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  "id": 14637973,
  "title": "South Korea's KOSPI closes at 6-month low as chipmakers slump on AI worries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/south-koreas-kospi-closes-at-6-month-low-as-chipmakers-slump-on-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-15T04:54:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/south-koreas-kospi-closes-6-month-low-chipmakers-slump-ai-worries-6461381"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian markets suffered a significant drop on Thursday (Oct 15) as tech firms experienced yet another painful decline. The rapid increase in US consumer price inflation raised concerns that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates more aggressively. Seoul's Kospi index dropped more than 7%, while SK hynix and Samsung fell by over 10%. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell more than 5%, with Kioxia and Advantest experiencing declines of more than 11% and 13% respectively. SoftBank also saw a drop of over 9%. Taipei's TSMC lost around 3% as well. The selling was triggered by the tech sector's recovery from a major summer rout, which was driven by concerns over elevated valuations and questions about when companies would see returns on their massive investments. The US inflation rate for September came in at 3.7%, higher than expected and the highest in five months. This fueled predictions of more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, potentially as soon as later in October.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "South Korea's KOSPI closes at 6-month low as chipmakers slump on AI worries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/south-koreas-kospi-closes-at-6-month-low-as-chipmakers-slump-on-ai-14642013",
        "published": "2026-10-15T04:54:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}