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Featured Student Column: Equity Research Report
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Analyst: Christopher Zelaya*
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Research Assistant: William Mullin*, Camilo Botero*, Jason Li*
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The 2025 semiconductor industry is booming, driven by AI, electric vehicles, and data centers, with market size projected to grow from $627B to $697B. Key players like NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC, and ASML lead in AI chips and advanced manufacturing. While growth prospects are strong, the industry faces risks such as geopolitical tensions, supply chain issues, and high capital costs. Innovations like 2nm chips, 3D stacking, and AI-designed semiconductors are reshaping the landscape. A diversified, valuation-conscious investment strategy is recommended to navigate both opportunities and risks. - 2/9/25
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On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump made headlines with several key moves. Markets rallied after he confirmed he would not remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and signaled a potential easing of tariffs through a review ordered by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Trump also signed executive orders targeting U.S. colleges, aiming to tighten oversight of foreign funding and roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives by reforming accreditation standards. Meanwhile, legal challenges to his executive actions continue to mount, with some courts blocking parts of his agenda as the administration seeks to appeal.
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On April 23, 2025, a U.S. judge ruled that Google illegally monopolized the digital ad market by tying its ad services, harming competition. This marks Google’s second major antitrust loss in a year. The Justice Department may now push for Google to divest parts of its ad tech business. Google plans to appeal, while other tech giants like Meta and Amazon also face growing antitrust scrutiny.
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On April 17, 2025, UnitedHealth Group's stock plummeted over 22%—its steepest single-day drop in more than 25 years—after the company slashed its 2025 earnings forecast. The downgrade was driven by an unexpected surge in medical care usage among Medicare Advantage members, which doubled the anticipated rate and significantly increased costs. CEO Andrew Witty described the performance as “unusual and unacceptable,” but emphasized that the issue is temporary and being addressed. The disappointing results also impacted other health insurers, with shares of companies like Elevance Health and Humana declining in response.
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The IMF has warned that hedge funds' large, leveraged bets on the U.S. bond market could backfire, posing risks to global financial stability. Rising Treasury yields may force these funds into fire sales, potentially triggering broader market stress. The warning comes amid heightened volatility from new U.S. tariffs and growing concerns over stretched asset valuations.
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