Nvidia Corp. key supplier SK Hynix Inc. should demonstrate increasingly powerful momentum across the broader semiconductor sector as demand for memory chips picks up. SK Hynix, together with rivals Samsung Electronics Co. and Micron Technology Inc. , is racing to expand capacity and capitalize on surging demand for high-bandwidth memory chips — a critical component for artificial intelligence acce...
Nvidia Corp. key supplier SK Hynix Inc. should demonstrate increasingly powerful momentum across the broader semiconductor sector as demand for memory chips picks up. SK Hynix, together with rivals Samsung Electronics Co. and Micron Technology Inc. , is racing to expand capacity and capitalize on surging demand for high-bandwidth memory chips — a critical component for artificial intelligence accelerators. Micron — another Nvidia supplier — recently noted surging demand is consuming industry capacity, creating shortages for conventional memory used in phones and PCs. All that is driving pricing power for chipmakers. As the spoils of a global AI boom ripple through the sector, a preliminary reading showed Samsung’s quarterly operating profit tripled from a year earlier, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. ’s plans to spend as much as $56 billion this year amplified the optimism and sent chip-related stocks higher across Asia. The South Korean conglomerate’s final quarterly earnings are due Jan. 29, the same day SK Hynix is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results. Meanwhile, Japan’s earnings season will gather steam next week, with companies including Fanuc Corp. , Advantest Corp. and Tokyo Disney Resort operator Oriental Land Co. set to report results. Against the backdrop of increased political tensions between China and Japan, investors will be watching closely for any visible impact on corporate performance. On Tuesday, Japanese transport minister Yasushi Kaneko revealed that Chinese visitors to Japan dropped 45% as the Chinese government called for reduced travel . Highlights to look out for: Monday: Fanuc ( 6954 JP ) might see profit recovery in fiscal 2026 and 2027, as demand for robotics and machine tools rise further, Bloomberg Intelligence said. The firm likely saw continued robot shipments to the US, although there needs to be more government support to counter tariffs, they added. Third-quarter operating profit is seen meeting or slightly b...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon was heading home after another whirlwind trip to Davos, when the news hit: President Donald Trump was suing him and his bank for $5 billion. It’s not just the latest attempt by Trump to go after companies that he claims have personally wronged him — it’s another twist in his long, complex and sometimes combative relationship with the head of...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon was heading home after another whirlwind trip to Davos, when the news hit: President Donald Trump was suing him and his bank for $5 billion. It’s not just the latest attempt by Trump to go after companies that he claims have personally wronged him — it’s another twist in his long, complex and sometimes combative relationship with the head of the biggest US bank. JPMorgan’s shareholders were unfazed: The stock slipped slightly before ending the day higher, adding more than $4 billion to its market value. The board then announced it gave Dimon a 10% raise . In this round, Trump accused Dimon of personally locking him out of the US financial industry after he left the White House in 2021. Or as his lawsuit put it: The CEO and his “woke” Wall Street firm illegally “debanked” Trump’s businesses because of his politics, then slapped Trump’s name in an industry “blacklist” that blocked him from accessing other lenders, too. “You’re not allowed to do what they did — Jamie Dimon, what he did, he’s not allowed to do that,” Trump later told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I don’t know what their excuse would be. Maybe their excuse would be the regulators.” Indeed, JPMorgan said it follows federal rules that push it to “close accounts because they create legal or regulatory risk for the company.” The firm, which like other banks pulled back from Trump in the weeks after his supporters attacked the US Capitol, expressed support for his administration’s recent efforts to hone those laws and prevent any potential “weaponization of the banking sector.” The new lawsuit adds to the president’s recent break with Wall Street. After his deregulatory and tax policies handed US banks one of their most lucrative years ever, Trump launched a barrage of attacks on financial firms this month — demanding, among other things, that they slash credit-card interest rates to levels that would crush profits. In Dimon’s case, Trump is targetin...
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, slumping more than 40 points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 8,990-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Friday.
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, slumping more than 40 points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 8,990-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Friday.
Anduril on Thursday announced its plans to expand its Southern California presence with a major campus in Long Beach, the town where founder Palmer Luckey grew up.
Anduril on Thursday announced its plans to expand its Southern California presence with a major campus in Long Beach, the town where founder Palmer Luckey grew up.
In the predawn cold of a northern Seoul neighbourhood, hundreds of people line the street in padded coats, stamping their feet to keep warm. Adults, students and young children wait patiently for the same thing: a Dubai chewy cookie. Known in Korean as dujjonku, the dessert has triggered queues that begin before sunrise and sell out within minutes. At one bakery, demand grew so intense that sales ...
In the predawn cold of a northern Seoul neighbourhood, hundreds of people line the street in padded coats, stamping their feet to keep warm. Adults, students and young children wait patiently for the same thing: a Dubai chewy cookie. Known in Korean as dujjonku, the dessert has triggered queues that begin before sunrise and sell out within minutes. At one bakery, demand grew so intense that sales were reportedly limited to certain days, before in-store purchases were halted altogether to keep...