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Dutch tech giant ASML said Wednesday it booked higher net profits in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the same period last year but warned that geopolitical headwinds had darkened the 2026 outlook.
The firm, which makes cutting-edge machines for the manufacture of semiconductors, said net profits came in at €2.3 billion, compared with 1.6 billion euros in the second quarter of last year.
However, it warned that the growth outlook for next year was somewhat less rosy than before.
“Looking at 2026, we see that our AI customers’ fundamentals…
