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Is GameStop considering a $56 billion acquisition of eBay, and could it succeed as a “small snack, big meme stock”?

Meme-stock GameStop Corp. recently proposed acquiring the e-commerce platform eBay with about $56 billion in cash and stock, sparking widespread attention in financial markets. CEO Ryan Cohen proposed the acquisition at a price of $125 per share, which is about a 20% premium over eBay’s Friday closing price. At present, GameStop’s market capitalization is about $12 billion, far below eBay’s $46 billion. This “punching above its weight” deal signals its intention to actively transform. However, market analysts remain cautious about the deal’s likelihood of success, noting there are significant risks of equity dilution and execution. GameStop punching above its weight to acquire eBay According to Bloomberg, the total value of GameStop’s proposed acquisition this time is about $5

Is TSMC’s Longtan plant resurrecting? An “E” (angstrom) level process enters Longke Phase 3, and Hanta​​ng and Motech will take on orders worth more than 100 billion yuan

After being stalled for nearly three years, the third phase expansion plan for the Longtan Park, the Hsinchu Science Park’s Longtan area (Longke Phase 3) has finally been revived. Industry insiders have long been saying that TSMC will return to Longtan to build a next-generation, sub-micron (E-micron-level) wafer fab, with an investment scale estimated at NT$500 billion to NT$600 billion. When the news broke, long-time TSMC partners Han-Tang (2404) and Phison (6196) drew particular attention. The market expects that the two companies will take on an order worth a few ten billion—on the scale of a trillion—and become among the beneficiaries of this new fab construction. Longke Phase 3 restarts; TSMC to land on a 100-hectare-plus site in Longtan News has emerged today of a major turnaround for the Longke Phase 3 development case that has been pending for years. Economic Daily reported that Hu Shimin, director of the Hsinchu Science Park Administration, confirmed that a public hearing for Longke Phase 3, and that the Longtan 100-hectare-plus site for the expansion land had been determined as 104 hectares. The feasibility study was approved by the National Science and Technology Council in mid-March this year. It is expected that in May, a budget and planning project will be submitted. After review and approval, it will then be forwarded to the Executive Yuan. The National Science and Technology Council will also hold it on May 11

If one share in investors’ hands becomes 480 shares, is now the entry opportunity before Nvidia’s next stock split?

This article reviews Nvidia’s multiple stock splits since its listing in 1999, which increased early holdings from a smaller number to 480 shares through splits, and in 2024 adjusted the share price to about $120 via a 10-for-1 split. Driven by global AI infrastructure demand, Nvidia has become a core data-center supplier, with its market cap nearing $5 trillion, and growth momentum remains strong. Analysts say the next split will depend on the share price and growth performance; the current share price is about $198, and if growth continues, or a new entry opportunity emerges, could prompt another split, but this is only market observation, not investment advice.

Bitcoin breaks through the $80,000 mark, MediaTek hits the daily limit and locks, and Taiwan and South Korea stock markets set new highs again

With global capital sentiment improving, Bitcoin broke through $80,000, reaching a high of $80,328. ETH is near $2,400, while DOGE is up more than 5%. Taiwan’s stock market also broke 40k points: MediaTek hit the daily limit up immediately at the open, and TSMC set a new high. South Korea’s KOSPI likewise hit a record high. Fueled by earnings from Apple and other companies as well as AI expectations, the MSCI Asia index rose, and overall market confidence rebounded.

Asia-Pacific Stocks Hit Record High on Monday as Tech Shares Surge; SK Hynix Up Nearly 10%

According to Odaily, on Monday (May 4), Asia-Pacific stocks surged to record levels as U.S. tech companies reported strong earnings and U.S. President Trump pledged to escort neutral vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index excluding Japan jumped 2.7% to an all-time high.