Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) shares closed meaningfully higher on Monday after Elon Musk confirmed that he’s in discussions with the foundry giant over his ambitious Terafab project. Responding on X over the weekend, the billionaire admitted that these were “just discussions” for now, but paired it with “something may come of it.” The comments excited TSMC investors.
At the time of writing, TSMC stock is up more than 50% versus the start of this year.