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Global chip stocks plunge on AI sustainability concerns
Major semiconductor companies including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Nvidia experienced sharp stock declines across US and Asian markets as investors grew concerned about the long-term profitability of the artificial intelligence boom. South Korea's Kospi index dropped over 10 percent and triggered trading halts amid heavy chipmaker selling.
This is a long-running storyline that has developed over 9 days. The homepage highlights its most recent activity, so the outlet count there reflects the latest wave. The totals above cover the full run.
Samsung ElectronicsSK HynixSouth Korea KospiNvidiaASML
2026-08-06
- Asian tech stocks drop with SK Hynix plunging 10% after Wall Street AI names fall
- Asian shares are mostly lower as Kospi falls 4% and tech giants decline on Wall Street
- Asian shares are mostly lower as Kospi falls 4% and tech giants decline on Wall Street
- Asian shares are mostly lower as Kospi falls 4% and tech giants decline on Wall Street
- Asian shares are mostly lower as Kospi falls 4% and tech giants decline on Wall Street
2026-08-03
2026-07-31
- South Korea Stock Boom: Why Kospi Is World’s Most Volatile Benchmark Stock Index
- South Korea’s chip giants just logged their biggest rally ever. What it means for the global AI trade.
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps nearly 18% on a surge in chipmaking stocks
- South Korean shares surge after chip stock rout
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- Asian stocks rebound and yen jumps on signs of intervention
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 15% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 13% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 15% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 13% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 15% on a surge of chipmaking stocks
- South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 13%, tracking Wall Street gains, on a surge of chipmaking stocks
2026-07-30
- Korean Stocks Rebound as Earnings Recharge Optimism on AI Trade
- Oil prices slip and world shares are mixed as investors sell AI stocks in Asia
- Oil prices slip and Asian shares are mostly lower as investors sell chipmaker stocks
- Oil prices slip and Asian shares are mostly lower as investors sell chipmaker stocks
- Oil prices slip and Asian shares are mostly lower as investors sell chipmaker stocks
- Chinese Chip Stocks Plunge as Investors Rotate Away From Tech
- ‘My life’s screwed’: Korean investors stress out after AI bubble bursts
- Korean Stocks’ Record Rout Fails to Tempt Global Investors
- Korean Stocks Decline After Samsung Results, New ETF Curbs
2026-07-29
- World shares are mixed and South Korea's Kospi share index falls 6%, while oil prices surge
- South Korea's Kospi share index falls 6% and other Asian shares are mixed as oil prices surge
- South Korea's Kospi share index falls 7% and other Asian shares are mixed as oil prices surge
- South Korea's Kospi share index falls 8%, other Asian shares are also mostly lower
- South Korea's Kospi share index falls 8%, other Asian shares are also mostly lower
- South Korea’s Kospi share index falls nearly 7%, other Asian shares also mostly lower
- South Korea’s Kospi share index falls nearly 7%, other Asian shares also mostly lower
- South Korea’s Kospi share index falls 8%, other Asian shares are also mostly lower
- South Korea's Kospi share index falls 8%, other Asian shares are also mostly lower
- South Korea’s Kospi share index drops nearly 7% on prolonged selling of chipmaking shares
- Asian technology stocks extend sell-off with SoftBank down 7% as AI plays take a hit
- Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors
2026-07-28
- ‘A lot of panic around the AI investment’: how a chip slump is driving the Nasdaq toward correction
- Bitcoin lows pierce $63K as Asia chip-stock crash spreads to Wall Street
- Nasdaq 100 slides into correction as global chip and memory stocks sell off
- Nasdaq slumps on worsening chipmaker rout as AI bubble, China competition concerns mount
- Wall Street mixed early as chip sell-off continues
- Chip stocks are in freefall from Seoul to Wall Street. Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft report this week