ASML stock rises after fourth-quarter bookings at the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker top analysts’ forecasts, T-Mobile smashes profit expectations, and Wall Street awaits quarterly earnings Wednesday from Tesla,

Investors will seek reassurance that ASML's AI-dependent growth outlook for 2025 is secure despite a selloff sparked by China's DeepSeek, as the biggest supplier of equipment used to make computer chips ASML reports earnings on Wednesday.

Top computer chip equipment maker ASML ASML.AS reported fourth-quarter bookings on Wednesday that far exceeded expectations, as a boom in AI drove demand for its most advanced equipment.

Monday's AI-triggered sell-off has created an opportunity to buy two world-class dividend growth stocks at attractive valuations. Both ASML and Microsoft possess durable competitive advantages, conservative payout ratios, and proven track records of above-average dividend growth.

Chinese startup DeepSeek has debuted an AI app that challenges OpenAI's ChatGPT and other U.S. rivals, sending a shock through Wall Street.

ASML surges as Q4 bookings soar on AI demand, China sales to see 'normal ratio' in 2025. Microsoft said to be probing if DeepSeek improperly used OpenAI data. SoftBank to invest in Skild AI.

ASML Holding's Q4 performance exceeded expectations, with €9.3 billion in revenue and strong order intake. Check out why I assign a buy rating for ASML stock.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are easing 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures are gaining 0.4%. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 137 points, or 0.31%, to 44,850,

ASML, a Dutch manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, anticipates that new low-cost versions, such as the one introduced by China’s DeepSeek, would increase rather than decrease demand for AI chips.

Microsoft ( MSFT 2.91%) and OpenAI are reportedly investigating suspicions DeepSeek built its new AI app by the back door. Bloomberg says Microsoft experts observed individuals "exfiltrating a large amount of data" from the OpenAI API.

ASML shares jump 9% as strong chip orders ease AI spending fears. Traders eye semiconductor stocks as demand for high-end chips remains resilient.

Ordinarily, most investment trusts paying a dividend will seek to cover the cost from their underlying revenue, but one of the strengths of the structure is that boards have the option to salt away income in revenue reserves in the good times and dip into them in leaner times.