AI | Semiconductors | Commodities, Mint Finance

Raghav Vashisht

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Azure’s growth story ran into an uncomfortable question this quarter: how much capital is required to unlock the next leg, and who ultimately bears that cost.</li>
<li>Strong ad fundamentals gave Meta room to make an explicit trade-off on AI spending, and the market reacted very differently than it did for peers.</li>
<li>Earnings reinforced that Tesla is no longer being underwritten on autos. But the capital being redirected toward AI and robotics comes from a contracting core business.</li>
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Azure’s growth story ran into an uncomfortable question this quarter: how much capital is required to unlock the next leg, and who ultimately bears that cost.
Strong ad fundamentals gave Meta room to make an explicit trade-off on AI spending, and the market reacted very differently than it did for peers.
Earnings reinforced that Tesla is no longer being underwritten on autos. But the capital being redirected toward AI and robotics comes from a contracting core business.


[Wafer Watch] Earnings Week Revealed a Split Verdict on AI Economics

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

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<li>A Japanese startup is advancing diamond semiconductor technology for applications in electric vehicles and satellites.</li>
<li>Taiwan's recent approval of the AI Basic Act introduces new regulatory challenges for artificial intelligence.</li>
<li>Softstar has transitioned to Star Fusion Group, shifting its business focus from gaming to chips and power technology.</li>
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A Japanese startup is advancing diamond semiconductor technology for applications in electric vehicles and satellites.
Taiwan's recent approval of the AI Basic Act introduces new regulatory challenges for artificial intelligence.
Softstar has transitioned to Star Fusion Group, shifting its business focus from gaming to chips and power technology.


Tech Supply Chain Tracker (26-Dec-2025): Japanese startup advances diamond semiconductors

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>On 27 November, the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) finally announced that it has completely abolished the restrictions on the foreigners opening integrated accounts to trade Korean stocks.</li>
<li>This amendment will start to take effect on 2 January 2026.</li>
<li><em><strong>What this means is that major global trading platforms such as IBKR will most likely be allowed to trade Korean stocks without any major restrictions sometime starting 1H 2026. </strong></em></li>
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On 27 November, the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) finally announced that it has completely abolished the restrictions on the foreigners opening integrated accounts to trade Korean stocks.
This amendment will start to take effect on 2 January 2026.
What this means is that major global trading platforms such as IBKR will most likely be allowed to trade Korean stocks without any major restrictions sometime starting 1H 2026. 


Foreigners Integrated Accounts Starting in January 2026: Impact on IBKR & Foreign Trading Platforms

Writing about Companies with an Unfair Advantage, Unfair Advantage

Unfair Advantage

Writing about Companies with an Unfair Advantage

I write about companies that have an unfair advantage. I might invest in them as well.

<ul><li>Much has been written these days on the bloating AI capex spends across the tech majors.</li><li>A JP Morgan report said we need to create a stratospheric revenue number of $650B to justify a 10% IRR, given current AI capex levels.</li><li>Yet everyone agrees AI is a fundamental shift that is redefining business models across industries.</li></ul>

Much has been written these days on the bloating AI capex spends across the tech majors.A JP Morgan report said we need to create a stratospheric revenue number of $650B to justify a 10% IRR, given current AI capex levels.Yet everyone agrees AI is a fundamental shift that is redefining business models across industries.

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

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<li>Fresh on the heels of his podcast meltdown, Mr. Altman has had to scramble to walk back his CFO's assertion that a potential federal bailout was on her agenda.</li>
<li>One of Mr. Altman's revenue generating ideas is to lease AI compute directly to others. Of course, that's compute capacity he can't afford to purchase in the first place. </li>
<li>Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..</li>
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Fresh on the heels of his podcast meltdown, Mr. Altman has had to scramble to walk back his CFO's assertion that a potential federal bailout was on her agenda.
One of Mr. Altman's revenue generating ideas is to lease AI compute directly to others. Of course, that's compute capacity he can't afford to purchase in the first place. 
Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..


OpenAI. Is The Narrative Slowly Disintegrating ?

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Mint Finance

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (26-Dec-2025): Japanese startup advances diamond semiconductors

A Japanese startup advances diamond semiconductors for EVs and satellites, Taiwan approves AI regulations, Softstar rebrands to focus on chips...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Foreigners Integrated Accounts Starting in January 2026: Impact on IBKR & Foreign Trading Platforms

FSC abolished restrictions on foreigners opening integrated accounts to trade Korean stocks, effective January 2, 2026. IBKR/others are expected to...

Douglas Kim

Investor's guide to AI Capex

Much has been written these days on the bloating AI capex spends across the tech majors. A JP Morgan report said we need to create a stratospheric...

Unfair Advantage

OpenAI. Is The Narrative Slowly Disintegrating ?

Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..

William Keating

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[Wafer Watch] Earnings Week Revealed a Split Verdict on AI Economics

​Tech giants Microsoft, Meta, and Tesla are facing questions about the cost of unlocking growth in AI and robotics, with implications for their...

Mint Finance

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (26-Dec-2025): Japanese startup advances diamond semiconductors

A Japanese startup advances diamond semiconductors for EVs and satellites, Taiwan approves AI regulations, Softstar rebrands to focus on chips...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Foreigners Integrated Accounts Starting in January 2026: Impact on IBKR & Foreign Trading Platforms

FSC abolished restrictions on foreigners opening integrated accounts to trade Korean stocks, effective January 2, 2026. IBKR/others are expected to...

Douglas Kim

Investor's guide to AI Capex

Much has been written these days on the bloating AI capex spends across the tech majors. A JP Morgan report said we need to create a stratospheric...

Unfair Advantage

OpenAI. Is The Narrative Slowly Disintegrating ?

Mr. Altman wants OpenAI to be all things to all people all at once. That's a strategy that rarely ends well. Let's see..

William Keating

Tech giants Microsoft, Meta, and Tesla are facing questions about the cost of unlocking growth in AI and robotics, with implications for their...