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(Bloomberg) -- A potential ban on the import of Chinese optical transceiver modules into the US would inflict collateral damage on US hyperscalers, exacerbating a supply bottleneck that no American firm can ease, research firm Counterpoint warned on Wednesday.Most Read from BloombergTrump Says Iran Talks Going Well as Hopes Rise for Hormuz DealTaco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasite Weeks Before RecallBeer Dynasty Families Sell €731 Million Stake in AB InBevChina’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) reported record second-quarter fee-related earnings and spread-related earnings, citing momentum in origination, capital formation and investment performance across its asset management and retirement services businesses. The alternative asset manager generated f

(Bloomberg) -- Volta Infra Holdings Ltd., a new artificial intelligence cloud company, has raised $300 million in venture funding and secured an additional $5 billion worth of financing to help a wider mix of technology companies gain access to costly AI chips. The funding, set to be announced Tuesday, values Volta at $2.4 billion, and was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Altimeter Capital. Nvidia Corp. and Michael Dell also participated. Azora, the asset-management firm providing the financing

Google has assembled one of the largest infrastructure financing programmes in history to sell more than $150bn of AI chips destined for Anthropic...

A European court rejected Broadcom's attempt to block regulators from demanding U.S.-based VMware legal documents.

AMD heads into its August 4 earnings report riding a massive AI-fueled surge, but a demanding valuation and fresh insider selling raise the question of whether the rally has legs or a stumble is coming.

Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs reshuffled its U.S. Conviction List in its August update, adding Microsoft and five other names while removing Broadcom and three others.

NVIDIA and Broadcom just reported back-to-back blowout quarters selling to the same hyperscale customers with opposite strategies, and the gap between their stock reactions tells you something important about where AI infrastructure spending goes next.

During Thursday night's earnings call, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook highlighted a string of milestones, including the company's best-ever June quarter, with revenue reaching $109.4 billion. iPhone revenue surged 22% year-over-year to $54.3 billion, while Mac revenue climbed to a record $10.4 billion. Beyond the financial results, Cook reaffirmed Apple's commitment to US manufacturing, announcing plans to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years. The investment, which the company said includes the reinvestment of tariff-related funds, expands Apple's long-term domestic manufacturing strategy. As part of that effort, Apple has entered a new multiyear agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) under its American Manufacturing Program. The partnership is expected to contribute more than $30 billion in investment to build an end-to-end silicon supply chain and advanced manufacturing equipment in the United States.

During Thursday night's earnings call, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook highlighted a string of milestones, including the company's best-ever June quarter, with revenue reaching $109.4 billion. iPhone revenue surged 22% year-over-year to $54.3 billion, while Mac revenue climbed to a record $10.4 billion. Beyond the financial results, Cook reaffirmed Apple's commitment to US manufacturing, announcing plans to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years. The investment, which the company said includes the reinvestment of tariff-related funds, expands Apple's long-term domestic manufacturing strategy. As part of that effort, Apple has entered a new multiyear agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) under its American Manufacturing Program. The partnership is expected to contribute more than $30 billion in investment to build an end-to-end silicon supply chain and advanced manufacturing equipment in the United States.

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AMD earned plaudits from Wall Street for its latest processors and computer systems for artificial intelligence.

(Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are set to unveil major agreements involving “very large” sums with leading US technology companies during President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to Silicon Valley, a senior presidential official said.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies

(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street banks have started buying and selling an initial piece of a $35 billion financing package for Broadcom Inc. and Anthropic PBC’s AI infrastructure expansion, with the biggest private credit deal ever now being offered to a wider pool of investors.Most Read from BloombergTrump’s 100% Generic Drug Duty Threatens US Low-Cost SupplyApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandHegset

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July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, pressured by weakness in chip stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the first batch of Big Tech earnings that could decide

Broadcom (AVGO) just landed a customer that most investors will never think about when they buy the stock. Broadcom is currently known for one thing: custom AI chips. Yet the deal that could matter most for the next few years has nothing to do with silicon. On July 16, 2026, Broadcom and Standard ...

(Bloomberg) -- The sharp selloff in momentum stocks may be nearing its end, creating an opportunity for investors to start rebuilding positions in artificial intelligence and semiconductor shares, according to UBS’ trading desk. Most Read from BloombergYemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi ArabiaUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troops KilledIran Says Mediators Stepping In After Days of US ClashesMoonshot’s Kimi K3 May Be More About Memory Than ComputeThousands of Truck

Semiconductor stocks were poised to jump on Monday.

(Bloomberg) -- Bearish bets across US stocks are surging to a record in the face of market gains, reflecting anxiety about the staying power of a rally that has seen the S&P 500 jump 18% from late March. Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troops KilledThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsTrump Silent So Far on Iran Plans as US Death Toll Hits 17FCC Near Rulings Aga

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Chipmakers are in focus on Wall Street, with their shares turning mercurial this month and investors banking on a few dozen newly valuable

Morgan Stanley has emerged as Wall Street’s chief architect of the financing structures underpinning the AI boom, devising new debt and equity...

Marvell shares collapsed more than 32% in a single month even as its data center business explodes and NVIDIA bets billions on its future, leaving investors to decide whether this dip is a gift or a warning sign.

(Bloomberg) -- Apollo Global Management Inc. is using a new confectionary-based metaphor to reiterate its longstanding claim that investors are vastly underestimating how much of the private-credit market carries an investment-grade rating.Most Read from BloombergFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesChipmakers Bounce After Plunge to Bear-Market Edge: Markets WrapGoogle Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal GoalsChina’s Moonshot Unveils AI Model That Narrows

The tech selloff has spread beyond semiconductor stocks to many of this year’s biggest listings, even as some Wall Street analysts argue the pullback is a healthy reset rather than the end of the AI boom.

Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. Stocks related to artificial intelligence have been under pressure for weeks because of worries that their prices have shot too high and that voracious demand for computer memory and processors may not be sustainable if AI ends up not producing as much profit and productivity as promised. Oil prices surged as fighting in the Middle East intensified, while U.S. futures slipped.

The Nasdaq composite is down more than 1% this morning. Here are the stocks on the index that are getting hit hard: 💾 Chips, memory makers: Sandisk, Micron, AMD, SK Hynix's ADRs, Intel, Western Digital, Seagate, Arm, Broadcom, Nvidia and Marvell are all deep in the red.

Exposure to the artificial-intelligence boom has become virtually impossible for investors to avoid. The theme hasn’t just cornered the stock market. It has systematically swallowed up corporate credit and venture capital, too.

FTSE 100 down 35 points to 10,481 UK GDP three-month growth at 0.8% Rotork, Gooch & Housego, and Ramsden's agree to takeovers Experian and Ocado fall after updates 9.50am: City focused on Burnham and his potential Chancellor Market commentators are focused on UK politics...