Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

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.

ASML Holding N.V.

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.

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

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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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Sales of the largest chip maker, TSMC, beat forecasts

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Several brokerage firms, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Macquarie Group, have raised their forecasts for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) shares since the beginning of the year, underscoring continued optimism about the world's largest contract chipmaker after its record growth, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/tsmc-s-record-stock-rally-spurs-wall-street-rush-to-hike-targets?embedded-checkout=true">reports</a>.

Several banks have raised their forecasts for TSMC, with one predicting growth of 42%.

NVIDIA Corporation

Apple Inc.

Shares of the largest chip supplier for Nvidia and Apple rose amid expectations of another year of steady growth.

Goldman raised TSMC's target price by 35%. Shares have risen the most since April.

Rivian Automotive, Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

Rivian has ordered chips from Nvidia for 50,000 electric vehicles in 2025

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Oracle Corporation

Intel Corporation

Banks are discussing a new loan for the construction of data centers for ChatGPT developer, SEC has started an audit of Jefferies bank due to probable insufficient risk disclosure, and TSMC has sued a former top manager, accusing him of probable transfer of Intel secrets. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events by the morning of November 28.

Highlights for the morning: SEC investigations against Jefferies, TSMC lawsuit and Big Tech debt

Leading Chinese companies - Alibaba and ByteDance - are training their artificial intelligence models abroad to gain access to Nvidia chips, Financial Times sources claim. One of China's largest developers, Vanke, has requested a delay in payments, causing its bonds to collapse and alarm across the sector. On these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of November 27.

Highlights for the morning: Canada's duties, Intel and TSMC squabble, China finds its way to Nvidia chips

Broadcom Inc.

Marvell Technology, Inc.

Nvidia's strong third-quarter results have temporarily calmed investors worried about the shakiness of the artificial intelligence boom. Analysts were generally positive about the report of the world's most expensive company, noting the acceleration of revenue growth and improved profitability. However, experts warn that concerns about the AI bubble have not gone away - they have simply receded into the background.