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Workers in Samsung's consumer division stand to receive about 6 million won in 2026 bonuses, versus up to 600 million won for semiconductor staff

Memory names are ripping higher in early Monday trading. SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) stock is up 5% to $1,836, Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) shares are up 5% to $565.33, and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) stock is up 3% to $1,008.77. The bounce comes after a brutal Thursday session, when SanDisk shares fell 14%, Western Digital shares dropped 10%, and ... SanDisk Rebounds 5%, Western Digital Gains 5%, Micron Climbs 3% as UBS, Citi, BofA Turn Bullish on Memory

Investors are assessing strong momentum for hardware companies in the first half of the year.

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Seoul may use excess semiconductor tax revenue to support AI, chip plants, housing, startups and jobs.

BE Semiconductor stock tumbled after a report said that some of the Dutch group’s main customers are delaying uptake of its advanced hybrid bonding technology. Memory chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix —which are customers of Besi—are questioning the need to adopt hybrid bonding technology for their most advanced chip stacks, Korean news outlet ZDNet reported, citing unnamed sources. Besi is the market leader in advanced hybrid bonding, a technology that fuses chips together at a molecular level.

Artificial intelligence is still key to U.S. equity gains, according to Capital Economics' Thomas Mathews in commentary. The past few weeks have seen concerns raised about the health of the AI rally, said the head of markets, Asia Pacific.

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South Korea plans to channel a surge in tax revenue from its booming AI chipmakers into a new state fund, backing everything from semiconductor infrastructure to housing and jobs for young people.View on euronews

U.S. stock futures were higher in early European morning trading while changes in the dollar and Treasurys were limited as both continued to trade on last week’s jobs data.

8.39am: Airlines and pubs in good mood Shares in easyJet have flown almost 10% higher to 610p but are still well below the 690p potential offer price. Sector peer Jet2 is up 3.8% too, while long-haul peer IAG has risen 2.1%. The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 are both on the front foot, up...

July 6 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

Chip stocks fell on Thursday after a report said that Anthropic was in talks with Samsung to design and manufacture custom AI chips.

Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) on Tuesday is expected to deliver another record-breaking quarter as surging AI-driven demand for memory chips continues to lift prices, though higher employee bonus costs could weigh on reported earnings. AI Memory Boom Expected to Drive Another Record Quarter Samsung is expected to report an operating profit of about 86 trillion won ($56.35 billion) for the April-to-June quarter, according to an LSEG SmartEstimate based on forecasts from 30 analysts, Reuters rep

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South Korea's Kospi surged and Samsung led chip stocks higher Monday as traders positioned for earnings and SpaceX's Nasdaq 100 debut.

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix will on Monday launch its about $28 billion U.S. listing, according to its regulatory ‌filings, in one of the world's largest new share sales ‌as it capitalizes on the global AI boom. The company will sell 17.79 million new shares ​in the depository receipt listing on the Nasdaq, making it one of the world's most valuable tech firms. Ten ADRs will represent one common share and the stock will be sold in a price range due to be ‌revealed on Monday, based on ⁠SK Hynix's Seoul trading price.

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Samsung Electronics is likely to estimate that its operating profit jumped about 18-fold to another record high from a year earlier in the second quarter, as AI growth continues to strain memory supply and push chip prices higher. On Tuesday, the ‌world's largest memory chipmaker by sales is likely to flag an operating profit of 86 trillion won ($56.35 billion) for the April to June quarter, according ‌to an LSEG SmartEstimate based on forecasts from 30 analysts, weighted toward those with the best track records.

Gains were concentrated in tech stocks after the Dow closed shy of 53,000.

The major gauges advanced with gains concentrated in tech stocks leading to K-shaped fears

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is one of the top AI Stocks to buy according to billionaire Philippe Laffont. On June 29, Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) was hit with a class action lawsuit over claims that it is restricting DRAM supply to inflate prices. The private class-action lawsuit in the US also names Samsung and SK […]

The Nasdaq and many AI stocks like Sandisk are at key levels. Also watch Apple, SpaceX and Robinhood.

Micron's $1 trillion valuation is being tested as investors question how long AI memory shortages will last. AMD's broader AI business could help it reach the $1 trillion club, though both companies remain positioned for long-term growth.

Anthropic has opened early talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a custom AI chip, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Claude developer has never built its own silicon before. It has relied entirely on chips rented from Amazon, Google, and Nvidia, and that dependence is now colliding ...

Meta Could Ditch TSMC for Samsung in Massive $6.5 Billion AI Chip Bet

Kospi bounced after a near 10% two-day drop as investors awaited Samsung's Tuesday preliminary earnings.

Report signals possible shift away from TSMC

Meta is reportedly discussing an AI chip deal worth more than $6.5 billion with Samsung.

Samsung and major Korean firms deny formal Open USD ties, testing the new stablecoin's claimed 140-company alliance.