Investing.com -- Memory-chip maker Micron Technology topped Wall Street expectations in its fiscal third quarter and issued significantly stronger-than-expected guidance for the current quarter, sending shares up about 9% in after-hours trading as investors cheered continued AI-driven demand for memory chips.
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AI chipmaker Micron Technology (MU) is due to report its fiscal third quarter earnings results after Wednesday's market close. The company's stock has gained by 270% year-to-date in 2026. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman, Yahoo Finance Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley, and Opening Bell Media CEO Phil Rosen discuss how much higher Micron's stock could run following this earnings report.
(Bloomberg) -- Micron Technology Inc.’s earnings report on Wednesday afternoon is shaping up to be one of the most important in months as investors find themselves suddenly on edge over the sustainability of the AI rally.Most Read from BloombergStocks Slide as Wall Street Gets AI Wake-Up Call: Markets WrapOracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in 12 Months, Says AI Replaced Some Roles‘FOMO Really Got Me’: Taiwanese Go Deep Into Debt to Amp 100% Stock RallySpaceX Falls for Third Day, Erases $600 Billion in Marke
Micron Technology's stock has risen by almost 9x over the past twelve months, taking its market capitalization above $1.2 trillion - among the largest single-year gains in the company's four-decade trading history. The rally is driven by surging demand and a shortage of high-bandwidth memory that is used alongside AI accelerators in data centers. Hyperscalers, including Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG), and Meta (META), are projected to spend roughly $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year,
Memory giant Micron (MU) will report its third quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, providing another update on the broader AI build-out.
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Broadcom shares edged higher ahead of the company's earnings on Wednesday.
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The world's most valuable technology companies with the exception of Alphabet added billions of dollars in market value in May, as upbeat earnings outlooks and strong demand for AI chips fuelled a rally in their shares. Apple, memory chipmakers Micron Technology, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led the gains, adding $598 billion, $512 billion, $481 billion and $377 billion, respectively, in market value. Their valuations rose to $4.58 trillion, $1.09 trillion, $1.10 trillion and $1.34 trillion, respectively.
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