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The Dow Jones Industrial Average finally joined the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 in exiting correction territory, but it ended the day just short of a major milestone. The Dow rose 612 points, or 1.2% after briefly crossing the symbolic 50,000 level. The S&P 500 ended up 1.5% while the Nasdaq jumped 2%.
Investors’ pursuit of the companies supplying key materials to the artificial intelligence build-out is powering an epic rally in shares of chip makers. The AI trade has boosted stocks’ record run, with the S&P 500 climbing 1.5% to new highs on Wednesday after signs of progress on a Middle East peace deal and strong earnings from Advanced Micro Devices It has also sparked volatility in markets, sending investors swinging between worries that AI won’t produce the expected blockbuster profits and fears it will disrupt entire industries. Corning is among the latest companies to reap a windfall from the ripple effects of the data center build-out.
The semiconductor sector continues to absorb capital at a pace tied to the AI infrastructure buildout, and three exchange-traded funds offer distinct angles on it: iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH), and First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:FTXL). Each holds Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), whose Q1 earnings report, released today, reinforces what the ... Semiconductor Leaders SOXX, SMH, and FTXL Are Crushing It on AI Infrastructure Demand
Nvidia Jumps on Massive AI Infrastructure Push With $500M Corning Deal
Three of the most-watched AI names point in three different directions at current prices: NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) at $196.50 looks most attractive on valuation, AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) at $355.26 looks priced for perfection, and Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) at $135.91 faces the steepest valuation hurdle. Each rides the same agentic-AI thesis. Valuation and recent price action separate them. Buy ... Nvidia Is a Buy, AMD Is a Hold and Palantir Is a Sell. Here Is the Math Behind Each Call
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) was one of the stocks Jim Cramer looked at during Mad Money’s episode. Cramer highlighted the increase in demand due to the data centers, as he stated: The CPU companies are similar. For a long time, we had a CPU glut that constantly weighed on Intel and AMD, the two […]
US equity indexes rose after midday Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite scaling new
Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is $398.04, which sits modestly below where shares currently trade after a blistering rally. With AMD changing hands at $416.36 and the model implying roughly -4.4% from here, the recommendation is hold with 90% confidence. Near fair value is the cleanest way to describe ... After Blowout Quarter, This Is AMD’s Price Prediction For 2026
AMD reported strong earnings results and fantastic guidance.
Wall Street unleashed one of the most aggressive coordinated price target hikes of the year on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) following its blowout Q1 FY2026 report. Two firms upgraded AMD stock outright (Bernstein and Seaport), while seven others lifted price targets, with the most bullish call landing at $530 from KeyBanc. AMD stock surged 17% on ... Wall Street Just Piled Into AMD: Eight Firms Hike Price Targets After Q1 Earnings Crusher
The AI revolution is alive and well. AMD just proved it.
The semiconductor sector (SOXX) has been ripping higher this year. Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré chats with Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma about the sector's three "bottlenecks," highlighting how Micron (MU) and Sandisk (SNDK) factor in.
The AI boom is giving old-school chips called CPUs a new moment.
Fresh off a record close on Tuesday, the Nasdaq was soaring to fresh highs on Wednesday after Advanced Micro Devices’ earnings report kept the chip rally rolling. The Dow was up 461 points, or 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq only need to close above yesterday’s level to establish new record closing highs.
AMD upgraded, Reddit downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls
Tech futures are pointing to a strong open, with the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) leading the charge with a 1% increase on the heels of yesterday’s record-setting performance. Gains arrive on the back of blowout chip earnings and a sharp retreat in crude prices tied to signs of diplomatic progress between Washington and Tehran. AMD (Nasdaq: ... Tech Stocks Rocket Higher on Chip Strength, Easing Oil and Iran Deal Hopes
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) used its Q1 FY2026 earnings report to reset the ceiling on its server business, and the figure that matters most is a forward-looking outlook. The Number AMD management told investors it now sees the server CPU total addressable market reaching $120 billion or more by 2030, with the market growing at ... The $120 Billion Growth Driver Sitting Inside AMD’s AI Juggernaut
↗️Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): Shares of the chipmaker soared premarket after it reported stronger sales and logged higher profit. Shares of its peer Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) also jumped premarket.
QyTw0, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a €25 million angel round ($29 million). It's a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies.
With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1%, while the The S&P 500 gained 0.8%. While there has been no real uptick in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the fact that the cease-fire remains in effect was enough to temper oil prices on Tuesday.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that management said marked an inflection in growth, driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure products across the company’s portfolio. Chair and CEO Lisa Su said revenue rose 38% year-over-year to $10.3 billion
The company is seeing robust demand for its AI processors and data center GPUs.
The headline numbers for Advanced Micro (AMD) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
