Advantest shares jump as much as 14% as AI chip boom drives record sales
Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug.…
This could be a better — and safer — way into the AI trade in 2026
Published: Jan. 3, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET Some investors may need to be reminded that the semiconductor industry…
SoftBank leads decline in Japanese tech stocks as worries over AI spending spill over to Asia
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 03: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during an event titled “Transforming…
AI, tech recovery, Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in…
AI Earnings Strength Widens to More Stocks to Allay Bubble Fears
A brighter earnings outlook for artificial-intelligence companies is allaying concerns that the AI-led global equity rally is in…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50
Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% to a record high, notching a…
Asia-Pacific markets: Nikkei 225, bonds, Treasurys
The Exchange Centre, which houses the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. The…