Earnings tonic boosts FTSE 100 as oil falls back Well-received earnings from Unilever, Croda and GSK spurred gains on the blue-chip FTSE 100. Evening Standard · Jul 28
Is the AI Chip Trade Actually Cracking? $1 Trillion Wiped Out in Korea — And It's Spreading Six weeks. Four separate chip-stock selloffs. A combined $1 trillion wiped off Korea’s top four chipmakers. If you’re wondering whether the AI trade has hit a wall, you are not alone. Benzinga · Jul 28
The AI Memory Trade Is Crumbling: SanDisk, Micron and Western Digital Extend Brutal Selloff Just a month ago, memory was Wall Street’s favorite AI trade. Today, it has become one of the market’s biggest casualties. Benzinga · Jul 28
Investors dump chip stocks as 'AI rollercoaster lurches downwards' STOCK markets are tumbling in Asia amid an AI-sell off as investors dump some of the industry’s biggest chip stocks. The National (Scotland) · Jul 28
Micron, Nvidia, AMD on Watch as Asia's Chip Selloff Sends Warning to Wall Street The chip-stock bloodbath that started in Seoul overnight is crossing the Pacific — and Wall Street’s premarket screens are flashing red. Benzinga · Jul 28
SK Hynix Sinks Below Nasdaq IPO Price as China Chip Fears Trigger Memory Stock Rout SK Hynix Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:SKHY) American depositary receipts (ADRs) closed below their IPO price for the first time Monday as investors continued to unwind positions in AI-related semiconductor stocks despite strong long-term demand for memory chips. Benzinga · Jul 28
South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
Shares slip as chip stocks come under heavy selling: Here's why South Korea's Kospi index plunged more than 10% on Tuesday morning as chipmaking stocks came under heavy selling amid renewed concerns over whether the artificial intelligence boom can be sustained. Euronews · Jul 28
TCS, Infosys, Coforge, other IT stocks rally up to 10% after Nvidia-led chip rout. Is AI trade ending? Indian IT stocks rallied on Tuesday, with TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Wipro, Coforge and Tech Mahindra gaining despite a global sell-off in AI-linked stocks. Investors tracked the sharp decline in Nvidia, Micron, SanDisk, SK Hynix and Samsung shares for clues on AI sector sentiment. The Economic Times · Jul 28
Seoul leads Asian market sell-off as tech stocks dive HONG KONG - The Kospi in South Korea plunged 10% as tech shares took a battering on another black day for Asian stock markets, with a report of a breakthrough in China’s chip industry compounding worries about the longevity of the AI boom. Bangkok Post · Jul 28
Global Market: Samsung, SK Hynix plunge up to 11% as investors reassess AI chip boom South Korean chip stocks experienced sharp declines on Tuesday. Major companies like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix saw significant drops. Investors scaled back artificial intelligence-related bets due to spending sustainability worries. Concerns over China's semiconductor advancements also fueled market unease. This selloff reflects a broader reassessment of AI valuations and… The Economic Times · Jul 28
South Korea’s Kospi tanks 10% despite US-Iran war optimism. Here are 4 reasons why South Korea's Kospi plunged more than 10% on Tuesday as a global semiconductor sell-off battered technology heavyweights. SK Hynix tumbled 11% after its US-listed shares hit a record low, while Samsung Electronics fell over 9%, triggering market-wide trading curbs. Rising competition from China and weakness in chip stocks further weighed… The Economic Times · Jul 28
Global Market Today: Asian stocks fall on AI jitters, oil extends drop Asian equities dropped as artificial intelligence spending concerns fueled chipmaker selloffs. Crude oil extended its decline, with Brent slumping significantly on Monday. Investors await policy decisions from the Fed, Bank of Japan, and Bank of England. Earnings from megacap technology companies are also a key focus this week. Geopolitical developments… The Economic Times · Jul 28
EXCLUSIVE: After Nvidia And SK Hynix, These 3 AI Stocks Could Be The Next Winners, CEO Says The first wave of the AI boom crowned Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and memory leader SK Hynix Inc. (NASDAQ:SKHY) as Wall Street’s biggest winners. But as AI infrastructure spending broadens, the next opportunities may lie deeper in the supply chain. Benzinga · Jul 27
Benzinga · Jul 27 EXCLUSIVE: China Is Coming For SanDisk—But Not Yet For Micron’s Memory Crown (CORRECTED) Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to remove an inaccurate company reference.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 27 Chinese memory maker CXMT posts blistering 466% leap in Shanghai IPO — bulk of spending to be focused on DRAM production, no HBM in sight The prospectus splits 29.5 billion yuan across three projects.
Euronews · Jul 27 China memory chipmaker CXMT's shares soar in blockbuster listing Shares of CXMT, China's largest memory chipmaker, soared on Monday after they began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest initial public stock offering in recent years.
The Economic Times · Jul 27 Explainer: Why investors are betting big on China’s chipmaker CXMT China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) became the country's most valuable listed company after its shares surged 470% on their Shanghai debut. The blockbuster listing, Asia's largest IPO this year, highlights strong investor confidence in China's semiconductor ambitions as Beijing pushes for greater technological self-reliance amid global chip competition.
The Independent UK · Jul 27 How memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in mainland China CXMT becomes China's most valuable listed company after blockbuster Shanghai debut
The Economic Times · Jul 27 Chipmaker CXMT vaults to top of China's valuation with 466% surge in Shanghai debut China's leading memory chipmaker CXMT became the most valuable company in the mainland after soaring 500 percent on its market debut Monday, underscoring the impact of AI-driven demand on the semiconductor sector. The firm's shares rocketed more than 500 percent by mid-morning, taking its market capitalisation to 3.5 trillion yuan…
The Economic Times · Jul 27 South Korean shares turn lower as chipmakers fall ahead of earnings South Korean shares turned lower on Monday as chipmakers fell. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined ahead of their earnings reports. New AI initiatives were announced involving major South Korean and US tech firms. E-commerce firm Naver jumped significantly on an investment partnership with Nvidia. Foreign investors were net sellers…
Fortune · Jul 27 Kospi index and U.S. stock futures jump as new Hormuz talks send oil prices plunging amid Iran war pause while Wall Street awaits Fed meeting Iran and Oman are also in talks that center around having Iran run vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz with fewer restrictions on ships.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 26 Chinese CXMT DRAM doesn't look like the budget savior many were expecting — new modules enter the market, but prices still track the big three Chinese retail listings indicate that CXMT-based memory modules are priced similarly to those featuring chips from the big three, despite expectations that they must be cheaper.
Bored Panda · Jul 25 Billionaire Who Left His Wife For A Younger Woman Ordered To Pay Her Insane Amount In The ‘Divorce Of The Century’ A South Korean billionaire was ordered to pay his ex-wife $645 million after a years-long divorce battle.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 25 Nvidia and SK Group enter $500 billion AI partnership — plan to supercharge AI infrastructure with next-gen memory and massive AI factories Nvidia and SK Group enter $500 billion strategic partnership focused on long-term memory supply, 2 GW AI data center, and future AI infrastructure