Multiple US and China tech stocks moved sharply in pre-market trading: Riot surged 15% following Anthropic's $9.1B computing deal announcement, while Beyond Meat fell 21% on a 1:30 reverse split. Several major tech firms announced major initiatives: SK Hynix plans a 50% NAND capacity increase in China, Intel is considering a $20B share issuance, Nvidia partnered on $500B AI infrastructure financing, and Morgan Stanley launched a $1.5T US innovation plan. Tencent Music dropped 10% pre-market despite Q2 revenue of 89.3B yuan, up 5.8% year-over-year, and announced a $400M buyback. Blackstone agreed to acquire a minority stake in Air Canada Aeroplan for $2B.
For MS.N: Morgan Stanley's $1.5T US innovation plan directly expands its investment banking and capital-markets role in US technology and infrastructure financing, a core revenue driver for the investment bank. For NVDA: the $500B AI infrastructure financing partnership and Anthropic's $9.1B computing deal signal sustained large-scale AI capex deployment, which drives semiconductor demand. For INTC: Nvidia's financing deal and the $9.1B Anthropic computing commitment indicate continued AI infrastructure investment that could affect competitive positioning in data-center processor markets. For TME: Tencent Music's 5.8% year-over-year revenue growth and $400M buyback reflect profitability but the 10% pre-market decline suggests market concerns about growth rate or margins despite positive earnings. For RIOT: the 15% pre-market surge reflects investor enthusiasm for Anthropic's computing infrastructure deal, which may increase cryptocurrency demand if the deal involves compute-intensive AI workloads. For BYND: the 21% pre-market fall on the 1:30 reverse split reflects shareholder dilution concerns unrelated to operational performance. For SKHY: SK Hynix's 50% planned NAND capacity increase in China exposes it to demand risk if Chinese semiconductor demand does not materialize at scale.