Asian markets limp into weekend as AI bubble fears grow | Business

HONG KONG, Oct 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Asian equities staggered into the weekend Friday following a mixed week that saw a Middle East ceasefire and huge new AI investments play off against the US shutdown and concerns about a tech bubble. While some markets hit record highs along with gold and bitcoin, talk is growing that valuations among some companies may have run too high, sparking talk of a pullback. Buying sentiment got another boost this week from news that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI had signed multi-billion-dollar chip deals with South Korean titans Samsung and SK hynix as well as US firm AMD. The spending added to the hundreds of billions already pumped into the sector as firms look to get ahead...