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Megacap tech giants Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft each reported quarterly results after market close Wednesday....

Asian markets climbed, mirroring Wall Street's record highs, driven by AI stock enthusiasm and anticipated US interest rate cuts. Investors are optimistic about potential breakthroughs in US-China trade talks ahead of a meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi. Upcoming tech earnings from Microsoft and Meta are also keenly awaited, poised to further fuel the current market rally....

South Korea Risks Economic Self-Sabotage With $1 Trillion Crackdown On US Tech Giants For those who don't know, South Korea is big on extracting money from Big Tech firms in the United States - a protectionist tactic similar to China - aimed at curbing the dominance of global tech platforms when it comes to social media, search, e-commerce and app stores, while favoring domestic players such as Naver, Kakao and Coupang.  The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), which enforces laws pertaining to antitrust and competition, has repeatedly targeted US firms. In 2021, it fined Google $177 million for anti-competitive practices in Android licensing, alleging it abused its dominance to restrict competitors. That same year, Korea became the first country to prohibit Apple/Google from requiring developers to use only their in-app payment systems; both firms adjusted policies, and regulators later warned/fined over compliance issues.  In 2023, Apple faced a $22 million fine for similar app stor...

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow unpack the news that Samsung and SK Hynix have reached early-stage agreements to supply chips and other gear to OpenAI's Stargate data center project. Plus, Wellington Management Head of Late-Stage Growth Matt Witheiler, talks about the opportunities in the private markets as tech firms stay private longer. And Google, Amazon and Peloton are out with new AI-powered devices. (Source: Bloomberg)...