AI-driven momentum is keeping bulls in high spirits after the Dow’s record close, though investors are a bit cautious ahead of the Fed minutes and fresh corporate catalysts.
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Broadcom on Monday disclosed a five-year deal to supply custom processors to consumer electronics giant Apple.
(Bloomberg) -- Broadcom Inc. said Monday that it will provide custom chips for Apple Inc. in an expanded deal that runs through 2031.Most Read from BloombergGreece Offers Bounty to Catch Ravenous Fish Lured by Warming SeaOil, Gas Tankers Cross Hormuz Via Oman-Side Route After U-TurnsThe Tanker Tycoon Making Millions on Hormuz Shuttle RunsModi’s Flagship Biofuel Push Faces Backlash From MotoristsFIFA Allows Balogun to Play After Trump Call Sparking UproarThe companies have signed a new multi-year
Broadcom said on Monday that the chipmaker and Apple have agreed to expand their partnership through 2031 to develop and supply a range of custom chips. Broadcom has been a long-standing supplier to Apple, providing key components, including custom radio frequency chips used in iPhones, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity chips, and other networking semiconductors. Apple is one of Broadcom's largest customers.
By Wayne Cole and Harry Robertson SYDNEY/LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - U.S. futures ticked higher and European stocks traded near record highs on Monday as the potential for increased energy supplies
July 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures rose on Monday as chip stocks stabilized after recent weakness, while a fall in oil prices helped extend a rally that lifted the main U.S. indexes the previous
Wall Street just picked a new favorite in the AI chip race, and it isn't the company most investors expect. According to Investing.com, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C.J. Muse raised his price target on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to $700 from $500 on June 29, keeping his Overweight rating. That ...
U.S. equities have been solid so far in 2026, and according to JPMorgan's global investment strategist, Kriti Gupta, the S&P 500 could climb as high as 9,000 by mid-2027. That would mark a gain of about 20% from where the index sits now. The bank's analysts back that outlook with two specific ...
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) just gave back a chunk of its 2026 run, sliding 5% in a single week as semiconductor names corrected. The fund is still up about 21% year to date and roughly 39% over the past year, but holders should treat that pullback as the market beginning to question the ... VGT Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance in H2 2026
Investors seem to be missing or misunderstanding the key details of Nvidia’s long-term strategy. We can see this in the stock's performance. Nvidia (NVDA) stock is up 5.94% year to date at the time of writing, Thursday morning, July 2. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up about 9.36% ...
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Broadcom's (AVGO) stock took a downward turn in June. Shares fell more than 16% during the month, the worst stretch since March 2025. AVGO closed at $377.75 on July 1, nearly 18% off its highs from a month earlier. Now, a fresh securities filing shows one of the company's top executives, Mark ...
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite turned in 24 and 20 record closes, respectively, in the year's first half, lifted by the artificial-intelligence boom that has fueled sizable gains in the chip makers supplying the build-out.
This year's second quarter was a blockbuster period for tech stocks. The PHLX Semiconductor Index—which houses chip stocks like Nvidia and Broadcom—has climbed 81% through yesterday, putting it on track for its best quarter in history. Once darlings of the industry, some of the biggest names in tech have fallen out of favor with investors as they fret about these companies' big AI spending commitments.
(Bloomberg) -- Chip stocks are heading for their best quarter ever, extending an extraordinary start to the year driven by insatiable demand for artificial intelligence equipment. But after recent jitters sent the stocks tumbling, investors are wondering how much further the rally can go. Most Read from BloombergYen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled JapanTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsWhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to 3 Billion UsersUS St
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +1.18%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.25%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +1.20%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Could a delayed mega-IPO be the first crack in the AI spending boom?
Shares plunged Friday in Asia, led by heavy losses in Japan and South Korea as traders sold to lock in gains from recent rallies in stocks related to artificial intelligence. U.S. futures also declined, while oil prices fell. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index shed 4.5% to 69,127.10 and the Kospi in Seoul plunged 6.8% to 8,323.52.
Memory stocks just went from cyclical chip plays to AI-era essentials, and Bank of America’s Vivek Arya thinks the market is still pricing them like the old version. Speaking on CNBC the morning after Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) reported, BofA’s senior semiconductor analyst argued that “what we are witnessing is what I would call a structural ... BofA Says Micron Is Trading Under 10x Earnings and Wall Street Is Completely Missing the Story
Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Intel with a Neutral rating and a 12-month price target of $150, acknowledging clear tailwinds in server CPUs and foundry optionality but arguing that the stock's recent run has already priced in much of the upside.
Broadcom (AVGO) just got a new validation point in the artificial intelligence chip race: OpenAI’s first custom chip, Jalapeño, unveiled on June 24. The chip was designed with Broadcom and built for inference, the computing process that allows products such as ChatGPT to respond to user requests. ...
Shares of chipmakers surged late on Wednesday, adding over $400 billion in market value after strong forecasts from Micron Technology and Qualcomm breathed fresh life into Wall Street's recently waning AI stock rally. Micron surged 12% in extended trade after forecasting quarterly earnings above analysts' estimates, signaling that heavy investments in AI-related infrastructure will drive strong demand for its memory chips. Also after the bell, Qualcomm said it expects $15 billion in sales from its data center business by 2029 as it moves beyond its core smartphone chip business and shifts its focus to AI.
Broader tech sell-off continued on Wednesday as investors awaited Micron earnings to judge the demand for AI and memory chips.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock closed at $519.85 on June 23, down 5.76%. The stock was caught in the tech sector sell-off, as reported by Yahoo Finance. This drop is probably just a small hiccup, given how the stock has performed over the longer time frame and the bullish analyst consensus. The ...