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Some S&P 500 companies' second-quarter earnings grew so fast — even analysts are having trouble keeping up.

Intel was leading a chip-sector recovery, while memory storage stocks Sandisk and Western Digital were also climbing.

Microsoft has become a big beneficiary of the AI boom.

Intel spent most of 2023 and 2024 as one of the most beaten-down chip stocks on Wall Street. Frank Lee, an HSBC semiconductor analyst, was among the skeptics. In late 2025 he had the company on reduce with a $24 price target and a straightforward message: time to bail out. On July 2, Lee published ...

Jim Cramer has named plenty of favorite stocks over the years. His recent pick was trading in the low $20s less than a year ago. On June 30, the "Mad Money" host told viewers that Intel is now his top pick in the market. He credited CEO Lip-Bu Tan with pulling off one of the sharpest turnarounds in ...

The Russell 2000, which tracks shares of smaller companies, climbed some 22% in the first six months of the year. That is more than double the rate expected for the Russell 1000, which tracks large-cap stocks.

U.S. President Donald Trump directly addressed internal friction at the central bank and laid out his administration's latest stances on technology and corporate policy in an exclusive interview with CNBC.

Many of this year’s hottest stocks are the biggest decliners in premarket trading Thursday after sharp drops in the previous session.

Sandisk (SNDK) has gained about 762.52% year to date at the time of writing, Wednesday afternoon, July 1. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up about 9.54% in the same period. The third-largest enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturer has outpaced the S&P 500 by a wide ...

Last month, President Donald Trump said he was weighing options to give Americans an ownership stake in leading AI firms.

The stock market just wrapped up one of its strongest first halves in years. In the first six months of 2026, the Dow was up 8.9%, marking its best first half since 2021. The S&P 500 gained 9.6%, and the Nasdaq added 12.8%, while the Russell 2000 soared nearly 22% for its best first-half ...

Investing.com -- Mizuho Securities Asia raised its forecast for TSMC's monthly CoWoS packaging capacity to 140,000 units by 2026 and 190,000–200,000 units by 2027, up from prior estimates of 120,000 and 170,000–180,000 respectively, as a sharply upgraded outlook for AI-driven server CPU demand forces a broad revision to the firm's semiconductor supply model.

Tech and industrial stocks led advances while gold slipped, and investors eyed a strong quarter close, today, June 30, 2026.

Investing.com -- Three major chipmakers gained about $2 trillion in combined market value during the second quarter as investors expanded their artificial intelligence holdings beyond Nvidia.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which logged their best quarterly performances since 2020, ended the day 0.79% and 1.52% higher, respectively.

This year's second quarter was a blockbuster period for tech stocks. The PHLX Semiconductor Index—which houses chip stocks like Nvidia and Broadcom—has climbed 81% through yesterday, putting it on track for its best quarter in history. Once darlings of the industry, some of the biggest names in tech have fallen out of favor with investors as they fret about these companies' big AI spending commitments.

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +1.18%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.25%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +1.20%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Alphabet shares climbed on Monday as the Google parent made its debut in the blue-chip Dow Jones ‌Industrial Average, replacing Verizon Communications, and immediately ranking among its ‌most influential members. • Its shares rose 3.7% to $350.24, offering one of the biggest boosts ​to the 30-member Dow. • The company replaced Verizon on the index, S&P Dow Jones Indices said in an announcement on June 23.

Technology stocks were trading higher in premarket trading Monday as the looked set to finally snap its five-day losing streak. Semiconductor companies, other artificial-intelligence stocks, and the Magnificent Seven were among those rebounding to start the week. Microsoft jumped 2% ahead of the open, while Amazon Alphabet Nvidia Meta and Tesla were all up around 1%.

Few congressional portfolios attract as much scrutiny as Nancy Pelosi's. Her husband, Paul Pelosi, who executes the family's trades, has previously disclosed bets on Microsoft and Alphabet that outpaced the S&P 500. His latest moves may draw even more attention. Investing.com ...

Micron (MU) stock closed the June 25 trading session up 15.81% at $1,213.56. The stock soared following the release of the third-quarter (Q3) fiscal year 2026 (FY26) earnings report on June 24. The stock is up 313.14% year-to-date, at the time of writing, Friday afternoon, June 26. Meanwhile, the ...

Tech looks set to extend a recent slump as Wall Street dumps some of the stocks that have benefited most from the AI trading frenzy.

June 26 (Reuters) - Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq led Wall Street losses on Friday, as chip stocks came under renewed pressure after a sharp rally in the previous session, while some megacap

IBM (IBM) hasn’t built a commercial computer chip of its own in nearly a decade. On Thursday, June 25, the company said its research labs had cracked something the rest of the chip industry hasn’t managed yet. The breakthrough has nothing to do with software, and everything to do with one tiny ...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) initiated coverage of Intel Corp. (INTC) this week with a neutral rating and a $150 price target, based on TipRanks' report. That implies only about 12% upside, modest given the stock’s run over the past year. The bigger signal is who wrote it, not the number itself. ...

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Investing.com -- Credit-default swaps linked to SpaceX began trading Thursday after the company completed its first high-grade bond offering earlier this week, Bloomberg reported. The development allows investors to protect against potential losses or bet on the company's creditworthiness.

Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Intel with a Neutral rating and a 12-month price target of $150, acknowledging clear tailwinds in server CPUs and foundry optionality but arguing that the stock's recent run has already priced in much of the upside.

Micron stock was surging as the company delivered reassurance the memory-chip boom can last for longer than expected.