Korea Slides 10%, Nasdaq Futures Down 2.7% as Chip Stocks Sink Worldwide

Semiconductor stocks around the world fell sharply Tuesday, with South Korea’s KOSPI down 9.99%. Chipmakers in Europe dropped too, and Nasdaq 100 futures shed 2.7% ahead of the Wall Street open. “Former generals … appear to have lost momentum,” said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone.

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AI Draws Trader Interest as Iran Risk Premium Falls

AI Draws Trader Interest as Iran Risk Premium Falls

Oil slid on Monday as progress in U.S.-Iran talks hit prices, but AI stocks stayed strong with fresh money coming in. U.S. stock futures turned higher after early losses, with investors watching for signs out of Tehran and Washington, according to Investing.com. Brent crude traded close to $80 a barrel after Iran said it got waivers for oil and petrochemical exports, easing concerns about supply, Reuters reported. President Donald Trump also took a less tough line on Anthropic.
22 June 2026
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Why India’s Stock Market Fell Today: Oil Shock, Asia Rout Hit Sensex and Nifty

Why India’s Stock Market Fell Today: Oil Shock, Asia Rout Hit Sensex and Nifty

Indian shares fell about 1% in late Monday trade as higher oil prices, a sharp Asia selloff and renewed worries over U.S. rates drove investors out of risk assets. The Nifty 50, the National Stock Exchange’s 50-stock blue-chip gauge, was down 1.04% at 23,124.35 at 15:03 IST, while market data provider Trendlyne showed the BSE Sensex, a 30-share benchmark, down 694.45 points, or 0.94%, at 73,548.89 at 15:09 IST.
8 June 2026
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The AI Memory ETF That Beat Bitcoin Mania Just Hit $6.5 Billion in 36 Days

The AI Memory ETF That Beat Bitcoin Mania Just Hit $6.5 Billion in 36 Days

Roundhill Investments’ Memory ETF, trading under the ticker DRAM, has ballooned to $6.5 billion in assets under management just 36 days post-launch—a blistering pace that highlights heavy demand for exposure to memory chip makers in the AI hardware boom. On this day, shares changed hands at $52.44 in New York, slipping roughly 4.8% after an earlier surge.
12 May 2026
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Wall Street’s New AI Chip Bet Just Took In $1 Billion In One Day

Wall Street’s New AI Chip Bet Just Took In $1 Billion In One Day

Roundhill Investments’ Memory ETF is raking in eye-popping inflows—more than $5 billion since its April 2 debut. Just Thursday, $1.1 billion landed in the fund as investors hunt for ways to play the memory chips powering artificial intelligence. DRAM crossed the $1 billion asset mark in only 10 sessions. CNBC, citing Goldman Sachs, notes that only a few ETF debuts—think spot bitcoin funds, LQD, GLD, and JPMorgan’s BBCA—have ever drawn assets this quickly.
8 May 2026
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Intel Stock Rally Faces Its Biggest AI Test Yet as Apple Talks and AMD Forecast Lift Chips

Intel Stock Rally Faces Its Biggest AI Test Yet as Apple Talks and AMD Forecast Lift Chips

Intel stock climbed ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. open, pushing its recent rally further as AMD’s bullish outlook fueled hopes that AI-driven demand is spreading past Nvidia’s GPUs and into the server processor segment—where Intel is a heavyweight. According to Reuters, Intel was up 6% premarket. AMD, meanwhile, surged close to 18%.
6 May 2026
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Nvidia stock rises in premarket as Samsung ships HBM4 memory chips; China rules in focus

Nvidia stock rises in premarket as Samsung ships HBM4 memory chips; China rules in focus

Nvidia edged up nearly 1% ahead of the bell Thursday, with the stock priced at $191.87 after closing at $190.05 the day before. The move came on word from Samsung Electronics that it’s begun delivering its latest HBM4 memory chips—crucial for Nvidia’s AI accelerators. Samsung’s chip division head, Song Jai-hyuk, described customer feedback as “very satisfactory.”
12 February 2026
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Korea Exchange stocks set new record as Kospi tops 4,300 on Samsung, SK hynix surge

Korea Exchange stocks set new record as Kospi tops 4,300 on Samsung, SK hynix surge

South Korean shares hit a record close on the Korea Exchange on Friday, with the Kospi ending up 2.27% at 4,309.63 after reaching 4,313.55 just ahead of the close. Samsung Electronics jumped 7.17% and SK hynix rose 3.99%, while the won weakened to 1,441.8 per dollar, Yonhap reported. Foreign investors bought a net 644.68 billion won of shares and the three-year government bond yield fell 1.8 basis points — a basis point is 0.01 percentage point — to 2.935%. Korea Joongang Daily
3 January 2026
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Samsung Galaxy S25 News and Prices (December 4, 2025): Best Deals, New Features and Buying Guide

Samsung Galaxy S25 News and Prices (December 4, 2025): Best Deals, New Features and Buying Guide

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series has been on sale for most of 2025, but early December is arguably the best time all year to buy one. Massive Cyber Week discounts on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, fresh software news around One UI 8.5, a new 3D Capture camera mode, and December’s security patch are all landing at once. Here’s a complete look at Samsung S25 news and prices as of December 4, 2025.
4 December 2025
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RAM Prices Are Exploding in December 2025 — What’s Driving the DRAM Crisis and How Long It Could Last

RAM Prices Are Exploding in December 2025 — What’s Driving the DRAM Crisis and How Long It Could Last

As of December 4, 2025, RAM prices are in full‑blown crisis mode. Spot prices for mainstream DDR5 chips are hovering just under $27 per 16Gb, more than four times their level in September, and contract prices have jumped so fast that analysts are openly using words like bull market and super‑cycle.DRAMeXchange+2Tom's Hardware+2
4 December 2025
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