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Cranberry Journal

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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  • S&P 5007,827.14+0.68%
  • Nasdaq27,637.24+0.58%
  • Dow51,547.35+0.55%
  • 10-yr yield5.28%−0.60%
  • Crude$89.38−0.06%
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A green computer memory module with a row of black memory chips lies on a light wooden surface, photographed close up with a shallow depth of field.
The Numbers

Chip Sales Passed $1 Trillion by August. In February, That Was the Forecast for the Whole Year.

The world's chipmakers sold $159.7 billion of semiconductors in August, 144 per cent more than a year earlier, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Monday, and passed $1 trillion for the year to date. In February the industry's forecast for all of 2026 was roughly $1 trillion. It is now more than $1.6 trillion. Micron's results show how much of the jump is price.

By Alison Acosta  

Workers stand at a yellow-framed production machine inside a large factory hall, beside stacks of flattened cardboard on pallets and overhead ducting.
World

China's Factories Grew Again in September. What They Pay for Materials Grew Faster.

China's official manufacturing index rose to 50.1 in September, back above the line after two months of contraction. Production picked up and the services and construction gauge recovered. But the index of raw material prices jumped to 60.8, the steepest reading since the spring, while the index of prices factories charge rose to 54.0. The gap between what manufacturers pay and what they get is widening again.

By Alison Acosta