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Memory prices for PCs, smartphones, and gaming consoles are spiking. Consumers will bear the brunt of the inflation.
Everywhere investors look, the warning signs seem to be multiplying. Inflation ticked higher again in the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Producer prices are climbing, too, raising concerns companies may eventually pass those costs onto consumers. The University of Michigan’s consumer confidence index recently hit its lowest reading in ... Trump’s Bull Market is Over? Not a Chance! JPM Says S&P Can Rally 22% From Here
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as we hit the mid-week point, as the technology-led rally continues to spiral higher. While the major indices finished the day mixed, the technology-heavy Nasdaq led the way once again, closing at a new record high of 26,656, up 1.19%, while the S&P 500 also set a new ... Here Are Wednesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Agilent, Dollar General, FedEx, GE Aerospace, Hershey, Intuit, SanDisk, Workday, Zscaler, and More
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday that there were no imminent U.S. tariffs expected to be imposed on semiconductors but that it was important to protect the sector with duties to facilitate reshoring of chip production. Greer, speaking at a Micron Technology memory chip plant expansion project in the Washington, DC suburbs, said that any tariffs USTR's long-awaited Section 232 national security investigation aimed at protecting the U.S. semiconductor sector needed to be properly sequenced to promote U.S. output.
President Donald Trump has had little trouble pointing to Wall Street as evidence his second term economy is working. Since Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025, the S&P 500 has climbed more than 22%, according to Bloomberg market data, and nearly 48% from the sharp lows hit during the April 2025 tariff-driven selloff. On the ... Trump’s Bull Market Is Standing on Shaky Legs. Just 5 Stocks Account for 52% of the S&P’s Gains
Chip stocks are tanking as Treasury yields rise amid inflation.
By Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. indexes were on track to extend declines and open lower on Tuesday, weighed by a drop in chip stocks and persistent inflation worries despite
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.54%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE:DRAM) launched on April 2, 2026 as the first U.S.-listed fund built entirely around memory chip makers, and it has already returned 85% since inception. For a retiree screening DRAM as an inflation hedge or AI-themed growth sleeve, that headline number is the wrong place to start. DRAM is a concentrated, ... DRAM ETF’s 85% Surge Masks a Dangerous Bet: Why This Memory Play Doesn’t Belong in Retirement Portfolios
South Korea's stock market is on track for another superb year as it swats away tariff and energy threats to its economy.
The U.S. might be facing a testy economic backdrop, with the Iran War, worries about oil rationing, and a return of inflation, but the market continues to soldier onward and upward. The market has clung onto one balloon in particular: chipmakers. From its March lows, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF ...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed down -0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.87%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -0.16%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said, far exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 4.3%. The jobs report puts the Federal Reserve’s focus squarely on inflation data when it comes to determining its next move on interest rates.
The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said, far exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 4.3%. Intel shares rose 14% after The Wall Street Journal reported that the chip maker struck a preliminary deal to supply chips to Apple.
Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday, as the artificial intelligence boom constrains chip supply and deepens disruptions across the tech sector. "Super Mario" maker Nintendo said that higher component costs, particularly memory, and the impact of tariffs is expected to add roughly 100 billion yen ($638 million) to costs in the current financial year. President Shuntaro Furukawa said the higher component costs, along with factors including exchange rates, were reflected in Nintendo's decision to hike prices of its Switch 2.
Stock futures were falling Monday, putting a record-breaking rally for the and in jeopardy as Iran state media reported that the country struck a U.S. warship in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military’s Central Command denied the report. Shares of eBay jumped 8.1% to $112.40.