News
High-signal headlines only - macro events, earnings, M&A, regulatory. Listicles and analyst clickbait filtered out by default. Refreshed hourly.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.11% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.09%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.15%, and December E-mini...
Steve Eisman thinks the real winners of the AI arms race are not the chip designers everyone is fighting over but the suppliers equipping both sides of the battle. Five stocks have already lapped Nvidia in 2026, and Eisman ranks them by who survives if the whole AI ecosystem cracks.
Lam Research has delivered very strong gains over the past few years, which puts a lot of weight on one question for investors who care about valuation. Given that history, is the current share price properly grounded in the company’s earnings power today and what the market expects it to earn over time? Over the past 5 years, Lam Research has returned about 372%, which puts a spotlight on whether that kind of outcome is already fully reflected in the earnings profile investors are paying...
Cisco, Lam Research and Thermo Fisher highlight AI, networking and life-science demand, while microcaps Ampco-Pittsburgh and Catalyst Bancorp offer added depth.
Cisco, Lam Research and Thermo Fisher headline today's research reports, with AI demand, customer activity and growth strategies in focus.
Applied Materials (AMAT) has fallen about 21% from its August high, and the question is whether to buy it. Its own history says dips this size have usually been worth buying, and its valuation argues the other way. The history is specific, so start there.
Applied Materials and Lam Research benefit from AI-driven semiconductor demand, but broader portfolio makes AMAT a safer choice.
Axcelis plans a $35M South Korea ion implantation facility to expand Asian capacity as memory, power and mature-node activity improves.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.18% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.29%, and September E-mini...
In the closing of the recent trading day, Lam Research (LRCX) stood at $270.7, denoting a -1.02% move from the preceding trading day.
Applied Materials (AMAT) stock fell 7.1% in its latest session, to about $424. It sits 41% below the high it set within the past year, after a twelve-month run in which it returned 151% against 17% for the S&P 500. It did not fall on a bad quarter, and that is what makes the next leg hard to size.
LRCX has pulled back to historical support on the charts
AMAT's AGS revenues hit a record $1.78 billion as demand for fab services rises, with growth expected to remain strong through 2026 and beyond.
Lam Research and Applied Materials both posted blowout quarters riding the same AI capex wave, but only one of them moves in genuine lockstep with ASML as EUV adoption accelerates into the next node generation.
The technology sector is the S&P 500's worst performer today, down more than 2%. Here are some of the tech names getting hit hardest: Coherent, down 11%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, down 11% Corning, down 11% Teradyne, down 11% Lumentum, down 8.
ASML's monopoly on the machines that build every advanced chip in the world just endured a month of relentless selling, and one prominent Wall Street analyst thinks the market has handed investors a rare opening at a price that grossly undervalues what comes next.
Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) executives said the semiconductor equipment industry remains constrained by available clean-room capacity despite a higher outlook for wafer-fabrication equipment spending, citing sustained artificial intelligence demand and a growing pipeline of new fabs. Speaking at the
Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) said it is prioritizing customer execution, capacity readiness and product-roadmap delivery as semiconductor equipment demand remains strong and customers seek tools sooner than the company can provide them. During a Goldman Sachs discussion with Senior Equity Analyst Jim
Semiconductors are the silicon backbone of the digital revolution. Compute-intensive AI workloads are also priming them for the next wave of secular growth, so it’s no wonder the industry has outperformed the market over the past six months, delivering returns of 46.2% compared to 12.7% for the S&P 500.
Applied Materials (AMAT) has added 6.1% over the last five trading days, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1%, and a run like that pulls money in. The five-day move is not the question here. What matters is what this stock does to your money every time the market moves, because it travels much further than the index in both directions.
Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson showed up to a Goldman conference with customer order books stretching years into the future, and the peers corroborating his story make the bullish case harder to dismiss than the skeptics expected.
Memory spending is accelerating faster than the broader chip equipment market, and three suppliers stand to capture an outsized share of that growth. But their exposure, risks, and upside potential differ in ways that matter before you buy any of them.
LRCX returns $5.12B to shareholders in fiscal 2026 as stronger earnings, buybacks and a 27% dividend hike boost capital returns.
Barometer Capital Management, an independent asset and wealth management firm, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. The second quarter experienced significant volatility driven by macro and headline risks. Concurrently, an upcoming Federal Reserve leadership transition contributed to policy uncertainty, and rising inflation concerns re-emerged, resulting in choppy, headline-driven price […]
According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in Lam Research (LRCX). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Qualcomm announced a multi-generational product collaboration with Amazon Web Services to develop custom AI data center infrastructure, while ASML, TSMC, and Intel achieved key milestones in next-generation chip manufacturing. According to a Qualcomm press release, the chipmaker announced a multi-generational product collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop custom AI data center infrastructure. The strategic partnership focu
What a time it’s been for Lam Research. In the past six months alone, the company’s stock price has increased by a massive 45.5%, reaching $307.25 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.34% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.19%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.41%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...