Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. rose on Thursday after the third-party silicon wafer manufacturer reported forecast-beating earnings and sales in its June-ending quarter. TSMC TSM, +2...
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Unity to Buy IronSource for $4.4 Billion. IronSource Stock Surges, Unity Slumps.
Text size Wall Street seems to think the merger is a good deal for IronSource stock, which surged. Angela WeissAFP/Getty Images Unity Software will take over IronSource in an all-stock $4.4 billion me...
Tesla Is Doing to Car Makers What Apple Did to Nokia. Will History Repeat?
Text size Volkswagen’s software delays underscore why Tesla will be so hard to catch, according to one analyst. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tesla is disrupting the car business, a little like how A...
Semis: AMD, Nvidia Picture Bleaker
The semiconductor sector bounced back during the past week as news from Samsung buoyed the market, but faces more headwinds amid high inflation dampening consumer demand and supply chain challenges. ...
Demand for Smartphones Is Slowing. These 3 Stocks Could Be Hurt, Analysts Say.
Text size Qorvo is more at risk from the slowdown in the economy than other makers of wireless chips because it focuses more on the lower end of the market, according to Cowen. Dreamstime Wall Street ...
Quantum Ledger Technology Curbs the Threat of Quantum Computers on Blockchain » NullTX
Blockchain technology has been one of the most significant technological developments over the past half-century. This open-source ledger allows people to perform peer-to-peer transactions, corporate ...
These companies hopped on the crypto train when times were booming. Which are exposed in a downturn?
During recent cryptocurrency booms, companies have been quick to jump on the trend, whether by reorienting their entire businesses around the buzzy theme, building meaningful crypto features alongside...
S&P 500, Nasdaq book 3rd day of gains after Fed minutes point to another big rate increase this month to tackle inflation
U.S. stocks end higher Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June policy meeting signaled another big interest rate-hike is likely later this month despite the risk of slowing economic grow...
Micron’s Woes Are Trouble for Nvidia and These 5 Other Stocks
Text size A technician inspects a semiconductor wafer. Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg News last week that Micron Technology expects weak Chinese demand for semiconductors to hit its quarterly results means a ran...
Banks Get Burned by Risky Debt, Imperiling Buyout Activity
By Laura Cooper July 3, 2022 9:03 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Investment banks are facing big losses on leveraged buyouts they agreed to finance before markets soured, further chilling the out...
Altria’s Dividend Yield Signals Doubts About the Payout. Why It’s Safe.
The FDA’s bid to ban Juul products—like these at a shop in El Segundo, Calif., on a recent day—has weighed on Altria stock. Analysts think Altria, which has a big stake in Juul, will be able to ...
Apple Stock Is Under Pressure. Why Its Earnings Could Trigger a Rebound.
Text size Apple stock has fallen 23% so far this year. Getty Images Investors are feeling a little jittery about Apple stock, and for logical reasons. The company’s June quarter earnings report is les...
Micron’s Weak Outlook Crushes Chip Stocks. There’s More Trouble Coming for Tech.
Text size Dreamstime Almost every analyst on Wall Street knew that the memory chip company Micron Technology was likely to provide quarterly guidance below previous Street estimates. And that’s exactl...
There may be another shoe to drop after Micron’s big outlook miss
Micron Technology Inc. delivered an outlook that fell far short of the consensus view, prompting questions about how the memory market will fare in a downturn. The company expects August-quarter reven...
Opinion: The chip boom likely over, as Micron says it’s in a ‘downturn’
The semiconductor boom of the past two years appears to be ending. Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc. MU, -1.32% gave a downbeat forecast for its next fiscal quarter Thursday, predicting a massi...
Micron Issues Muted Sales Forecast On Demand Weakness
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology issued a subdued revenue outlook, spooking investors even as it reported a strong rise in earnings for its latest quarter. “Recently, the industry demand environmen...
Palo Alto Networks Shares Are Too Cheap, Morgan Stanley Says
Text size Palo Alto Networks is within one to two quarters of reaching profitability under generally accepted accounting principles. Dreamstime Palo Alto Networks shares have held up a little better t...
Xerox CEO Visentin Has Died. What It Means for the Company.
Text size John Visentin. Courtesy Xerox Xerox Holdings shares are in the spotlight as investors respond to news that CEO and Vice Chairman John Visentin has died unexpectedly at age 59, a development ...
Opinion: ‘Quality’ companies are getting stronger yet their shares are down in this selloff. This is how to find the bargains.
If you’re a long-term investor, this year’s selloff is good news because it offers a great chance to pick up quality companies at a discount. But wait a second. If a company is “high quality,” why wou...