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Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia lead tech rally after Trump announces ceasefire with Iran
U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, and beaten-down tech names shared in the rally. Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Nvidia led the way among the Magnificent 7 names. Chipmakers also soared, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. gaining 7% and ASML, Applied Materials and Micron popping 9%. Lam […]
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AI’s next bottleneck: Why even the best chips made in the U.S. take a round trip to Taiwan
An underappreciated step in the chipmaking process is poised to become the next bottleneck for artificial intelligence. Every microchip used to power artificial intelligence must be put into hardware that can interact with the outside world. But right now, almost all of this chipmaking step, known as advanced packaging, happens in Asia, and capacity is […]
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Asian tech stocks surge as U.S.-Iran cease fire ease Hormuz disruption worries
Xeon server chips shown to CNBC inside Intel’s advanced packaging facility in Chandler, Arizona, on November 17, 2025. CNBC Asian technology and semiconductor stocks surged on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire that includes a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The news sent major indexes in Asian […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Eli Lilly, Hasbro, Philip Morris, Intel, Micron & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Eli Lilly — The Food and Drug Administration approved Foundayo , the company’s once-a-day GLP-1 pill to treat obesity. Shares rose about 4% on the news. Hasbro — The toymaker fell more than 4% after it disclosed a cybersecurity incident where there was unauthorized […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nike, RH, Sandisk & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Nike — The athletic apparel stock slumped 10% after its North American revenue came in at $5.03 billion, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected $5.04 billion. However, Nike posted fiscal third-quarter earnings of 35 cents per share and $11.28 billion in revenue. That exceeded the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AstraZeneca, Unity Software, Coinbase & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: AstraZeneca — The pharma giant rose 3% after its experimental drug, tozorakimab, was found to meaningfully reduce flare-ups in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The drug delivered the results in two late-stage trials, and the company said full results will be delivered at an upcoming […]
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Apple expands U.S. manufacturing pledge, putting a third portfolio name under its umbrella
Apple is widening its push to expand manufacturing in the United States, adding several new partners, including Qnity Electronics , to the mix. It is a win-win for both Club companies and their investors. Apple on Thursday announced that chip-materials maker Qnity — along with Face ID component supplier Cirrus Logic , and sensor makers […]
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SK Hynix files confidentially for U.S. listing as it rides ‘unprecedented growth’ in memory market
A SK Hynix flag (R) and a South Korean national flag (L) flutter outside the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on Jan. 26, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images SK Hynix revealed Wednesday that it made a confidential filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a potential listing on Wall Street […]
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Memory crisis latest: What we learned from the world’s top producers this week
The world’s top memory chip makers made plenty of headlines this week, capped by Micron delivering one of the strongest earnings reports of this artificial intelligence cycle. Micron posted revenue and earnings miles ahead of already high expectations, and guidance pointing to roughly 80% gross margins next quarter. And yet the stock sank. The market […]
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The Iran war is threatening supply of a little-thought-of resource — helium. What it means for markets
The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium. Helium is a little-known but key input in many industries, most notably technology. In semiconductor manufacturing, its cooling properties are used to transfer heat. Helium is also indispensable […]
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