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Korea Barbeque'd: Kospi Crashes As Chip Stocks Tank, AI Token Index Spirals Lower
Korea Barbeque'd: Kospi Crashes As Chip Stocks Tank, AI Token Index Spirals Lower
South Korean stocks plunged on Tuesday as concerns over circular AI financing and China's expanding DUV lithography capabilities (read here) were top of mind among investors. Adding to the pressure, chipmakers may not have found a floor just yet because Silicon Data's LLM Token Expenditure Index continues to slide, suggesting that companies are shifting toward cheaper models, particularly open-source alternatives from China.
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The Kospi index follows a weak US session lower, falling as much as 10.7%...
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