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U.S. optical component stocks surged following a Reuters report that the Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new Chinese data center hardware. Applied Optoelectronics jumped 16%, Coherent gained 13%, Lumentum rose 11%, and Corning climbed 8%. According to four sources familiar with the matter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing restrictions against new Chinese optical transceivers—the critical hardware that routes data over fiber-optic cables inside AI

Chip stocks were a mixed bag on Monday as the Philadelphia semiconductor index, known as SOX, struggled to hold gains. However, Nvidia stock retook a key support level. In afternoon trades on the stock market today, the SOX rose a fraction.

AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) reported record second-quarter revenue and a return to profitability, driven by strong demand for indium phosphide substrates used in optical connectivity for AI data centers. Management said it is accelerating capacity expansion as customer demand continues to exceed supply. Seco

Corning surpasses expectations with its second-quarter earnings, but the stock falls on in-line guidance.

Coherent is scheduled to post its fourth-quarter results in August, and analysts predict a double-digit surge in the company’s bottom-line figure.

Lumentum Holdings was among the hottest names in the artificial-intelligence trade at the start of the year. After a couple rocky months, it is time to buy, according to Barclays. The firm upgraded Lumentum shares to Overweight from Equal Weight and reiterated a price target of $1,000 in a research note Monday.

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The list is dominated by semiconductor and computer-hardware manufacturers.

Artificial intelligence has no shortage of obstacles. The industry is scrambling to secure enough electricity to power new data centers, enough land to build them, and enough high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to keep next-generation chips fed with data. Yet another constraint is emerging that could prove just as important: moving information between those chips fast enough ... These 7 Stocks Will Solve AI’s Most Important Bottleneck

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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.

Most of the day’s biggest losers were still up tremendously for 2026.

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SINGAPORE, June 19 (Reuters) - China is stepping up scrutiny over exports of indium, leading some buyers to fear the niche metal, sought after for next-generation ‌data centers, may be added to the export control regime that has become ‌one of Beijing's most potent trade weapons. China produces nearly 70% of the world's indium, a byproduct of zinc refining mostly used ​in displays and solder but also the raw material for making indium phosphide, used to make high-speed optical chips for AI data

Jensen Huang’s company Nvidia makes the computer chips that unleashed a revolution in artificial intelligence. Now he's wagering that an AI buildout can revive U.S. manufacturing, pushing past limits facing science and society. Nvidia is formally unveiling on Tuesday plans for a major upgrade to its AI infrastructure as part of its $2 billion partnership with the factory’s owner, Coherent.

BEIJING, June 11 (Reuters) - Barely a week after Nvidia-backed chipmaker Coherent warned of a shortage of indium phosphide in an earnings call in early May, its CEO Jim Anderson was on a plane with a U. business delegation accompanying President Donald Trump on his trip to China.

Investing.com -- Soitec SA shares dropped over 13% on Wednesday after Jefferies downgraded the French semiconductor substrate maker to “underperform” from “hold,” setting a price target of €85, a 39.35% discount to Tuesday’s close of €140.15, citing a disconnect between the stock’s valuation and its underlying fundamentals.

Investing.com -- Wall Street is set to cap off this week with a decline, as rate-sensitive technology stocks and chip names fall. We have also seen rising U.S. Treasury yields after a significantly stronger-than-expected May jobs report.

The networking company reports better-than-expected earnings and revenue in its fiscal second quarter.

Huang's remarks crystallized a hierarchy that Wall Street is now pricing in aggressively. "We should use copper as much as we can, for as long as we can, but copper has its limits," he said. "The right strategy is to scale up with copper as long as you can — after that you scale up further with optics, you scale out with optics and you scale across with optics. So you use optics wherever you must, you use copper wherever you can."

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Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) is one of the 10 Best Performing Quantum Computing Stocks So Far in 2026. On May 6, Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) reported Q3 fiscal 2026 results, posting revenue of $1.81 billion, rising 21% year over year and 27% on a pro forma basis, according to the company. Margins improved alongside growth as Coherent […]

Nvidia stock has lost some momentum recently, but analysts believe the chip maker can reassert its dominance in artificial-intelligence processors when fiscal first-quarter earnings arrive this week. D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria also raised his target price to $300, from $250.

President Trump has just landed in Beijing ahead of a two-day summit with Xi Jinping. More than a dozen top U.S. business leaders have also made the trip. Notable names include Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (a late addition) and Elon Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX.

Micron, Nvidia, and Qualcomm rise as investors pile back into chip stocks, while EchoStar surges after the FCC approves a spectrum sale.

President Trump said the cease-fire was on “massive life support." The S&P 500 added 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial rose 95 points, or 0.2%. Shares of Lumentum Holdings led the S&P 500, surging more than 16%, with Coherent and Corning also up double-digits.

President Trump said the cease-fire was on “massive life support." The S&P 500 added 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial rose 95 points, or 0.2%. Shares of Lumentum Holdings led the S&P 500, surging more than 16%, with Coherent and Corning also up double-digits.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.29%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.18%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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