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U.S. semiconductor stocks slide across the board due to selling pressure; Marvell -4.2%, AMD -3.0%, Intel -3.0%, Applied Materials -3.2%, Nvidia -1.1%, Broadcom -0.8%.
U.S. semiconductor stocks slide across the board due to selling pressure; Marvell -4.2%, AMD -3.0%, Intel -3.0%, Applied Materials -3.2%, Nvidia -1.1%, Broadcom -0.8%.
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BofA Survey: Global Fund Managers' Tech Overweight Hits Six-Year High, Semiconductors Become Most Crowded Trade
Bank of America's latest monthly fund manager survey shows that global fund managers' overweighting of technology stocks jumped from 30% last month to 37%, the highest since August 2020. Meanwhile, se
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Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee issues rare bearish Ethereum warning, citing South Korean stock market crash spillover risk
Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee has issued a rare bearish warning for Ethereum, cautioning that a "brutal sell-off" in South Korean equities could spill over into the cryptocurrency market, causing short
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TSMC and Intel supplier Qnity adopts "local-for-local" strategy, sourcing over 70% of raw materials regionally
Qnity, a leading supplier of semiconductor chemicals and materials, is implementing a "local-for-local" strategy. This involves positioning manufacturing facilities closer to customers and sourcing mo
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IMF raises S. Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.3% amid chip supercycle
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its growth forecast for South Korea in 2026 to 3.3%, an increase of 0.7 percentage point from its July projection. The Washington-based organiza
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Storage sector under pressure, with Micron and SanDisk leading losses on Monday, due to catch-up selling in the South Korean market, the end of buybacks, and progress in CXMT's 4F² architecture.
The storage sector experienced a concentrated sell-off on Monday, with Micron closing down 3.88% and SanDisk falling 5.97%. Micron is now down nearly 20% from its June high. This correction was primar
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India's Kaynes Semicon targets $31M revenue by March 2027, seeks foreign help to build chip ecosystem
Kaynes Semicon CEO Raghu Panicker stated that the company aims for 3 billion rupees ($31 million) in revenue by the fiscal year ending March 2027. Panicker emphasized that India requires greater invol
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Barclays' latest estimates: Even if semiconductor EPS is revised down by 15% in fiscal year 2027, the S&P 500 is still expected to achieve double-digit growth.
Barclays noted in its latest report that S&P 500 earnings growth is increasingly reliant on the semiconductor industry. Its stress test showed that if semiconductor EPS were revised down by 15% in fis
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Tech Earnings, Fed Meeting, and US Midterm Elections Set to Impact Hedge Funds' Dispersion Trades
Equity option traders are looking for the market to break out of its inertia as these events converge. For hedge funds employing dispersion strategies, which involve offsetting long single-stock volat
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MarketVector licenses semiconductor index for Hyperliquid after-hours trading
MarketVector has licensed its US semiconductor index, tracked by VanEck's SMH ETF, to Paragon for a perpetual futures contract on Hyperliquid. This product uses Pyth price data to enable traders to sp
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China's Public Funds Q1-Q3 Performance Revealed: Semiconductors, Crude Oil, and Pharmaceuticals Lead the Pack
In the first three quarters of 2026, China's A-share public fund performance rankings show that driven by domestic semiconductor substitution and the AI hashrate wave, both actively managed equity fun
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ASML has raised component prices by 10% across the board for its South Korean clients, with Samsung and SK Hynix accepting the increase, effective January next year.
ASML, the world's largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer, announced a 10% across-the-board price increase for all spare parts of its EUV and DUV lithography machines sold to South Korean custome
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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won: Considering building a new semiconductor factory in Gwangju to meet surging demand, in parallel with the Yongin cluster.
SK Group will build as many factories as possible, as quickly as possible, once conditions are met, to keep up with rapidly growing semiconductor demand, said Chey Tae-won on Friday during his first v
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Japan's Sumitomo Bakelite to boost chip encapsulant output in China, Singapore
Japanese plastics company Sumitomo Bakelite will invest $63 million to increase production of semiconductor encapsulation materials at its Suzhou plant in China and in Singapore. The additional lines
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South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix record earnings from AI boom fuel government spending on AI, youth
South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix record earnings from AI boom fuel government spending on AI, youth
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The KOSPI has fallen below key moving averages, showing a rare divergence from the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which Goldman Sachs believes is more indicative of a position washout.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) recently fell below its 100-day moving average, signaling a clear technical weakening and diverging from the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX), which
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Samsung Electronics' smartphone business cut production by 20-30% in Q4 due to soaring memory prices, with full-year shipments potentially falling to 200 million units.
