Bloomberg Television·2026-08-14 04:39Financial Performance & Market Trends - Open A.I. is on track to generate a revenue run rate exceeding $40 billion, doubling from the end of the previous year and driven by enterprise, coding products, ads, and consumer businesses with one billion weekly users[1][8][9] - Sandisk became a top-performing member of the S&P, surging over 500% this year, while A.M.D. priced a $4.7 billion debt in three tranches to meet strong tech debt demand[4][6][11] - South Korea's KOSPI entered a technical bull market with gains of 20% from recent lows and foreign investors remaining net sellers of over $100 billion year to date, while foreign outflows totaled $150 billion[49][52][93] - JD.com reported a revenue decline in the first quarter since its 2014 listing, highlighting the divergence between subdued consumer demand and improving profitability, though overall revenue and profit beat estimates[130][131] Industry Dynamics & Supply Chain - Chipmaker CXMT surpassed Tencent as China's most valuable company with a close valuation of $134 billion, emerging as a key proxy for China's AI ambitions[1][170] - DeepSeek is significantly raising prices for its flagship AI models by more than four times, aiming for a path toward monetization and future profitability [7][171] - U.S. President Trump targeted Chinese drones by slapping tariffs as high as 100%, affecting manufacturers like DJI which accounted for about 70% of the U.S. market, while granting 15% tariffs to allies like the EU, Japan, and Taiwan [2][26][27][120] - India's data center power demand is projected by a Tata Power CEO to reach 10 gigawatts by 2030 and 30 gigawatts by 2035, scaling up from a current supply of 1.5 gigawatts [39][176]