Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asian tech stocks rallied in early trading on Thursday as stronger-than-expected results from Nvidia eased concerns that momentum in artificial intelligence sector was cooling. Shares of South Korean chipmaking giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix jumped in early trade. SK Hynix, which is a key supplier…
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 03: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. SoftBank and OpenAI announced that they have agreed a partnership to set up a joint venture for artificial intelligence services in Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images…
Aerial sunrise view of Osaka city in Japan Frank Lee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Thursday, after Wall Street gained on hopes the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates next week following weaker-than-expected jobs data. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies cut 32,000 workers in November, compared with 47,000 additions…
C. C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), left, and Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the TSMC sports day event in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian chip stocks rallied in early trading Thursday after American AI chip darling…
A view of Tokyo’s skyline on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Julian Finney | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Asian chip shares rose at the open Thursday after Nvidia delivered stronger-than-expected earnings and issued a bullish forecast that reinforced confidence in the global AI trade. Shares of the chip giant jumped more than…
A landscaped Sunset shot over Osaka toward the Dojima River, we see the modern city skyline of Osaka in the shot, this is a beautiful shot of the sunset with beautiful orange colors, over the modern city. ©Fitopardo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday after Wall Street gains on revived artificial…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday, tracking Wall Street declines on persistent concerns over lofty valuations in artificial intelligence stocks….
Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise. pongnathee kluaythong | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record high Tuesday for the second straight session, lifted by a tech rally on Wall Street after a massive deal between OpenAI and AMD —…
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares Japan’s SoftBank Group plunged as much as 9.2% Wednesday, as technology stocks in Asia declined, tracking losses in U.S. peers overnight. The tech-focused investment firm saw shares drop…
Asia semiconductor-related stocks traded mixed Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would impose a 100% tariff on chip imports, with an exemption for companies that are “building in the United States.” Details on how much domestic manufacturing is required to qualify for the exemption remain unclear. Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Tokyo Electron fell over…
