Investors scramble to make sense of a shock Chinese challenge to the dominance of western chipmakers
Even for the rollercoaster world of AI, last week was particularly volatile as investors scrambled to keep up with developments that threatened the dominance of the largest western chipmakers.
It began with a double whammy. On Monday, the Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT floated on the Shanghai stock market, soaring by 466% in value to 3.3tn yuan (£365bn).
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/02/stock-market-turmoil-nvidia-china-light-ai-economy
Author : Aisha Down, Dan Milmo and Graeme Wearden
Publish date : 2026-08-02 09:00:00
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