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Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...

Asian shares were mixed in subdued trading early Tuesday, as recent enthusiasm cooled and markets faced uncertainty about efforts to end the war in Iran. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.9% in morning trading to 71,681.29. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up less than 0.1% in morning trading at 8,822.10.

US futures were pointing higher at the start of the week as investors return from the Juneteenth holiday weekend, with technology stocks expected to lead gains despite lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the prospect of further Federal Reserve tightening. Dow Jones futures were up...

A Redditor shared the kind of story that makes everyone reach for the calculator. A friend put roughly $1 million into Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:SOXL), watched the position bleed down to about $200,000 during the 2025 tariff-war selloff, refused to sell, and then cashed out near $7.5 million when the AI chip ... He Watched His $1M ETF Investment Crash to $200k. Then He Cashed Out at $7.5 Million

June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -1.61% this morning as investors continued to trim exposure to the technology sector, with the focus now turning to key U.S. inflation data.

US benchmark equity indexes were lower intraday amid a technology sector-led sell-off, while Treasur

Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARM) is one of the 10 Best Performing Quantum Computing Stocks So Far in 2026. On May 16, Reuters, citing Bloomberg News, reported that Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARM) faces a US antitrust probe, with the Federal Trade Commission investigating its semiconductor licensing practices. The Federal Trade Commission is examining whether Arm Holdings […]

Arm Holdings is facing an antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal ‌Trade Commission over the British chip designer's ‌licensing of its semiconductor technology, part of ongoing global scrutiny ​of the business, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The FTC is investigating whether Arm is trying to illegally monopolize parts of the semiconductor market. It is ‌looking to assess ⁠if Arm will reject or downgrade the licensing agreements for its chip blueprints ⁠used to design central processing units, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Qualcomm Tumbles as Inflation Shock Sparks Semiconductor Selloff

FEATURE Intel stock and shares of other semiconductor companies were gaining early Wednesday. The chips rally looked set to resume after a blip the previous day.  Intel shares were up 4% in premarket trading, while Advanced Micro Devices was rising 2.

The major indexes rose slightly Monday as AI and chips shrugged off higher oil prices as Trump said Iran ceasefire "on life support."