9 Chip Stocks That Look Like Buys

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...

Semiconductor Companies Love Biden’s CHIPS Law. But Will Taxpayer Money End Up In China?

An Intel R&D lab in Chengdu, China. Intel has billions invested in China. The CHIPS Act should help … [+] the company invest in the U.S. But will the science component compel them to use tax...

Intel, Micron, and 3 Other Stocks With Direct Exposure to Taiwan

China has launched military drills near Taiwan in response to a visit to the self-ruled island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Here: a large screen in Beijing shows a news broadcast about China...

Micron Stock Is Slipping. Morgan Stanley Turned Bearish.

Text size Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore downgraded Micron to Underweight from Equal Weight. Dreamstime Micron Technology stock is lower Friday after Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore issued a ...

Senate Votes on Chips Act Today. What It Means for Intel and Other Stocks.

Text size The Senate votes Tuesday on a bill that would authorize more than $50 billion in subsidies and tax credits for U.S. chip makers. Tim Herman/Intel Corporation Semiconductor stocks rose Tuesda...

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...

Biden Dropping China Tariffs Could Be Good News for Tech Stocks

If President Joe Biden rolls back tariffs on Chinese exports, it could have bigger implications than the impact on inflation. The U.S. is considering dropping the levies started by Donald Trump in 201...

General Mills and Micron Raised Their Dividends. Banks Will Soon, Too.

Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images General Mills and Micron Technology declared dividend increases this week, and various large banks announced plans for their disbursements. General Mills (ticker...

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...

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...

Micron Technology Stock Slumps After Getting Downgraded Again

Text size Micron was downgraded earlier this month by Piper Sandler. Dreamstime Micron Technology stock was sliding Monday after the memory chip provider got its second downgrade in less than two week...

Micron, Netflix, and 5 Other Beaten-Up Tech Stocks That Could Be Bargains

Text size Meta Platforms’ advertising business has faced challenges from TikTok and Apple’s privacy changes. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg This year has been brutal for U.S. stocks, but that...

7 Beaten-Up Tech Stocks That Could Be Bargains

Text size Meta Platforms’ advertising business has faced challenges from TikTok and Apple’s privacy changes. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg This year has been brutal for U.S. stocks, but that...

Stocks to Buy Now: Alphabet, Facebook, and 4 More Bargains

When the stock market gets pounded, bargains abound—or so it seems. But in a bear market, the key to investing success is separating the thoughtlessly discarded from the overpriced junk. With about tw...

Chevron, Micron and 18 More Stocks Goldman Recommends to Ride Out the Storm

Text size Qualcomm is one of the 20 stocks on Goldman Sachs’ ‘margin of safety’ list. Pau Barrena /AFP via Getty Images Exxon Mobil , Qualcomm , Micron and Chevron are just some of t...

2 Tech Stocks That Now Look Impossibly Cheap

Text size Memory chips from Micron Technology are increasingly vital in the cloud, as well as in the automotive, industrial, and networking markets. Jeremy Erickson/Bloomberg Historically, companies l...

Inflation Is Here to Stay. How to Adjust Your Portfolio.

Inflation is rampant and ubiquitous today, from the gas pump to the grocery store. The U.S. consumer price index has quadrupled in the past year, from a 1.7% annual rate in February 2021 to 7.9% this ...

Buy Micron Stock. The Chip Stock Deserves Better.

Micron Technology gets no respect on Wall Street. Investors tend to think of Micron, and memory chip makers generally, as providers of interchangeable commodity parts, tech’s version of wheat or froze...

Tesla Proposes a Dividend (Not Really). TJX and PNC Announce Payout Hikes (for Real).

Tesla’s proposed ‘dividend’ was really a proposed stock split. Here, a Tesla manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Text size Tesla was among the hand...

Micron Deserves Better. Why the Stock Is a Buy

Micron Technology gets no respect on Wall Street. Investors tend to think of Micron, and memory chip makers generally, as providers of interchangeable commodity parts, tech’s version of wheat or froze...

Micron Stock Is Rallying. Earnings and the Outlook Were Strong.

Text size Shares of memory-chip maker Micron were up nearly 3% on Tuesday, in advance of the earnings report. Dreamstime Memory-chip maker Micron Technology posted better-than-expected results for its...

Micron Reports Earnings Today. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size Softening demand for personal computers and smartphones could pressure pricing on DRAM chips. Dreamstime Memory-chip giant Micron Technology reports earnings this afternoon for its fiscal se...

After an Incredible Rally, Beware a Dead Cat Bounce

An oil tanker stands at an oil terminal Thursday at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Getty Images Text size It has been a tough year for stocks. A rally on Wednesday seemed to promise some reversal of the tren...

Tech Stocks Get a Bear-Market Scare. What Could Come Next.

As Russian forces were pouring over the border into Ukraine, the tech sector briefly tumbled into a bear market on Thursday. Both the Nasdaq 100 and the Nasdaq Composite fell enough that morning to ex...

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...

Micron, Western Digital Shares Are Surging. Flash-Chip Issues Will Lift Prices.

Text size Western Digital is having production issues at two factories in Japan. Dreamstime Western Digital and Micron Technology shares are both trading sharply higher Thursday on news that flash-mem...

Tech Stocks to Buy as Interest Rates Rise

Text size Chip stocks look like good bets in th new world for tech stocks. Maika Elan/Bloomberg Tech stocks finally showed a little fight last week, aided by an impressive batch of earnings reports. B...

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...

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...

Intel Stock Jumped Because It Named a Micron Exec as Its New CFO

Text size Chip giant Intel named David Zinsner its new chief financial officer. Zinsner is currently CFO of Micron Tech, which has already named an interim CFO. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Intel late ...