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Stock futures fell, with the Nasdaq-100 selling off and big Asian names such as SoftBank Group and Samsung Electronics down sharply.

↘️ SoftBank Group (JP:9984): The Japanese technology investor and OpenAI backer slid more than 8% in Tokyo as the AI selloff pummeled stocks in Asia. In South Korea, chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix also dropped sharply.

SEOUL, June 10 (Reuters) - Leveraged stock investments by South Korean retail investors have reached their limits set at local brokerage firms as the country's world-beating stock market rally

KOSPI swung 16% in 48 hours. Samsung and SK Hynix drove it. Wall Street says nothing fundamental changed and remains positive.

Software references and new features suggest Apple is preparing support for a foldable iPhone expected in September.

The data center memory supercycle has propelled a few semiconductor companies into the trillion-dollar club.

June 9 (Reuters) - Privately held Element Biosciences said on Tuesday it had raised funds in an upsized Series E round, including $175 million from longtime investor Samsung Electronics, to expand

Privately held Element Biosciences said on Tuesday it had raised funds, including $175 million from longtime investor Samsung Electronics, to ‌expand commercialisation of its genetic testing and research products. The San Diego-based ‌company did not disclose the total size of the upsized Series E funding round, or its ​valuation. Samsung said in a statement that the investment would make it the largest shareholder in Element and deepen strategic cooperation between the two firms.

Yahoo Finance Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley and Opening Media CEO Phil Rosen join Julie Hyman on Morning Brief to discuss why the AI trade has become a major driver of market performance and why they believe it could continue to fuel gains.

While US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) see green at Tuesday's market open, South Korean retail investors are also seeing some relief as memory chip makers SK Hynix (000660.KS) and Samsung (005930.KS) rebound from last week's AI trade sell-off. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre examines the nation's memory chip industry and DI Corp's (003160.KS) links to South Korean artist PSY, known for his 2012 K-pop hit "Gangnam Style."

Samsung and SK Hynix led Korea's rebound after a sharp three-day selloff hit the AI trade.

Micron led the semiconductor chips lower after an initial bounce on Tuesday.

Investing.com -- Samsung Electronics is evaluating plans to build an advanced semiconductor packaging facility in Gwangju, a city in southwestern South Korea, the Korea Economic Daily reported Tuesday.

Investors look set to carry on buying the dip in memory-chip makers, which took a beating in last week’s brutal AI pullback.

Samsung Electronics is considering the construction of an advanced semiconductor packaging facility in the southwestern South Korean city of ‌Gwangju, the Korea Economic Daily said on Tuesday. • ‌Samsung is expected to unveil the investment plan at a meeting between South Korean President Lee ​Jae Myung and the heads of the country's largest conglomerates on June 29, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed industry sources. • The meeting, to be held at the presidential office under the theme of a "major shift in growth strategy," is expected to include ‌Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay ⁠Y. Lee and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won.

Asian stock markets gyrated higher Tuesday on overnight Wall Street cues, as traders sought tech-sec

UCTT is highlighted as Zacks' Bull of the Day on rising AI-driven chip demand and surging earnings estimates, while a cautious industry backdrop weighs on peers.

Sony (SONY) will release a new flagship version of its Xperia smartphone on Thursday, adding AI-enab

Investors look set to carry on buying the dip in memory-chip makers, which took a beating in last week’s brutal AI pullback.

Chip-related stocks rebounded in Asia after a market rout in the previous session. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which account for about half of the South Korea's Kospi market capitalization, jumped 9.

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Ultra Clean (UCTT) offers exposure to one of the most important themes in technology today: the infrastructure components required to build the next generation of AI chips.

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World shares were mostly higher on Tuesday, with tech shares leading gains after Wall Street recovered some of its sell-off from last week. Oil prices fell back after surging on Monday as fighting flared between Israel and Iran, threatening to pull the region back into full-scale war. SK Hynix, which on Monday announced plans to partner with Nvidia in building data centers, jumped 15.9%.

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is permanently altering how Wall Street values semiconductor companies like Micron Technology, Roundhill CEO said in an interview.

Huang says investors can buy at a discount as Nvidia and SK Hynix deepen their AI memory chip partnership.

AI-driven growth, chip demand, and inflation concerns push Korean bond yields to multi-year highs.

Kospi trading halted as investors pull back from crowded AI and semiconductor bets.

Scott Melker discusses why South Korean traders are liquidating their savings and insurance policies to chase the stock gains in memory chip companies SK Hynix (000660.KS) and Samsung (005930.KS), and how this investment strategy has ultimately backfired following the most recent tech selloff. “The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker” airs on Yahoo Finance every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.