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Samsung Electronics (KOSE:A005930) has agreed a partnership with French health tech company Withings. The collaboration links Galaxy Watch wearables with Withings devices to sync health data across both ecosystems. The companies plan to combine device data and app features to support more integrated health and wellness tracking. For Samsung, this move sits at the intersection of consumer electronics and digital health, two areas where user engagement often hinges on ecosystem depth rather...

Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday, as the artificial intelligence boom constrains chip supply and deepens disruptions across the tech sector. "Super Mario" maker Nintendo said that higher component costs, particularly memory, and the impact of tariffs is expected to add roughly 100 billion yen ($638 million) to costs in the current financial year. President Shuntaro Furukawa said the higher component costs, along with factors including exchange rates, were reflected in Nintendo's decision to hike prices of its Switch 2.

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Samsung Electronics' union said on Friday it will enter a ‌mediation process with the company on ‌May 11 and 12 over a wage dispute that ​has threatened to escalate into a full-blown strike at the company. Negotiators from the union, management and the government met on Friday, with Labour Ministry officials pledging "full support" for talks between the two sides, the union said. Shares of Samsung Electronics jumped ‌2.6% in after-hours trading ​in Seoul.

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The 2026 chip war is over. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) won it in procurement meetings, well before product launches. The market is just catching up. Apple’s $287.44 share price and $4.22 trillion market cap already reflect what the silicon industry figured out two quarters ago: when you control the most advanced node and the scarcest memory, the ... The 2026 Chip War Is Already Over and Apple Dominated

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Investing.com -- Semiconductor equipment giant ASML is expected to benefit more from strong demand for existing EUV lithography systems than from the industry’s next-generation High-NA technology over the next several years, according to a new research report from BofA Securities.

Taiwan and South Korea sit at the center of the global chip supply chain, and three exchange-traded funds offer the most direct way to hold that exposure: the iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWT), the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY), and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX). Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing sits at the center of the ... EWT, EWY, and SOXX: The Only 3 ETFs You Need for Semiconductor Dominance

Investing.com -- Bernstein is bullish on memory stocks after data showed another major jump in chip prices, with DRAM and NAND contract prices both set for significant increases in the second quarter of calendar year 2026, coming in ahead of the firm's own expectations.

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Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) reported quarterly earnings and guidance that surpassed Wall Street expectations, while highlighting strong customer demand for its recently launched artificial intelligence-focused data center processor. Despite the upbeat results, U.

Just as the world's AI bulls looked to be running out of puff, a fresh investor frenzy has hit Asia's tech names, making Seoul's stock market the world's hottest and delivering bonuses of half a million dollars to workers at one Korean chipmaker. Asia's three most valuable companies are chipmakers - ‌Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix - and their recent record earnings have put the spotlight on their critical role in the global AI supply chain. Chip revenues leapt nearly ‌50 times at Samsung last quarter and South Korea's benchmark KOSPI has doubled in little more than six months.

Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz, with talks potentially beginning next week in Islamabad. Semiconductor stocks extended their rally.

The South Korean technology giant is shrinking its footprint in one of the world’s largest consumer markets amid fierce competition from domestic brands.

Emerging market stocks are hitting new highs, driven by Asian AI firms and Latin American commodity exporters.

Samsung Electronics is locked in a feud with its workers over how to share the spoils of the AI-driven semiconductor boom, with unions threatening...

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Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz, with talks potentially beginning next week in Islamabad. Semiconductor stocks extended their rally.

Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) has filed plans to invest $55 billion into building a Terafab facility in Texas, which will allow the company to produce in-house chips for its AI and robotics projects. Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian dives into the details.

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS, SMSN.IL) reached a $1 trillion market cap on Wednesday as the memory chip shortage drives the hardware manufacturer — and other memory chip developers — even higher. Market Domination Host Josh Lipton and Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley sit down to discuss the rally occurring in the memory chip landscape.

In late April 2026, Apple reported second‑quarter results showing revenue of US$111.18 billion and net income of US$29.58 billion, alongside a 4% dividend increase and board approval of a new US$100 billion share repurchase program. At the same time, Apple began early discussions with Intel and Samsung about diversifying chip production away from sole reliance on TSMC, while managing legal settlements and supply constraints tied to rising AI-related memory demand. We’ll now examine how...

On a banner day for semiconductor stocks, Skyworks Solutions was on pace for its worst session in more than a year. The a sector benchmark also referred to as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, recorded its largest 25-day rally since the 2000 dot-com bubble through Tuesday’s close. One stock was missing out from the rally: Skyworks fell 11% to $64.46 on Wednesday, heading for its largest single-day decline since a 12% drop in April 2025.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) just posted its best March quarter ever at $111.18 billion, while Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) followed with a sixth consecutive revenue beat. Now Bloomberg reports Apple is in early talks to use Intel and Samsung as U.S. chip suppliers. That single thread reframes both earnings reports. iPhone 17 Carries Apple. Foundry Carries Intel. Apple’s quarter ... Forget Tariffs: An Apple-Intel Deal Could Be the Biggest Manufacturing Story of the Trump Era

Samsung Electronics, a maker of TVs and home appliances, said on Wednesday that it has ‌decided to discontinue sales of some consumer electronics products ‌in mainland China amid intensifying competition in the local market. "The company will make ​every effort to minimize any impact on customers resulting from this decision, and is reviewing various support measures for business partners," Samsung said in a statement, following earlier reports in South Korean media about ‌the exit of its ⁠TV and home appliance sales in China. While Samsung's memory chip business is enjoying a profit surge due ⁠to AI boom, its other products such as TVs, home appliances and mobile phones face mounting competition from Chinese rivals in China ​and elsewhere.

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Apple is in early exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung about producing some of its processors outside of TSMC. The discussions are aimed at easing chip supply constraints and reducing supply chain and geopolitical risk. The move comes as global semiconductor shortages and rising AI related demand continue to pressure capacity. For investors watching NasdaqGS:AAPL, this potential shift in chip suppliers sits alongside a stock that has seen strong multi year returns, with the share price...

Samsung becomes the second Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone as AI memory demand lifts Korea's market.

Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone.

The South Korean chipmaker becomes the second Asian company to hit the milestone, after TSMC, as its Kospi benchmark tops 7,000 for the first time