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The trading platform Robinhood announced its third-quarter financial report, with revenue of $1.42 billion, slightly below Wall Street's expectation of about $1.43 billion; earnings per share were $0.51, lower than the expected $0.55 and also down from $0.61 in the same period last year. Net profit was $476 million, a year-on-year decrease of 14% and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 17%. This quarter included an unrealized loss of $67 million from Robinhood Ventures Fund I, equivalent to $0.07 per share; adjusted earnings per share were $0.60, a year-on-year decrease of 3%. After the financial report was released, the stock price fell in after-hours trading, closing at about $94.61 on Tuesday, a cumulative decline of about 18% for the year.By business segment, event contract revenue increased from $156 million in the second quarter to $173 million, with customer trading volume reaching a record 16.4 billion contracts, more than seven times that of the same period last year. Cryptocurrency trading revenue rebounded from $100 million in the second quarter to $120 million, but was down 55% from $268 million in the third quarter of 2025; this quarter's cryptocurrency trading volume was $50 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 38%, with $21 billion from in-app and $29 billion from its acquired exchange Bitstamp.Robinhood narrowed its guidance for adjusted operating expenses and equity incentive costs for 2026 to $2.675 billion to $2.75 billion, lowering the previous upper limit of $2.775 billion. A few hours before the financial report was released, the company announced a partnership with Ripple to introduce the stablecoin RLUSD to Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, with plans to launch it in-app later this year; RLUSD has a market capitalization of over $2.5 billion, and Ripple will also provide fund management software and lending services for Bitstamp traders. Robinhood Chain went live as a Layer 2 network on July 1, generating about $3.13 million in fees within 30 days as of the end of August, surpassing Ethereum and Base.

SK Hynix will announce its Q3 2026 financial report after the U.S. stock market closes on Tuesday, along with a new shareholder return plan. The market is focused on the demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM), profitability, and whether a large special dividend will be issued. Other memory manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and Kioxia Japan will also gradually announce their performance.The demand for AI infrastructure is driving an upward trend in the memory chip market. KB Securities analysts estimate that more than 70% of the memory that the two major Korean memory chip manufacturers plan to produce next year is covered by five-year supply agreements signed with large technology companies. The market is beginning to worry about the return on AI capital expenditures and financing costs, with investors paying more attention to order quality, the sustainability of future demand, and the pace of capacity expansion.Korean media previously reported that SK Hynix is considering issuing a special dividend of about 16 trillion won (approximately 12 billion USD); other reports suggest that the new shareholder return could reach as high as 60 trillion won (approximately 45 billion USD). These amounts have not been officially confirmed by the company. SK Hynix had previously announced a buyback and cancellation of treasury shares worth 40 trillion won and plans to use more than 50% of its free cash flow from 2025 to 2027 for shareholder returns.

HSBC Holdings (HSBC.N) fell 6.6% in pre-market trading due to third-quarter net profit not meeting market expectations.

South Korean chip companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will release their third-quarter financial reports next week, with strong demand for artificial intelligence storage chips expected to drive substantial profits for both companies.SK Hynix is scheduled to announce its financial report on Wednesday, while Samsung Electronics will follow closely on Thursday.

Anthropic informed investors that its third-quarter revenue soared to 16.8 billion USD, an increase of nearly 50% compared to 11.5 billion USD in the second quarter, and it achieved profitability. The company stated that it has achieved profitability on an adjusted basis, and the cash flow for the quarter is positive. The outside world expects its listing to become the highest-valued IPO in history.

Anthropic will disclose its third-quarter revenue data to potential institutional investors today at its headquarters in San Francisco, in order to assess investor reactions to its financial performance and listing plans. The company is reportedly advancing towards an IPO with an estimated valuation of about $2 trillion, aiming to go public in November. It has previously submitted a confidential listing application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but the specific listing date has not yet been determined.This disclosure comes at a time when the AI sector is under pressure. Last week, OpenAI updated existing investors with an annualized revenue of $50 billion, lower than the previously circulated figure of $70 billion, sparking controversy over revenue reporting standards and dragging down semiconductor stocks and the Nasdaq index. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan warned that rising interest rates could make capital acquisition a major constraint for the development of AI companies. The market will be watching to see if Anthropic clarifies its revenue recognition standards, particularly whether it includes revenue from cloud partners.

Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML is expected to announce its Q3 financial report on October 14. Driven by demand for AI chips, the market anticipates significant growth in revenue and profits compared to the same period in 2025. Wall Street analysts estimate Q3 revenue at 11.73 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 55%; earnings per share are projected to be 10.76 euros, nearly doubling from 5.49 euros in Q3 2025.ASML's Q2 revenue was 9.3 billion euros, higher than 7.7 billion euros in the same period of 2025, with net profit increasing from 2.3 billion euros to 2.9 billion euros. The company estimates Q3 revenue to be between 11 billion and 12 billion euros, with a gross margin of 55% to 57%, and has raised its full-year revenue outlook to between 43 billion and 45 billion euros.ASML is the only manufacturer in the world that commercializes extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment. Foundries such as TSMC, Intel, and Samsung rely on its equipment to manufacture advanced AI processors, and the company is also developing the next generation of High-NA EUV. Intel has processed over 1 million wafers using this equipment in research, testing, and manufacturing, while Samsung plans to introduce it into advanced DRAM mass production by 2028. The market expects ASML to increase the capacity of its existing EUV systems by about 30% by 2027.

