The TSMC logo is displayed on a building in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported record monthly revenue for August on Thursday, as demand for chips used in artificial intelligence applications remained strong. The world’s largest contract chipmaker posted revenue of $514.8 billion New Taiwan dollars ($16.35…
ASML’s Assia Haddou shows CNBC’s Katie Tarasov a High NA chipmaking machine in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on April 24, 2025. Magdalena Petrova Samsung and TSMC, the world’s two biggest chipmakers, have committed to using ASML‘s High NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, as demand grows for more advanced chips. ASML’s EUV lithography machines are critical tools…
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 lower on Thursday, with the S & P 500 down by about 0.5% and the Nasdaq falling about 1%. It’s the fourth down session…
Wall Street’s largest banks are riding a lucrative new wave — bankrolling the AI gold rush. Goldman Sachs was a key facilitator in this week’s artificial intelligence funding announcements from both Nvidia and Intel . These are just two of several recent high-profile wins, providing a financial windfall for the venerable investment bank. All three of…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick cuts the ribbon alongside Apple’s CEO Tim Cook during the opening of Apple’s new Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 13, 2026. Georgina Mccartney | Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook was joined by government officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, on Thursday to open a…
In South Korea, where a mountainous landscape makes building huge projects an incredible undertaking, the world’s leading maker of high-bandwidth computer memory is investing $720 billion on what it says will be the largest network of memory factories in the world. SK Hynix, whose market cap has jumped more than fivefold in the past year…
The Club’s top 10 things to watch Monday, Aug. 10 — Today’s newsletter was written by Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis 1. Wall Street is headed for a mixed open this morning following last week’s 3.5% surge to new highs for the S & P 500 . There’s still little clarity on…
AI stocks came roaring back this week as investors worked through another wave of corporate earnings and a surprisingly weak July jobs report . The major averages notched a second straight week of gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 both touching record highs. The blue-chip index closed at a…
An AMD employee installs a the first Helios rack-scale AI system in a data center lab in Rockdale, Texas, on June 24, 2026. Helios comes in four customizable configurations, and this is the one Meta will deploy later this year. Andrew Evers | CNBC Advanced Micro Devices is counting on its graphics processing units to…
Wall Street got back to its winning ways last week after navigating a hawkish Federal Reserve meeting, volatile swings in chip stocks, and a critical round of Big Tech earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% for the week, snapping a three-week losing streak. The S & P 500 gained 1% last week, while…
