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(BC94.L) Follow Add holdings 965.50 -12.00 (-1.23%) At close: April 24 at 5:18:10 PM GMT+1 All News Press Releases SEC Filings Nvidia supplier SK Hynix warns of turbulence from US tariffs (Bloomberg) -- SK Hynix Inc. warned of increased volatility in the second half of 2025 despite resilient demand for AI memory chips from big tech providers, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding US tariffs.Most Read from BloombergTrump Gives New York ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion FeeWhy Car YouTuber Matt Farah Is Fighting for Walkable CitiesThe Racial Wealth Gap Is Not Just About MoneyBackyard Micro-Flats Aim to Ease South Africa’s Housing CrisisTo Fuel Affordable Housing, This Innovation Short Selling of SK Hynix Surges to Record on Trade, AI Concerns (Bloomberg) -- Bearish bets on shares of SK Hynix Inc. surged to an all-time high this month, as South Korea ended its ban on short-selling at perhaps the worst possible time for the memory chipmaker.Most Read from BloombergTrump Gives New York ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion FeeDOGE Visits National Gallery of Art to Discuss Museum’s Legal StatusThe Racial Wealth Gap Is Not Just About MoneyBackyard Micro-Flats Aim to Ease South Africa’s Housing CrisisThe March 31 regulatory change made for a ChatGPT Chief Calls Search Crucial for OpenAI in Google Trial (Bloomberg) -- OpenAI’s goals of building a “super assistant” app and reaching general artificial intelligence won’t succeed without search technology but Google has declined to work with the startup, the head of its ChatGPT product testified Tuesday in the Google antitrust trial.Most Read from BloombergTrump Gives New York ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion FeeDOGE Visits National Gallery of Art to Discuss Museum’s Legal StatusThe Racial Wealth Gap Is Not Just About MoneyOpenAI’s Nick Turley s The iPhone’s biggest rival may have one advantage in Trump’s tariff war There’s a key difference between an iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phone that may matter now more than ever: One was likely assembled in China, while the other was probably produced in Vietnam, India or South Korea. Exclusive-LG, Samsung sue Indian government over electronic-waste pricing policy NEW DELHI (Reuters) -South Korea's LG and Samsung have sued India's government to quash a policy which increases payouts to electronic-waste recyclers, court filings show, joining other major companies in contesting the country's environmental rules citing business impact. The lawsuits, set to be heard on Tuesday with other challenges, mark an escalation of a standoff involving foreign companies' and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over its stance towards waste management practices. LG and Samsung did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment. TSMC Warns of Limits of Ability to Keep Its AI Chips From China (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. listed the challenges of ensuring export control compliance by its customers, months after the company’s artificial intelligence silicon was found to have flowed to US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies Co. via intermediaries. Most Read from BloombergDOGE Visits National Gallery of Art to Discuss Museum’s Legal StatusTrump Administration Takes Over New York Penn Station RevampDOGE Places Entire Staff of Federal Homelessness Agency on LeaveNashvil Perplexity AI pursues smartphone integration The AI startup is in early talks with Samsung to embed its AI assistant into the latter’s devices. TSMC holds outlook steady amid tariff risks & recession worries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) stock is in focus after the chipmaker reported earnings that beat expectations and reiterated its revenue forecast despite ongoing tariff concerns. Moor Insights & Strategy founder, CEO, and chief analyst Patrick Moorhead takes a closer look at the earnings print and discusses his outlook for TMSC and its competitors, like Samsung (005930.KS) and Intel (INTC), on Morning Brief with Madison Mills and Brad Smith. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. ASML Warns on Tariffs and Posts Weak Orders; Stock Slides ASML reported quarterly orders for its cutting-edge semiconductor-making machinery that fell way short of consensus estimates, after chip makers held back on committing to new equipment. The company, which supplies Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung Electronics, warned that President Trump’s erratic tariff policies were creating uncertainty for the industry. Asian Stocks Drop, With Chip Companies Among Biggest Losers Asian equity markets declined Wednesday, with technology shares hit by uncertainty over how the Trump administration’s trade policies will affect supply chains. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average shed 1%, with chip and electronics shares leading losses. Breaking News: Apple Foldable iPhone Will Feature Only Samsung OLEDs Apple Bets on Samsung Alone for Foldable iPhone Displays, Shuts Out LG and Chinese Rivals Report: Apple Picks Samsung as Sole OLED Supplier for First Foldable iPhone The foldable iPhone is expected in 2026 with a price tag of around $2,000. South Korea Boosts Chip-Industry Support Amid U.S. Uncertainties Facing “increased uncertainties” with the U.S., Seoul officials said Tuesday they would boost the government’s chip investment to 33 trillion won, or the equivalent of $23.2 billion, a boost from a prior pledge of 26 trillion won. At least 4 trillion won will be spent by next year. Trending tickers: Apple, Alibaba, ASML, Barclays and Wood Group The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Monday. Shifting Signals on Tech Tariffs Fuel Fresh Trade Uncertainty Various comments from the Trump administration over the weekend regarding tariffs on consumer electronics hint at another chaotic week on Wall Street and in Washington. Apple, Nvidia score relief from US tariffs with exemptions The move appeared to exclude the products from the 10% global baseline tariff on other countries, including Samsung Electronics Co.’s home of South Korea. Apple was on brink of crisis before tariff concession from Trump (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic — for the moment, at least. What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump's tariff war When Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee met Vietnam's prime minister in July, he had a simple message to convey. "Vietnam's success is Samsung's success, and Vietnam's development is Samsung's development," Lee told Pham Minh Chinh, pledging long-term investment to make the country its biggest manufacturing base for display products. Since the South Korean conglomerate entered Vietnam in 1989, it has poured billions of dollars into expanding its global manufacturing footprint beyond China. U.S. Lifts NVIDIA Chip Ban, Easing Strain on Samsung and SK Hynix The U.S. reversed a proposed ban on NVIDIA's AI chip H20, which had targeted high-bandwidth memory exports to China. South Korea, Japan Stocks Surge as US Levy Pause Fuels Optimism (Bloomberg) -- Stocks in South Korea rallied by the most in five years while Japan’s equities recorded the biggest gain since August as a reprieve in higher US tariffs lured buyers back to the beaten-down markets.South Korea’s Kospi Index soared 6.6%, a day after entering a bear market. Japan’s benchmark Topix index rose 8.1% and the Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 9.1%. Across Asia, equity markets bounced back sharply along with currencies after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause o Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 4/25/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is KOSPI Composite Index (^KS11) Return BC94.L KOSPI Composite Index (^KS11) YTD +7.46% +6.01% 1-Year -32.39% -3.23% 3-Year -27.68% -4.27%