Lam Research Corp
Chinese tech companies progress ‘remarkable,’ OpenAI’s Altman tells CNBC
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) takes a group photo with AI company leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (C) and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (R) at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images The progress of Chinese tech companies across the entire stack […]
Read More
The AI trade has entered a puzzling phase. Do we know who the winners are anymore?
All hail Anthropic, the destroyer of everything. What an amazing service. It can wipe out Adobe by allowing you to design something better that has a much simpler commerce system, designed personally for you. That one is child’s play. ServiceNow may call itself the “AI Control Tower” to signify who is in charge, but the […]
Read More
S&P 500 futures climb ahead of Fed decision, major tech earnings: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 27, 2026. NYSE S&P 500 futures rose Wednesday morning ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and earnings reports from major tech companies. Futures linked to the broad market index were up 0.25%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced about 0.77%. Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Read More
Chip stocks pop after TSMC’s earnings beat boosts confidence in industrywide demand
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Vera Rubin AI platform during a question and answer session with reporters at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 6, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices led an industrywide rally in […]
Read More
Chip stocks rally to start 2026 after third-straight winning year
Chipmaking stocks rallied to kick off 2026 as investors piled into the winning artificial intelligence-fueled sector following another big year of gains. Dutch chip equipment maker ASML surged 9%, while Micron Technology jumped 8% to start the new trading year. Lam Research and Intel rallied about 7% each, while Marvell Technology rose 5%. Advanced Micro […]
Read More
The blowout AI trades that surprised Wall Street in 2025
The artificial intelligence trade got tougher in 2025. While a significant capital expenditure cycle and earnings growth from the world’s biggest tech companies supported the market’s rally to record heights — with the S & P 500 to jumping more than 17% and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 22% year to date — the easy gains […]
Read More
Why December is a time for winners on Wall Street
This year’s market winners should continue to outperform through December, according to Oppenheimer. Stocks had a rocky start to the month, with the S & P 500 , Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average all lower on Monday. Momentum names like Super Micro Computer and Broadcom both fell nearly 3% in midday trading. However, […]
Read More
Stock futures are under pressure again as Tesla, IBM fall on earnings, oil jumps: Live updates
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American in New York City, U.S., October 22, 2025. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stock futures pulled back for another day on Thursday as investors a slew of digested quarterly earnings releases, including those from Tesla and IBM. Futures tied to the Dow […]
Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: IBM, Tesla, Moderna and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Southwest Airlines — Shares of the airline gained 2% on the back of a surprise quarterly profit . Southwest also said that demand and fares are both improving. The company reported adjusted earnings of 11 cents per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected a […]
Read More
Chip stocks have had quite a run this year. Technicals say be careful from here
Semiconductor stocks have been on a tear and rank among the best performers this year. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), a widely watched gauge of the group, is up 39% year to date compared to the S & P 500’s 14% gain — and SMH is up nearly 20% in the past month. But is […]
Read More