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In the financial markets on the 13th, while the sell-off of AI and semiconductor-related stocks expanded globally, falling long-term interest rates in the US provided support for the stock market. Following reports of technological progress by Chinese memory semiconductor manufacturer CXMT, the South Korean KOSPI plunged by 5.5%.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s winning streak ended at three on October 13, 2026. The blue-chip index slipped approximately 0.2-0.4%, or around 137-180 points, as a selloff in chip stocks pulled the broader market down with it.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also edged lower. The trigger was an unusual one: a semiconductor CEO talking down the very trade that has made his industry rich.

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Fermi (NASDAQ:FRMI), an AI campus and on-site power infrastructure developer, closed at $3.72, up 14.46%. The stock jumped after a premarket credit support agreement with AMD backed Phase 1 of Project Matador. Investors are monitoring financing progress for the 222-MW lease. Trading volume reached 86.0M shares, coming in about 352% above its three-month average of 19.0M shares.

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The U.S.-Canada trade relationship has entered a tense phase, with new tariffs implemented by both sides in late August and early September. This latest exchange adds costs to goods flowing in both directions, creating uncertainty across one of North America’s key trade corridors.

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods,

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Marvell stock has left Broadcom and NVIDIA in the dust this year, but a gain that steep raises a sharper question than most investors want to answer about what happens next.

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