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KLA stock slides as chip-equipment names retreat; shutdown jitters and megacap earnings in focus

KLA stock slides as chip-equipment names retreat; shutdown jitters and megacap earnings in focus

KLA Corporation shares dropped 4.5% to $1,346.85 by midday Tuesday, sliding alongside other semiconductor equipment firms as the broader tech sector weakened. Applied Materials, Lam Research, and ASML all fell between 3% and 4%, with semiconductor ETFs dipping roughly 3%.
Tech stocks brace for Alphabet, Amazon earnings as Nasdaq slip puts AI spending in focus

Tech stocks brace for Alphabet, Amazon earnings as Nasdaq slip puts AI spending in focus

U.S. tech stocks face a busy start to February: Alphabet announces earnings on Feb 4, with Amazon set to follow on Feb 5. The U.S. jobs report lands on Feb 6. Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm are also scheduled to report this week, providing fresh insight into demand for data-center chips and devices.
TSMC stock faces Monday test after Nvidia CEO says he needs ‘a lot of wafers’

TSMC stock faces Monday test after Nvidia CEO says he needs ‘a lot of wafers’

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. are set to draw attention when trading restarts Monday. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, speaking in Taipei, said he’ll need “a lot of wafers” from TSMC this year to fuel AI chip demand. For clarity, wafers are the silicon slices used in chip production. TSMC’s C.C. Wei declined to take questions, but Huang mentioned the company could boost capacity by “much more than 100%” over the next decade.
Semiconductor stocks stumble after KLA rout — what to watch before Monday’s open

Semiconductor stocks stumble after KLA rout — what to watch before Monday’s open

Semiconductor shares tumbled into the weekend, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closing Friday at 7,998.47, down roughly 3.9%. KLA Corp, a key player in chip equipment, plunged 15.2%. The broader market slipped as investors digested President Donald Trump’s pick of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh for Fed chair, alongside a hotter-than-forecast producer-price report. Adding to the pressure, Apple flagged rising memory-chip costs weighing on its profits.
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