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NASDAQ:INTC 24 April 2026 - 6 May 2026

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hit Records as AMD Rally, Oil Drop Shake Wall Street

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hit Records as AMD Rally, Oil Drop Shake Wall Street

Stocks barreled higher Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new records. Advanced Micro Devices gave the AI trade another jolt with a strong forecast, while reports of movement on a U.S.-Iran agreement knocked oil down. By 12:30 p.m. ET, the Dow climbed 510.85 points, or 1.04%, landing at 49,809.10. The S&P 500 advanced 82.14 points, or 1.13%, to 7,341.36. Nasdaq surged 395.68 points, or 1.56%, to 25,717.84.
Intel Stock Rally Faces Its Biggest AI Test Yet as Apple Talks and AMD Forecast Lift Chips

Intel Stock Rally Faces Its Biggest AI Test Yet as Apple Talks and AMD Forecast Lift Chips

Intel stock climbed ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. open, pushing its recent rally further as AMD’s bullish outlook fueled hopes that AI-driven demand is spreading past Nvidia’s GPUs and into the server processor segment—where Intel is a heavyweight. According to Reuters, Intel was up 6% premarket. AMD, meanwhile, surged close to 18%.
SMH ETF Is Back in the AI Chip Rally. One Risk Still Could Bite Investors

SMH ETF Is Back in the AI Chip Rally. One Risk Still Could Bite Investors

Wednesday morning saw the VanEck Semiconductor ETF jump back into the spotlight as U.S. chipmakers headed higher premarket, buoyed by Advanced Micro Devices’ bullish outlook and a fresh wave of interest in AI-related hardware. SMH traded at $522.69, marking a $16.25 climb from the previous close. Reuters flagged AMD surging almost 18% before the bell, with Intel, Arm, Qualcomm, and Micron also moving up.
QQQ Stock Rises Before the Open as AI Chip Rally Puts Nasdaq Records Back in Play

QQQ Stock Rises Before the Open as AI Chip Rally Puts Nasdaq Records Back in Play

Invesco QQQ Trust ETF climbed early Wednesday in premarket action, buoyed by a rally in Nasdaq futures following a bullish forecast from Advanced Micro Devices that energized the AI trade. QQQ last traded at $681.61, up roughly 1.3% versus its prior close. Nasdaq 100 futures showed gains ahead of the open.
SPY Stock Today: S&P 500 ETF Rides AI Chip Rally as Iran Deal Hopes Lift Futures

SPY Stock Today: S&P 500 ETF Rides AI Chip Rally as Iran Deal Hopes Lift Futures

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust pointed to another solid day Wednesday, following gains in U.S. stock-index futures as traders chased broad equities exposure. Optimism around a possible U.S.-Iran peace deal and renewed momentum in artificial-intelligence chip names lifted sentiment. By 4:43 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures had advanced 0.32%, with Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.81%, according to Reuters.
U.S. Stock Futures Today: Nasdaq Leads as AMD’s AI Beat and Iran Deal Hopes Put Records Back in Play

U.S. Stock Futures Today: Nasdaq Leads as AMD’s AI Beat and Iran Deal Hopes Put Records Back in Play

Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.69% as of 3:40 a.m. ET—quotes on a 10-minute delay—pacing gains among U.S. stock futures after AMD’s outlook kept AI in focus. S&P 500 futures picked up 0.28%, with Dow futures edging higher by 0.16%. Oil prices slipped, traders watching for any signs of a U.S.-Iran agreement. These futures moves come ahead of the opening bell, suggesting where the indexes could kick off the session.
Intel Corporation’s SambaNova AI Bet Clears U.S. Review as INTC Stock Nears $100

Intel Corporation’s SambaNova AI Bet Clears U.S. Review as INTC Stock Nears $100

U.S. antitrust regulators have signed off on Intel Corporation’s investment in SambaNova Systems, eliminating a key regulatory obstacle from an AI-chip deal that’s drawn attention because Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan also serves as chair at the startup. According to a Federal Trade Commission notice, the agency granted early termination for transaction 20261227, naming Intel as the acquirer and SambaNova as the target.
QQQ Rises Today as Big Tech Earnings Put the Nasdaq 100 Rally on the Line

QQQ Rises Today as Big Tech Earnings Put the Nasdaq 100 Rally on the Line

Invesco QQQ Trust edged higher Wednesday, adding $3.99 to $661.57 in the latest trade as investors rotated back into the Nasdaq 100 both ahead of and following a fresh round of megacap tech earnings. Shares shifted between $655.78 and $663.32, with turnover topping 30 million.
Intel Stock Hits Record High as Google AI Chip Report Puts Foundry Turnaround in Play

Intel Stock Hits Record High as Google AI Chip Report Puts Foundry Turnaround in Play

Intel Corporation stock surged roughly 10% late Wednesday morning, notching a new high after reports surfaced that Alphabet’s Google is considering Intel’s cutting-edge chip-packaging tech for an upcoming AI processor. Shares last traded at $93.23, with an intraday peak of $94.03, according to market data.
S&P 500’s April Rally Has One Big Catch as Big Tech Earnings Loom

S&P 500’s April Rally Has One Big Catch as Big Tech Earnings Loom

Stocks in the U.S. edged lower Monday, pulling back after last week's run to record highs and a sharp rally through April. Oil prices ticked up. Investors mostly hesitated ahead of a packed week featuring earnings from the big tech names and the upcoming Fed decision. By 11:04 a.m. ET, the S&P 500 had slipped 0.17% to 7,153.03. “The market was trying to hold on to its gains,” noted Phil Blancato, chief market strategist at Osaic Wealth, as traders waited for fresh data.
Best Stock To Buy Today Outside The U.S.? SK Hynix’s AI Rally Forces The Question

Best Stock To Buy Today Outside The U.S.? SK Hynix’s AI Rally Forces The Question

Shares of SK hynix jumped 5.73% to 1,292,000 won on Monday, lifting Seoul’s KOSPI to another all-time high as investors chased chipmakers tied to AI. “There’s anticipation around companies linked to AI data centers,” Daishin Securities analyst Lee Kyoung-min said, highlighting semiconductor and power-equipment players in the broader AI value chain.
AMD Stock Jumps as Intel’s AI CPU Boom Puts $500 Billion in Sight

AMD Stock Jumps as Intel’s AI CPU Boom Puts $500 Billion in Sight

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices jumped over 7% in U.S. premarket trading Friday, as a surge in central processor names followed Intel’s numbers, which flagged mounting AI data-center appetite outside the graphics chips that have led the sector. AMD and Arm both traded higher; investors are now wagering that answering AI queries—known as inference—will drive heavier use of CPUs in big server clusters.
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