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South Korea's KOSPI smashes 7,000 for the first time, closing at a record 7,384 as artificial intelligence demand fuel historic rally.

Apple held early talks with Intel and visited Samsung's Texas plant as advanced-node processor shortages pressure device supply.

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The South Korean company is only the second Asian company with a market valuation above $1 trillion, aside from TSMC.

The market capitalisation of Samsung Electronics' ‌common stock surpassed $1 trillion ‌on Wednesday, making it the second ​Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone. Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, saw its ‌market value ⁠reach 1,500 trillion won ($1.03 trillion) in early trading ⁠in Seoul on Wednesday, tracking sharp gains of AI-related ​stocks in ​the U.S. ​overnight. Shares of the ‌South Korean chip giant were up 12% at 09:52 a.m.

Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) executives said the company made progress across several customer engagements during its first-quarter 2026 earnings call, highlighting momentum in advanced logic, memory, RF, power devices, and gallium nitride (GaN) applications for its Mears Silicon Technology (MST). Gate-Al

Apple is in early talks with Intel about using Intel's U.S. facilities to manufacture chips. The discussions focus on Apple potentially adding Intel as a supplementary or alternative supplier to TSMC. The talks are described as preliminary, with no formal agreement announced. For investors watching NasdaqGS:INTC, these discussions come at a time when the stock is trading at $108.18, following very large 1 year returns and a 174.7% return year to date. The share price move has been...

The semiconductor leader could be on the verge of a game-changing chip supply deal.

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Dow Jones tech titan Apple, along with AI chipmaker Broadcom, are in buy zones amid strong advances in recent weeks.

Investors are no longer just chasing the GPUs that train AI models. They're also chasing the memory and storage needed to keep those systems running.

Intel shares pop on reports that Apple has held exploratory discussions to use its foundry services. Barchart’s data suggests significant further upside in INTC stock.

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TSMC is one of the most important companies in the AI infrastructure space, which is why its stock could keep soaring.

Apple is in early discussions with Intel and Samsung about producing processors for its devices in the U.S., according to Bloomberg

Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are catapulting 14% in Tuesday morning trading, changing hands near $109.60 after Bloomberg reported that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is exploring Intel’s foundry services for future U.S. chip production. The move extends a stunning run. Intel stock is up 118% over the past month and up roughly 197% year to date (YTD), breaking ... Intel Rips 14% Higher: Apple Foundry Reports Crush Bears in Massive Short Squeeze

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Apple's early-stage talks come as advanced-node chip shortages constrain iPhone and Mac growth.

AMKR drops after Q1 beat as supply constraints, heavy capex and Arizona expansion costs weigh on near-term outlook.

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Talks remain preliminary and no orders have been placed, but supply shortages and geopolitical risk are driving Apple to weigh alternatives

Intel stock was gaining on hopes it could be about to land a big customer for its chip-manufacturing services.

Talks could give Apple another option beyond TSMC

Supply concerns push search beyond TSMC

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly begun early-stage discussions with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) and Samsung Electronics Co.

The iPhone maker's exploratory discussions are less about finding a better manufacturer than about ensuring it never again loses iPhone revenue to a single point of failure When Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC) executives fly to Texas to tour a Samsung fabrication plant and hold separate...

Apple has held exploratory discussions about using Intel and Samsung Electronics to produce ‌the main processors for its devices, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the deliberations. Apple executives ​have made visits to a Samsung plant under development in Texas and, separately, also held preliminary talks with Intel about enlisting the company's chipmaking services, Bloomberg reported. While ‌the move would ⁠offer Apple a secondary option beyond its longtime partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the ⁠iPhone-maker is also concerned about using non-TSMC technology, the report said, citing worries about reliability and scale.

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