A fund manager that has made Samsung Electronics Co. its biggest bet wants the South Korean company to list its shares in the US, a move it says would raise the chipmaker’s valuation. Artisan Partners , which had a 0.7% stake in Samsung at the end of last year, is urging the company to float American Depositary Receipts after SK Hynix Inc. this week said that it has filed to list its own ADRs. Sam...
A fund manager that has made Samsung Electronics Co. its biggest bet wants the South Korean company to list its shares in the US, a move it says would raise the chipmaker’s valuation. Artisan Partners , which had a 0.7% stake in Samsung at the end of last year, is urging the company to float American Depositary Receipts after SK Hynix Inc. this week said that it has filed to list its own ADRs. Samsung should follow the example of its smaller rival, Artisan Managing Director David Samra said. Samra hopes the move by SK Hynix “encourages Samsung to do the same,” he said in an interview on Wednesday in New York. Artisan believes Samsung has been “actively reviewing the cost-benefit analysis” of an ADR listing for many years, he said. A Samsung representative declined to comment. SK Hynix’s chief executive this week touted the plan for a US listing as a way to narrow a valuation gap with global competitors. The two chipmakers have been the engines of a world-beating rally in South Korean shares — the benchmark Kospi index has more than doubled in the past year, with Samsung up 181% and SK Hynix rising 329%. “The average investor in the US simply can’t buy Samsung shares” because there is no access to stocks listed in South Korea, according to Samra, who oversees more than $50 billion in assets. Samsung has been one of the biggest global winners of the rush for memory chips. And while SK Hynix is looking to raise capital through an ADR sale, Samra sees valuation as the primary motivation for Samsung to consider a US float as it doesn’t need to raise money. The company this month said it plans to spend more than 110 trillion won ($73 billion) on chip capacity expansion and research this year, a record amount committed to seizing the lead in AI semiconductors. Asian companies that have benefited from listing the US include fellow chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC’s ADR listing enabled it to tap into foreign investor flows, cementing its status as a US ...
林俊旸 ,离职阿里千问后首次发声。 他没有回应离职风波或宣告去向,而是发长文探讨 从“推理模型时代的思考”到“智能体时代的思考”的转变 。 整篇文章谈的是技术和AI的未来方向,但字里行间对千问技术路线的反思藏不住。 他在文中坦白承认 “我们没有全做对” (We did not get everything right), 千问团队曾有一个雄心勃勃的构想:把thinking和instruct两种模式...
Welcome to Bloomberg’s California Edition—covering all the events shaping one of the world’s biggest economies and its global influence. Join us each week as we put a unique lens on the Golden State. Sign up here if you’re not already on the list. Just when you thought California couldn’t get any more expensive. As the war with Iran continues to roil commodity markets, few places are as vulnerable...
Welcome to Bloomberg’s California Edition—covering all the events shaping one of the world’s biggest economies and its global influence. Join us each week as we put a unique lens on the Golden State. Sign up here if you’re not already on the list. Just when you thought California couldn’t get any more expensive. As the war with Iran continues to roil commodity markets, few places are as vulnerable as California. The state imports about 20% of its refined fuels from Asia and the Middle-East conflict has left those nations struggling to meet their own needs, let alone those of somewhere else. The result? Diesel prices in the state broke the highest level on record this week and some gas stations have recently charged as much as $8 a gallon, prompting a local regulator to warn of price gouging . Chevron also had its own warning for California: Declare an emergency, cut taxes and regulations —or else we will be gone in 10 years for sure. The crisis has led to finger-pointing between Governor Gavin Newsom and the Trump administration, which in turn is frantically trying to find a way out of the conflict. Regardless, this is a dangerous time for state Democrats: They have already fallen behind on the race to replace Newsom (more on that below) and now face another blow in what’s already one of California’s fundamental issues—cost of living. California is disconnected from the US fuel-making centers of Texas and Louisiana, essentially making it an energy island with some of the priciest gas in the nation. Even before the war, Newsom was already walking a tightrope balancing the state’s status as a leader for environmental policies and the realities of gas prices at the pump. Now, that equilibrium is even more precarious. Maybe we should all just buy EVs ? Up Front A former Fox News commentator and a mustachioed sheriff together in the same sentence sound like the beginning of a really weird joke . California Democrats certainly aren’t laughing . Two Republicans, Steve Hilt...
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis NVIDIA's ( NVDA ) shares traded in a narrow range for the past 6 months, despite the AI chip maker delivering eye-watering growth rates. Q4'26 revenue is up 73% YoY, ending the year with $216 billion, up 65% YoY. Despite management's forecasts of continued growth momentum in 2026 and beyond, the stock price traded flat for the past six...
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis NVIDIA's ( NVDA ) shares traded in a narrow range for the past 6 months, despite the AI chip maker delivering eye-watering growth rates. Q4'26 revenue is up 73% YoY, ending the year with $216 billion, up 65% YoY. Despite management's forecasts of continued growth momentum in 2026 and beyond, the stock price traded flat for the past six months. Data by YCharts Investors' apathy towards NVDA's recent growth suggests that the market is now questioning the sustainability of current performance, the size of the AI market, and perhaps the sustainability of NVIDIA's position. Looking closer at the market dynamics, I believe investors are underestimating the quality of the AI tailwinds. Demand is driven by real economics, not hype. New AI uses are being created every day, generating revenue and cutting costs. The current computing infrastructure doesn't supply enough tokens, and more GPUs are needed. In my view, the discrepancy between growth momentum and investors' pessimism creates a unique opportunity for long-term investors. My past article concluded that, despite LLMs being unprofitable, the ample funding implied continued demand for NVDA's chips. Now, the market seems to be undergoing an inflection, with rising inference applications, suggesting a healthy monetization of generative AI, breaking the circular financing that has worried the market. Profit Margins: The Competition Gauge NVDA's gross margins in the 70% range reflect its dominant position in the AI chip market. There are some concerns over the sustainability of this position, contributing to the apathy towards NVIDIA's recent revenue growth figures. Examples include Application Specific Integrated Circuits "ASIC" and Advanced Micro Devices' ( AMD ) deal with OpenAI , both of which reflect hyperscalers' interest in diversifying their AI chip supply. The tension between NVDA and its customers is palpable. Many hyperscalers, such as Amazon ( AMZN )...
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis NVIDIA's ( NVDA ) shares traded in a narrow range for the past 6 months, despite the AI chip maker delivering eye-watering growth rates. Q4'26 revenue is up 73% YoY, ending the year with $216 billion, up 65% YoY.
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis NVIDIA's ( NVDA ) shares traded in a narrow range for the past 6 months, despite the AI chip maker delivering eye-watering growth rates. Q4'26 revenue is up 73% YoY, ending the year with $216 billion, up 65% YoY.
Manager Michael O'Neill says he is positive for the future despite a World Cup play-off defeat by Italy in Bergamo, and questions about his own long-term plans.
Manager Michael O'Neill says he is positive for the future despite a World Cup play-off defeat by Italy in Bergamo, and questions about his own long-term plans.