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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.
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Chipmakers are the most actively traded U.S. stocks ahead of the opening bell, setting the stage for another tech-led rally. In recent premarket action: Intel (INTC) is the most traded stock by volume, according to Dow Jones Market Data, and is up about 6%.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) surged roughly 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker delivered quarterly results and forward guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven largely by booming demand from the artificial intelligence sector. Investor enthusiasm accelerated after chief executive Lisa Su highlighted strong momentum in AMD’s server and data center operations during the company’s earnings call.
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Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices received upgrades from both Goldman Sachs and Bernstein after the chipmaker reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and provided a robust second-quarter outlook, with analysts pointing to agentic AI as a key driver of the company’s accelerating growth.
U.S. semiconductor stocks rose on Wednesday as Advanced Micro Devices' strong outlook boosted investor confidence about sustained demand for AI infrastructure and that a shift toward CPUs would spur the next leg of spending. AMD jumped nearly 18% in premarket trading and is on track to hit a record high if gains hold in market hours, while rival Intel rose 6%. Chip designer Arm Holdings soared 11%, while Qualcomm gained about 4%.
U. S. stock futures moved higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump paused a military initiative aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and signalled progress toward a possible peace agreement with Iran.
Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven by strong demand for its data center chips. Shares rose 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks looked set to extend record highs after Trump walked back an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns of a near-term escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.
With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1%, while the The S&P 500 gained 0.8%. While there has been no real uptick in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the fact that the cease-fire remains in effect was enough to temper oil prices on Tuesday.
Futures rose. President Trump "paused" his Hormuz opening effort. AI plays AMD, Astera Labs, Lumentum, Arista were earnings movers late.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that management said marked an inflection in growth, driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure products across the company’s portfolio. Chair and CEO Lisa Su said revenue rose 38% year-over-year to $10.3 billion
Markets are eyeing signs of easing in Mideast tensions and impressive AI-fueled tech earnings.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) posted first quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates, reporting adjusted earnings of $1.37 per share (vs. estimates of $1.28) and revenue of $10.25 billion (vs. estimates of $9.89 billion). Futurum CEO Daniel Newman comes on Market Domination Overtime to dive into the AI chipmaker's earnings release and what it may signal about CEO Lisa Su's growth outlook and the company's tightening competition with Nvidia (NVDA). The stock is getting a lift in Tuesday's after-hours trading at the time of this video being posted.
Advanced Micro Devices beat estimates for the first quarter on strong sales of AI infrastructure and data center chips. AMD stock rose.
The chipmaker's data center segment brought in $5.8 billion, up 57% year over year, as AMD raised its second-quarter revenue outlook to $11.2 billion
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD, XETRA:AMD) reported first quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, supported by strong growth in its data center segment, sending its shares higher after Tuesday's closing bell. The semiconductor company reported revenue of $10.3...
AMD (AMD) reported first quarter results on Tuesday after the closing bell. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $1.37 (compared to analyst estimates of $1.28), and revenue came in at $10.25 billion (compared to analyst estimates of $9.89 billion). Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton takes a closer look at the breaking numbers.
AMD enters first-quarter earnings with high AI expectations, premium valuation, and limited room for disappointment after its sharp rally.
Risk assets and momentum plays were shining on Tuesday. Exchange-traded funds focused on momentum, growth, risk, and small-caps were among the top performing strategies, posting gains of 1.6% or more.
Traders brace for big move on results
Few stocks have captured the Artificial Intelligence (AI) moment quite like Advanced Micro Devices. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) has climbed 59% year to date, and the one year return stands at 245%, according to Yahoo Finance. Those numbers reflect a market that has decided AMD is no longer a ...
Heavy activity on both call and put sides
Micron stock gained on Wednesday amid booming demand for memory and storage.
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