Global Chip Rout, Spain & France Count Wildfire Cost, More
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A global sell-off in AI-related chip stocks is accelerating as investors question whether the industry's spending boom can deliver long-term returns. South Korea's SK Hynix has now shed around US$570 billion in market value since peaking in June, while Samsung has fallen more than 12% in today's trading. Across Asia, a Bloomberg index of semiconductor shares is on course for its biggest one-day drop since March. Boca Capital Partners founder Kim Forrest sums up how many investors feel right now.
How much are these companies spending and will they ever get it back? Is the business model sufficient to drive revenues and earnings higher? And probably at this point, we're thinking more about margins and earnings in the future. We don't really care about what's happening today.
Kim Forrest says investors also fear the AI spending boom is becoming increasingly circular. These concerns intensified after NVIDIA unveiled more than $750 billion in new AI deals, including financing for customers buying its own chips. Market fears are also mounting over China's rapid progress in advanced chip making after reports that a state-backed company has begun mass-producing sophisticated lithography machines.
France and Spain are preparing emergency financial aid for communities devastated by the ongoing wildfires. Spain is set to declare the worst hit areas as emergency zones, unlocking government support for families and businesses. In France, insurers will cover relocation costs for more than 200,000 evacuees, even if their homes escaped damage. French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the wildfire season is far from over. Despite signs that the blazes are beginning to stabilise, his words are spoken by a translator.
It is difficult because we need to see too that we are faced with a never-before-seen fire. We have a situation today which is the most difficult we have ever measured since the Second World War.
Macron also announced support for thousands of businesses hit by the fires. Temperatures in France and Spain are due to climb back towards a peak of 41 degrees Celsius this week.
President Donald Trump says the United States and Iran are holding talks to end their conflict, but warned that military strikes will resume if negotiations fail. Trump's remarks came after the US held off attacking Iran for a third straight day on Monday. Tehran, in turn, suspended retaliatory strikes on Gulf countries, including Kuwait.
Why are AI-related chip stocks plunging across global markets?
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump claimed the talks were only happening because the US had been hitting them very hard.
They want to meet, and we're meeting. We'll see what happens. There's a chance we could make a deal. Without what we did, they wouldn't even be talking to us. They requested a meeting through their surrogates and directly. And we're meeting, and, you know, good things can happen, I guess.
Despite President Trump's optimism, the two sides have repeatedly appeared close to a deal during the conflict, only for fighting to resume. It remains unclear whether Washington and Tehran are engaged in substantive negotiations.
How much market value has SK Hynix and Samsung lost amid the chip rout?
Iran's foreign ministry says while messages may be passed through mediators, no formal negotiations with the United States are currently taking place.
So that's the geopolitics. Now to earnings. A return to growth at LVMH's fashion unit is being held back by the Iran war. The firm's fashion and leather goods division, home to the likes of Louis Vuitton, saw sales increase by just 1% last quarter as the conflict deterred wealthy customers.
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:06
2
Why are AI-related chip stocks plunging across global markets?
3:06–3:41
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How much market value has SK Hynix and Samsung lost amid the chip rout?
3:41–5:53
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What concerns are investors raising about AI spending and chip business models?
5:53–7:35
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