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Lam Research tops Q4 FY26 estimates as NAND revenues more than double sequentially and support sales hit a third straight record.

Chip stocks trimmed losses on Friday as investors bought the dip despite AI jitters.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

By Ragini Mathur and Avinash P July 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Thursday, as rising chipmakers helped outweigh geopolitical anxiety over renewed attacks that could prolong the

As the world's largest supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, Applied Materials stands as the most direct public-market beneficiary of any sustained expansion in chipmaker capital spending. The company carries a market capitalization of approximately $453 billion, and its prior session close of $570.50 already reflected a one-year gain of 188% from its 52-week low of $154.47.

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Lam Research stock and several peers hit record highs as chipmakers invest in new gear amid the AI megatrend.

SpaceX IPO buzz faded as AI volatility, hotter inflation, and a shortened trading week shifted investor focus toward earnings season

AI chip rally powers gains as inflation data looms.

The chipmaker's fiscal third-quarter results topped expectations across the board, lifting chip stocks worldwide

Shares of chipmakers surged late on Wednesday, adding over $400 billion in market ‌value after strong forecasts from Micron Technology and Qualcomm ‌breathed fresh life into Wall Street's recently waning AI stock rally. Micron surged ​12% in extended trade after forecasting quarterly earnings above analysts' estimates, signaling that heavy investments in AI-related infrastructure will drive strong demand for its memory chips. Also after the bell, Qualcomm ‌said it expects $15 billion ⁠in sales from its data center business by 2029 as it moves beyond its core smartphone ⁠chip business and shifts its focus to AI.

Investing.com -- Shares of U.S. semiconductor companies climbed in premarket trading Thursday after President Trump said Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture its chips domestically.

I've been tracking the semiconductor equipment trade for a while now, and there's a pattern I keep noticing. Every time I think the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure story has been fully priced in, another analyst note lands, reframing the whole thesis. Citi's latest call on Applied ...

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index slashed its gains after Trump's new threats on Iran. Oracle stock plunged on earnings.

Semiconductor equipment stocks marched higher amid continued strong demand for new chip gear amid the AI boom.

The chip equipment maker now expects its semiconductor equipment business to grow more than 30% in calendar 2026

Investing.com -- Applied Materials reported record second-quarter revenue on Thursday and projected third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, anticipating that robust investment in data centers and AI infrastructure will continue to drive demand for its chip-making equipment.

The stock market hit highs as Nvidia led and AI chip IPO Cerebras soared in its debut, while Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor flashed buy signals. The Trump-Xi summit continues.

Every AI chip has to be physically manufactured. And as chips get smaller and more complex, the machines required to build them get more specialized and more expensive. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) makes those machines. As semiconductors shrink to sizes measured in nanometers, only a handful of companies have the tools to do it. AMAT is one of them, and increasingly, it's the one chipmakers can't work around. With the industry pouring record capital into new factories, AMAT's order books are

AMAT has considerable momentum and a relatively low valuation.

Although Wall Street is sitting at fresh record highs, with the benchmark S&P 500 up 8% year to date and the technology-packed NASDAQ Composite riding a relentless AI capex wave, the bond market is telling a very different story this week. Per CME FedWatch as of late Monday, market-implied odds of a Federal Reserve rate ... Rate Cut Odds Just Collapsed to 5%. History Says This Is When Record Highs Get Tested.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.74%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.45%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.74%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

8.45am: US CPI rises to three-year high US inflation last month was the highest in three years, due to rising energy, housing and food prices. The US consumer price index was up 3.8% year on year in April, up from 3.26% the month before. Month-on-month, CPI increased 0.6%, easing from...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.06%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The pace of first quarter earnings reports eases this week as economic data takes center stage, but investors will still be on the lookout for results from a handful of big corporations.

The pace of first quarter earnings reports eases this week as economic data takes center stage, but investors will still be on the lookout for results from a handful of big corporations.

The pace of first quarter earnings reports eases this week as economic data takes center stage, but investors will still be on the lookout for results from a handful of big corporations.