ASML surges as Q4 bookings soar on AI demand, China sales to see 'normal ratio' in 2025. Microsoft said to be probing if DeepSeek improperly used OpenAI data. SoftBank to invest in Skild AI.

Shares of the semiconductor equipment company ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) popped today after the company released its fourth-quarter results (ending Dec. 31) that outpaced Wall Street's expectations. ASML's revenue and earnings were both ahead of analysts' consensus estimates,

Wall Street analysts maintained their bullish views on ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) after the Dutch chip equipment maker reported fourth quarter results that beat estimates. Shares of ASML rose about 6% premarket on Wednesday.

After Monday’s fears over artificial-intelligence microchips fueled by the rise of low-cost Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, the Dutch company’s results due Wednesday morning may have even more sway.

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Chinese startup DeepSeek has debuted an AI app that challenges OpenAI's ChatGPT and other U.S. rivals, sending a shock through Wall Street.

ASML stock rallied after the semiconductor supplier beat fourth-quarter expectations. Here’s what you need to know.

Investors will seek reassurance that ASML's AI-dependent growth outlook for 2025 is secure despite a selloff sparked by China's DeepSeek, as the biggest supplier of equipment used to make computer chips ASML reports earnings on Wednesday.

ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) is rocketing higher on strong earnings. Up about $38 a share, the Dutch semiconductor giant reported a substantial jump in fourth quarter net bookings, which tells us demand for its chipmaking tools is still strong.

Dutch tech giant ASML, which sells cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, reported a drop in annual net profits Wednesday, as geopolitical headwinds and the emergence of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek disrupt the sector. ASML net profits for 2024 came in at 7.6 billion euros, compared to 7.8 billion euros for 2023.

Here are some of the notable share price movers in the premarket: U.S.-listed shares of ASML are jumping nearly 6% after the Dutch maker of advanced microchip-making equipment [reported much stronger-