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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs on Iran deal hopes. Nvidia leads new buys with Arm a big earnings mover late.

AMD’s data center revenue jumped 57%, giving investors hard evidence of demand for server CPUs and AI accelerators as the company guided for another strong quarter.

US equity indexes jumped while crude oil futures sank on Wednesday amid a growing likelihood of Iran

Oil prices fell and stocks rose on rising optimism about an end to Middle East hostilities. Iran and the U.S. are working with mediators on a one-page framework to restart negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and opening the Strait of Hormuz, with talks potentially beginning next week in Islamabad. Semiconductor stocks extended their rally.

US equity indexes ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite reaching new

US equity indexes jumped ahead of Wednesday's close, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite break

Chip stocks are having a moment, and AMD is leading the charge. Oil prices are tanking, too. Here's what you need to know.

Lisa Su points to inferencing and agentic AI as the forces behind AMD's strongest quarterly beat

Shares of Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) are surging 35% in midday trading Wednesday. Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) stock is climbing 13% in tandem, as investors reprice former Bitcoin mining pure-plays as AI data center landlords. HUT stock changed hands near $109 after opening at $80.51, extending a one-month rally of 67% and a one-year gain of 531%. ... Hut 8 Surges 35%, Riot Platforms Climbs 13% as Bitcoin Miners Become AI Infrastructure Plays

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported solid results and an upbeat outlook but further outperformance

A strong report from AMD was good news for Arm.

All three major US stock indexes were up over 1% in late-morning trading Wednesday, as investors sho

AMD stock vaulted higher after the chipmaker delivered a strong first-quarter report and talked up its opportunities in the AI data center market.

AMD (AMD) stock is tearing higher on Wednesday after the company's first quarter earnings and revenue results beat analysts' estimates. The semiconductor manufacturer also topped forecasts for its second quarter guidance. Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré chats with Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma about the earnings results and the stock's multiple upgrades on Wall Street.

The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is drifting back toward the 17 line as optimism returns to the S&P 500 and capital rotates into stocks. The VIX closed near 18 on Monday after dipping to almost 17 late last week, well below the peak above 31 recorded in late March. In a display of a shifting ... CBOE VIX Slides Toward 17 as Oil Retreat and Tech Stock Surge Restore Risk Appetite

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock rips and tears higher in Wednesday's pre-market session after beating Wall Street's earnings and revenue estimates. The semiconductor manufacturer also topped forecasts for its second quarter guidance. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman and Yahoo Finance Head of News Myles Udland analyze the current narratives around the chip space, AI data center demand, and the catalysts for AMD in these late stages of the AI Boom.

Micron (MU) Rockets 11% as AI Memory Crunch Pushes Market Cap Past $700B

AMD reported strong earnings and revenue growth as AI chip demand pushed data center sales sharply higher.

US futures point to a strong open, extending a global rally driven by hopes of a breakthrough in the Middle East, with further fuel from strong results from AMD and Super Micro Computer overnight. The Dow Jones has been called more than 500 points higher, with futures up 1%, while futures...

Data center demand drives upbeat Q2 outlook

Company forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates despite Q3 miss

Chipmakers are the most actively traded U.S. stocks ahead of the opening bell, setting the stage for another tech-led rally. In recent premarket action: Intel (INTC) is the most traded stock by volume, according to Dow Jones Market Data, and is up about 6%.

AMD jumps 18% pre-market after Q1 beat while Intel hits an all-time high. RSI readings stay overbought as the rally extends.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) surged roughly 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker delivered quarterly results and forward guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven largely by booming demand from the artificial intelligence sector. Investor enthusiasm accelerated after chief executive Lisa Su highlighted strong momentum in AMD’s server and data center operations during the company’s earnings call.

By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures rose on Wednesday, extending a strong run on hopes of a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement and unrelenting optimism around

Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices received upgrades from both Goldman Sachs and Bernstein after the chipmaker reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and provided a robust second-quarter outlook, with analysts pointing to agentic AI as a key driver of the company’s accelerating growth.

Chip makers helped the Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Tuesday, and strong earnings from Advanced Micro Devices looked set to keep the rally in tech stocks going. Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 were up 1.