Microsoft’s massive $80 billion investment in AI and data centers for 2025 is shaking up the chip sector, driving stocks like ASML (+5.6%), ASM (+5.1%), and Besi (+3.5%) higher. Tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, are fueling an unstoppable demand for semiconductors, benefiting both US and Dutch chipmakers. Meanwhile, quantum computing is emerging as the next big Wall Street hype, with stocks skyrocketing. Want to know how these trends could impact the market and your investments? Read more now!

2023 concluded surprisingly with a positive market performance, witnessing a 14% increase in the AEX. Internationally, particularly on the Nasdaq, there was a remarkable surge of 44%, primarily driven by rising stocks in the Technology sector.

2022 was an eventful year and it has not been a disaster year for the stock markets, despite a war in Ukraine, double-digit inflation and an impending recession in combination with rising interest rates for bank loans.

Customer service that uses chatbots, facial recognition in the streets of China and the increasing use of smart devices. In the past year we again saw many developments about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) influences society.