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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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pressuring Samsung & SK Hynix 34% the bridge Trump couldn't block 15% SK Hynix's Nasdaq debut 13% Micron caught in the crossfire 8% · neweverything else 30%
#1
'No Choice': Lutnick Corners Samsung and SK Hynix on US Fabs

He told the Korean memory giants they have 'no choice' but to build AI-memory fabs on American soil.

SK Hynix Eyes Additional US Fab After Blockbuster ADR Debut; Commerce Secretary Lutnick Pressures "Come to America"

finance.biggo.com · 2026-07-11
our translation

he can't build the fabs himself, so he manufactures inevitability — say 'no choice' enough times and the boardrooms start believing there isn't one.

'no choice' ultimatum leads coveragevery sure · 3 sources
#2
Gordie Howe Bridge Sets July 27 Date, Trump Block or Not
opening date set for July 27very sure · 2 sources
#3
SK Hynix's Blockbuster ADR Debut Fuels a Second US Fab
blockbuster ADR debut, second fab eyedpretty sure · 1 source
#4
Micron's CEO May Not Love the Foreign-Fab Push
new — Micron friction inside the fab pushhonestly, a hunch · 1 source
monday, july 13
Keep telling foreign chipmakers they have 'no choice' but to build stateside(reported)
Do damage control with Micron before the foreign-fab pile-on gets louder(safe bet)
Pencil in July 27 for the Gordie Howe Bridge opening(on the schedule)
Tout SK Hynix's blockbuster ADR debut as proof 'Come to America' works(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Howard Lutnick Tells Samsung and SK Hynix They Have 'No Choice' but to Build US AI Memory Fabs— and Micron's CEO May Not Be Happy

news.google.com · 2026-07-13

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