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📣 "There are lots of traders there just trying to make a buck, so they follow the momentum and then try to take profits." —Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments, on this morning's market moves.
Micron's earnings report gave the Nasdaq the jumpstart it desperately needed on Thursday. The Nasdaq was up 0.9%. Micron not only reported blowout results but also gave a forecast that had Wall Street ready to pile back into the chip sector after a brief road bump.
US equity futures were higher pre-bell Thursday as oil prices fell to their lowest since the start o
A modest projected decline in overall inflation for June doesn't tell the complete story.
U.S. stock futures pointed higher after Micron Technology’s expectation-thumping earnings reignited optimism in the AI boom.
Stocks looked set to rally after memory-chip maker Micron’s strong earnings and guidance breathed some life into the artificial-intelligence trade, which has stumbled in recent sessions. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 2% on Thursday. S&P 500 futures gained 0.7%.
June 25 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped 2% on Thursday after upbeat forecasts from chipmakers Micron and Qualcomm pointed to strong demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, lifting
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, June 25 (Reuters) - Asian equities surged on Thursday after strong earnings and forecasts from chip giants Micron and Qualcomm helped alleviate some concerns over the red-
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, June 25 (Reuters) - Asian equities surged on Thursday after strong earnings and forecasts from chip giants Micron and Qualcomm helped alleviate some concerns over the red-
A dayslong tech selloff raised new questions about whether America’s artificial-intelligence boom could continue at its breakneck pace. The blockbuster earnings arrived after a slump in tech shares that rippled from South Korean chip makers to American fiber-optic cable providers. As investors increasingly search for bottlenecks in the globe-spanning supply chain for AI, gauging whether profits will meet the hype, Micron suggested a worldwide scramble for memory shows no sign of slowing down.
Broader tech sell-off continued on Wednesday as investors awaited Micron earnings to judge the demand for AI and memory chips.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow gaining just over a third of a percent, while the S&P 500 edged slightly lower and the Nasdaq lost more than four-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Investors were intensely focused on chip maker Micron Technology's results after the closing bell. The stock, which has surged more than 200% this year, climbed in extended trading on Wednesday, after Micron forecast quarterly earnings above Wall Street estimates, signaling that heavy investments in AI-related infrastructure will drive strong demand for its memory chips.</p><p>Michael Landsberg is chief investment officer at Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management.</p><p>"What's happened now is with AI, a lot of these chips are needed to make AI work faster and better. So the demand has really been strong across the entire sector. We think it continues. And that's really, I think, why this rally in that space has got some legs. And we think it could continue for a while."</p><p>Several tech stocks, however, slid during Wednesday's session, including chip designer Cerebras, which tumbled more than 19%. In its first report since going public, Cerebras forecast full-year profit margins would drop below first-quarter figures. </p><p>Concerns around debt-backed AI spending by hyperscalers and mounting fears of a more hawkish Federal Reserve have fueled a market downturn this week that has erased more than $1 trillion in market value from the Nasdaq 100.</p><p>Among the session's other stock moves, homebuilders soared after President Donald Trump canceled a planned signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up availability of affordable housing. Shares of Hovnanian Enterprises, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers all ended higher.</p><p>And shares of Hertz tumbled more than 40% after the car-rental firm said it expects second-quarter adjusted core earnings near the lower end of its forecast range and announced a proposed offering of $100 million of common stock.</p></body>
The tech sell-off was nerve-wracking for investors, but Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Slimmon feels the market might be getting exactly what it needed. In a recent CNBC interview, Slimmon made the case that AI winners weren’t collapsing due to fundamentals being broken. They fell because the trade became ...
U.S. stocks finished mixed Wednesday as investors cashing out bets on high-flying technology and artificial intelligence companies continued to rotate into beaten-down sectors of the market.
Micron surged overnight on strong earnings and guidance, lifting other memory and chip plays. The Fed's favorite inflation gauge is on tap.
Wall Street stocks are expected to make a steadier start on Wednesday after a sharp technology-led sell-off in the previous two sessions, with investors now focused on Micron's earnings for clues about the health of the artificial intelligence boom. Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures were...
June 24 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday after two straight sessions of declines, as investors returned to technology shares following a sharp selloff that saw the
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Stocks staged a tentative recovery on Wednesday from a rout in technology shares on the back of caution over overstretched AI valuations, while crude oil
Nasdaq futures were up after the selloff halted a boom in AI-related stocks. Micron Technology earnings after the close will be closely watched.
A three-year high for inflation may force the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) into action.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite has slid for four of the past five trading sessions and moved at least 1% on six consecutive trading days. Read more on how recent rallies have left tech stocks vulnerable to reversals.
Google parent Alphabet will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average beginning Monday, the index’s operator, S&P Global, said Tuesday. The company represents the fifth of the so-called Magnificent Seven growth stocks to enter the price-weighted index, which has historically been less vulnerable to tech swings than the Nasdaq Composite Index or the S&P 500. “Adding Alphabet will broaden and strengthen the DJIA’s exposure to these dynamic areas of the U.S. economy,” S&P said in a written statement.
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