Samsung Electronics' mobile experience (MX) division has requested partners to cut product supply by 20% to 30% for the fourth quarter, according to multiple IT industry insiders. Due to rising memory
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Goldman Sachs traders warn: AI sector has become "the most crowded trade in history," advise clients to rotate into lagging sectors.
Goldman Sachs derivatives trader Shawn Tuteja released his latest research report, warning that the AI sector has gone from "unloved" five weeks ago to "the most crowded trade ever." He pointed out th
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South Korean Stock Market's "Sole Buyer" Exits Early, Samsung and SK Hynix's $40 Billion Buyback Plans Conclude
South Korea's stock market is facing a liquidity test. The approximately $40 billion stock buyback programs by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which had previously supported the Korea Composite Stoc
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CNBC article discusses Micron's 'wildly bullish' outlook, notes shares are too cheap but cycle sustainability debate continues
CNBC article discusses Micron's 'wildly bullish' outlook, notes shares are too cheap but cycle sustainability debate continues
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Samsung Electronics plans to issue special bonuses to its semiconductor division in the spring of 2027.
Samsung Electronics plans to pay a new special performance bonus to employees in its semiconductor division in late March or early April, following a vote at its annual general meeting in March 2027,
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GF Securities Liu Chenming's team: The semiconductor cycle remains in a boom driven by AI, and a significant slowdown in the industry is the watershed for tech stock bull and bear markets.
GF Securities' Liu Chenming team's report points out that while US Treasury yields and the Nasdaq Composite have both hit new highs, the tech stock rally has become "desensitized" to interest rates. T
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U.S. August trade deficit widens to $105.6 billion, a 17-month high, driven by oil and AI chip imports.
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services expanded by 13.7% month-over-month to $105.6 billion in August, exceeding economists' expectations of $102.1 billion and reaching its highest level since M
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Japanese chip tool maker Towa to build $31.6M plant in Kyoto for domestic supply chain
Towa, a Japanese manufacturer of chipmaking devices, plans to build a $31.6 million plant for molding equipment used in advanced semiconductors near its headquarters in Kyoto. The move aims to address
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South Korean PM Han Seong-sook urges deeper high-tech cooperation with Germany in AI, chips, batteries, and semiconductors
South Korean PM Han Seong-sook urges deeper high-tech cooperation with Germany in AI, chips, batteries, and semiconductors
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South Korea and Germany deepened cooperation in AI, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing at the APK 2026 conference in Seoul to address global instability.
South Korea and Germany deepened cooperation in AI, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing at the APK 2026 conference in Seoul to address global instability.
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SK Hynix held its first "Partner Day" in Japan, deepening cooperation with over 20 Japanese semiconductor suppliers to strengthen the chip supply chain.
SK Hynix held its first "Partner Day" event in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, bringing together over 20 Japanese semiconductor suppliers. These included material providers such as Shin-Etsu, Su
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South Korea's exports hit a record $115.3 billion in October, up 93.7% year-on-year.
South Korea's exports reached a record $115.3 billion in October, up 93.7% year-on-year, primarily driven by a significant increase in semiconductor shipments. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Ener
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Japan's Sojitz to import rare earth yttrium from Malaysia
Japanese trading house Sojitz will start procuring yttrium from Malaysia as early as 2027, seeking to diversify sources of the key rare-earth element away from China. Yttrium is a key rare earth eleme
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Kioxia expects net profit to surge 15-fold to $8.7 billion this quarter
Kioxia Holdings expects its consolidated net profit to surge 15-fold year on year to 1.36 trillion yen ($8.7 billion) in the October-December quarter of 2026, driven by robust demand for semiconductor
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Musk retweeted that the Terafab project is progressing well, with an executive stating they had never seen such execution speed in the semiconductor industry.
Musk retweeted @tslaming's post, stating that the Terafab project is progressing well. The tweet cited a report from South Korean publication The Elec, in which a South Korean supplier executive state
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Japan's chip exports surged 41% in April-September, driven by AI boom and soaring memory prices
Japan's chip exports surged 41% on the year in the April-September period in value terms, government data shows, with export prices for some memory products surging roughly fivefold on strong AI data
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White House: U.S. and Finland Sign MOU on Technology Prosperity Deal
The White House announced that the U.S. and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a Technology Prosperity Deal, aiming to enhance collaboration in strategic science and technology
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Samsung Electronics' Q3 operating profit surged 780% to a record 107.4 trillion Korean won, but its stock price still fell over 5% due to the semiconductor division's weaker-than-expected performance.
Samsung Electronics' third-quarter operating profit surged 780% to 107.4 trillion Korean won (approximately $80.5 billion), marking the first time a tech company's quarterly operating profit has excee
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US September Goods Trade Deficit Widens to $134.9 Billion, Largest Since March 2025, Driven by AI Data Center-Related Capital Goods Imports
The US goods trade deficit widened 2.1% to $134.9 billion in September, marking its largest level since March 2025. This exceeded economists' expectations of $130.2 billion. Imports rose 2.4%, primari
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Bloomberg: Prices for "super metals" used in nuclear energy, semiconductors, and other fields are soaring, with Freeport, the world's largest producer, considering increasing output.
