NVIDIA Corporation

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cult short-seller Michael Burry, who reported a bet against Nvidia last year, believes the chipmaker will repeat the fate of dot-com bubble-era Cisco due to an abnormal rise in purchase commitments

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

South Korean stock market has moved to the ninth place in the world in terms of capitalization, surpassing France and Germany, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/emerging-market-rally-builds-as-korea-tops-france-in-stock-ranks">writes</a>. The market was supported by another rise in shares of Asian IT companies, which also contributed to growth in other emerging markets, the agency notes.

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Walmart Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Johnson & Johnson

Microsoft Corporation

Amazon.com, Inc.

Investment capital is flowing into chip manufacturing, retail and oil companies

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ASML Holding N.V.

The dependence of the S&amp;P 500 index on the sentiment of investors invested in AI-related stocks is of concern to Scott Helfstein, a strategist at Global X Investment Company. In a note <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-the-fragile-ai-ecosystem-may-be-one-of-the-biggest-risks-to-markets-this-year-27c3a394">cited</a> by MarketWatch, the analyst highlighted key risks to the markets in 2026. The main one is a disruption in the AI supply chain, a factor Helfstein calls the most underestimated by investors.

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Tesla, Inc.

Klarna

Broadcom Inc.

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

QXO, Inc.

Woodward, Inc.

Sylvamo Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

BlackRock, Inc.

The Kroger Co.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Novo Nordisk A/S

Eli Lilly and Company

Clearway Energy, Inc.

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: investors remain bullish

The U.S. and Taiwan have concluded a long-discussed trade agreement, which provides for a reduction in duty rates on goods imported into the U.S. market from 20% to 15%, and for some products, such as generic drugs and airline components, the fee will be eliminated altogether, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/us-taiwan-chips-deal-china.html">reports </a>. In addition, as part of the deal, Taiwanese technology companies will invest at least $250 billion in the United States - to expand production in the field of semiconductors, energy and artificial intelligence. Taiwan will provide another $250 billion in the form of loan guarantees for further financing, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/us-taiwan-clinch-deal-to-cut-tariffs-boost-chip-investment?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;sref=Y0jVLcFo">reports </a>.

Taiwanese tech companies to invest $250 billion in U.S. in exchange for lower duties

Applied Materials, Inc.

Lam Research Corporation

Capital expenditures by TSMC, the largest AI chip maker, for 2026 were notably higher than expected - suggesting the company expects continued strong demand for AI

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BRC Group Holdings, Inc.

Mission Produce, Inc.

Calavo Growers, Inc.

H.B. Fuller Company

Nutrien Ltd.

SLB N.V.

Trip.com Group Limited

Bank of America Corporation

Wells Fargo & Company

Citigroup Inc.

Morning in New York: quotations are driven by geopolitics

TSMC's financial performance will be strong in 2026, Counterpoint Research predicts

TSMC hits record profit and beats forecasts amid demand for AI chips

Toyota Motor Corporation

TSMC reported record quarterly profits, showing that demand for AI chips continues to accelerate and is already directly transforming the financial results of major semiconductor manufacturers. Warren Buffett has publicly warned that the development of artificial intelligence is comparable in the scale of risks to the creation of nuclear weapons, as even industry leaders do not understand where this technology will eventually lead. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of January 15.

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