Solana rating card hosting and card drawing platform Collector Crypt released its Q3 2026 report: revenue of $433.5 million and gross profit of $25.4 million, both setting records, with increases of 8% and 12% compared to Q2, respectively. Card pack revenue was $433.1 million, almost constituting all revenue; buyback and redemption expenses were $408.1 million, accounting for 94.1% of revenue, with a quarterly gross margin of 5.9%.Sales reached $212.2 million in June but declined month by month, with July, August, and September at $157.3 million, $141.7 million, and $134.5 million, respectively, while the gross margin in September rose to 6.7%. Sales of card packs priced at $2,500 and above amounted to $169.6 million, accounting for 39% of card pack sales; the $1,000 tier dropped from $132.1 million to $53.4 million. After Jupiter began selling card packs on July 13, the number of active wallets increased from 7,051 to 9,127 over 30 days, while daily revenue per wallet decreased from $9,100 to $5,600.As of September 30, tokenized inventory was $55.1 million; market transactions totaled $8.6 million, accounting for about 2% of the business, with two initial edition Charizard cards sold in September for $600,000 and $825,000, respectively. Cumulative revenue surpassed $1 billion on August 13, and the token CARDS fell 14% to $0.195 in the quarter. Courtyard's Q3 revenue was $7.6 million, approximately 3.3 times that of Collector Crypt;

Pepsi (PEP.O) rose about 2% in pre-market trading, after third-quarter revenue exceeded market expectations.

Samsung Electronics announced its preliminary performance for the third quarter, with an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won, compared to market expectations of 106.1 trillion won; the revenue for the third quarter was 195 trillion won, while market expectations were 199 trillion won.

Tesla's third-quarter delivery volume was 486,532 vehicles, while the market estimate was 463,761 vehicles.

According to the Chosun Ilbo report on September 15, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's third-quarter operating profit consensus has been raised again within three months. Based on reports from major brokerages and overseas investment banks, Samsung Electronics' estimated operating profit for the third quarter is approximately 114 trillion won, an increase of 12.2836 trillion won (12%) from 101.9052 trillion won three months ago, and a 28% increase from 89.4 trillion won in the second quarter. SK Hynix's estimate for the third quarter is 78.8035 trillion won, a 4% increase from 75.7249 trillion won three months ago, and a 30% increase from 60.5426 trillion won in the second quarter.TrendForce expects the fixed transaction prices for general DRAM in the third quarter to rise by 13% to 18% quarter-on-quarter, while NAND flash is expected to rise by 10% to 15%. The securities industry is paying attention to Samsung Electronics' HBM4 revenue share, which expanded from 5% in the first quarter to about 35% in the second quarter, along with improvements in yield rates. SK Hynix maintains the largest market share in HBM, but improvements in Samsung's HBM4 mass production may dilute its supply premium. Citigroup Securities has lowered SK Hynix's third-quarter operating profit estimate from 76.7 trillion won to 74 trillion won due to the strengthening of the won. Micron will announce its fourth-quarter results for fiscal year 2026 (June to August) on the 30th, with revenue guidance of $49 billion to $51 billion.

Broadcom announced its third quarter results for fiscal year 2026, with adjusted earnings per share of $3.32, exceeding expectations of $3.24; revenue was $29.59 billion, higher than the expected $29.36 billion. Revenue for the quarter grew 86% year-over-year, rising from $15.95 billion in the same period last year to $29.59 billion; net profit increased to $13.09 billion, or $2.68 per share, compared to $4.14 billion, or $0.85 per share in the same period last year.Semiconductor business revenue increased to $16.7 billion, while infrastructure software business revenue was $8.75 billion. The company expects fourth quarter revenue of $34.8 billion, below market expectations of $35.03 billion. CEO Hock Tan stated that the company is expanding its custom chip business with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta, including Jalapeno shipments and TPU deployments, aiming for AI revenue of $11.5 billion in fiscal year 2027 and $23 billion in fiscal year 2028. After-hours stock price rose slightly.

According to Jinshi reports, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that despite facing supply constraints and foreign exchange headwinds, Apple still achieved record sales in the third quarter.

According to Jinshi, Meta Platforms expects third-quarter revenue to be between $61 billion and $64 billion, with analysts estimating it at $63.17 billion.

According to Gate market data, Netflix fell 9.2% in pre-market trading, as the company expects third-quarter revenue and profit to be below market expectations.

According to Jinshi reports, the exchange rate of the US dollar against a basket of currencies is approaching an 11-week low, as the market expects Japan to take intervention measures to support the yen. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki stated that the government is prepared to respond to excessive exchange rate fluctuations. Data released on Tuesday showed that the US economy grew more than expected in the third quarter, providing initial but brief support for the dollar. AJ Bell analyst Danni Hewson pointed out that this data can only reflect past conditions, and investors will enter the new year with more questions than answers.

The world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater, has released its holdings report as of the end of the third quarter of this year. The report shows that, as of the end of the third quarter, Bridgewater held 2.51 million shares of Nvidia, a decrease of 65.3% compared to 7.23 million shares at the end of the second quarter. It is worth mentioning that in the second quarter of this year, Bridgewater increased its position in Nvidia by as much as 154.37%. This reduction in holdings indicates that Bridgewater is becoming cautious about Nvidia's future performance. (Jin Shi)