AI stocks today: Intel earnings, Nvidia export vote and rising memory prices in focus
Intel jumped 11.7% to $54.25 Wednesday, leading gains among AI chipmakers ahead of its quarterly report; Nvidia rose 3%, AMD 7.6%, and Micron 6.6%. Compal warned memory costs could reach up to 40% of PC component prices due to surging demand. The U.S. House advanced a bill to tighten AI chip exports, targeting Nvidia’s Blackwell chips. The S&P 500 rose 1.16% after Trump’s Greenland deal and tariff pause.