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00:32Meta launched its AI agent, called Muse, on September 8, and within days it topped both
00:37the Apple App Store and Google Play Free App charts.
00:40The launch renewed investor optimism that Meta's massive AI spending can finally generate
00:45new revenue beyond advertising.
00:47That optimism spread across the so-called Magnificent Seven and into chipmakers seen as beneficiaries
00:53of rising AI agent demand.
00:55Here's what the numbers show.
00:57Meta's stock gained 11.4% in a single day, adding $192 billion in market value, its biggest
01:05one-day jump in about a year.
01:07AMD's market cap crossed $1 trillion for the first time, making it the 14th U.S. company
01:13to reach that level.
01:15The Nasdaq closed at a record high, up 2.3%, its third straight day of gains.
01:21Korean investors bought $246.59 million of the iShares zero-to-three-month Treasury ETF, ticker
01:29SGOV, over the past month, the top overseas purchase among domestic retail investors.
01:35The Schwab U.S. dividend ETF, SCHD, ranked second at $212.51 million, followed by the Vanguard
01:45S&P 500 ETF, VOO, at $199.17 million.
01:54Six of the top ten overseas holdings bought by Korean retail investors were ETFs.
01:59A shift from last month's lineup of leveraged and high-risk growth stocks.
02:05So what does this mean for retail investors in Korea?
02:08Earlier, we said Korean retail money was already flowing into ETFs before this week's rally.
02:14Here's what that actually means for you.
02:17If you hold broad market funds like VOO or QQQ, this rally already lifted your portfolio
02:23without requiring you to bet on any single stock.
02:26Watch three things now, the Fed's next rate decision, AMD and Intel's upcoming earnings
02:31for confirmation of real CPU demand, and whether Muse's paid subscriptions actually convert once
02:37the download buzz fades.
02:39That's today's AI Prism, retail investors.
02:42This episode was produced with AI assistance based on sole economic daily reporting and reviewed
02:48by a human editor. AI Prism is a WANIFRA award-winning series. We'll be back tomorrow.
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