There have been renewed talks about whether tariffs could send us into another phase of trade wars. And while it’s up for debate as to whether a trade war 2.0, so to speak, has already arrived, I do think that investors shouldn’t panic over concerns that further tariffs will further fan the flame that is ... “They Forgot to Protect Our Industries With TARIFFS!” — Does a Trump Trade War 2.0 Loom?
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Intel on Thursday named Seok-Hee Lee executive vice president of its contract chip-manufacturing division as it sharpens focus on its advanced packaging business. The American chipmaker has been trying to reinvigorate its manufacturing business under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, after missing out on the AI boom. The appointment follows President Donald Trump's announcement earlier in the day that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture its chips in the U.S. in a boost to the chipmaker's contract manufacturing business.
(Corrects days of the week throughout the text) June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Thursday after the previous session's selloff as optimism about a Middle East peace deal
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in the United States. Intel had reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple, following discussions that went on for more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported in May.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture its chips in the United States. A partnership with Intel helps Apple diversify its manufacturing base as it seeks additional chip capacity. The iPhone maker relies heavily on TSMC, whose advanced production lines are in high demand from AI chipmakers such as Nvidia and AMD.
The U.S. and Iran electronically signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, extending their ceasefire and establishing a framework for a peace agreement.
Stocks suffered broad, sharp losses on rate hike bets after the first Warsh Fed meeting. SpaceX fell for the first time while Robinhood jumped.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -1.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.99%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ended Wednesday's session in negative territory after Federal Reserve officials unanimously voted to hold interest rates at their June FOMC meeting today, while also forecasting at least one possible rate hike ahead. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the trading day's market reactions to the Fed's big decision. This was Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting he presided over as the new chairman of the Fed.
SpaceX is more of an AI stock than a space stock -- and that's great news for Intel.
Research firm Bernstein raised its price targets on three chip stocks — AMD, Arm and Intel — citing a "CPU renaissance."
Micron Technology stock was back on the rise early Wednesday as the memory-chip maker looks to resume its relentless rally. Micron was leading the rebound in premarket trading, rising 3.5%, the second-best performer in the Only Intel was climbing more ahead of the open. When there’s nothing happening Micron stock tends to gain.
FEATURE Artificial-intelligence stocks were mounting a comeback on Wednesday, having slumped the previous session, as hopes of a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran led investors to pile back into some of the market’s best-loved names.
And the odds were pretty slim to begin with, leaving investors unsure of what to do next.
(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration wants 400 dealmakers to help the US bolster its national security supply chains — and it’s offering salaries as high as $400,000 a year for Wall Street recruits.Most Read from BloombergRead the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and IranIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Confirms Deal Reached With USModi Warns of ‘Shortage of Trust’ Ahead of Trump MeetingNetanyahu Pays a Political Price for Trump’s Iran DealUS Set to Offer Iran Broad Financial Gains in P
Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment has improved to ‘bullish’ on SPY and ‘neutral’ on QQQ from ‘bearish’ earlier in the week.
Intel on Tuesday said the new generation of its 18A manufacturing process has entered risk production, as the chipmaker sees strong demand for its central processors. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has started recognizing 18A as a potential offering for external clients, reversing his earlier view that the process would generate returns only through Intel's own products, finance chief David Zinsner said in March. Compared to 18A, 18A-P delivers 9% higher performance at the same power level — known as iso-power — or 18% lower power at the same processing speed, which is iso-performance, alongside improved thermals and design flexibility.
It could go both ways, actually.
Jerome Powell just issued a stark warning about the future of the Federal Reserve -- and the implications for your portfolio could be enormous.
The space flight competitor is falling while SpaceX is soaring.
The Fed's FOMC is meeting for the first time with a new leader presiding.
The market has spent years viewing SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) primarily as a rocket company, but that narrative no longer fits. The company’s historic IPO, which raised $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised the so-called “greenshoe” overallotment — with the stock currently valued at more than $2.7 trillion — revealed a business pursuing ambitions that stretch far beyond ... SpaceX Launches Start of Acquisition Spree with Cursor After Historic IPO
Cornelis, an Intel spinout developing networking technology aimed at data centers, on Tuesday said that its chips are now being used by a U.S. supercomputer used for nuclear weapons work. Under the National Nuclear Security Administration, a trio of U.S. national labs works to develop and maintain the nation's nuclear weapons with extremely accurate computer simulations of nuclear reactions, one of the most demanding tasks in the entire computing industry. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said Tuesday that it has tapped Cornelis chips to connect 952 computers in its new "Lynx" system.