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The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield topped 4.7% on the day, its highest level since January 2025.

Wall Street futures pointed higher pre-bell Thursday after tech colossus Microsoft (MSFT) reported s

Chip stocks fell for a fourth straight day, dragging the Nasdaq, as investors rotated into consumer staples and financials

Alphabet hiked its 2026 capex spending outlook in its earnings call shortly after market close.

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped over 5%, its best single-day gain in a month, as bargain buyers piled onto semiconductor stocks.

Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Monday as traders assessed values after recen

US equity investors will focus on mega-cap Q2 earnings this week while keeping an eye on geopolitics

ASML raised its sales outlook for the second time this year, lifting semiconductor stocks even as oil prices climbed on renewed U.S. military action

Wall Street futures were mixed pre-bell Tuesday as tech shares somewhat recovered from Monday's rout

Emily Roland, Co-Chief Investment Strategist at Manulife John Hancock Investment Management, delivered a two-sided message on CNBC this morning: the fundamentals underpinning technology stocks are the strongest she has ever seen, yet the concentration those returns have created is rewriting the risk profile of nearly every diversified portfolio. Her framing captured the current market in ... Top Wall Street Strategist: Tech Earnings Are the “Best I’ve Seen in My Career.” Here’s the Catch.

Broader tech sell-off continued on Wednesday as investors awaited Micron earnings to judge the demand for AI and memory chips.

CJ Muse went on CNBC this morning and made the case that the memory cycle most investors are watching does not actually peak where they think it peaks. “The real takeaway for memory is that supply is going to be even tighter in 27 than 26,” the Cantor Fitzgerald semiconductor analyst said, “and because of ... Cantor’s CJ Muse Says a 2027 Memory Squeeze Could Power Micron’s Earnings Through 2028

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) closed Friday at $599, capping a stretch in which SMH has returned roughly 146% over the past year and tacked on nearly 20% in May alone. SMH is up about 66% year to date, and the rally has been driven less by NVIDIA than most holders assume. Because the fund ... SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls

<p>Nvidia reports fiscal Q1 2027 earnings Wednesday after the close, with analysts expecting $79 billion in revenue. The result will ripple across <strong>QQQ</strong>, <strong>SMH</strong>, <strong>SOXX</strong>, and every other ETF with significant Nvidia exposure — and some have far more on the line than others.</p>

Fresh off a record close on Tuesday, the Nasdaq was soaring to fresh highs on Wednesday after Advanced Micro Devices’ earnings report kept the chip rally rolling. The Dow was up 461 points, or 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq only need to close above yesterday’s level to establish new record closing highs.