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...

Intel stock’s dividend sticks out among chip makers. But a cut may be coming.

Semiconductor stocks have been on a tear so far this year, following a difficult 2022. But now that we’re in the thick of fourth-quarter earnings season, investors will be questioning whether or not I...

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...

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. ...

Micron’s recovery from ‘worst memory downturn in 13 years’ will take time, analyst says

Micron Technology Inc.’s results and outlook show the memory-chip market is probably at its worst downturn in 13 years and analysts expect the bounce back may take a while. Late Wednesday, Micron MU, ...

Dow ends nearly 350 points lower after strong economic data, bearish comments by David Tepper fuel worry about rate hikes

U.S. stocks ended well off session lows but still fell sharply, after a round of upbeat economic data and a warning from hedge-fund titan David Tepper that he was “leaning short” against both stocks a...

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’...

Micron sales could dive more than 50%, and more belt-tightening is expected before outlook improves

Micron Technology Inc.’s revenue declines could worsen to more than 50% before inventory-saturated customers work though that product and boost sales in the second half of 2023, but before then the me...

Micron earnings: Memory-chip slowdown appears to be far from over

Micron Technology Inc. shares have fallen more than 45% this year, but the memory-chip specialist is not out of the woods yet, as demand for its core product continues to be weak. Micron MU, -2.01% is...

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...

FedEx and Nike earnings will hold vital hints on holiday-shopping strength

After investors raced for the exits following their last earnings reports, package-deliverer FedEx Corp. and athletic-gear maker Nike Inc. will try it again. And they’ll offer important reads on deman...

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...

Semiconductor stocks have bounced from 2022 lows — and analysts expect upside of at least 28% in the next year

For investors aiming to take advantage of stock market declines, the obvious question is: How far is too far for stocks to fall? The semiconductor industry, a standout performer during the reopening o...

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...

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 faces ‘unprecedented’ supply issues, and analysts are split on if the bottom has been hit

Micron Technology Inc. is dealing with an “unprecedented” oversupply problem, but whether it gets worse or better in the near-term is up for debate. However, analysts had different ideas about when th...

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 ...

Opinion: Micron earnings suggest the chip downturn could be worse than Wall Street expects

Micron Technology Inc. executives warned about a semiconductor downturn in late June, but now say that a “sharp and sudden” drop in demand exceeded even those expectations, suggesting the current chip...

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...

Micron forecast expected to shed light on how two years of unprecedented supply problems may resolve

Micron Technology Inc. investors are hoping the memory-chip maker’s forecast will provide more color into the unprecedented supply-and-demand dynamics created by two years of COVID-19-related disrupti...

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...