News

Applied Materials, a semiconductor chip equipment and software maker, is showing highly unusual out-of-the-money put options activity today. AMAT stock is off its highs. This could be bullish ahead of earnings.

Chip players are churning out cash while hyperscalers spend big on the AI build-out.

A surprise profit warning out of South Korea sent shockwaves through the chip sector Monday, and the fallout is hitting equipment makers and AI hardware names in ways that point to a much bigger risk lurking beneath a historic rally.

While the biggest names in tech burn through a historic spending spree, a small cluster of suppliers is quietly printing cash at a pace that has no precedent in this industry. Understanding who wins at each stage of the AI cycle could completely change how you position your portfolio.

Lam Research's AI-driven demand in HBM, advanced DRAM and leading-edge chips are likely to help it reach a record sales target of $6.6B in Q4'26.

Semiconductor Stocks Tumble as SK Hynix Weakness Ripples Through the Sector

AI memory stocks have entered a bear market. Is this a buying opportunity, or a warning that the AI trade has become too expensive?

Why investing for the long run, especially if you buy certain popular stocks, could reap huge rewards.

Applied Materials commands 24.7% net margins while Amkor trades at a fraction of the valuation, but customer concentration and export risks reshape the equation.

Own ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) before the opening bell on July 15 when the company reports Q2 results and almost certainly reiterates a raised full-year outlook the market is still underpricing. The thesis rests on the fact that ASML is the only company on earth that sells EUV lithography, at a moment when its own CFO ... This Is Why ASML Is a No-Brainer Buy Before July 15 Earnings

↘️ SK Hynix (KR:000660, SKHY): The chipmaker’s Korean shares sank more than 15%, its biggest one-day drop on record, as investors cashed out after its ADRs’ Nasdaq debut on Friday sparked a price rally.

Coca-Cola offers one of the best ways to participate in the stock market while generating reliable passive income.

Semiconductor equipment makers have spent most of this decade at the mercy of a single question. How long will chipmakers keep spending? For years, nobody knew the answer. Fabrication plants planned in short cycles, and equipment suppliers assumed the boom would eventually slow down. That ...

Applied Materials just blew past its own growth forecast, and the companies supplying every HBM stack and gate-all-around node are collecting the checks. Five picks-and-shovels stocks sit directly under that spending fire hose, and the one most retail investors cannot name is leading the pack.

In late June 2026, Applied Materials, Inc. was removed from several Russell value-oriented indices, including the Russell 1000 Value-Defensive and Russell 3000 Value benchmarks. This index reshuffling comes as Applied Materials is increasingly tied to AI-driven semiconductor equipment demand and advanced packaging, shifting how some investors may categorize the stock. Next, we’ll examine how stronger multi-year visibility into AI-related equipment demand could reshape Applied Materials’...

Stifel just blew past Wall Street's AMD consensus with a target that would push the chipmaker into trillion-dollar territory, and the conditions required to get there are more specific than most investors realize.

ASML Holding's Q2 outlook points to strong growth, but a lofty valuation, China export curbs and rising competition warrant caution ahead of results.

Shifting stock market leadership can be found in a variety of IBD screens, including the IBD Breakout Stocks Index.

DOCU's recurring subscription revenues, eSignature growth and tech partnerships support its outlook despite liquidity and pricing risks.

Here is how Cognex Corporation (CGNX) and Applied Materials (AMAT) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Semiconductor manufacturing was dominated by American companies before factories moved to countries like Taiwan and South Korea. Now, hints of that original vigor are emerging again as a fab construction boom promises to revive what once was the global standard: computer chips made in the USA. "Today, all of the major semiconductor manufacturers capable of building a state-of-the-art semiconductor are investing in the United States," said Joe Stockunas, president of the Americas unit of the SEMI industry trade group.

The best quarterly stock market performance in six years powered the average U.S. diversified equity fund higher.

🔎 SK Hynix (KR:000660): The South Korean chipmaker will join the Nasdaq in the largest-ever market debut by a foreign company, after raising $26.51 billion in yesterday’s offering. ↗️EasyJet (UK: EZJ): Shares in the U.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the Dow adding more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 climbing more than eight-tenths of a percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gaining 1.3%</p><p>:: Micron Technology</p><p>Chip stocks rallied, sparked by a 4.5% jump in shares of Micron Technology. The memory chip maker laid out plans to invest more than $250 billion in domestic chip manufacturing through 2035 to boost supply amid the AI boom.</p><p>Micron's peers also joined the rally, with Applied Materials climbing more than 3% and SanDisk surging over 7.5%.</p><p>AI-related stocks have been volatile lately as investors worried about the sustainability of a rally that has helped Wall Street reach record levels in 2026.</p><p>Gina Martin Adams is chief market strategist at HB Wealth.</p><p>"Tech has obviously been in the limelight of equity markets for a while, but that worked against stocks in the month of June. We'll see if the month of July brings something different. Obviously, the sector is dealing with a lot of issues, including the upcoming earnings season, where expectations are pretty high, as well as a tremendous amount of new shares coming to the market. First with SpaceX and now with SK Hynix out of South Korea."</p><p>Shares of Meta Platforms rose more than 4.5% after Reuters reported that the company plans to manufacture AI chips starting in September.</p><p>:: PepsiCo</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of PepsiCo fell more than 3% despite the company beating second-quarter revenue estimates. PepsiCo warned of higher commodity costs in the second half of the year at a time when the snack and beverage giant is increasing investments and lowering prices to attract value-conscious consumers.</p><p>And shares of Costco sank more than 4% to a six-month low after the retailer reported decelerating comparable sales for June.</p></body>

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day.) Wall Street's equity benchmarks rose Thursday

Meta’s decision to make its in-house chip could be a boon for Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA, which all make equipment that turns raw silicon wafers into microchips.

Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after semiconductor stocks rebounded amid dip buying following a recent selloff, as reports revealed that China may ease restrictions on advanced Nvidia AI chip imports.

Michael Burry has taken a short position in NVDA.

Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) shares rose 7% on Thursday after the company announced plans to invest up to $3 billion to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor supply chain and support future manufacturing capacity. The investment includes $500 million in strategic financing support for...