Oil volatility challenges AI stocks as earnings approach
The most distinct market indication on Monday was not the slight drop in stocks. Instead, it was the 25.9-point weekly separation between Brent and semiconductor stocks.
AMD Stock (NASDAQ:AMD) Faces AI Event Test After Estimated $101 Billion Weekly Reset
AMD enters its AI-event week after shedding an estimated $101 billion in equity value. The preliminary calculation uses 1.63 billion shares outstanding. Its stock fell 11.1% from Friday to Friday.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Shares Slide 13% Over the Week as Investors Eye Q2 Margins
NEW YORK, July 18, 2026, 17:10 EDT — With U.S. markets shut, attention turned to Intel after its stock fell 13% over the week, putting a spotlight on the company's second-quarter margins.
Semiconductor shares climb back, though gains remain limited
Semiconductor shares recovered from a 6% morning slide to trade down roughly 1% as of midday Friday. SOXX stood at $525.43 after falling to $498.69 earlier in the session.
AMD shares drop 7%; Wall Street rethinks targets as GPU sales remain key focus
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices declined 7.0% to $465.79 in early trading on Friday. The company's market capitalization slipped to roughly $770 billion while U.S. markets were still open.
Cathie Wood’s early investment in SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) shows loss ahead of lockup expiration
ARK Invest’s recent SpaceX buy showed an estimated paper loss of $1.09 million in Friday's premarket trade. The figure was about $599,000 at Thursday’s close.
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) slides 5.3% despite robust chip demand as valuation concerns persist
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices dropped 5.3% to $500.94 on Thursday, wiping out about $46 billion in market value based on reported shares outstanding. U.S. regular trading had ended.
Semiconductor stocks fall 5% as investors shift focus from AI demand to margins
U.S. chip stocks fell Thursday, even as TSMC raised its outlook. The sector index dropped nearly 5% in afternoon trading.
AMD Stock’s $725 Target Relies on Big AI GPU Revenue Jump
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. shares jumped 3.9% Tuesday after KeyBanc Capital Markets hiked its price target to $725, but the bullish note leans on a much bigger outlook than just today’s move. Analyst John Vinh is calling for $48.5 billion in AI GPU revenue by 2027—almost triple his 2026 estimate of $16.8 billion for chips that train and run models.
AI stocks signal memory premium starting to fade
AI stocks ended Monday in the red, though losses varied across the sector. A group of three memory and storage plays tied to AI dropped 7.2%, nearly double the 3.7% loss for a set of four compute and foundry names. The split points to investors shortening their view on how long shortage-fueled gains can last, despite healthy order books and continued spend on infrastructure.
AMD’s New $675 Target Hits as Market Watches 320 Million Shares
Advanced Micro Devices dropped 3.7% in late trading Monday, despite TD Cowen’s Joshua Buchalter hiking his price target to $675 from $600. The new target, which is about 25.7% above the stock’s current $537 level, puts AMD’s estimated equity value near $1.10 trillion if you use the company’s 1.6306 billion shares outstanding. That’s about $225 billion higher than today’s value by the same measure.
Robinhood’s top AI stocks split up $240 billion market cap
Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Dell Technologies and Cisco Systems lost about $232 billion in combined market value during Monday's regular U.S. session. Meanwhile, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms picked up a net $6 billion. That left a valuation gap of roughly $238 billion as of 1:52 p.m. EDT.
Semiconductor Stocks Drop as Korea’s $576 Billion Plan Rattles AI Supply Outlook
U.S. chip stocks dropped hard Monday, with the Philadelphia semiconductor index sliding 3.6% in late-morning deals as Micron Technology, Sandisk, and SK Hynix paced the losses. Oil prices moved higher on renewed U.S.-Iran fighting, spurring a wider risk-off move. “The conflict is testing whether the stock market’s broad-based growth can hold,” said Alex Guiliano, chief investment officer at Resonate Wealth Partners.
Nvidia Stock Rallies $393 Billion in Two Days; CPI Is Next
NVIDIA Corporation finished Friday at $210.96, a gain of 4.0% on the day and 8.3% for the week. That move added around $393 billion in market cap, based on the same number of shares outstanding. Nasdaq’s main session will stay shut on Sunday, with trading starting up again Monday at 9:30 a.m. EDT.
AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) Up Again, But Price Targets Showing Less Room
Advanced Micro Devices gained 1.3% to $553.71 late Friday, doing better than the PHLX Semiconductor Index but still lagging Nvidia Corp. The stock bounced back 3.1% off the session low after swinging through a $23.29 range, putting AMD’s market cap near $914 billion.
Nasdaq rises, but gains come from unexpected names
U.S. stocks gained late Thursday morning, with the Nasdaq ahead of the Dow. Buyers picked up chip-equipment and memory stocks, while top AI names traded weaker. Invesco QQQ Trust climbed 1.5%. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was up 0.6%, and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust rose 0.4%. NVIDIA dropped 1.0% and Microsoft lost 0.8%.
Nasdaq Futures Rise on Chips, Traders Wary After Iran Shock
Nasdaq futures moved higher Thursday, lifted by gains in chip stocks. Dow futures slipped as IBM and Microsoft dropped, with traders also watching new U.S.-Iran fighting, choppy oil, and a Fed still talking tough on inflation.
Nikkei’s AI Boom Stalls as Yen Weakens Again
Nikkei 225 fell under 67,000 Wednesday. AI-linked chip shares lost ground as investors trimmed positions. The yen slipped again, hovering near levels that have sparked currency intervention risk.
AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) stock watch: Goldman ups target, chip index faces AI premium test
Nasdaq regular hours hadn’t started as of the dateline. July 8 isn’t a Nasdaq holiday in 2026, and posted trading hours run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Premarket hours are 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
AMD stock rebound weighs on AI premium after Nvidia delay chatter
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. traded at $530.64 in premarket at 04:46 ET, showing a 2.47% uptick from its $517.82 close in the last session, per Investing.com. The stock had dropped 4.26% in regular hours. The premarket rebound clawed back $12.82 of a $23.06 slide, or about 56%, but AMD was still $10.24 below its previous close using this calculation.
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