Intel’s Revenue Guidance Falls Short. The Stock Drops.

Text size An Intel desktop processor. Courtesy Intel Corporation Intel forecast less revenue than expected for the June quarter, sending the stock lower in after-hours trading. The company cited weake...

Intel stock declines as chip maker doubles down on outlook despite headwinds

Intel Corp. shares declined in the extended session Thursday after the chip maker held onto its full-year outlook amid expected weakness this quarter, forecasting a surge in sales from its major busin...

Boomers are leaving the stock market. Here’s what comes next, says this strategist.

Stocks are in the green for Thursday, with Facebook parent Meta Platforms in the driver’s seat after less disastrous than feared results. Gains are a bit less than what stock futures were promising th...

Texas Instruments Stock Is Tanking. Guidance Fell Short.

Text size A Texas Instruments chip. Dreamstime Texas Instruments provided a revenue forecast for the June quarter below expectations, citing lower demand in China. Its shares were falling in after-hou...

QuantumScape Stock Falls. Earnings Aren’t the Problem.

Text size Investors know that significant sales are still years away for QuantumScape. Courtesy QuantumScape Solid-state battery technology company QuantumScape reported a wider-than-expected loss for...

These 21 large-cap stocks have now crashed at least 50%

Stocks soured on April 26, with major declines for broad indexes that underlined what a difficult year it has been, so far, for technology stocks. Below is a list of 21 large-cap stocks that have drop...

AMD Could Overcome Slowing Demand for Semis. It’s a Strong Buy, Analyst Says.

Text size Dreamstime Advanced Micro Devices could be well-positioned to ride out a tough cycle for semiconductor stocks amid slowing consumer demand, according to Raymond James. Analyst Chris Caso upg...

Why semiconductor stocks are ‘almost uninvestable’ despite record earnings amid a global shortage

The PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX, +1.76%, which hit a record high of 4,039.51 on Dec. 27, fell 13% over the first quarter of 2022, and as of Monday, is down about 24% year to date, putting it firmly i...

Big Pension Sells GM and Nvidia Stock. It Bought Ford and Intel.

Text size GMC vehicles Brandon Bell/Getty Images Alabama’s pension has made some intra-sector trades among its bigger investments. Retirement Systems of Alabama slashed an investment in General Motors...

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Slide, Oil Prices Fall With Earnings Ahead

Stocks were falling on Monday, extending declines from Friday as investor attention remained on Federal Reserve policy and U.S. corporate earnings. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreat...

Why did the stock market fall? Dow finishes nearly 1,000 points lower in worst day since October 2020

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday to suffer their biggest one-day drop since 2020, as investors continued to weigh hawkish comments on interest rates a day earlier by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ...

Nvidia Stock Could Be in for Trouble. Evidence Is Piling Up.

Text size Nvidia is now the most valuable semiconductor company in the U.S. Dreamstime Nvidia ’s incredible winning streak may soon be coming to an end. The red-hot maker of graphics chips is facing h...

Opinion: Have semiconductor companies’ performance decoupled from the economy? Taiwan Semi earnings say yes, but we’ll get a clearer picture soon

Sentiment around technology and growth has sunk as rising interest rates, persistent inflation and a less accommodative Federal Reserve have sent investors running for safer bets. Although the fourth ...

These 20 highly rated stocks are expected to rise at least 70% over the next year

A sliding stock market means many companies are on sale, which spells opportunity for investors with investment horizons of several years. A list of the most favored names among analysts, along with c...

Rivian Predicts a Shortage for EVs Far Bigger Than Chips—Batteries

Text size A battery pack heads to the chassis line at the Rivian plant in Illinois. Courtesy Rivian The menu of shortages is expanding for car makers. First, the appetizer: the chip shortage. The main...

Tesla Could Reopen Its Shanghai Factory Next Week: Report

Text size An aerial view of Tesla’s Shanghai factory, which closed in late March due to rising cases. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images Tesla might be reopening its most productive facility earlier than i...

The Pandemic Made These Retailers Stronger. Their Stocks Are Buying Opportunities.

Far from killing retail, as initially feared, Covid-19 wound up being a boon for the industry. It’s the recovery that looks more perilous. The pandemic was a great time for retailers. Consumers were f...

Inflation is raging, but these 16 companies have pricing power

Decades of deflationary forces that helped feed booming prices for U.S. stocks are over, at least for now. But some companies are countering the trend, by a combination of holding down expenses and ra...

Nvidia Stock Gains on Upgrade. Ethereum Won’t Crash It the Way Bitcoin Did.

Text size Gamers compete at the ‘Nvidia’ booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 in Los Angeles. Christian Petersen/Getty Images Nvidia stock was rising Wednesday after it receiv...

Nvidia’s Gaming and Datacenter Outlook Is Strong. The Stock Gets an Upgrade.

Text size Gamers compete at the ‘Nvidia’ booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 in Los Angeles. Christian Petersen/Getty Images Nvidia stock was rising Wednesday after it receiv...

EV Battery Firm QuantumScape Stock Is Rising

Text size Car batteries at a factory. STR/AFP via Getty Images Electric-vehicle battery technology company QuantumScape picked up a new rating. It’s lukewarm, but the stock is rising Wednesday. Deutsc...

The end of one-chip wonders: Why Nvidia, Intel and AMD’s valuations have experienced massive upheaval

It wasn’t too long ago that Intel Corp. was the unquestioned king of U.S. chip makers and the largest semiconductor company by market capitalization. It’s also not long since most computing was done w...

Why Schlumberger and Other Oil Services Firms Are Early in Their Comeback Story

Text size Schlumberger well service trucks. A Piper Sandler analyst thinks Schlumberger stock could rise 29%. Dreamstime Companies producing and selling oil have been the most prominent beneficiaries ...

Nvidia stock stumbles after Baird voices concern about graphics business

Shares of Nvidia Corp. shares were slipping Monday after an analyst took a more cautious outlook on the company’s gaming business. Baird’s Tristan Gerra downgraded Nvidia’s stock NVDA, -5.20% to neutr...

Nvidia Stock Is Downgraded. China and Russia Are Headwinds.

Text size Dreamstime Nvidia shares were falling on Monday after the stock was downgraded by a Baird analyst, who cited concerns over slowing consumer demand exacerbated by the Russian embargo. Nvidia ...

Tesla Needs Lithium. Elon Musk Suggests It Could Get Into Mining Business.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested that the electric vehicle maker might get into the mining business. Patrick Pleul/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk lamented the rising cost of ...

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Delta, TSMC, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited First-quarter earnings season begins this week, kicked off as always by results from several big banks. JPMorgan Chase reports on Wednesday, followed by Wells Fargo , Goldman Sach...

Stock Market Slides as Recession, Fed Fears Grow. Here’s What’s Really Happening.

Investors don’t need to watch The Shining to get a fright fix. Growth scares will do just fine. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% this past week, and concerns about a possible slowdown, or growth scare, have ...

The Chip Sector Has a New Worry in Plant Shutdown for Key PFAS Chemicals

Text size PFAS chemicals are used in the etching process for chip manufacturing. Dreamstime The fragile semiconductor supply chain has one more thing to worry about. Chips have been relatively scarce ...

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 ...

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...