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US stock futures traded close to flat on Thursday as investors weighed encouraging inflation data, another strong round of corporate earnings and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Market attention also turned to a busy schedule of economic releases and earnings reports that could shape sentiment for the remainder of the week.

July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday as investors paused after a two-day rally, while chip stocks remained under pressure ahead of fresh economic reports and another

By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Johann M Cherian July 16 (Reuters) - European stocks slipped on Thursday as investors assessed a slew of corporate earnings, while escalating tensions in the Middle East

Investing.com -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) reported a 77% year-on-year surge in Q2 2026 net profit to a record T$706.6 billion ($21.99 billion) on Thursday, blowing past Wall Street's EPS estimate of $3.80 with a print of $4.31, yet the stock was indicated about 4% lower in premarket trading as investors weighed a sharply expanded capital spending plan against near-term margin pressure.

The world’s largest contract chip maker reported a 77% jump in quarterly profit and revenue equivalent to roughly $40 billion, in line with its guidance. Its gross margin reached a record 67.7%. While the update points to robust demand for AI infrastructure, it seems to have failed to impress investors; TSMC's U.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were largely steady on Thursday as softer inflation data continued to support hopes that the Federal Reserve can keep interest rates on hold.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) raised its 2026 capital spending plan and full-year revenue outlook as executives said demand for leading-edge chips tied to artificial intelligence remains “extremely robust,” even as some consumer and price-sensitive end markets face pressure. On the

Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States. The world's largest contract chip manufacturing and one of the world’s most valuable companies, TSMC’s results are seen as a barometer for the global chip industry and for AI at a time when worries about a potential AI bubble have been buffeting financial markets. As AI-related demand continues to surge, it has been expanding chip fabrication plants in the U.S., Japan and Taiwan.

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, July 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Thursday as chipmakers stumbled ahead of results from bellwether TSMC, while bonds benefited from another benign reading on U.S.

Few companies have a clearer view of where the AI boom is heading than TSMC. And of course, with that, investors increasingly look to the company for answers. Earlier in June, speaking at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Hsinchu, Taiwan, CEO C.C. Wei was precise and notably candid. It ...

Dell, Sandisk and Micron led an AI sell-off, masked by megacaps such as Apple. SpaceX undercut its IPO price. Taiwan Semi, GE Aerospace earnings are due.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (ADR) (NYSE:TSM) is expected to report second quarter results that come in slightly ahead of expectations, with Wedbush analysts pointing to strong revenue trends and continued demand for advanced semiconductor technologies as potential drivers for a...

ASML has room to raise prices for some of its ‌chipmaking equipment, its chief financial officer ‌said on Wednesday, after an earnings report in which ​it said its capacity to produce cutting-edge EUV tools is nearly fully booked through the end of 2027. CFO Roger Dassen said on ‌a call with ⁠analysts that the current environment gives the company "better pricing power" and "a ⁠pretty strong runway for potential price improvements going forward". Tech news site the Information reported earlier on Wednesday that ASML was meeting resistance from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co in talks ‌on price raises, citing people ​familiar with the discussions.

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The company’s second upgrade to annual guidance is a sign that companies are scrambling for its semiconductor-making tools in the race to build AI infrastructure.

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ASML, the world's biggest supplier ‌of equipment used ‌to manufacture computer chips, ​on Wednesday reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and profit, as demand from ‌makers of ⁠artificial intelligence chips offset uncertainty over ⁠sales to China. Revenue for the three months ​ended June ​30 ​was 9.33 ‌billion euros ($10.90 billion), compared with the 8.80 billion euros expected by analysts, according to LSEG ‌median estimates. Net income was ​2.92 ​billion euros, ‌compared with the 2.62 ​billion ​euros expected, according to LSEG data.

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ASML stock has surged this year and Wall Street thinks it could raise its sales guidance when it reports earnings Wednesday.

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Investing.com -- B. Riley is framing this week's second-quarter earnings reports from ASML and TSMC as "tone-setting" for the entire semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment sector, arguing that a $880 billion surge in AI infrastructure spending has arrived roughly 12 months ahead of the firm's prior forecasts.

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, is set to report earnings Thursday, with traders expecting a big move from the stock.

Earnings season is here and we’ve got the first batch of big name companies reporting earnings this week with Taiwan Semiconductor, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Unitedhealth Group all set to report.

ASML, the biggest supplier of equipment used to manufacture AI chips, reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday looking to justify its chunky valuation and demonstrate how it will contend with U.S. moves to block ‌exports to China. Clouding the outlook, however, is a proposed U.S. law requiring U.S. allies to align with export controls to curb China's ability to make advanced chips, with ASML named in the legislation. The company has denied selling its most advanced EUV tools to China, which is forecast to account for up to 20% of ASML's sales this year through legal purchases of ‌less-advanced DUV tools to make chips for automotive, ⁠industrial and electronic products.

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.

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Almost every advanced AI chip on the planet is built in one place. Nvidia's Blackwell processors, Apple's silicon, custom accelerators for Meta and AMD — they all run through the same foundry in Taiwan. That foundry is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM). TSMC is set to ...

Wall Street heads into one of its busiest weeks of the summer, with second-quarter earnings season shifting into high gear alongside key inflation data and closely watched testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. The week kicks off with a flood of bank earnings. JPMorgan Chase,...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (ADR) (NYSE:TSM) reported record June revenue of NT$442.7 billion (about US$13.2 billion), as strong demand for its chips helped lift second-quarter sales above the high end of the company's guidance. June revenue increased 67.9% from a year earlier and...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing said its revenue last month jumped 68% compared with a year ago, hitting a record That implies that TSMC's second-quarter revenue came in at the equivalent of $39.55 billion, a record for the company and slightly above a FactSet consensus.