(RTTNews) - ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASX), a provider of semiconductor manufacturing services, Friday said that its March month net revenues were NT$61.58 billion, up 14.6 percent from NT$53.75 billion in the same period last year. Sequentially, the increase was 18.2 per
(RTTNews) - ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASX), a provider of semiconductor manufacturing services, Friday said that its March month net revenues were NT$61.58 billion, up 14.6 percent from NT$53.75 billion in the same period last year. Sequentially, the increase was 18.2 per
STORY: :: TSMC The world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, saw first-quarter revenue surge 35% thanks to the AI boom. Revenue from January-March hit $35.7 billion, beating market forecasts on surging interest in artificial intelligence applications. Friday's results are in line with TSMC's January guidance of up to to $35.8 billion on its last earnings call. The tech titan will report full first...
STORY: :: TSMC The world's largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, saw first-quarter revenue surge 35% thanks to the AI boom. Revenue from January-March hit $35.7 billion, beating market forecasts on surging interest in artificial intelligence applications. Friday's results are in line with TSMC's January guidance of up to to $35.8 billion on its last earnings call. The tech titan will report full first-quarter earnings on April 16, including an updated current quarter and full year outlook. The company has been a major beneficiary of advances in AI. That boom has more than offset a tapering-off in pandemic-led demand for chips used in consumer electronics like tablets. TSMC's customers include Nvidia and Apple. :: TSMC Its shares closed up more than 2% on Friday.
A $250-million-dollar London-based equity fund is generating market-leading returns in Africa with wagers on banks and telecommunications companies. Rapid urbanization across the continent will drive returns for consumer and bank stocks like Tanzania’s National Microfinance Bank Ltd. and Kenyan mobile-phone provider Safaricom Plc ., according to Ayo Salami , chief investment officer at Emerging Ma...
A $250-million-dollar London-based equity fund is generating market-leading returns in Africa with wagers on banks and telecommunications companies. Rapid urbanization across the continent will drive returns for consumer and bank stocks like Tanzania’s National Microfinance Bank Ltd. and Kenyan mobile-phone provider Safaricom Plc ., according to Ayo Salami , chief investment officer at Emerging Markets Investment Management Ltd. Financials and telecoms account for 80% of the portfolio. The firm’s EMIM Africa Opportunities Fund has returned 72% over the past year, ranking sixth among more than 4,300 funds tracked by Bloomberg. Unlike many of its Africa-focused peers, the fund is underweight precious metals and oil, with just 6.5% allocated to those sectors, according to data provided by the firm. Read more: Where to Invest 100 Million Nigerian Naira Urbanization will fuel economic growth as city-dwellers seek banking services and consumer goods, Salami said in an interview. He draws parallels with Latin America and Asia, where similar population trends have driven growth for consumer-focused businesses. “Urbanization is a mega-trend in Africa and is likely to continue underpinning economic growth for the next few decades,” Salami said. “Consumer and banking stocks will outperform commodities and basic materials.” National Microfinance Bank, Safaricom and Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Holding Co. Plc are the fund’s top three holdings, accounting for a quarter of the portfolio. Shares of NMB and Guaranty Trust have more than doubled over the past year, while Safaricom is up more than 70%. Read more: Nigerian Dual-Listed Stocks Rally on Frontier Index Return Frontier-market banks benefit from wide interest margins — often as high as 7% to 8% — reducing the need to leverage their balance sheets to generate returns, Salami said. Other holdings in the financials sector include Egypt’s Commercial International Bank SAE and Stanbic Uganda Holdings Ltd. , while Nigerian oil and ga...
Taiwan’s exports jumped to an all-time high as rampant global demand for artificial intelligence chips eclipsed supply chain uncertainties unleashed by the US war in Iran. Overseas shipments rose almost 62% in March versus a year earlier, far exceeding the 34.7% estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists, according to the Ministry of Finance. The export total came in at $80.2 billion, marking a ...
Taiwan’s exports jumped to an all-time high as rampant global demand for artificial intelligence chips eclipsed supply chain uncertainties unleashed by the US war in Iran. Overseas shipments rose almost 62% in March versus a year earlier, far exceeding the 34.7% estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists, according to the Ministry of Finance. The export total came in at $80.2 billion, marking a record single-month high. A ministry statement attributed the surge to booming international demand for AI-related technology. “Observing recent export data from various Asian countries, it can be seen that Taiwan and South Korea both have key advantages in the AI boom,” Beatrice Tsai , the Finance Ministry’s chief statistician, said at a briefing in Taipei. Imports rose 38.3% from a year earlier, also surpassing the 17.4% median estimate. The island recorded a trade surplus of $21.3 billion in March. “Going forward, however, the focus will be on supply disruptions over the chip supply chain,” Michelle Lam , Greater China economist at Societe Generale, said in a message. “Important materials such as natural gas and helium are being disrupted at the moment,” she said, adding that the risks could rise if the Iran conflict lasts beyond a couple of months. The ministry expects April exports to grow between 44% to 51% from a year ago.