South Korea’s SK Hynix, Samsung to Put AI Trade to the Test | The Pulse 7/6/2026
South Korea’s memory giants will put the artificial-intelligence trade to yet another test this week. Samsung releases earnings on Tuesday. Investors are also getting ready for SK Hynix’s massive US listing days later.
Eleven people were killed and 60 injured in a deadly overnight attack in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara where President Donald Trump is due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Shares in UK budget carrier EasyJet soared after it agreed in principle to a takeover offer of more than £5 billion from US firm Castlelake. The bid was Castlelake’s fifth, after the two sides sparred over several weeks.
Today’s guests: Monica Defend, Amundi Investment Institute Head; Elisabeth Braw, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse with Francine Lacqua – 7/6/2026
00:00:48 – Samsung Earnings & SK Hynix
00:05:21 – Monica Defend, Amundi Investment Institute Head
00:11:21 – EasyJet Agrees to Castlelake Offer
00:15:15 – Iran Begins Funeral Procession for Late Supreme Leader
00:16:10 – Tankers Cross Homuz After U-Turns
00:20:14 – Trump’s War Means Higher Rates for Years Ahead
00:24:06 – Trump To Meet Zelenskyy at NATO Summit
00:28:29 – Elisabeth Braw, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow
00:34:27 – The $2T Race to Control Future Battlefields | The Big Take
00:37:45 – AI Job Disruption Comes for Ireland’s Tech Sector
00:41:27 – Bloomberg’s 10 Companies To Watch
00:45:49 – Nadal on Life After Tennis | Leaders
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