Shares of Samsung Electronics surged more than 10% Wednesday, pushing the chip giant’s market capitalization past the $1 trillion mark as investors continued to pile into artificial intelligence-linked stocks. Samsung became the second Asian company to cross the $1 trillion mark, after TSMC. The company first crossed that $1 trillion market capitalization threshold on Feb….
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Advanced Micro Devices reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday that topped expectations, while the company’s revenue forecast also exceeded estimates as demand…
I am growing tired of the endless bubble talk about all of the data center spending. It’s obvious from this quarter that the bubble talk has been proven wrong; try getting someone to say that, though. So, who do I think I am to go there? Just an observer. One who believes that this was…
A view shows a logo at NXP semiconductors computer chip fabrication plant in Nijmegen, Netherlands March 14, 2024. Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters NXP Semiconductors shares rose 26% Wednesday, on track for its best day ever since the company went public in 2010. The semiconductor manufacturer reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday that blew away Wall…
We do not have enough money coming into this market. The funds flow only to stocks tied to the data center buildout and a few others. Even the most tangential of the data center “stories,” such as the warehouse REITs and machinery stocks like Cummins and Dover, manage to sustain themselves if they have healthy…
It was another week under the thumb of the Iran war. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq each finished Friday at record closing highs after whipsawing on Middle East developments throughout the week. Oil prices also swung sharply as Iran and the U.S. imposed blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks are on track for a positive finish on Friday, lifting the S & P 500 into the green for the week and putting it on…
Intel Xeon 6 processors are shown to CNBC at Intel’s advanced packaging facility in Chandler, Arizona, on November 17, 2025. Tony Puyol Semiconductors are a runaway train — up 17 of the past 18 sessions — and options traders are buying increasingly expensive call options to chase the rally higher. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH)…
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang gestures during the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference in San Jose, California, U.S. March 17, 2026. Carlos Barria | Reuters Nvidia shares closed at a record on Friday for the first time since October, pushing the company’s market cap past $5 trillion, as investors piled into the AI chip trade ahead…
The Intel logo is displayed on a sign in front of Intel headquarters on Jan. 22, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Intel shares soared more than 20% on Friday as investors cheered signs of renewed growth due to mounting artificial intelligence demand. The stock was up 22% as of early…
