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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) rose 13.1% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. AMD, an ascendant force in both semiconductor CPUs and GPUs, had actually drifted lower for most of the month, as the technology sector expe
Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) have delivered strong upside to investors in the past year thanks to catalysts such as the deployment of 5G wireless networks, increase in data center capacity, higher usage of chips in the automotive industry, a
Stocks were on pace for a broadly positive session Monday, but they ended up turning in a mixed performance by the close as investors chewed on a number of headlines.
Stocks were on pace for a broadly positive session Monday, but they ended up turning in a mixed performance by the close as investors chewed on a number of headlines.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) reported great earnings results recently, but upcoming catalysts indicate there's more growth ahead.
Earlier this year, IBM (NYSE: IBM) claimed to have developed the world's first 2nm chip technology. That sounded like a remarkable achievement, since Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) -- the world's most advanced chipmaker -- only started mass producing 5nm chips las
Check Out These 4 Semiconductor Stocks In The Stock Market TodayThe past year has been good for semiconductor stocks in the stock market. Recently, there were some concerns about the over-saturation of semiconductor chips in the future due to increased production now. However, th
The past five years were rough for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world's largest manufacturer of x86 CPUs for PCs and data centers. It fell behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) and Samsung in the "process race" to create smaller and more advanced chips, and i
As an investor, it's easy to fall into bad habits. For instance, one of the most common mistakes is buying a stock based on momentum or hype. AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) is a perfect example. Despite a deterioration in its fundamentals, AMC stock is up 1,770% this year
AMD's (NASDAQ: AMD) pending acquisition of Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) is another reason AMD is a buy. Xilinx, the leading designer of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), recently reported its fiscal 2022 first-quarter results (for the three months ended July 3, 2021) showing the c
What happened
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have run sharply higher this week, surging as high as 14.7%. As of 2:16 p.m. EDT Thursday, the stock was up 14.5%. The semiconductor company was riding the wave of breakout financial results for the second quarter.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) transformation from also-ran chip company to dominant designer of next-gen computing hardware is complete. With an extensive suite of high-end products addressing all major needs from consumer to cloud, AMD is growing at a fast clip, generatin
The odds were stacked against Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) going into its second-quarter earnings report. The company still managed to put up a strong showing despite the competitive challenges it has been facing from rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD).
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Shares of semiconductor manufacturer Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) closed higher on Wednesday, responding in sympathy to a powerful earnings release from rival Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) the previous evening.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Turtle Beach Corp (Symbol: HEAR), where a total volume of 15,216 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxim
The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Energy sector, up 1.2%. Within the sector, Hess Corp (Symbol: HES) and Marathon Oil Corp. (Symbol: MRO) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.3% and 3.2%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF fol