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Rio Tinto buoyant on AI demand for metals as earnings soar

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AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks

Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition Business live – latest updates The sell-off in AI stocks has intensified, driving South Korea’s stock market down to its lowest level in three months. Investors continued to ditch chip stocks on Tuesday, amid rising concerns about the huge amount of borrowing among AI companies to fund their datacentre expansion plans. Continue reading...

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StanChart lifts income target after wealth boom powers earnings beat; shares jump

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'Pray For Kospi': SK Hynix Earnings Miss, Sending Stock Reeling

'Pray For Kospi': SK Hynix Earnings Miss, Sending Stock Reeling Things are not going to be fun in South Korea tonight... Good news first... SK Hynix's net income surged a bigger-than-expected 1,242% (though admittedly on one-time investment gains) with the ginat chipmaker bragging that it won multiyear contracts with around 10 customers. Ok, now the bad news... SK Hynix’s quarterly profit rose a smaller-than expected 557%. The key supplier of Nvidia reported operating profit of...

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