Cameron Dawson, chief investment officer at NewEdge Wealth, dropped a statistic on Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart that should reframe how investors think about diversification in 2026. “10 years ago, the semiconductor index or weight in the S&P 500 was 2%. Today it’s 18%,” she said, adding that “that 18% is more than double what ... Semiconductor Exposure in S&P 500 Hits 18%. That’s More Than Double the Tech Bubble Peak.
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<body><p>STORY: "I just continue to question whether or not the 'Mag 7' has as big an influence on the stock market returns as they did in previous years," Mahn said.</p><p>He therefore turned his focus to the "AIR 7," which Mahn said stands for "AI Revolution 7," a "stock basket" that spans memory and chip production, as well as data center owners, coolers and power providers. </p><p>Mahn's "AIR 7" stocks include Taiwan Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Digital Realty, Vertiv Holdings and American Electric Power. Two of the Magnificent 7 stocks, Nvidia and Alphabet, round out his "AIR 7" picks.</p></body>
Stocks, especially the AI chip sellers, got a dose of reality on Monday, losing value for a second straight day after an incredible rally this year. The Nasdaq finished down 0.5% but pared steeper losses.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) is one of the Best Stocks to Invest in For 5 Years According to Billionaires. On May 15, Bank of America Securities analyst Haas Liu reiterated a Buy rating on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) with a price target of 2,560 Taiwan dollars. The firm noted that competitive […]
Intel Corporation is back on Wall Street’s radar, as fresh AI-driven CPU buzz lures heavyweight investors back into the fold.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) at $404.35 looks attractive on weakness below $400 based on the setup discussed below. The stock has already touched $386.12 on May 12 and $391.47 on May 13 before bouncing back, and the setup heading into summer suggests sub-$400 prints look like an opportunity. TSMC fabricates the world’s most advanced logic ... Buy TSM Below $400
As AI demand surges, Bank of America believes investors should ignore the competitive noise and keep buying Taiwan Semi stock.

AI chip leader Nvidia (NVDA) will be reporting its first quarter earnings this Wednesday, May 20. D.A. Davidson head of technology research Gil Luria sits down with Julie Hyman to dive into what he'll be listening for on Nvidia's earnings call later this week and what is being signaled about the chipmaker's margins.
Situational Awareness LP's latest 13F filing shows billions in put exposure to chip and AI names alongside growing long positions in bitcoin miners and energy infrastructure.
SoundHound AI and Aurora Innovation both have to execute on turning opportunity into revenue.
Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he should have requested a larger ownership stake in Intel when the government took a 9.9% holding in the chipmaker last year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) does one thing for a living. It runs the world’s most advanced chip fabs. That single trick happens to be the chokepoint of the entire AI economy, and the market is still pricing it like a normal cyclical foundry. The conviction starts with what the AI buildout actually requires. Hyperscalers can ... Taiwan Semiconductor – The One Trick Pony That’s Still a Multibagger
My children often tell me that “today” is the best or worst day ever. Sometimes both land on the same day. Apparently it is possible to have the worst day ever multiple times a week. Unrelated. The benchmark S&P 500 keeps tagging fresh records and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite refuses to roll over. And yet ... Michael Burry Says Today’s Top 10 Stocks Surged 784% in a Year. The Pre-Dot-Com Number Was 622%.
Watching what the hedge funds and top investment managers do in any given quarter can be a great source of ideas in just about any market. Instead of keeping tabs on just the big names, though, I think it’s also worth tracking down the hedge funds that have been making the timeliest moves with surgical ... This Fast-Rising Fund Has Been Crushing the Market — Nvidia, Micron and TSMC are Reasons Why
Tata Electronics plans India's first 300 mm commercial semiconductor fab in Gujarat with ASML technology support.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he "should have asked for more" of a stake in Intel on behalf of the U.S. government, in an interview with Fortune magazine published on Monday. (Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) is one of the Best Fundamentally Strong Stocks to Buy Now. On May 14, Reuters reported that the company expects the global semiconductor market to surpass $1.5 trillion by 2030, topping the earlier forecast of $1 trillion. Reuters, while quoting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), highlighted that AI and high-performance […]
Taiwan Semiconductor has raised its global 2030 chip market forecast to $1.5 trillion from $1 trillion.
TSMC (NYSE:TSM) plans to sell about 152 million shares of Vanguard International Semiconductor, cutting its stake from roughly 27% to 19%. The sale is framed as a move to focus more closely on TSMC’s core operations. TSMC has indicated there are no immediate plans for further divestments and that existing technology cooperation, including gallium nitride work, will continue. TSMC sits at the center of global chip manufacturing, supplying advanced production capacity to a wide range of...
Samsung hit a $1 trillion market cap this month, driven by an AI-fueled memory chip shortage expected to continue amid until at least 2027.
Ellington Financial focuses on mortgage and consumer credit assets, leveraging structured finance to pursue stable income streams.
Emerging markets investing has a recurring frustration. You buy the asset class for diversification and growth, then find that a handful of state-owned banks, commodity giants, and speculative tech names dominate the index. Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF (NYSEARCA:FDEM) tries to fix that by screening the same universe through four lenses at once, value, quality, ... Value, Quality, Momentum, And Lower Volatility In One Emerging Markets Fund
Investing.com -- Emerging market (EM) equities are poised for a significant rally in the second half of the year, driven by attractive valuations, a projected reversal in hawkish central bank policies, and economic signs of recovery in China, according to a research note released by JPMorgan.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) is up 40% in 2026 alone as investors price in a much larger chip market and a deeper role for the company in its most profitable layers. As demand for AI accelerates, TSMC just reported that it now sees the semiconductor market reaching $1.5 trillion ...
TSM ramps up AI chip and packaging capacity as soaring HPC demand drives its 2026 revenue growth outlook above 30%.