America's AI infrastructure boom is doubling memory chip prices, hiking electricity rates, and adding 0.4% to core PCE inflation, squeezing consumers and

AI-driven memory demand is squeezing global supply, raising device costs and threatening affordable smartphone access—reshaping participation in the digital economy.

The AI boom has turned memory chip manufacturers like Micron and SK Hynix from cyclical businesses into a sizzling hot growth sector.

Revenue quadrupled to $41.45 billion compared with the same period a year ago. The company's profit, meanwhile, rose from $1.88 billion to an incredible $28.2 billion…

America's AI infrastructure boom is doubling memory chip prices, hiking electricity rates, and adding 0.4% to core PCE inflation, squeezing consumers and

DRAM prices surged over 60% in 2025 as AI demand strains chip supply, raising inflation concerns ahead of key core PCE data. Here's what investors need to