The semiconductor index has risen 54% since the end of March, its best performance over a 25-day period since March 2000. Chip makers are racing to meet surging demand for the specialized devices that are pivotal to powering artificial intelligence. Tuesday’s rally powered Intel to a 13% gain and a market capitalization of about $544 billion, surpassing Oracle and Johnson & Johnson Shares of Sandisk Micron and Qualcomm all added more than 10%, lifting the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite up 1%.
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Super Micro is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter financial results after the stock market closes on Tuesday.
Job openings barely budged in March as the hiring rate reached its highest level in nearly two years, Labor Department data released Tuesday showed. But layoffs also crept higher.
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Oil prices fell and tech stocks extended gains after Iran shared its latest proposal for negotiations. Brent crude futures fell about 2% on Friday to around $108 a barrel. Both indexes finished April with their largest monthly gains since 2020, as investors looked past the war in Iran and focused instead on strong earnings.
US equity indexes were mixed on Friday as earnings helped lift technology and communication services