Applied Materials Raises Dividend, Increases Buybacks. Stock Climbs.

Applied Materials the largest chip-equipment maker in the world, announced Monday a 23.1% lift in its quarterly cash dividend, from 26 cents to 32 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 15 t...

Big Fund Slashes Stakes in Chip Stocks AMD, Intel, Nvidia, and Micron

Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Canada’s second-largest public pension, posted a negative annual return in 2022, the first time since the financial crisis. But the pension did beat the market....

Silicon Valley Confronts the End of Growth. It’s a New Era for Tech Stocks.

Silicon Valley could use a reboot. The biggest players aren’t growing, and more than a few are seeing sharp revenue declines. Regulators seem opposed to every proposed merger, while legislators push f...

In Tech’s New World, Layoffs and Buybacks Are In, Mergers Are Out

Silicon Valley could use a reboot. The biggest players aren’t growing, and more than a few are seeing sharp revenue declines. Regulators seem opposed to every proposed merger, while legislators push f...

Applied Materials’ Gloomy Memory-Chip Outlook Is Bad News for PCs

The outlook for memory chip demand keeps deteriorating. On Thursday, the largest chip-equipment maker in the world Applied Materials (ticker: AMAT ) reported slightly better-than-expected overall resu...

Micron Suspends Executive Bonuses. The Stock Was Upgraded, Too.

Micron Technology has suspended bonuses for executives, and the stock earned an upgrade, though the two don’t appear to be connected. Micron (ticker: MU) said late Thursday a board committee had appro...

Nvidia and 5 Other Stocks at High Risk for Short Selling

Stocks have rallied in recent months, with the S&P 500 gaining about 16% since its low point in October, but some of the market’s best performers could now be at risk of short selling. The Federal...

Nvidia, AMD, Marvell, and Micron Stock Are ‘Best Ideas’ for 2023 

After a particularly challenging year for semiconductor stocks, Marvell Technology and three other chip companies look like buys to analysts at Rosenblatt.  Stocks in the sector fell hard last year as...

These Four Chip Stocks Are ‘Best Ideas’ for 2023 

After a particularly challenging year for semiconductor stocks, Marvell Technology and three other chip companies look like buys to analysts at Rosenblatt.  Stocks in the sector fell hard last year as...

Micron To Lay Off 10% Of Staff Due To Low Demand For Chips

| Getty Images Key Takeaways Micron missed estimates for its first quarter of 2023 due to weak chip demand. The chip manufacturer also announced weaker guidance for the second quarter. Micron is one o...

These Stocks Had a Terrible 2022. The New Year Should Be Better.

Videogame maker Take-Two Interactive Software is known for two things: Grand Theft Auto, and did I already say Grand Theft Auto? The stock was down 43% in 2022, making it the group’s worst performer. ...

Nvidia, AMD, and Other Chip Stocks Slip After Micron Disappoints

Chip stocks were down early Thursday after Micron Technology reported weak results and said demand for semiconductors had softened. Nvidia (ticker: NVDA) declined 0.7% in premarket trading. Advanced M...

Micron Sees Late ’23 Memory Rebound. But It’s Cutting Staff And Trimming CapEx.

Micron Technology posted soft results for its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 1, but the chip maker projected a sharp improvement in conditions for the memory market in the second half of the company’...

Nike, FedEx, Micron, General Mills, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

A bevy of economic data and several notable companies reporting will keep investors busy this week, before things slow down for the holidays. On Tuesday,  Nike FedEx and General Mills release quarterl...

Slowing Inflation Isn’t Good for All Stocks. The Challenge That Tesla and Others Could Be Facing.

Inflation may have peaked, which could be bad news for stocks that have benefited from higher prices. It has taken time, but the market has finally coalesced around the idea that inflation won’t get h...

Big Tech Earnings Are Coming. 5 Key Things to Watch.

Brace yourself. This coming week, the world’s largest tech companies all report their September-quarter financial results. And I mean all of them— Alphabet Microsoft Meta Platforms Apple Amazon.com an...

Apple Earnings Are Next Week. What to Watch.

When Apple reports financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter next Thursday, the most crucial question will be whether the company is seeing signs of strain from the softening consumer economy. P...

Shortages Have Turned to Gluts. These Stocks Could Benefit.

Shortages have turned into surpluses—and that’s bad news for goods producers and sellers everywhere. Still, there are some companies that could buck the trend. Companies like Nike (ticker: NKE) and Mi...

Semiconductor Stocks Tumble After U.S. Announces New Chip Restrictions

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Memory Chip Makers Struggle With Declines in Demand, Price

Listen to article (2 minutes) The pandemic boom in memory chips is on pause. A decline in prices in recent months has led the biggest memory players—including Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology...

How Does Micron Technology Make Money In 2022?

| Getty Images Key Takeaways Micron manufactures computer chips for industries and consumer products. Due to the high demand for chips, Micron’s earnings have been stellar. With an economic slow...

What Micron’s Billions Toward Semiconductors Means For Inflation, Job Opportunities, The Stock Market And More

LightRocket via Getty Images Key takeaways On Tuesday, Micron Technology announced plans to invest up to $100 billion into a new “mega-fab” plant in New York The semiconductor manufacturer and state o...

Micron Plans to Build Largest U.S. Chip Plant Ever

Micron Technology plans to invest billions of dollars to build a huge new chip manufacturing plant. The company says the so-called megafab will be the largest semiconductor factory ever built in the U...

Micron’s Earnings Had a Silver Lining. This Analyst Raised His Stock Rating.

Micron Technology projection for its fiscal first-quarter profit was weak, but an analyst at Summit Insight analyst lifted his rating on the stock, saying he views a plan by management to cut capital ...

Micron Stock Slides on Gloomy Outlook as Memory Demand Softens

Micron Technology shares inched higher in late trading Thursday despite posting weak results and providing a softer-than-expected financial forecast. The anemic quarterly results, reported after the c...

September Was Bad for Investors. October Could Be Worse.

Text size Market chaos has hit stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, and futures. It’s hard to see it ending soon. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images It’s a bumpy, volatile, no good, very bad market o...

Rising Pressure on Profits Darkens Outlook for Tech Shares

Micron Technology is among the companies that have warned about softening PC demand. Courtesy Micron Text size In early summer, I wrote a Tech Trader column previewing the June quarter earnings season...

Why a Bearish Money Manager Likes Gambling Stocks and Is Ready to Dump Apple

Dan Niles thinks the stock market is headed lower. Maybe a lot lower. A Stanford University–trained electrical engineer who once worked at the old minicomputer giant Digital Equipment, Niles has focus...

U.S. Companies on Pace to Bring Home Record Number of Overseas Jobs

U.S. companies are bringing workforces and supply chains home at a historic pace. American companies are on pace to reshore, or return to the U.S., nearly 350,000 jobs this year, according to a report...

Some For Semiconductors, All To Enhance Washington’s Control

Integrated Circuit (Photo by Mediacolors/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images) Getty Images After a long period of frustration, Washington has advanced quite a bit of legislation. One notable ...

Intel and 8 Other Chip Stocks That Look Like Bargains Now

Text size Nvidia now expects July quarter revenue to be $6.7 billion, up only 3% from the year-ago period. The company had previously forecast $8.1 billion in revenue. Dreamstime These are troubling t...

Nvidia, Tesla, Disney: Stocks That Defined the Week

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