Taiwan Semiconductor shares retreated despite posting strong earnings growth, highlighting a disconnect between fundamental performance and market valuation. Investor nerves sharpened following reports that Anthropic’s annual revenue run rate remains stagnant, casting doubt on the immediate monetization potential of high-profile AI startups.
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Tech Markets Stumble as AI Growth Sustainability Faces Skepticism
A sharp 7.6% drop in South Korea’s Kospi index overnight signaled a cooling of investor sentiment, dragging global technology shares into a volatile session. The pullback reflects mounting anxiety over the longevity of the artificial intelligence boom, as market participants scrutinize revenue reports and debt risks among key industry players.
Financial stress is appearing in niche sectors as well. While CoreWeave shares climbed, derivatives markets simultaneously priced in a higher probability of default for the cloud-computing provider. This tension is bleeding into hardware supply chains, with Dell Technologies stock extending a recent slide to lose approximately 20% over four sessions. Meanwhile, Apple managed to buck the broader downward trend, maintaining flat performance as its market capitalization briefly eclipsed $5 trillion following a strategic collaboration with Meta Platforms to integrate open-weight AI models into Mac hardware.
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