Investors dashed for AI bottlenecks during Q2
13-07-2026 17:06 via moneyweek.com

Investors dashed for AI bottlenecks during Q2

The second quarter (Q2) of 2026 saw increased enthusiasm from British investors, and they appear to be positioning their assets strategically in order to capitalise on looming challenges for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.Data from investment platform eToro shows that their its investors predominantly bought semiconductor stocks, particularly the makers of memory chips, during Q2.Memory is a key bottleneck for the AI and technology trade. Ownership of memory hardware producer Sandisk (NAS
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