After another dizzying rally on Tuesday, Intel shares now stand at $108.15 a share. With the latest 13% gain, the back-in-favor-again chip giant can claim these accolades: Its market cap of $544 billion, a record for the company, now exceeds that of Oracle and Johnson & Johnson, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
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On Sunday, former White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks said artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful drivers of the U.S. economy as Morgan Stanley raised its forecast for hyperscaler AI infrastructure spending. Morgan Stanley Projects Massive AI Capex Boom From Big Tech Morgan Stanley now expects Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. to collectively spend about $805 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, up from
The semiconductor index has risen 54% since the end of March, its best performance over a 25-day period since March 2000. Chip makers are racing to meet surging demand for the specialized devices that are pivotal to powering artificial intelligence. Tuesday’s rally powered Intel to a 13% gain and a market capitalization of about $544 billion, surpassing Oracle and Johnson & Johnson Shares of Sandisk Micron and Qualcomm all added more than 10%, lifting the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite up 1%.
Super Micro is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter financial results after the stock market closes on Tuesday.
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Oil prices fell and tech stocks extended gains after Iran shared its latest proposal for negotiations. Brent crude futures fell about 2% on Friday to around $108 a barrel. Both indexes finished April with their largest monthly gains since 2020, as investors looked past the war in Iran and focused instead on strong earnings.
US equity indexes were mixed on Friday as earnings helped lift technology and communication services