US Midterm Elections Reshape AI Infrastructure Investment Pace; Data Center Regulation Tightens, But Total Construction Ban Unlikely

According to Bloomberg, Micron Technology has largely suspended plans to build a new memory chip plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan, due to ongoing labor disputes with employee unions. The project carries an investment budget of $3 billion to $4.5 billion and was originally slated to begin operations in 2028. Sources familiar with the matter noted Micron fears the prior union agreement could be overturned, with only minimal site security maintenance work ongoing and construction set to freeze shortly. The dispute arises from employees’ demands to share profit growth driven by the AI boom: the Taoyuan union is pushing for Micron to allocate 15% of its operating profit to global staff, and wants all-cash bonuses instead of a portion in stock. While Micron struck a deal with the larger Taichung union in October, some employees are unhappy with the terms, and the Taoyuan union is seeking to expand its membership to push for renegotiations. The planned facility was set to produce high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DRAM, using advanced equipment from ASML. Taiwan currently accounts for around 60% of Micron’s DRAM output, serves as a key HBM production base, and employs about 15,000 people there. The suspension could disrupt Micron’s long-term expansion plans in Taiwan and add uncertainty to the already tight AI memory chip market. Micron stated its existing operations in Taiwan are normal and it will ensure customer business continuity, but did not directly comment on the Taoyuan project halt. Taiwan’s economic affairs department said the government will assist Micron in resolving differences with the union and advance the investment plan.

According to BIT Stock Platform data, pre-market trading in US stocks saw broad declines across the storage, computing power cloud, and optical communication sectors, while the biotech sector rose broadly. Specific stock movements are as follows: Micron fell 2.71%, SanDisk dropped 2.92%, SK Hynix decreased 3.77%, Western Digital fell 3.22%, Seagate Technology declined 3.51%. Oracle rose 0.19%, CoreWeave dropped 1.91%, Nebius fell 3.50%, IREN decreased 2.86%, Applied Digital declined 1.58%. Lumentum fell 3.29%, Corning dropped 3.07%, Coherent gained 3.58%, Applied Optoelectronics decreased 0.90%, Ciena fell 4.01%, Broadcom dropped 1.98%, Marvell Technology declined 3.00%. Eli Lilly rose 1.27%, Johnson & Johnson gained 1.26%, Moderna fell 0.68%, Novo Nordisk decreased 0.40%, AbbVie rose 1.22%, Merck gained 0.96%.

Shortly after the U.S. midterm elections concluded, both major U.S. political parties have already begun positioning for the 2028 presidential election. For the Republican Party, Vice President JD Vance publicly linked the midterm election losses to the Iran war, proposing four key tasks: ending the war, addressing cost-of-living and inflation, upholding the "America First" agenda, and adjusting U.S.-Israel relations, in an attempt to respond to voters' dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's foreign policy. However, Vance has not yet announced his presidential run, nor has he publicly broken with former President Donald Trump. Figures like Marco Rubio and Ron DeSantis are also listed as potential Republican candidates. For the Democratic Party, its midterm election gains have boosted the political standing of several party figures. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, and California Governor Gavin Newsom have all drawn attention. Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, following his re-election, has also been included in discussions for a 2028 presidential run, though he has previously stated he has no current plans to run. To date, neither party has formally launched its presidential candidate nomination process. Cost of living, inflation, the Iran war, immigration, and U.S. foreign policy are emerging as core issues for potential candidates to rally intra-party support and win voter attention.

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