Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company thanks to its advanced chips that are powering the AI revolution. But it could not succeed without ASML. The Dutch semiconductor equipment company, one of Europe’s most valuable, makes lithography machines needed to print extremely fine patterns on silicon wafers. It’s the only company in the world…
onathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images ASML reported on Wednesday orders that smashed past expectations while 2026 sales guidance was also ahead of estimates as AI demand continues to support the Dutch chip giant’s business. Bookings, one of the most closely-watched metrics from investors, came in at 13.2 billion euros ($15.8 billion) in the…
Diminishing perspective of downtown London skyscrapers Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened broadly higher on Tuesday, as investors reacted to the European Union’s landmark trade deal with India and braced for a flurry of corporate earnings. Twenty minutes into the trading session, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.3% higher,…
Young people with placards reading “Greenland is not for sale!” take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US President’s plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, near the US Consulate to Greenland. Alessandro Rampazzo | Afp | Getty Images LONDON…
A logo on the exterior of the ASML Holding NV headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML has held gains to hit record highs, following Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s strong earnings report on Thursday. ASML — Europe’s most valuable company and the…
Nearly a year ago, DeepSeek shook the AI world. Stocks of some of the leading Western tech companies plunged as the markets hit panic mode at the prospect of a new model from a relatively unheard of Chinese AI lab that challenged the premise of U.S. dominance in the space. Nvidia plummeted 17%, losing close…
Chipmaking stocks rallied to kick off 2026 as investors piled into the winning artificial intelligence-fueled sector following another big year of gains. Micron Technology and dutch chip equipment maker ASML jumped 10% and 9%, respectively, to start the new trading year. Lam Research and Intel rallied more than 6% each, while Marvell Technology rose 5%….
Artificial intelligence startup Mistral released a new suite of models Tuesday as it looks to keep pace with leading AI labs Google, OpenAI and DeepSeek. The French company’s announcement follows on from model releases from the likes of DeepSeek and Google in recent weeks, as AI labs across the globe scramble to remain at the…
Employees assemble a ASML NXT1970Ci photolithography machine at the ASML Holding factory in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML on Wednesday looked to calm concerns over 2026 growth as it warned that it expects a “significant” sales decline in China. Guidance was key for the firm after…
LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Thursday, building on positive momentum in the previous session. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.5% higher by 9 a.m. in London (4 a.m. ET), with most sectors trading in positive territory. Autos and technology stocks led gains, with their respective indexes each trading around 2% higher. Shares of…
