Global tech stocks fall as Asian memory chipmakers hammered

Samsung Results Trigger Stock Rotation to Less Loved Sectors

Asian tech stocks slumped, as investors used Samsung Electronics Co.’s results to lock in profits on a stellar year-to-date chip rally, rotating into unloved sectors less prone to earnings shocks.

South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan

It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technology.

Asia stocks: KOSPI, Nikkei slide as AI chip selloff deepens

Asia stocks: KOSPI, Nikkei slide as AI chip selloff deepens

Global stocks fall and oil prices climb

Asian memory chipmakers lead declines as clashes over Strait of Hormuz put investors in ‘risk-off’ mode

Why Advanced Micro Devices Stock Slipped on Friday

Even if OpenAI delays its IPO, AMD stock should be fine.

Micron, Intel shares crash up to 8% as Samsung fails to calm concerns over AI

Global semiconductor stocks fell sharply as Micron and Intel dropped up to 8, tracking weakness in Asian peers despite strong Samsung earnings. Investors are reassessing valuations after a strong AI-led rally, while concerns over custom chip development and future demand are making markets more selective towards AI-linked semiconductor companies.

AI breaks Korea memory's boom-bust cycle: CLSA

South Korea's memory chip industry is moving beyond its traditional boom-and-bust cycle as artificial intelligence demand pushes major customers to lock in long-term supply at high prices, according to CLSA. Memory has long been highly cyclical: profits rise when supply is tight and fall when capacity catches up. But the rapid growth of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, and AI servers is changing that pattern, said Sanjeev Rana, head of Korea research at CLSA. The fact that major memory customers

Tech rout intensifies as selloff grips global stocks

Global stocks sold off on Tuesday, led by deep losses for tech stocks following a losing session for the sector on Wall Street. Shares in Asia were broadly lower by the end of the day’s trading session, with South Korea’s tech-heavy Kospi index closing 10 lower. The index was dragged down by chipmaker SK Hynix []...Click to read more

Hong Kong now handles more than half of China’s chip imports

Hong Kong has become the main artery for high-tech goods flowing in and out of China, and its chip trade has hit record levels. The city accounted for more than half of China’s 239bn in semiconductor imports in the first five months of 2026, according to a Bloomberg review of official data. That share stood at [] This story continues at The Next Web

Asian shares plunge as traders sell to lock in profits after recent rallies driven by AI

Shares have tumbled in Asia, led by heavy losses in Japan and South Korea as traders sold to lock in gains from recent rallies in stocks related to artificial intelligence.

Asian markets mixed as tech recovery stutters, oil slips

Asian markets mixed as tech recovery stutters, oil slips

Asian Stocks Tumble as A.I. Uncertainty Jolts Tech Shares

Stock markets across Asia tumbled on Friday, pulled lower by the region’s biggest technology shares as investors continue to wrestle with whether the boom in artificial intelligence spending is all but done or just beginning. South Korea’s KOSPI fell 8 percent. The benchmark index has increasingly become a proxy for investor sentiment for artificial intelligence []

Manufacturing Trends Vary As North American And East Asian Growth Spurts Contrast With ASEAN Slowdown

Manufacturing Trends Vary As North American And East Asian Growth Spurts Contrast With ASEAN Slowdown

Stock markets in Asia mixed as Japan and South Korea rise, China and Hong Kong fall

Stock markets in Asia mixed as Japan and South Korea rise, China and Hong Kong fall

WALOVI and Hong Xin Da Seal Strategic Local-Channel Deal for International Cans in Singapore

On June 15–16, the 2026 Guangzhou Products Go Global Guangzhou Premium Brands into ASEAN ...

From Shein to Pop Mart: How Chinese brands are grabbing global market share

Chinese companies are moving beyond their home base, expanding overseas and reshaping fashion, tech, and consumer markets worldwide. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery explains why.