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Investigate China's chips? A USA group suggests caution.
Recently, the Semiconductors Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer regarding the Biden administration's decision to launch a Section 301 trade investigation, focusing on China's behaviors, policies, and practices aimed at dominating the Semiconductors Industry.
AI Agent, the next stop for large model implementation.
AI Agent is an intelligent agent that can perceive the environment, autonomously plan, make decisions, and execute actions to achieve goals, possessing essential characteristics such as autonomy, interactivity, reactivity, and adaptability, with large language models as its core driving force. With breakthroughs in underlying technologies powered by large models, we are seeing AI Agents gradually implemented in focused vertical + multiple agent collaborative application scenarios. According to market.us, the Global large model market size is expected to grow from 4.5 billion dollars in 2023 to 82.1 billion dollars by 2033, with a 10-year CAGR of 33.7%. We are Bullish about the future development trend of AI Agents and the investment opportunities brought by changes in the upstream and downstream Industry Chain.
U.S. stocks closed | The "Santa Claus Rally" has arrived! The three major indices rose about 1%, with the Nasdaq returning to above 0.02 million points; Tesla surged over 7%, and Apple reached a new record Market Cap of 3.9 trillion.
European and American stock and bond markets closed early, with U.S. stocks collectively closing at their daily highs. NVIDIA and other large Technology stocks led the rally, Apple reached a new high again, Broadcom rose over 3%, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley increased by more than 2%, the Chinese concept Index once rose over 1%, Baosheng Media Group surged by 310%, NIO and YUM CHINA rose more than 3%.
Here's Why KLA (KLAC) Gained But Lagged the Market Today
KLA Options Trading: A Deep Dive Into Market Sentiment
The list of preferred chip stocks for 2025 has been revealed! In addition to NVIDIA and Broadcom, Wall Street's major firms are also bullish on these companies.
Analysts at Bank of America expect the overall sales of the Semiconductors market to grow by about 15% in 2025, building on the strong growth projected for 2024, reaching 725 billion dollars. Although this growth rate is slower compared to this year's forecast of 20%, it remains very strong and robust.
AI is definitely not just a passing trend! What key trends need to be monitored in 2025?
In 2025, companies will explore the practical applications of AI in organizations more pragmatically. For companies that have not yet adopted AI-driven strategies, time is running out.
The "new wealth password" in the chip Industry: hybrid bonding! Apple and NVIDIA both cannot do without it.
Apple and NVIDIA are iterating their chips, and semiconductor giant BE Semiconductor has entered the "money-making mode." An Analyst has stated that BE Semiconductor's semiconductor equipment may be strongly driven by chip products from technology giants such as Apple and NVIDIA.
Shares of Semiconductor Companies Are Trading Higher After the United States Said It Is Opening an Investigation Into China's Policies for the Semiconductor Industry. China's Commerce Ministry Says the U.S. Investigation Will Disrupt the Chip Industry...
Fed's Daly Reveals Her Bullishness for AI-Driven Productivity
A new star joins Trump's economic team, who has previously criticized Powell!
Stephen Moore was nominated by Trump to be the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers; he had previously accused Powell of helping the Democrats in the last USA election, and he is also a "crypto supporter."
Big news in the photovoltaic industry! The Biden administration is reportedly considering reducing tariffs on CECEP Solar Energy equipment from Mexico.
If Biden exempts tariffs, the sustainability of his policy is in doubt, as Trump threatens to impose a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico, and US manufacturers are lobbying for increased tax-exempt quotas.
Musk causes a commotion at Capitol Hill, is a "Trump 2.0" prototype emerging?
Analysis suggests that Musk's recent act of detonating a political nuclear bomb may be a rehearsal for the Trump 2.0 era of Musk's action model, intended to exert pressure on Congress. However, some also say that the consensus at Mar-a-Lago is that Musk has proven to be an effective Weapon to pressure Congress and a scapegoat for any backlash.
J.P. Morgan's Top Technology Stocks for 2025
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Down to US$84b Market Cap, but Institutional Owners May Not Be as Affected After a Year of 8.1% Returns
The Dow barely ended its longest continuous decline in 50 years, Micron fell by 16%, the US dollar reached a two-year high again, and US bonds, oil, and Bitcoin all dropped.
U.S. stock market's other Indexes turned down towards the end, Tesla rose by nearly 4% before closing down, NVIDIA reached a high of 4%, and Micron Technology had its steepest decline in five years. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds briefly increased by nearly 10 basis points approaching 4.60%, close to a seven-month high, while short-term bond yields fell, with the 2/10-year yield spread at its widest in two and a half years. The Bank of England held rates steady, but more officials supported a rate cut, leading to a decline in the British Pound. The Governor of the Bank of Japan suppressed interest rate hike expectations, causing the yen to fall towards 158, and the offshore renminbi briefly dropped below 7.32 yuan to its lowest in 15 months. Bitcoin fell by 5%, approaching $0.096 million. Spot Gold rose by 1.6% before narrowing back below $2,600, while the futures silver fell by 5%, and U.S. crude oil fell below $70.
Cantor Fitzgerald Adjusts KLA Price Target to $800 From $850, Maintains Neutral Rating
Trump's tariff plan is unpopular! More than half of the USA population opposes imposing taxes on commodities from Mexico.
Standard & Poor's stated that the tariffs in the USA will raise inflation rates and reduce economic output, while some individuals and businesses are stockpiling goods in anticipation of tariff concerns, leading to a significant increase in throughput at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November.
U.S. stock market close | The Federal Reserve takes a hawkish stance, three major Indexes drop together, with the Nasdaq down over 3%; Tesla falls over 8%, leading the decline among Technology giants, while Quantum Computing concept stock, Quantum, soars
The Dow Jones experienced ten consecutive declines, marking the longest streak of losses since 1974. The S&P fell nearly 3%, and the Nasdaq dropped over 3%. Tesla led the tech giants down with a decline of over 8%. The chip index fell nearly 4%, with Broadcom dropping nearly 7%, and NVIDIA initially rose nearly 5% during the day before turning negative. Micron Technology, which provided disappointing guidance for this fiscal quarter, fell over 10% in after-hours trading.
Shares of Semiconductor Companies Are Trading Lower Amid Overall Market Weakness Following the Fed's Rate Decision to Cut Rates by 25 Basis Points.