US Top News and Analysis | SK Hynix hits $1 trillion valuation as AI boom lifts South Korean chip stocks

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SK Hynix’s shares surged up to 11% on Wednesday, pushing the South Korean chipmaker’s market value above $1 trillion as investors pour into artificial‑intelligence‑linked semiconductor stocks. The rally, part of a roughly 250% year‑to‑date gain, is driven by soaring demand for high‑bandwidth memory chips used in AI servers and accelerators, positioning SK Hynix as a key supplier to Nvidia. The move follows Samsung Electronics’ recent crossing of the same $1‑trillion threshold, with the two firms together representing more than 40% of South Korea’s Kospi index, which has nearly doubled since the start of the year. Analysts caution that such concentration could increase market volatility and expose the index to risks from supply‑chain disruptions and a possible slowdown in global data‑center investment.

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BBC News | Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus

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Samsung’s largest union has halted a planned strike after reaching a tentative pay agreement with the South Korean tech giant, easing fears of disruption at the world’s biggest memory‑chip maker amid a surge in AI data‑centre demand. The dispute centered on how to share soaring profits: Samsung offered bonuses of up to 607 % of annual salary for memory‑chip workers, far higher than the 50‑100 % proposed for staff in other divisions, prompting the union—representing about 48,000 employees—to demand a removal of the 50 % bonus cap and a share of 15 % of operating profit for all workers. Samsung’s operating profit jumped roughly 750 % in the March quarter, and its shares rose more than 8 % after the deal, while both the company and the union warned that a strike could have multi‑trillion‑won repercussions for the global chip supply chain and South Korea’s economy.

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