15 October 2026

TSMC beats earnings forecasts but shares fall amid AI stock selloff

First reported

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  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the chipmaker that builds processors for many major tech firms, reported third-quarter revenue of $46.36 billion, above the $45.4 billion analysts expected.
  • Its shares still fell about 2% because of a wider drop in AI-related stocks that began after concerns were raised about debt at CoreWeave, a cloud computing provider for AI.
  • Chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix each fell more than 8% at one point, and Intel dropped 6.6%, as the selloff spread across the sector.

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