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(Bloomberg) -- Andy Cheng is 26, unemployed and, with the help of a little borrowed money, the proud owner of $60,000 worth of Taiwanese tech stocks. And in many ways, he speaks for the entire island of 23 million people when he doles out the following advice: “Buy any stock and you will make money.”AI mania has gripped any number of stock markets across the globe in recent months — South Korea, China, the US — but perhaps nowhere is at it as frenzied as here in Taiwan, the No. 1 producer of the
Cerebras Systems (NASDAQ:CBRS) is approaching its first earnings report as a public company with execution rather than demand as the key variable to watch, according to Wedbush analysts. Demand risk is "almost zero," according to Wedbush, given Cerebras's existing deals with OpenAI and...
This AI Infrastructure Stock Could Be Poised for Another Breakout
(Bloomberg) -- For the first time in four years, companies in emerging markets are beating profit estimates, giving investors a fresh reason to believe the bull market is just getting started.Most Read from BloombergIran Says Hormuz Closed Again as Talks With US Set to OpenUS and Iran Make ‘Progress’ in Talks, Aim to Keep Hormuz OpenIranian Negotiators Said to Still Be Engaged in Talks With USDOJ Rejects Judge Request to Certify $1.8 Billion Fund NixedTrump’s Fears About Economy Undercut US Leve
Intel (INTC) has spent years trying to convince investors that its turnaround story is real. For a long time, Wall Street was suspicious. The chipmaker was hampered by manufacturing delays, igniting rivalry and raising concerns that it had fallen forever behind its rivals in the contest to power ...
There have been renewed talks about whether tariffs could send us into another phase of trade wars. And while it’s up for debate as to whether a trade war 2.0, so to speak, has already arrived, I do think that investors shouldn’t panic over concerns that further tariffs will further fan the flame that is ... “They Forgot to Protect Our Industries With TARIFFS!” — Does a Trump Trade War 2.0 Loom?
SpaceX shares dropped 18% from their IPO peak, leaving average retail buyers near breakeven, raising questions about the rally's durability.
(Bloomberg) -- Dutch chip-equipment giant ASML Holding NV is contending with its biggest challenge yet under the Trump administration: In a series of recent meetings, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick outlined concerns to ASML’s senior leaders that one of its top-of-the-line machines may have made its way into China, in violation of US-led export restrictions.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump Meeting
Intel's up over 10% as Trump touts a new deal to produce chips in the U.S. with Apple.
Intel stock jumped after U.S. President Donald Trump said Apple has reached a chip manufacturing deal with Intel.
(Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp.’s stock surged more than 9% in premarket trading Thursday after US President Donald Trump said the chipmaker will work alongside Apple Inc. to design and produce semiconductors domestically.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingTrump Blows Through His Iran Red Lines in Justifying Peace DealIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USApple Plans Camera Air
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in the United States. Intel had reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple, following discussions that went on for more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported in May.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture its chips in the United States. A partnership with Intel helps Apple diversify its manufacturing base as it seeks additional chip capacity. The iPhone maker relies heavily on TSMC, whose advanced production lines are in high demand from AI chipmakers such as Nvidia and AMD.
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s upcoming camera-equipped AirPods, a product meant to vault the company into the AI device market, is scheduled to launch in late 2027 as part of a flurry of new releases.Most Read from BloombergIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealStudios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for ClosuresSpaceX Cements $60 Billion Cursor Takeover Following IPOSpaceX Set to Overtake Amazon in Value as It Soars fo
June 15 (Reuters) - Tensordyne said on Monday it expects more than $200 million in orders for its new inference system, as the AI chip startup positions itself as a direct challenger to Nvidia in a
U.S. Iran Agreement Eases Pressure Across Chip Stocks
A Redditor shared the kind of story that makes everyone reach for the calculator. A friend put roughly $1 million into Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:SOXL), watched the position bleed down to about $200,000 during the 2025 tariff-war selloff, refused to sell, and then cashed out near $7.5 million when the AI chip ... He Watched His $1M ETF Investment Crash to $200k. Then He Cashed Out at $7.5 Million
Investing.com -- SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) shares extended gains in premarket trading Monday after surging 19% on their Nasdaq debut Friday, when the rocket and satellite company completed the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in history and closed with a market capitalisation of roughly $2.1 trillion.
It’s fitting that the largest IPO ever debuted on a day that Wall Street was back chasing momentum stocks. The S&P 500 was up 0.5%. The Nasdaq was up 0.4%. The Dow was up 384 points, or 0.8%. SpaceX stock was up 27% to $170.
(Bloomberg) -- Global banks are curbing hedge funds’ leveraged bets on Asia’s top chipmakers including SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. after a blistering rally this year raised concerns of a potential pullback, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergSpaceX IPO Raises $75 Billion in Biggest Debut of All TimeXbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulTrump Insists Iran Deal Is Close After Scrapping New StrikesTrump Vows New Attacks on Iran, Thre
The head of Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Friday that what his company lacks most is talent, while also worrying about water shortages. Taiwan produces most of the advanced chips powering the AI revolution, but the industry has long complained about what executives call the "five shortages" - water, power, labour, land and talent. Speaking at a rain-drenched ceremony for a new science park in southern Taiwan's Pingtung, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said he was happy about the weather.
Alphabet's Google is in talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture part of its next-generation chip, The Information reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Google plans for Taiwan's TSMC to make the main part of the chip, codenamed 'Icefish,' while Samsung may produce a separate component that helps connect it to memory using its 2-nanometer production technology, the report said. The chip industry has been grappling with a capacity crunch, as TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, works to keep up with surging demand and avoid becoming a bottleneck in the global supply chain amid the AI boom.
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 30% rise in its monthly sales, reflecting continued strength in demand spurred by a global rush to build AI infrastructure. Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’US Strikes Iran After Helicopter Downed, Testing Peace TalksUS Launches Strikes Against Iran After Helicopter Shot DownStocks Pare Tech-Led Drop as Rotation Gains Speed: Markets WrapSurface Naval Drone Rescued Downed US Apache
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) closed Friday at $599, capping a stretch in which SMH has returned roughly 146% over the past year and tacked on nearly 20% in May alone. SMH is up about 66% year to date, and the rally has been driven less by NVIDIA than most holders assume. Because the fund ... SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan authorities are considering much stricter export controls on AI chip sales to China to further align with US measures, according to people familiar with the matter, an effort to address semiconductor smuggling that risks drawing a rebuke from Beijing. Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’LA Mayor Race Flips as Socialist Beats Reality TV Star PrattTrump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Application Fee Rejected by JudgeOpenAI Joins a Massiv