Semiconductor Breakouts: GFS Stock Blasts higher on 700% Growth, IoT Expansion

GlobalFoundries (GFS) just beat Q4 estimates, propelling the contract GFS stock into a new buy zone. The breakout comes on the heels of the chipmaker forging a long-term agreement with General Motors ...

Matterport Stock Jumps on Better Outlook, Hope for Relief on Parts Shortages

Text size Matterport builds cameras used to take 3-D images. It can take any space—from houses to high-rises—online. Matterport Matterport became the latest tech company to say a shortage of component...

It’s a Bear-Market Rally. Whether it Lasts Depends on the Fed.

Text size This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. Powell the Volckerizer? Intraday Strategy Edge Eve...

Chip Investment Decisions Await Congressional Action on $52 Billion Funding Bill

Political wrangling in Congress over government funding for the semiconductor industry is leaving tens of billions of dollars of potential factory projects hanging in limbo and could dent the ambition...

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...

Intel Is Still Struggling. Here’s Another Way to Play Chips.

Text size Intel stock was downgraded by Morgan Stanley. Courtesy Intel Corporation Shares of Intel and GlobalFoundries went in opposite directions Thursday after analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded ...

Ukraine Invasion Sends Chill Through TSMC Shares

Text size Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing saw its share slide Tuesday even as those of most other chipmakers rose. Sam Yeh / AFP via Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares dropped T...

The Chip Shortage Has Made These 4 Stocks a Buy

Text size GlobalFoundries, which makes basic chips for everything from cars and phones to toys and power tools, says chip capacity is growing at half the needed pace. Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomber...

Tech Is Tearing Back. Why Nvidia and 4 Others Look Like Winners, Unlike Intel.

Text size Nvidia stock soared 125% in 2021, but the shares are down 9% so far in 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech stocks are tearing back. The Nasdaq Composite index snapped its four-day losing...