Bloomberg: Prices for "super metals" used in nuclear energy, semiconductors, and other fields are soaring, with Freeport, the world's largest producer, considering increasing output.
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South Korea activates KOSPI buy-side sidecar as index rises 4.54%
South Korea's bourse operator activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index rose sharply by 4.54% to 5,894.26 points, suspending program trading
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South Korean stocks opened sharply higher on Wednesday, with the KOSPI index rising 3.26% to 5,822.07 points, primarily boosted by a resurgence in AI optimism and strong semiconductor earnings from SK Hynix, while tracking overnight gains on Wall Street.
South Korean stocks opened sharply higher on Wednesday, with the KOSPI index rising 3.26% to 5,822.07 points, primarily boosted by a resurgence in AI optimism and strong semiconductor earnings from SK
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Leading enterprises in semiconductor packaging and testing, chip design, glass substrates, and advanced packaging equipment
The 24th China Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology and Market Annual Conference (referred to as the "Packaging and Testing Annual Conference") will be held in Nanjing from November 4-6. Lea
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Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong marked four years in his role on Tuesday
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong marked four years in his role on Tuesday, as the company forecasts its biggest quarterly profit. This represents a dramatic reversal from the semiconductor do
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Laura Alfaro, Chief Economist and Economic Advisor at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Laura Alfaro, Chief Economist and Economic Advisor at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), stated on Tuesday that South Korea should set aside some of the revenue from its chip boom as reserves
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South Korea's economy grew a surprising 1% in the third quarter
South Korea's economy grew a surprising 1% in the third quarter, more than three times faster than expected, driven by booming semiconductor exports and investment. Preliminary data released Tuesday s
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From January to September, profits in China's electronics industry surged by 1.0 times year-on-year
From January to September, profits in China's electronics industry surged by 1.0 times year-on-year, driving a 9.6 percentage point increase in profits for all industrial enterprises above designated
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Applied Materials announced it will increase its strategic investment in Dutch semiconductor packaging equipment supplier BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi), raising its stake to approximately 20%.
Applied Materials announced it will increase its strategic investment in Dutch semiconductor packaging equipment supplier BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi), raising its stake to approximately 20%.
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U.S. equity sector ETFs mostly closed higher on Monday (October 26), with the Semiconductor ETF rising 2.74%
U.S. equity sector ETFs mostly closed higher on Monday (October 26), with the Semiconductor ETF rising 2.74%. The Technology Sector ETF, Global Technology Index ETF, Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
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this group collectively net sold approximately 14.83 billion KRW in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix between October 1 and 20
According to an analysis of holdings of approximately 7,900 high-net-worth Korean investors (with financial assets exceeding 3 billion KRW) commissioned by the *Seoul Economic Daily* to major brokerag
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The Truth Behind TSMC's $35.9 Billion Revenue: AI Hashrate. Is a 30x P/E Ratio the Starting Point or the End?
TSMC reported a record-high revenue of $35.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026, primarily driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, particularly the surging demand for advanced processes such as 3-nanometer and 5-nanometer. Currently, TSMC's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio remains around 30x. The market is closely watching whether this valuation level marks the beginning of growth in the AI era or the potential end of overheating. Analysts generally have a positive outlook on its long-term prospects, but some voices also warn about the sustainability risks of capital expenditures by hyperscale cloud service providers.
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What is MRVL Coin? Analysis of Trading and Features of Tokenized Marvell Technology Stock
MRVL coin usually refers to tokenized Marvell Technology stock (MRVLx), which is backed 1:1 by real shares of the US semiconductor company Marvell Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVL). This tokenized asset aims to provide a more flexible and transparent trading method, allowing 24/5 trading in eligible regions, but holders do not enjoy the shareholder rights of traditional stocks. Its price fluctuations are often influenced by AI chip market sentiment and it can be traded on some mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges and decentralized platforms.
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NVIDIA and AMD: The Two Giants of AI Computing Power in 2026—An Analysis of Market Dynamics, Financial Performance, and Opportunities for Transition into Cryptocurrency Mining
As of August 2026, NVIDIA continues to dominate the AI chip market with its CUDA ecosystem, while AMD is rapidly gaining ground with its Instinct MI series accelerators and Helios solutions.This article provides an in-depth analysis of both companies’ latest financial data, product developments, and market share, and explores how mining companies Bitcoin are transitioning their existing computing infrastructure to AI computing, offering investors a perspective on investment opportunities in the AI computing sector.
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