Big-Tech Weekly | TPU vs GPU: Architecture Showdown for AI Supremacy
Big-Tech’s PerformanceMacro Headlines This Week:Core inflation re-accelerated but with nuanceUS October core PCE rose 2.8% y/y – still above the Fed’s 2% target – yet the month-on-month pace eased. Services inflation, driven partly by surging portfolio-management fees tied to earlier equity gains, was the key driver.Fed policy path remains the biggest wildcardThe US economy shows resilience alongside hidden cracks. Markets are increasingly focused on the $6.7 tn of Treasuries maturing in 2025–2026 (≈25% of the outstanding marketable debt). Combined with potential expansionary fiscal policy under a second Trump administration, deficit concerns are rising. CICC estimates suggest meaningful deficit reduction will be difficult in a “Trump 2.0” scenario. Any shift in Treasury issuance mix could
Dell Q3 AI upsurge: Revenue hits a new high, but the shadow of costs remains?
Global IT infrastructure giant $Dell Technologies Inc.(DELL)$ has released its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026. Overall, driven by surging demand for AI servers, the company delivered another record-breaking performance: revenue, EPS, and AI order volume all hit all-time highs. However, behind these impressive figures, uncertainties stemming from rising supply chain costs and overheated demand have begun to surface.Revenue hits record high, driven by AI but with deepening structural dependenceTotal revenue for the quarter reached $27 billion, marking an 11% year-over-year increase and setting a new Q3 record. Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) delivered particularly strong performance, with revenue hitting $14.1 billi
Over the past 48 hours, one of the biggest stories in the entire AI sector has been the explosive move in Google-related assets. $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ / $Alphabet(GOOG)$ shares ripped higher by more than 6% in regular trading and tacked on another ~2% after-hours on reports that Meta is in talks for a massive multi-billion-dollar TPU order. Meanwhile, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ and $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ barely budged — a stark contrast to what we usually see when AI hype hits.This isn’t being driven by a single headline. It’s the culmination of several developments that are forcing the market to completely re-price the cost stru
The memory sector's performance last week continued to polarize the market: bulls firmly believe HBM is ushering in a new profit cycle, while skeptics argue spot price gains for DRAM/NAND have clearly deviated from fundamentals, resembling the bubble phase seen in 2017–18.I lean toward the opposite of the latter view: Prices are indeed overheated, but the core drivers stem from genuine structural shifts in supply and demand, not speculation.How should I express it?DRAM spot prices rose 5% week-over-week (16Gb DDR4 surged 9% to $37.5), hitting a 25-year high; NAND spot prices climbed even more sharply, with 1Tb/512Gb/256Gb rising 15-22%. Despite thin trading volumes, supply shortages drove up inventory replenishment demand. NVIDIA's Oct-Q revenue reached $5.7 billion (Data Center: $5.1 bill
Tech Weekly: Gemini 3 Triggers AI Realignment and Market Strategy Adjustments
Week after week, the AI technology investment landscape is undergoing unprecedented rapid transformation, akin to the time dilation scenes in Interstellar—where one hour in tech investing equates to seven years in the $S&P 500 ETF (SPY)$ market. The launch of Gemini 3 has become a pivotal event recently shaking up the AI industry, not only reshaping the competitive landscape but also compelling investors to reassess market logic and strategic positioning.Gemini 3 Reshapes the AI Competitive LandscapeThe launch of Gemini 3 marks the AI industry's official departure from its previous phase of homogeneous competition, ushering in a new era of differentiated competition. This model delivered outstanding performance in benchmark tests, with exceptional
Big-Tech Weekly | GOOG Gemini 3.0 Breaking the Internet! NVDA's Options Under Pressure!
Big-Tech’s PerformanceMacro Headlines This Week:A flood of delayed economic data finally hit the markets, while clear divisions emerged inside the Fed on whether to cut rates again in December. Confidence in a "soft landing" took a hit, and US stocks swung wildly. The early "Trump trade" euphoria gave way to sober reality: the end of the government shutdown unleashed the data backlog, but the numbers were soft + Fed hawkishness escalated, completely shattering the near-certainty of a December rate cut.The Fed's policy path is now the biggest source of uncertainty. The minutes from the October FOMC meeting (released Nov 19-20) revealed obvious splits on a December move. The delayed September jobs report (finally out on Nov 20) showed weaker-than-expected payroll growth, with the unemploymen
High Rates, Weak Housing: Home Depot's Perfect Storm of Headwinds?
$Home Depot(HD)$ released its third-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings report on November 18, 2025, covering the period ending September 30, 2025. Overall, the company achieved total sales growth, but core comparable store sales remained nearly flat, and profitability declined slightly.From a macro perspective, the home improvement sector continues to be weighed down by a weak U.S. housing market, high interest rates, and weather-driven demand shortfalls. Specifically: The company's total sales for the quarter reached $41.4 billion, representing approximately 2.8% year-over-year growth; however, comparable store sales increased by only about 0.2%. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) reached $3.62, while adjusted EPS stood at $3.74, slightly below the $3.78 r
Klarna First Earnings After IPO: Growth First, Not Ready For Profit
$Klarna Group plc(KLAR)$ s Q3 2025 earnings report, its first quarterly results since going public, delivered robust performance that exceeded expectations. Revenue reached $903 million (up 26% YoY), with GMV hitting $32.7 billion (up 23% YoY), both surpassing market consensus. This growth was primarily driven by accelerated expansion in the U.S. market, explosive growth in Fair Financing installment products, and rapid volume growth of the Klarna Card. However, impacted by accounting treatment for installment products (requiring full provisioning of expected credit losses upfront), the company recorded a net loss of $95 million and an operating loss of $83 million, indicating short-term pressure on profitability. Post-market trading saw the stock
PDD Q3: Just Getting Started on Its Comeback Trail?
$PDD Holdings Inc(PDD)$ released its financial report for the third quarter of 2025 before the market opened on November 18. Overall, this quarter's earnings report signals a positive trend of performance beginning to "bounce back from the trough." Key financial metrics show revenue growth rebounding from its low point, with profitability demonstrating significant year-over-year improvement. Notably, after several quarters of profit declines, adjusted operating profit significantly exceeded expectations, showcasing the company's operational resilience amid complex macroeconomic conditions and competitive dynamics.Specifically, while revenue growth rebounded to a high single-digit rate (9%), the more critical advertising revenue growth continued to
Storage Industry Outlook for 2025-2026: HBM Dominates The Era
$Bank of America(BAC)$ The latest Global Storage Technology Report indicates that starting in the second half of 2025, the storage industry will formally exit its previous adjustment cycle and enter a recovery phase characterized by structural differentiation. The NAND market will be the first to enter a mid-to-upward cycle, while DRAM will see robust growth driven by high-bandwidth memory (HBM), though average selling price (ASP) increases will be limited. Meanwhile, small-cap Korean semiconductor equipment and materials stocks face multiple growth pressures. Currently, the industry's core growth momentum has shifted from traditional storage to HBM. Coupled with the sustained recovery of downstream demand for servers, solid-state drives (SSDs), an