CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares in Japanese tech-focused investment giant SoftBank Group soared 16.5% Thursday, amid a broader tech-fueled rally that saw Japan’s…
I am growing tired of the endless bubble talk about all of the data center spending. It’s obvious from this quarter that the bubble talk has been proven wrong; try getting someone to say that, though. So, who do I think I am to go there? Just an observer. One who believes that this was…
The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Samsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold increase in first-quarter operating profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates on the explosive growth of…
The Micron Memory Japan K.K. booth at the Semicon Japan exhibition in Tokyo, Dec. 18, 2025. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of memory companies Micron and Sandisk jumped on Monday, continuing their extended runs, after Melius Research said demand could remain high through the end of the decade. Memory companies are experiencing…
It was another week under the thumb of the Iran war. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq each finished Friday at record closing highs after whipsawing on Middle East developments throughout the week. Oil prices also swung sharply as Iran and the U.S. imposed blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping…
Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel reported first-quarter earnings Thursday that blew past Wall Street’s expectations, as the struggling chipmaker shows signs of a revival. Shares of the U.S. chipmaker jumped 19% in after-hours…
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix posted yet another quarter of record profit and revenue on Thursday, as prices for its products continue to surge amid strong AI demand. While its earnings were broadly in line with estimates, revenue missed forecasts. Here are SK Hynix’s first-quarter results versus LSEG smart estimates, which are weighted toward…
