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📊 Taiwan will not agree to 50-50 chip production deal with US, negotiator says

Taiwan will not agree to a deal with the United States for half of all semiconductor production to take place in the country, the island's top tariff negotiator said on Wednesday after returning home.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told U.S. television network News Nation over the weekend that Washington's pitch to Taiwan would be a 50-50 split in making chips, the vast majority of which are now made on the island. Reuters reports.


🤖 Samsung, SK Hynix to supply memory chips to OpenAI's Stargate project

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have signed letters of intent to supply memory chips for OpenAI's data centers, they said on Wednesday, as South Korean chipmakers join forces with the ChatGPT maker to meet rising demand from its Stargate project.

The announcements were made on Wednesday after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and the chairmen of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix at the presidential office in central Seoul.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the $500 billion Stargate project in January, charging OpenAI and partners including SoftBank and Oracle with ensuring the U.S. remains a leader in artificial intelligence. Yahoo Finance reports.


🚙 Tesla hikes lease prices as US electric vehicle tax credit expires

Tesla has raised lease prices for all its vehicles in the U.S. after a $7,500 federal tax credit that helped boost electric vehicle sales expired, according to the company's website on Wednesday.

The change follows the end of tax incentives under sweeping legislation passed by Congress, which eliminated the $7,500 credit for new EV leases and purchases, as well as a $4,000 credit for used EVs, effective September 30.

Tesla and its rivals had been passing these credits on to customers through competitive lease offers. Yahoo Finance reports.


📱 Alphabet’s stock just had its best quarter in two decades thanks to AI

For investors looking for validation of Alphabet Inc.’s artificial-intelligence strategy, some proof arrived on Tuesday.

The Google parent company’s stock clinched its biggest quarterly gain in 20 years, with shares of Alphabet’s Class A stock closing at $243.10 and gaining 38% between the beginning of July and the end of September.

The stock’s third-quarter performance this year marked the company’s best since the second quarter of 2005, according to Dow Jones Market Data. (Its Class C shares which originated in 2014 and now trade under the “GOOG” ticker, rose 37% to seal their best quarterly performance on record.) MarketWatch reports.


📊 Pipeline and Storage boost Atmos Energy's Q3 performance

Atmos Energy's recent updates underscore impressive accomplishments, including strong Q3 25 earnings with substantial revenue and profit growth, strategic investments in infrastructure modernization and enhanced customer service initiatives. MarketScreener reports.

*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars



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