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Microsoft earnings update keeps guidance and software demand in focus as AI spending debate rolls on

A Microsoft (MSFT) earnings-related update on its investor relations site kept markets focused on software demand and what management signals next on AI infrastructure spending and margins—key inputs for tech...

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Influential Figures Musk says “Terafab Project launches in 7 days,” reigniting the AI-chip capacity debate

Elon Musk’s brief X post offered no new details, but it refocused markets on whether his companies can secure enough AI chips—and what that could mean for Nvidia, AMD, foundries and chip equipment.

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Semiconductors AI-accelerator demand stays the chip-sector’s north star as export controls and capacity questions linger

Semiconductor headlines kept attention on AI-accelerator demand led by Nvidia and AMD, while investors weighed export-control risk, foundry capacity, and equipment bottlenecks across the supply chain.

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Forex Dollar’s next test runs through the yen and euro as policy gaps meet shifting risk mood

U.S. dollar moves are keeping traders focused on USD/JPY and EUR/USD as markets weigh central-bank divergence, rate differentials and global risk appetite. The sensitivity of the yen and euro is putting intervention...

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