# Samsung Tsmc Investors Unimpressed

> Investors remain cautious as AI spending boom faces debt concerns.
- Title: Samsung Tsmc Investors Unimpressed · The Japan Times
- Summary: Investors remain cautious as AI spending boom faces debt concerns. Investors are questioning how long AI spending can last due to rising borrowing costs.
- Keywords: samsung, tsmc, ai spending, investors, debt levels, borrowing costs, news, politics, world, Unimpressed, The Japan Times
- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/08/samsung-tsmc-investors
- Author: Yoolim Lee
- Published: 2026-10-08T09:44:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: samsung, tsmc, ai spending, investors, debt levels, borrowing costs, news, politics, world
## Samsung Tsmc Results
Samsung Electronics earned a nearly ninefold rise in quarterly operating profit, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s sales jumped 51%.
## Investor Reaction
Investor reaction to a day of record-setting results was muted, weighed down by worries about the staying power of an investment boom propped up by rising debt levels.
## Market Impact
Samsung’s stock price shed 2.4% Thursday in Seoul. In Tokyo, shares of both companies’ suppliers including Tokyo Electron, Advantest and Ibiden declined.
## Key takeaway

Investors are questioning how long AI spending can last due to rising borrowing costs.