Broadcom Inc. AVGO shares rose 5.3% in trading on Monday after the semiconductor company announced an extension of its long-standing partnership with Apple Inc. through 2031. The agreement reinforces Broadcom’s position as one of the iPhone maker’s key chip suppliers. The new multi-year agreement expands the companies’ collaboration on custom silicon products and provides Broadcom
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) shares gained 1.3% on Monday as investors returned to the stock following a sharp, debt-driven sell-off, amid improving broader market sentiment. The recovery also came as broader market sentiment improved, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.95% and the S&P 500 advancing 0.44%. The move marked a shift in investor sentiment after weeks
The chip that could make or break Wall Street’s confidence in artificial intelligence no longer lives inside a flashy graphics processor. Increasingly, it sits inside a memory module, and it is made by a company that started life in a Boise, Idaho, dental office basement in 1978. For most of its four-decade existence, Micron Technology
The artificial intelligence boom has a people problem, and it is getting worse faster than most investors have noticed. While Wall Street has spent the better part of three years fixating on chip stocks, hyperscaler spending, and the relentless march of AI valuations, a less glamorous drama has been unfolding in suburban town halls, county
Tesla Inc. (TSLA) expanded its robotaxi service to Miami on Friday, extending its autonomous ride-hailing operations. The move comes as Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk increasingly emphasizes artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous transportation as key drivers of Tesla’s future, alongside its electric vehicle business. “Robotaxi now available in Miami,” Tesla’s official robotaxi account said in
Europe’s major stock markets ended higher on Friday, with the pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany’s DAX reaching fresh record highs as investors welcomed easing expectations for near-term US interest rate hikes and rotated into cyclical sectors. The STOXX 600 climbed 0.7% to close at a record high after touching an intraday peak of 652.35, registering
Europe’s major stock markets ended higher on Friday, with the STOXX 600 and Germany’s DAX hitting record highs as investors rotated into cyclical sectors. Bitcoin climbed above $62,000 as large holders accumulated coins despite record ETF outflows. Tesla expanded its robotaxi service to Miami as competition in autonomous driving intensified. Poland’s prime minister warned that
Wall Street will enter the July 6-10 week with less room for error after a choppy start to the second half. The S&P 500 is still sitting near record territory, but the market is carrying a tricky mix of stretched valuations, a cooling labour market, fragile oil prices and fresh pressure in semiconductor stocks. The
US stock funds saw their biggest weekly exit since March, raising fresh questions about the strength of Wall Street’s rally. Investors pulled $17.2 billion from US stock funds in the week through July 1, according to Bloomberg, citing Bank of America strategists led by Michael Hartnett and EPFR Global data. The move does not signal
The Hang Seng Index retreated by over 10% in the first half of the year as some of the biggest Chinese technology companies lagged behind their global peers like the Nikkei 225 and Kospi, which jumped by 34% and 85%, respectively. Top Hang Seng Index stocks have retreated this year Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index