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U.S. stock futures were mostly higher after AI-bubble fears prompted a two-day slide in tech shares.

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Nasdaq futures were up after the selloff halted a boom in AI-related stocks. Micron Technology earnings after the close will be closely watched.

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Micron’s fourth-quarter outlook will be closely watched. The red-hot memory stock needs a big number.

Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday following a sell-off in big technology stocks from Asia to Wall Street. U.S. stock futures were also trading mixed, as global investors monitor market movements in Japan and South Korea, which have seen big gains in recent months on the global AI boom but both fell sharply on Tuesday. Samsung Electronics was up 3.7% after Tuesday’s 12.3% plummet.

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SK Hynix's overtaking of Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable firm was the culmination of 14 years of bets that brought it skepticism and scorn but ultimately put it at the centre of the global AI gold rush. In 2012, conglomerate SK Group acquired Hynix Semiconductor in a deal ‌that was considered financially irresponsible. Samsung, in contrast, was valued at more than 10 times SK Hynix and was the global leader in Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM), a memory type that powers ‌laptops and smartphones.

Samsung Electronics plans a share buyback programme worth 90 ‌trillion won ($58.61 billion) after agreeing to ‌give a bonus in stock to employees following ​recent wage talks, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. The memory-chip maker will soon announce details on the plan, Yonhap ‌said, citing unidentified ⁠industry sources. Management and union last month reached a pay deal ⁠under which Samsung is expected to set aside about 10.5% of its operating profit ​for special ​bonuses for ​the chip division in ‌the form of stocks, sparking concerns over inequality at the company.

South Korea's government is in talks with ‌Samsung Electronics and SK ‌Hynix over plans for the next phase of ​large-scale investments in semiconductor production facilities, an official said on Wednesday, adding an announcement on a new ‌chip cluster ⁠would be made soon. "Exponential and explosive" growth in demand ⁠for chips driven by the AI industry could require the two ​companies to ​speed up ​ongoing construction of ‌new chip facilities by more than 10 years to 2034-2035, presidential policy adviser Kim Yong-beom told a discussion panel.

Micron stock is dropping after SK Hynix and Samsung stocks tumbled Tuesday on the KOSPI index as the tech selloff gathers pace.

Micron’s Anthropic agreement keeps the AI-memory story in view, with earnings set to show whether HBM demand, pricing, and margins can support expectations after the pullback.

Tech stocks led the losses on Tuesday as investors went risk-off.

The chip maker can get its mojo back, but it must overcome technical challenges that have dogged it in the past.

Futures for the Nasdaq were more than 2% lower in early European trade as a global selloff in technology stocks gathered pace.

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SEOUL, June 23 (Reuters) - The global AI boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country's highly competitive marriage market.

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US futures were pointing higher at the start of the week as investors return from the Juneteenth holiday weekend, with technology stocks expected to lead gains despite lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the prospect of further Federal Reserve tightening. Dow Jones futures were up...

Memory-chip maker SK Hynix has overtaken Samsung Electronics to become South Korea’s most valuable company amid the AI-driven chip boom.

SK Hynix shares rose 5.6% in Seoul trading on Monday, pushing its market capitalization to $1.35 trillion.

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Investing.com - U.S. stock futures recover some early losses on Monday, after Iran signals progress in peace talks with Washington, helping ease fears of a renewed escalation in the Middle East. Investors were also keeping a close eye on the artificial intelligence sector after President Donald Trump softened his stance on Anthropic following a week of turmoil over export restrictions.

SK Hynix on Monday overtook Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable listed company, marking a dramatic reversal of fortunes for a chipmaker that two decades ago nearly collapsed under debt. The company, now the dominant supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI systems for customers such as ‌Nvidia and Alphabet's Google, has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the global AI boom, propelling a more than 340% rally in its shares this year and lifting ‌its market value above both Samsung Electronics and Micron. Shares of SK Hynix, now the world's most valuable memory chipmaker, traded up 5.7% to bring the company's market capitalisation to 2,082.5 trillion won ($1.35 trillion) as of 0347 GMT, compared with gains of ​0.4% in Samsung Electronics to 2,081.3 trillion won, excluding preferred shares.

SK Hynix on Monday overtook Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable listed company, marking a dramatic reversal of fortunes for ‌a chipmaker that two decades ago nearly collapsed under debt. The company, now the dominant supplier ‌of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI systems for customers such as Nvidia and Google has emerged as one of ​the biggest beneficiaries of the global AI boom, helping propel its shares up more than 340% this year and lifting its market value above both Samsung Electronics and Micron. Shares of SK Hynix, now the world's most valuable memory chipmaker, traded up 5.7% to bring the company's market capitalisation to 2,082.5 trillion won ($1.35 ‌trillion) as of 0347 GMT, compared ⁠with gains of 0.4% in Samsung Electronics to 2081.3 trillion won, excluding preferred shares.

The market value of South Korean chipmaker SK ‌Hynix briefly topped that of peer ‌Samsung Electronics on Monday to make it the ​country's most valuable firm. Shares of SK Hynix, now the world's most valuable memory chipmaker, traded up 5.7% to bring the company's ‌market capitalisation ⁠to 2,082.5 trillion won ($1.35 trillion) as of 0347 GMT, compared with ⁠gains of 0.4% in Samsung Electronics to 2081.3 trillion won, excluding preferred shares. Samsung ​Electronics had ​held the top ​spot since 2000.

Consumer tech is being squeezed as chip production falls short and national-security fears limit buying from China.

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SK Hynix said on Thursday ‌it has shipped samples ‌of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) ​chips to major customers, as the South Korean chipmaker seeks to strengthen its position ‌in the ⁠fast-growing AI semiconductor market. The next-generation 12-layer HBM4E ⁠chip reaches speeds of up to 16 gigabits per ​second per ​pin ​and offers over ‌20% better power efficiency than previous models, the company said. HBM chips are used in AI chipsets and are ‌crucial components for ​processors such as ​those ​made by Nvidia, ‌helping handle vast data ​needed ​to train AI models.

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