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Bloomberg23d agoneutral
Huawei, Apple Get Boost in China From Memory Costs, IDC Says

(Bloomberg) -- Huawei Technologies Co. and Apple Inc. extended their lead atop China’s smartphone market in the June quarter, expanding their shipments as consumers opted to either buy premium devices or skip upgrades, according to IDC.Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeLindsey Graham, Senate Hawk Turned Trump Ally, Dies at 71Trump Embraces Australian Retirement System Backed by Larry FinkOpenAI Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Moment Set Stage for Legal Figh

TSMC seen riding AI boom to fifth straight quarter of record profit
Reuters23d agoneutral
TSMC seen riding AI boom to fifth straight quarter of record profit

TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced AI chips, will likely notch a fifth consecutive quarter of record earnings, driven ‌by booming AI infrastructure spending. Analysts say demand for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) 3-nanometre and 2-nanometre ‌process technologies for AI chips, as well as for its advanced chip packaging technology, CoWoS, remains strong. Its market capitalisation is now nearly double that of South Korean rival Samsung Electronics at around $1.97 trillion.

Stocks Settle Lower as Chipmakers Routed and US-Iran Tensions Escalate
Barchart23d agoneutral
Stocks Settle Lower as Chipmakers Routed and US-Iran Tensions Escalate

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed down -0.79%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.88%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) fell -0.79%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Global smartphone shipments at 13-year low amid memory chip crunch
Reuters Videos23d agoneutralVIDEO
Global smartphone shipments at 13-year low amid memory chip crunch

<body><p>STORY: Global smartphone shipments fell 11% in the second quarter to their lowest level for the period since 2013.</p><p>That's according to early estimates from Counterpoint Research, which said a memory chip shortage has driven up smartphone prices and dampened demand.</p><p>Memory chip prices have soared as suppliers prioritize AI data center customers over consumer electronics, forcing smartphone makers to pass along higher costs through price hikes, particularly for entry- and mid-range devices.</p><p>Among the world's top five smartphone companies, mid-tier firms Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo posted the steepest declines.</p><p>Apple and Samsung, however, bucked the downward trend.</p><p>:: Samsung</p><p>Samsung reclaimed the top spot with a 24% share of the smartphone market, while Apple took its global market share to a record 20% in the quarter.</p><p>And while the memory chip shortage has hurt many smartphone makers, it has helped the chip's suppliers.</p><p>South Korea's SK Hynix, one of the largest memory chip makers, debuted on the Nasdaq last Friday after its shares in South Korea rose more than sevenfold over the past 12 months.</p><p>:: Micron</p><p>Meanwhile, shares of its American rival Micron Technology soared nearly 650% over the past year.</p><p>That's made many investors bullish on both stocks, says Ross Mayfield, investment strategist at Baird Private Wealth Management.</p><p>"The reality is the demand for memory is so large and so bottlenecked that both companies are in tremendous positions, have tremendous margins, tremendous pricing power.&nbsp;And while there are slight differences, you could really take or pick either and probably be very satisfied over the coming year or two as an investor."</p><p>But the investor euphoria cooled on Monday as shares of Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron all tumbled amid a broader market selloff.</p></body>

With SK Hynix, Korean Market Volatility Won’t Stay Local
Barrons.com23d agoneutral
With SK Hynix, Korean Market Volatility Won’t Stay Local

SK Hynix the South Korean memory-chip maker, began trading on the  on Friday after raising $26.5 billion in the largest ever share sale completed by a foreign company in the U.S. Shares opened 14% above their offering price as American investors rushed to purchase stakes in a firm at the heart of the global AI memory supercycle. SK Hynix has fallen nearly 10% on its second-ever trading day, for no apparent reason. American portfolios are now directly hardwired into one of the most volatile, leverage-soaked corners of the global financial system: the Korean stock market.

Why the KOSPI is pulling back and what it means
Yahoo Finance Video23d agoneutralVIDEO
Why the KOSPI is pulling back and what it means

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre to break down the recent KOSPI pullback, what's driving the decline, and what it could mean for global markets and investors.

Global smartphone shipments in second quarter hit lowest in 13 years on memory chip crunch
Reuters23d agoneutral
Global smartphone shipments in second quarter hit lowest in 13 years on memory chip crunch

Global smartphone shipments fell 11% in the second quarter to their lowest level ‌for the period since 2013, as a prolonged ‌memory chip shortage drove up handset prices and dampened demand, according ​to early estimates from Counterpoint Research. Apple bucked the trend with a 3% rise in shipments, taking its global market share to a record 20% in the quarter ‌on resilient demand for ⁠its premium iPhone lineup and keeping prices unchanged. However, analysts expect price increases in ⁠the coming months.