The Latest Breaking News from ASML

France's Mistral on Tuesday cemented its position as Europe's top AI hope against far larger US and Chinese competitors after a record fundraising round and a tie-up with chipmaking equipment heavweight ASML. The 1.7 billion euro ($2 billion) cash infusion values Mistral at 11.7 billion euros, double its heft last…

Intel's 14A process, designed for both internal and foundry use, will be significantly more expensive than 18A due to its reliance on ASML's $380 million High-NA EUV tools.

The leading Dutch chipmaker, ASML (NASDAQ:ASML), is reportedly set to become the primary shareholder of Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)-backed French AI startup Mistral AI after leading its latest funding round.

French nationals head about 30 major foreign companies with a total valuation of $2 trillion, comparable to the entire market cap of France's CAC 40 index.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday fell -0.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) fell -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.08%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) fell -0.35%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25 ) rose...

All good things eventually come to an end, and the massive rally in Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) appears to be finally losing steam. The seminal semiconductor stock has rallied nearly 100% following its April lows and has basically traded flat over the last month.

ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML), the world’s leading supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment, is seeking a foothold in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes to establish a domestic semiconductor industry.

SK hynix is the first memory maker to assemble ASML's High-NA EUV lithography system NXE:5200B at its M16 fab in Icheon to use it for R&D of next-generation process technologies before transitioning to full High-NA-based production later this decade.

There is a new valuation gap found in ASML stock, meaning investors can have a new reason to get in on the upside potential that this company has to offer.

“If Nvidia and AMD are given special treatment…why shouldn't other companies be doing the same?” says one expert.

Three near-monopoly companies have been left behind as hotter names have taken over investor attention recently, creating upside opportunities.