China's new chip origin rule spares U.S. designers like Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm from 125% tariffs by exempting Taiwan-fabricated chips, while penalizing U.S.-based manufacturers like Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Texas Instruments, reshaping the global semiconductor supply chain.
Wall Street ended the week on a strong note, with major indices posting their best weekly performance in years, as traders appeared confident that the escalation in the U.S.-China trade war — which led to triple-digit tariff increases on both sides — would be resolved in the near term.
Chipmaker Broadcom unveiled a $10 billion share buyback plan, in a move that helps buffer valuations suffering even after Wednesday’s tariffs-rollback rally.
