Nvidia, AMD, Intel Price Targets Are Cut. This Analyst Sees Chip Demand Slowing.

Text size Dreamstime Semiconductor stocks have soared over the last few quarters, driven higher by robust demand for chips amid a global supply shortage. But the tide may be turning for semiconductor ...

Cardano leads rises as largest cryptocurrencies start mixed

The largest cryptocurrencies were mixed during morning trading on Monday, with Cardano ADAUSD seeing the biggest move, rising 2.96% to $1.21. Polkadot DOTUSD led the decreases with a 2.79% drop to $22...

AMD, Qualcomm make software-focused acquisitions as growth in core chip businesses questioned

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. both announced acquisitions on Monday that will help diversify into greater software holdings as analysts question growth in the chip makers’ core busines...

How 9 ‘pandemic plays’ that rallied Monday will respond

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday said that some of the pandemic-era winners that rallied on Monday will be able to hold onto their recovery while others will flounder. “When you see all the so-...

Ethereum’s major upgrade is coming. Should you be more bullish on it than bitcoin?

Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I’ll walk you through the latest an...

Intel CEO Gelsinger’s reaps near-$180 million windfall from ‘significant magnitude’ of new-hire awards

Pat Gelsinger had a very, very good year in 2021. He started the year as VMware Inc.’s VMW, -2.00% chief executive officer, where he took in total compensation of $16.5 million during the fiscal year ...

Market will find a bottom soon and is poised for a rally

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday predicted that Wall Street will price in a bottom soon and the market will be set for a “tremendous rally.” “Suddenly, the conventional wisdom say...

Walgreens, AMD, Dell and more

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday tradin...

Walgreens, Baidu, Novavax and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $1.59 per share, 19 cents above estimates, with revenue als...

Hedge funds choosing ‘fresh’ stocks drove Thursday’s rally

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that Thursday’s rally was driven by hedge fund managers’ desire for fresh stocks over trusted winners and that investors should not overthink the currently see...

Largest cryptocurrencies mixed as Cardano rises

The largest cryptocurrencies were mixed during morning trading on Thursday, with Cardano ADAUSD, -0.12% seeing the biggest move, rallying 2.82% to 85 cents. Polkadot DOTUSD, +0.62% led the decreases w...

U.S. stock futures are flat ahead of Wednesday’s Fed meeting

Stock futures were flat in overnight trading after the major indexes rallied and oil prices tumbled below $100 a barrel ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting. Futures on the Dow Jones Ind...

Amazon, CrowdStrike, Micron and more

A worker sits on a wall dividing an informal settlement from the new Amazon fulfillment center, which is under construction at RMSG Alamar Industrial Park, in Tijuana, Mexico September 7, 2021. Jorge ...

AMD announces $8 billion stock buyback program

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. inched higher in after-hours trading Thursday after the chip company announced a new $8 billion buyback authorization. The new repurchase authorization is in addi...

Home Depot, Tempur Sealy, SoFi, Houghton Mifflin and more

People shop at a home improvement store in Bethesda, Maryland, on February 17, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday. Home Depot — S...

AMD Stock Is Down This Year. Why the Dip Is an Opportunity to Buy.

Text size AMD stock has taken a beating, along with shares of other tech companies. Courtesy AMD Advanced Micro Devices stock looks more attractive following upbeat earnings and a lower share price, m...

Tax season: does the IRS know if you trade crypto? Is your NFT sale or mining income taxable?

Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch. It is tax season in the U.S., and I’ll ...

Opinion: Amid a global chip shortage, Intel is making less money — how did that happen?

Intel INTC, -2.48% was the world’s largest chipmaker until 2021, when it was dethroned by Samsung. Though Samsung’s main business is memory chips, which is a different segment of the market to Intel’s...

Capri Holdings, Boston Scientific, Brinker and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Capri Holdings (CPRI) – The company behind Michael Kors and other luxury brands reported better-than-expected earnings for its latest quarter ...

Advanced Micro Devices Beat On Earnings After Holding Key Value Levels. Here’s How To Trade The Stock Now.

(Photo by Zhu Difeng) VCG via Getty Images Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) beat earnings expectations after the close on Tuesday, February 2. At the end of January the stock held its annual and semiannua...

Alphabet, PayPal, General Motors, AMD & more

The Google logo seen at the entrance to Google Cloud campus in Seattle. Toby Scott | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. Alph...

Alphabet, AMD, PayPal and more

The PayPal application can be seen on a mobile phone. Felix Kästle | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Alphabet — Shares of the Google-parent ros...

Nasdaq futures rise after its third day of gains, Alphabet gains on strong earnings

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell January 25, 2022. TIMOTHY A. CLARY | AFP | Getty Images Nasdaq futures rose in overnight trading on Tuesday, after the tech...

These 7 semiconductor stocks may be close to a bottom. This chart pattern shows when and how much they might rebound.

Semiconductor stocks have been hit hard since the industry group rose to a record in early January. Analysts at Jefferies see a “peaking” pattern similar to those of 2014-2015 and 2017-2018, and expec...

AMD is about to wander into a minefield

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. earnings will serve as an important indicator on whether the semiconductor outlook is truly weak in early 2022, or whether it’s just weak for certain companies. AMD AMD, +2...

What ETFs are retail investors loading up amid stock market volatility? Here’s what some are doing (and aren’t).

Hello there! Got volatility? We bet you do as the Federal Reserve signaled on Wednesday that interest rate increases in 2022 are its main priority. There is nothing new there, as investors had expecte...

Have your buy list ready for ‘hideous moments’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday previewed next week’s major corporate earnings reports after Wall Street capped off a wild week filled with major intraday moves for the major U.S. stock indexe...

Monday’s worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 are down as much as 42% for 2022

Monday’s stock-market decline accelerated, and a closer look at the day’s worst performers highlighted painful double-digit year-to-date drops. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -2.92% was down a...

Jim Cramer says the stock market is getting closer to forming a bottom

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday he believes the stock market is getting closer to reaching an investable bottom after a challenging start to the new year. The “Mad Money” host’...

Micron and Western Digital Are Top Picks for 2022. Here’s Why.

Text size semiconductor manufacturing Dmitry Kalinovsky/Dreamstime The semiconductor sector will be a big gainer in 2022 as demand grows and supply-chain constraints ease, said analysts at Mizuho Secu...

These 3 ETFs let you play the hot semiconductor sector, where Nvidia, Micron, AMD and others are growing sales rapidly

Semiconductor stocks may continue to be an excellent area of the market for investors, even though the prospect of a long period of rising interest rates has put pressure on some high-flying technolog...

General Electric, Rivian, Illumina and more

Offices of Illumina, in San Diego, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Illumina – Illumina shares surged 12.7% a day after the biotechnology co...