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Samsung Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: Operating Profit Seen at 84.6–86 Trillion Won, Up 18x YoY — HBM Progress Is the Only Variable That Matters

Samsung Electronics releases preliminary Q2 2026 results Tuesday, with consensus operating profit forecasts ranging from 80 to 92 trillion won — a potential 18-fold year-over-year surge driven by a 44% rise in DRAM prices and 53% rise in NAND prices during the quarter. The result could briefly surpass Nvidia's Q1 profit of $53.54 billion. Samsung shares gained 4% on Monday to 325,000 won. Investors are focused less on the headline beat and more on HBM certification progress with Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform.

SK Hynix Plans $29B Nasdaq ADR Listing on July 10 — HSBC Raises Price Target to 4 Million Won Ahead of Record Q2 Earnings

SK Hynix is scheduled to list its American depositary receipt on Nasdaq on July 10, targeting up to $29 billion in a deal that would give US investors direct access to the world's dominant high-bandwidth memory producer. HSBC raised its price target to 4 million won — a 20% premium above previous targets — citing improved shareholder returns and enhanced investor accessibility post-ADR. The company is expected to post Q2 operating profit of 64.44 trillion won on July 29, potentially its largest quarter ever.

Intel Surges 70% in 2026 as Terafab Partnership and Google AI Deal Cement Semiconductor Comeback

Intel has emerged as one of the S&P 500's most dramatic turnaround stories in 2026, with its stock gaining approximately 70% year-to-date after confirming its role in Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip megafab initiative and deepening a strategic AI partnership with Google Cloud. Analysts have raised price targets as high as $92, though the stock currently trades at a stretched forward P/E of around 94 times, reflecting high expectations for future earnings growth.

Nvidia Expands Blackwell Ultra GPU Production to Meet Record AI Infrastructure Demand

Nvidia announced a major ramp-up in Blackwell Ultra GPU production, citing record orders from hyperscalers and sovereign AI programs worldwide. The company indicated Q1 2026 data center revenue is on pace to surpass the prior quarter's record, driving renewed momentum across the semiconductor supply chain from TSMC to Micron.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Projects $1 Trillion in AI Chip Orders Through 2027 at GTC Conference

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a landmark keynote at the company's GTC 2026 conference in San Jose, California, projecting at least $1 trillion in revenue from Blackwell and Vera Rubin AI chip orders through 2027. The announcement nearly doubled Huang's previous $500 billion forecast and sent Nvidia shares up roughly 2%, providing the strongest single-day catalyst for the broader semiconductor sector and reigniting bullish sentiment across the AI infrastructure trade.

Nvidia Chips Rally Ahead of GTC 2026 as Jensen Huang Teases 'World-Surprising' AI Chip

Nvidia shares gained approximately 1.6% Friday ahead of the company's marquee annual developer conference, GTC 2026, set to begin Monday in San Jose, California. CEO Jensen Huang has teased a 'world-surprising' chip announcement expected to center on the Vera Rubin AI architecture and the Feynman next-generation GPU platform, with Wall Street analysts broadly maintaining buy ratings and price targets implying substantial upside.

NVIDIA Commits $2 Billion to Nebius in AI Data Center Partnership Targeting 5 Gigawatts by 2030

NVIDIA announced a $2 billion strategic investment in Amsterdam-based AI cloud provider Nebius Group on Wednesday, deepening a partnership aimed at deploying more than 5 gigawatts of NVIDIA-powered AI infrastructure by the end of 2030. Nebius shares surged more than 10% on the news, as the deal reinforces NVIDIA's strategy of investing in companies that purchase its chips at hyperscale.

TSMC February Revenue Climbs 22% Year-Over-Year, Two-Month Sales Jump 30% on AI Chip Demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported February 2026 revenue of approximately $10.1 billion, a 22.2% year-over-year increase, as sustained demand from AI chip designers including Nvidia and AMD continued to drive volumes at the world's largest contract chipmaker. Combined revenue for the first two months of 2026 reached roughly $22.9 billion, up nearly 30% from the same period last year, reinforcing TSMC's role as the backbone of the global AI infrastructure buildout.

Costco, Kroger, and Marvell Technology Headline Earnings Thursday as Consumer and Chip Spending Face Scrutiny

Investors will receive critical data points on consumer spending resilience and semiconductor demand Thursday as retail giants Costco and Kroger, along with AI chip supplier Marvell Technology, publish quarterly results against a backdrop of rising oil prices, a freshly enacted 15% global tariff, and persistent questions about whether household purchasing power is beginning to crack.