Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
Fund manager owns just one Mag 7 stock after dumping Meta stake: ‘You have to pick the stock you really believe in’
Nvidia is in — and Meta is out. That’s according to Stephen Yiu, co-founder and lead fund manager of London’s Blue Whale Growth Fund. The fund held 29 stocks as of the end of March this year, with top holdings including Apollo , Nvidia, Broadcom and TSMC , and more than a third of its […]
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Intel CFO says tariffs increase chance for economic slowdown, recession getting likelier
The Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Intel Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on April 24. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel CFO David Zinsner said President Donald Trump’s tariffs and retaliation from other countries has increased the likelihood of a recession. “The very […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Hertz, Nvidia, Amazon, Apple and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Hertz — The rental car company dropped 6.4% after the stock rallied 112% after Bill Ackman revealed a big investment . Pershing Square has taken a 19.8% stake in Hertz with outright share ownership and total return swaps. Ackman believes Hertz is “uniquely well-positioned” in President […]
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U.S. chip controls will benefit China’s Nvidia rivals like Huawei: Analysts
“There are several local Chinese companies that produce chips to compete with Nvidia,” said Brady Wang, associate director at Counterpoint Research. Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images As the U.S. tightens controls on Nvidia’s sales to China, the country’s rising domestic artificial intelligence chipmakers like Huawei stand to benefit, semiconductor analysts say. The Commerce Department […]
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Taiwan Semiconductor posted a first-quarter earnings beat. Here’s what analysts are saying
Tariff headwinds do not seem to be hurting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for now. The semiconductor company posted revenue of 839.25 billion New Taiwan dollars, beating the NT$835.13 billion analysts polled by LSEG had expected. The company’s net income of NT$361.56 billion also exceeded the NT$354.14 billion forecast. U.S.-listed shares of the semiconductor giant traded […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hertz, UnitedHealth, Eli Lilly and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Hertz — Shares of the rental car company soared nearly 16%, extending the gains seen in the previous session. On Wednesday, the stock skyrocketed more than 56% after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square disclosed that it had taken a sizable stake in the name. UnitedHealth — The […]
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TSMC denies it’s talking to Intel about chipmaking joint venture
A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company denied reports that the semiconductor giant was in active discussions with Intel […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A trade war can be fought without tariffs
A China Shipping cargo container sits stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California on April 10, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Trade barriers can come in many forms. Tariffs are just one. Onerous licensing requirements, export restrictions and fines on shipping are other obstacles. Nvidia said Tuesday […]
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TSMC first-quarter profit tops estimates, rising 60%, but Trump trade policy threatens growth
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday beat profit expectations for the first quarter, thanks to a continued surge in demand for AI chips. Here are TSMC’s first-quarter results versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: $839.25 billion New […]
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U.S. announces probe into chip, electronics imports, paving the way for new tariffs
William_potter | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. Commerce Department is conducting a national security investigation into imports of semiconductor technology and related downstream products, according to a Federal Register notice put online Monday. The official document — which calls for public comments on the investigation — further confirms that chips and the electronics supply […]
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