
The stock market aced two big tests this week. Things got weird when CNBC’s Steve Liesman asked Warsh where the federal-funds rate is relative to the so-called neutral rate—the policy rate that is neither accommodative nor restrictive.
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The stock market aced two big tests this week. Things got weird when CNBC’s Steve Liesman asked Warsh where the federal-funds rate is relative to the so-called neutral rate—the policy rate that is neither accommodative nor restrictive.

Skyworks and Qorvo are surging while the rest of the chip sector bleeds red, and the divergence points to something specific happening behind the scenes of their proposed merger. Here is what the market appears to be pricing in.

Shares of GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) are up 11% to $1.57 in late-morning trading Thursday, extending a rerating that has lifted the action camera maker 124% over the past month. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is down 0.43% on the session. Also, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) is off 2%, so today’s green tape is […]

A blowout jobs report pushed September rate hike odds past 60%, which should have hammered high-multiple chip stocks. Instead, the semiconductor complex ran straight into the headwind and left the rest of tech behind.

NVIDIA and Dell are both surging on separate catalysts today, but the chip sector fund is barely moving, and that split reveals something important about where the real AI buildout money is actually flowing.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.39% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.84%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini...

The man who called the 2008 housing collapse is walking into Nvidia's most consequential earnings report short the stock and long something Wall Street won't go near. His reasoning reveals a contrarian thesis that cuts against the entire AI trade.

Lumentum just torched Wall Street expectations and sent shockwaves through the entire AI optics complex, pulling peers like Coherent, Corning, and Ciena sharply higher as analysts scramble to figure out whether the rally has legs or has already outrun reality.
AMD slides after beating Q2 estimates, but strong AI and data center growth outlooks may steer investors toward ETFs with meaningful exposure to this chipmaker.
Intel's stock is surging while the rest of the chip sector sits flat, and the reasons behind that split tell a much bigger story about where the semiconductor race is actually headed.
Burry says Hong Kong offers cheap stocks as AI-driven markets outperform and chip selloff deepens.
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...
A cooler-than-expected inflation print sent chip stocks surging Tuesday, but AMD sitting at a 185x P/E after a 150% year-to-date run raises a sharp question: is this a breakout toward $600 or the setup for a painful unwind?
Chip stocks rose broadly on Monday following an agreement to end the U.S.-Iran war. Big gainers included AMD and Micron.
The Nasdaq Composite tumbled again today after the latest inflation reading and higher oil prices failed to stop the bleeding. Chips were at the heart of the downturn, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF sinking another 3.7%, putting the chip stock benchmark 12% off its June 3 closing high. Industrials were the biggest laggard on Wednesday, dragged down by a swirl of other factors including rising oil prices, and expectations of a Fed interest rate hike.
The company’s recent partnership with Samsung Foundry will help test and simulate the 2nm process designs better and faster.
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