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…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer walked investors through next week as Wall Street launches into earnings season, highlighting reports from financial giants including Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. He acknowledged Friday’s major sell-off but said he doesn’t think the session marks the end of the market’s multi-year rally. “It’s a…
In this photo illustration a Huawei logo is displayed on a smartphone with a Chinese flag in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Beijing has banned semiconductor research firm TechInsights from working with or receiving data from Chinese entities, in a move that could add to the opaqueness of the country’s chip…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited at Hsinchu Science Park. Annabelle Chih | Getty Images News | Getty Images Taiwan will not accept Washington’s proposal to locally manufacture half the chips it currently supplies to the U.S., the island’s top trade negotiator said. Speaking to reporters, Cheng Li-chiun, also the country’s vice premier, said on Wednesday…
Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon | Reuters Intel is in early talks with AMD to manufacture chips for it in its foundry business, according to a report from Semafor. Intel shares rose as much as 6% on the…
A logo of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) displayed on a smartphone screen Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The Trump administration is pushing Taipei to shift investment and chip production to the U.S. so that half of America’s chips are manufactured domestically, in a move that could have implications for Taiwan’s…
iPhone Air is the big newcomer among Apple‘s latest lineup that went on sale Friday, but inside the slim phone’s raised plateau is another new piece of hardware that signals a renewed focus on artificial intelligence. Apple’s custom A19 Pro chip introduces a major architecture change, with neural accelerators added to each GPU core to…
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire totally exits its profitable stake in Chinese EV maker Berkshire Hathaway has completely exited its extremely profitable equity investment in the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD….
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., and U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., on Sept. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump has reiterated a warning that he will soon impose…
When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies would want to mass produce foundational microchips on U.S. soil. In August, Apple vowed to do just that. During the same Oval Office press conference where President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on chips from companies…
