Clouds gather over Wucheng district in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on July 8, under the influence of Typhoon Bavi. Photo: VCG Super Typhoon Bavi is bearing down on the eastern seaboard of the Chinese mainland, threatening to bring destructive winds, towering waves and torrential rains to a vast stretch of the country already reeling from severe floods. As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, Bavi was about 1,370 k...
Clouds gather over Wucheng district in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on July 8, under the influence of Typhoon Bavi. Photo: VCG Super Typhoon Bavi is bearing down on the eastern seaboard of the Chinese mainland, threatening to bring destructive winds, towering waves and torrential rains to a vast stretch of the country already reeling from severe floods. As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, Bavi was about 1,370 kilometers southeast of Keelung, Taiwan, moving west-northwest at 15 to 20 kilometers per hour. The storm, with a cloud system stretching more than 1,300 kilometers, is expected to hit northern Taiwan on Saturday before approaching Fujian and Zhejiang provinces on the mainland coast and then moving inland.
The semiconductor industry is the beating heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Developing this revolutionary technology wouldn't be possible without advanced data center chips and components from suppliers like Nvidia , which have experienced a meteoric rise in value over the last few years. However, concerns about the sustainability of the AI infrastructure spending boom are mounting, ...
The semiconductor industry is the beating heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Developing this revolutionary technology wouldn't be possible without advanced data center chips and components from suppliers like Nvidia , which have experienced a meteoric rise in value over the last few years. However, concerns about the sustainability of the AI infrastructure spending boom are mounting, so the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index has tumbled by almost 20% from its recent all-time high. Therefore, investors with significant exposure to this area of the stock market might want to consider diversifying. The Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEMKT: VTV) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that exclusively invests in America's largest value stocks, and since just 13% of its portfolio is parked in the technology sector, it could be the ultimate buy as the high-flying AI trade stumbles. Continue reading
SK Hynix may not be a household name, but the South Korean memory chipmaker is one of the top names in the hottest corner of the stock market. Ahead of its US listing, Winnie Hsu looks at how the once-embattled company became a tech darling. (Source: Bloomberg)
SK Hynix may not be a household name, but the South Korean memory chipmaker is one of the top names in the hottest corner of the stock market. Ahead of its US listing, Winnie Hsu looks at how the once-embattled company became a tech darling. (Source: Bloomberg)
gonin Mercator Acquisition ( MRCO ) priced its IPO of 15M units at $10.00 per unit, raising gross proceeds of $150M. Mercator Acquisition ( MRCO ) is a SPAC formed to pursue a business combination with one or more operating businesses. The SPAC intends to focus on technology and software infrastructure companies serving the financial services, real estate and asset management industries. The units...
gonin Mercator Acquisition ( MRCO ) priced its IPO of 15M units at $10.00 per unit, raising gross proceeds of $150M. Mercator Acquisition ( MRCO ) is a SPAC formed to pursue a business combination with one or more operating businesses. The SPAC intends to focus on technology and software infrastructure companies serving the financial services, real estate and asset management industries. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market and will begin trading tomorrow, July 9, 2026, under the ticker symbol "MRCOU." the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq under the symbols "MRCO" and "MRCOW." respectively. The underwriters have a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2.25M units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments. More on Mercator Acquisition Corp Financial information for Mercator Acquisition Corp
Never miss an episode. Follow EMERGING: A Bloomberg New Economy Podcast today. AI is becoming a new measure of global power, built on chips and the infrastructure that powers them. But while India has the talent and the data, it still lacks many of the critical building blocks to be a leader on frontier AI. In the first episode of Emerging, a monthly podcast series, host Menaka Doshi examines Indi...
Never miss an episode. Follow EMERGING: A Bloomberg New Economy Podcast today. AI is becoming a new measure of global power, built on chips and the infrastructure that powers them. But while India has the talent and the data, it still lacks many of the critical building blocks to be a leader on frontier AI. In the first episode of Emerging, a monthly podcast series, host Menaka Doshi examines India’s AI trilemma: Can the world’s most populous country achieve AI sovereignty without controlling the technology’s most advanced layers? She’s joined by Srikanth Velamakanni, co-founder of Fractal Analytics, India’s first publicly listed pure-play AI company, and Ganesh Ramakrishnan, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, to explore how India hopes to turn its talent, scale and innovation into a competitive edge. Read more: Modi’s High-Stakes Push for Sovereign AI Faces Reality Check Watch more: Why Big AI Is Obsessed With India We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Hosted by Menaka Doshi; Produced by Kurien Abraham, Yang Yang, Naman Tandon; Video Editor Effie Toh; Production Design Michala Sabnani, Katya Bohdan; Graphics by Vivek Mehta; Camera and Sound by Grey Scale Productions Bharat; Executive Producers Kristin Powers, Emma O'Brien, Nicholas Killham, Aarti Jitender; Special Thanks Julia Weaver, Ilana Susnow, Jeanette Rodrigues, Edwin Chan
India faces a critical question in artificial intelligence: should it invest in building frontier AI models despite gaps in chips, compute, and funding? This segment examines whether sovereignty, security, and long‑term competitiveness justify the push. As global AI power concentrates in a few countries, dependence on foreign systems raises risks for defense, data control, and economic resilience....
India faces a critical question in artificial intelligence: should it invest in building frontier AI models despite gaps in chips, compute, and funding? This segment examines whether sovereignty, security, and long‑term competitiveness justify the push. As global AI power concentrates in a few countries, dependence on foreign systems raises risks for defense, data control, and economic resilience. Srikanth Velamakanni, Co‑founder of Fractal Analytics and NASSCOM Chairperson, and Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Professor at IIT Bombay and BharatGen member, speak with Menaka Doshi on Emerging. (Source: Bloomberg)
The leaders of Malaysia and Thailand said on Thursday they would work on developing a special border economic zone, and had resolved an issue that had disrupted trade in seafood between the neighbours. In May, Thailand restricted the import of Malaysian-caught sea bass due to concerns over chemical residues, prompting Kuala Lumpur to temporarily ban some varieties of Thai shrimp over food safe...
The leaders of Malaysia and Thailand said on Thursday they would work on developing a special border economic zone, and had resolved an issue that had disrupted trade in seafood between the neighbours. In May, Thailand restricted the import of Malaysian-caught sea bass due to concerns over chemical residues, prompting Kuala Lumpur to temporarily ban some varieties of Thai shrimp over food safety controls last month. “We have resolved this outstanding issue of fisheries … we agree it should...