67 early Wednesday.

Shares were mixed in Asia, while oil prices were holding steady Tuesday after jumping the day before as uncertainty persisted over when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. U.S. futures edged higher. Brent crude oil was unchanged at $87.72 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude also was flat at $82.13 a barrel.

Investors are weighing up a batch of Big Tech earnings reports, which could help power a market rebound.

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South Korea's central bank hikes rates to 2.75% to fight 3.2% inflation, pressuring the won, stocks, and crypto.

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Asian stocks gained Wednesday as markets dialed back U.S. rate-hike expectations following an unexpectedly upbeat inflation print.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.10%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +0.35%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy is accelerating, driven by the continued semiconductor boom and policy measures.

Energy names help cushion the Dow as oil jumps on U.S.–Iran tensions and investors brace for key earnings and inflation data, today, July 13, 2026.

Your exchange-traded fund is flat. Remember that ETF you tucked away that invests in developed markets outside the U.S.—the one that looked cheap but has lagged behind the S&P 500 forever because it’s loaded with crusty old companies in Europe and Japan? By the way, both of these overseas funds, developed and emerging, beat the S&P 500 by a lot in 2025, too, but that was partly because the value of the dollar tanked last year as the Federal Reserve was cutting interest rates.

U.S. chip design giant Synopsys plans to stop offering a suite of manufacturing process control software used by global semiconductor makers, six sources briefed on the matter said, as it seeks to ‌divert resources to higher-margin offerings such as AI design. Synopsys in April and May informed more than 10 chipmakers including Samsung Electronics, ‌SK Hynix, Kioxia Holdings Corp and Qorvo Inc about the "end of life" move that means Synopsys will not provide future new versions and will only carry out maintenance obligations, two of ​the sources said.

US stock futures slipped as investors braced for Thursday's release of the June jobs report.

Micron stock fell Monday on news of a federal civil antitrust lawsuit accusing it and two other memory-chip makers of price-fixing.