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,

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.

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.

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.

Without addressing the specifics of DeepSeek’s model, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told CNBC he sees no sign of a slowdown in demand for AI chips.

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,

Here are some of the notable share price movers in the premarket: U.S.-listed shares of ASML are jumping nearly 6% after the Dutch maker of advanced microchip-making equipment [reported much stronger-

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.

Nvidia’s Blackwell chip – the world’s most powerful AI chip to date – costs around US$40,000 per unit, and AI companies often need tens of thousands of them. But up to now, AI companies haven’t really struggled to attract the necessary investment, even if the sums are huge. DeepSeek might change all this.