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Two catalysts could send the iPhone maker higher.

Alphabet's AI-driven growth in Search and Cloud is fueling premium valuation debates as rising investment and enterprise demand reshape its outlook.

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest an additional $100 billion in the US state of Arizona, the company said Thursday, as it reported a record quarterly net profit on the back of massive demand for AI hardware. TSMC will spend an additional $100 billion building "four or more" fabs in Arizona, taking the company's total investment plans in the United States to $265 billion.

Broadcom's prospects continue to improve.

Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States. The world's largest contract chip manufacturing and one of the world’s most valuable companies, TSMC’s results are seen as a barometer for the global chip industry and for AI at a time when worries about a potential AI bubble have been buffeting financial markets. As AI-related demand continues to surge, it has been expanding chip fabrication plants in the U.S., Japan and Taiwan.

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC reported a record net profit for the second quarter on Thursday, fuelled by massive demand for artificial intelligence hardware. This has turbocharged business for chipmakers such as TSMC, creating shortages and sending prices soaring.

The world’s largest contract chip maker posted its fifth straight quarter of record earnings amid voracious global appetite for artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

Only one company has ever touched the mark, and the iPhone maker is about 4% away.

Apple is gaining momentum as iOS 27, China AI approval, and a Broadcom chip deal have strengthened investor confidence.

The technology giant's AI strategy is emerging.

The gains came as investors favored companies with strong business advantages and financial performance instead of riskier growth-focused stocks.

June’s Producer Price Index (PPI) declined 0.3% from the previous month, marking its steepest drop in more than a year.

With Q2 earnings closing in, Jefferies just named its top Magnificent 7 pick and the choice cuts across some of the most widely held retirement stocks in America. One of these three tech giants wins on valuation, one wins on income, and one barely shows up to the fight.

A 35-stock equal-weight fund has been quietly outrunning the Nasdaq-100 for years, and the structural reason behind that gap changes how you think about building a tech position.

Broadcom stock has turned a very large 5 year gain into a fresh valuation debate, with a recent jump on long dated Apple and AI chip deals set against checks that now suggest the shares look roughly in line with an intrinsic value estimate rather than clearly cheap. Broadcom has delivered a very large return of about 8x over 5 years, which means any new buyer is taking valuation much more seriously than at earlier entry points. Long running custom chip agreements with Apple and major AI...

TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced AI chips, is expected to ‌notch a fifth consecutive quarter of record earnings on Thursday, with a ‌59% surge in net profit for April-June, driven by booming global demand for AI infrastructure. Analysts ​said demand for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) 3-nanometre and 2-nanometre process technologies for AI chips, as well as for its advanced chip packaging technology, CoWoS, remains strong. TSMC is ⁠expected to report net profit of T$632.6 billion ($19.65 billion) for the second quarter, according to an LSEG SmartEstimate compiled from 18 analysts.

Shares of iPhone and iPad maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) jumped 4.2% in the afternoon session after the company secured regulatory approval to launch Apple Intelligence in China by integrating Alibaba's Qwen AI model.

Warren Buffett says Alphabet will beat 95% of Wall Street picks as Berkshire's stake tops $31 billion. GOOGL stock surges.

Cooler-than-expected producer prices contributed to hopes for easing inflation on Wednesday.

ASML says its high-end machines are helping investors make memory more quickly than expected. In the short term, that could weigh on memory prices.

Dell, Sandisk and Micron led an AI sell-off, masked by megacaps such as Apple. SpaceX undercut its IPO price. Taiwan Semi, GE Aerospace earnings are due.

Apple shares rose 4% to $327.50, a new all-time closing high. The Cyberspace Administration of China on Wednesday included Apple’s generative artificial intelligence on a list of newly approved providers. Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani wrote that the update clears the biggest regulatory hurdle for Apple Intelligence—the company’s AI software—in the world’s largest smartphone market.

Apple shares climbed to a fresh record Wednesday, in the wake of reports the iPhone maker is considering buying an AI chip company to fuel its AI ambitions.

Every quarter the bears declare the iPhone cycle dead, and every quarter Apple proves them wrong. Here is why one investor keeps adding to the position anyway, and what the skeptics keep getting wrong about the business.

US stocks (^GSPC, ^DJI, ^IXIC) managed to close Wednesday's session higher despite a new sell-off appearing across the semiconductor industry. Baird tech strategist Ted Mortonson explains what rising memory chip costs could mean for tech consumers and companies like iPhone maker Apple (AAPL).

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day.) US equities rose Wednesday, driving major inde

FINANCE U.S. stocks edged higher Wednesday as gains in megacap technology names offset weakness in chip stocks. PayPal surged on reports of a takeover offer and another round of strong bank earnings kept Wall Street in an upbeat mood.

Yahoo Finance Tech Editor discusses OpenAI's (OPAI.PVT) first consumer hardware device, an AI-powered smart speaker, breaking down what the product could offer and what it means for the company's push into consumer hardware and the broader AI race.

Yahoo Finance Tech Editor discusses Apple's (AAPL) newly approved rollout of iPhone AI features in China, explaining what the regulatory green light means for Apple's AI strategy, its position in the Chinese market, and the broader competitive landscape.

Tech stocks were lower late Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR