Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beat expectations for June sales. It's set to report Q2 earnings on Thursday. TSM stock wavered.
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<body><p>STORY: TSMC reported record high second-quarter revenue on Monday. </p><p>The world’s largest contract chipmaker posted that Q2 revenue rose 36% from a year earlier on surging interest in AI applications. </p><p>Reuters calculated TSMC’s earnings came in at just over $39.6 billion - slightly above forecasts. </p><p>TSMC is a major supplier to companies including Nvidia and Apple. </p><p>For June alone, TSMC reported revenue rose almost 68% year-on-year to $13.8 billion - up 6% from the previous month.</p><p>TSMC, which is Asia's most valuable publicly listed company, didn't provide any details or forward guidance in its brief revenue statement.</p><p>It is scheduled to due to report second-quarter earnings on Thursday.</p><p>It's also due to update its outlook and plans for the current quarter and the rest of the year.</p><p>The company's shares have risen 57% so far this year, in line with the broader market.</p></body>
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported a 35.6% increase in revenue during the first-half of 2026, and of 68% in June, highlighting continued strong demand for AI chips ahead of the firm's full second-quarter earnings report later this week.View on euronews
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