Chip Stocks Slide on Rate Fears; Berkshire’s $330M Bet Boosts Bending Spoons

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Semiconductor valuations tumble, wiping ~$1T; Berkshire invests $330M in Bending Spoons, sending its shares up 40%.

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Bloomberg highlighted two big market moves in one minute: semiconductor stocks plunged, wiping about $1 trillion from the group’s market value as valuation worries around rates took hold, and Berkshire Hathaway’s $330M purchase in app-maker Bending Spoons sent that stock up roughly 40 percent. The clip compresses a classic market theme, fear about higher rates puncturing lofty tech valuations, alongside a high-profile, outsized private-equity-style bet from a blue-chip investor that can shift sentiment for a single name overnight.