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Investing.com -- Mizuho Securities Asia raised its forecast for TSMC's monthly CoWoS packaging capacity to 140,000 units by 2026 and 190,000–200,000 units by 2027, up from prior estimates of 120,000 and 170,000–180,000 respectively, as a sharply upgraded outlook for AI-driven server CPU demand forces a broad revision to the firm's semiconductor supply model.
<body><p>STORY: From Micron's mega market cap to Apple's price hikes...</p><p>...this is the Week in Numbers.</p><p>:: The Week in Numbers</p><p>:: $1.4 trillion.</p><p>About $1.4 trillion was Micron's market cap after it briefly blew past the value of Meta and Tesla for the first time.</p><p>It came after the firm forecast quarterly profit and revenue well above expectations.</p><p>Micron is a major memory-chip maker and a key supplier to AI titan Nvidia.</p><p>The company's shares have more than tripled in value so far this year, and soared close to a fifth following its results.</p><p>:: 5%</p><p>Almost 5% is how far Apple shares fell after it announced price hikes.</p><p>The tech giant said its cheapest laptop will jump from $599 to $699, with iPad prices also rising - although the iPhone won't jump for now.</p><p>Apple says it can no longer avoid passing on rising costs to consumers.</p><p>The price of memory chips jumped by around 98% in the first quarter, and has kept soaring due to the AI boom.</p><p>:: 42% </p><p>42% was how much shares of Wendy's soared as retail traders bought up the beaten-down stock in the latest meme-like rally.</p><p>Trading on the heavily shorted stock was paused multiple times due to volatility..</p><p>Shares briefly hit a more than seven-month high.</p><p>The fast food chain is battling weak sales and pressure from an activist investor, with its stock down more than 78% from record highs five years ago.</p><p>:: $648 billion</p><p>Almost $648 billion is how much Samsung plans to invest in South Korea over 10 years.</p><p>That's according to the Maeil Business Newspaper, which said the firm will announce its intentions on Monday.</p><p>The investment includes a potential $194 billion to build chip factories in the country's southwest, as well as plans for AI data centers, batteries and displays.</p><p>There was no immediate response to a request for comment from Samsung.</p><p>:: $606.5 million</p><p>And $606.5 million was H&M's operating profit during its fiscal second quarter.</p><p>That was smaller than expected for the Swedish fashion retailer.</p><p>H&M blamed weaker consumer demand and inflation made worse by the Iran war.</p><p>CEO Daniel Erver said Europe, particularly the western part of it, had gone through a difficult quarter.</p></body>
June 25 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped 2% on Thursday after upbeat forecasts from chipmakers Micron and Qualcomm pointed to strong demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, lifting
Qualcomm is expected to use its investor day on Wednesday to lay out a push beyond its core smartphone business into the fast-growing, but highly competitive, market for AI data center chips. Analysts expect the San Diego-based company to name new customers for its AI chips as it tries to gain a foothold in a market dominated by Nvidia. The shift reflects mounting pressure in the smartphone market, where Qualcomm is one of the world’s largest chip suppliers to Android device makers.
The early Chinese backers of AI startup Manus are planning to buy the company back from Meta at the $2 billion price that the Facebook parent paid, The Information reported on Thursday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The move is in response to a Chinese government order that the deal be reversed, the report said.
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The stunning rally in SpaceX shares is losing some steam. The stock was trading 6% lower this morning, after a staggering rally that propelled shares nearly 50% above its IPO price in less than three full days of trading. It may be that a frenetic wave of demand from individual investors is finally fizzling out.
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The potential deal signals Qualcomm’s bid to strengthen its position in AI and data center semiconductors beyond its smartphone core.
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) continued its strong momentum in premarket trading on Monday after soaring 19% during its Nasdaq debut on Friday. The aerospace and satellite operator completed the largest initial public offering in history, ending its first trading session with a market value of approximately $2.
June 12 (Reuters) - SpaceX jumped over 20% in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, lifting its valuation to more than $2 trillion as investors piled into the world's largest IPO and bet on Elon Musk's sprawling empire spanning rockets to AI. The stock opened for trading at $150, compared with the IPO price of $135 per share.
A Wall Street analyst on Friday upgraded AMD stock to buy from neutral, saying its GPU business is undervalued.
New data center agreement highlights India's growing role in the AI infrastructure race.
The excitement surrounding SpaceX’s IPO has reached a level rarely seen in modern markets. Investors have spent years waiting for a chance to own a piece of Elon Musk’s rocket giant, and demand has poured in from both Wall Street institutions and retail investors. According to Bloomberg, multiple institutional investors have submitted orders exceeding $10 ... SpaceX’s IPO is 4X Oversubscribed. There’s a Surprising Reason That Number Should Scare IPO Buyers
Investors should remember the Facebook IPO when considering buying SpaceX at launch.
It wasn’t all that long ago that smart glasses and VR headsets felt like something straight out of an episode of an episode “The Jetsons” or a science fiction novel, not something you could find on store shelves. Now, not only can you buy these wearable computers, but you can actually try them on ...
Snowflake delivered a blockbuster quarter, and SNOW stock is rallying higher. Here's why this data cloud giant is becoming one of the most compelling AI plays in the market right now.
Pinterest said on Thursday it would pay Amazon Web Services $4 billion for using its cloud services through 2031. (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru)
History says SpaceX will be a very risky stock when it starts trading later this month.
Broadcom shares edged higher ahead of the company's earnings on Wednesday.