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Semiconductors News 5 February 2026 - 7 February 2026

KLA stock jumps 8% on Friday rebound as chip gear rallies; dividend set for March

KLA stock jumps 8% on Friday rebound as chip gear rallies; dividend set for March

KLA shares jumped 8.4% to $1,442.95 Friday, rebounding after a volatile week as investors bought chip-equipment stocks tied to data-center spending. The move followed Amazon’s forecast for higher AI-related capital outlays. KLA’s board declared a $1.90 quarterly dividend, payable March 3 to holders as of Feb. 17. U.S. jobs and inflation data next week may test the rally in rate-sensitive tech.
7 February 2026
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Broadcom stock jumps 7% as Big Tech’s AI spending plans revive chip trade

Broadcom stock jumps 7% as Big Tech’s AI spending plans revive chip trade

Broadcom shares jumped 7% to $332.92 in after-hours trading Friday, outpacing other large tech stocks as chipmakers rallied. Alphabet projected 2026 capital spending of up to $185 billion, while Amazon outlined a $200 billion outlay, both focused on AI infrastructure. Amazon shares fell after its announcement. Investors weighed strong AI hardware demand against concerns over surging costs.
6 February 2026
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Micron stock dips after report says Nvidia HBM4 orders may bypass it for SK Hynix, Samsung

Micron stock dips after report says Nvidia HBM4 orders may bypass it for SK Hynix, Samsung

Micron shares fell 0.5% in premarket trading Friday after Semianalysis cut its forecast for Micron’s Nvidia HBM4 memory supply share to zero. The firm now expects Nvidia’s HBM4 orders to go 70% to SK Hynix and 30% to Samsung. DigiTimes reported Nvidia is seeking early HBM4 deliveries from Samsung as memory shortages loom. Micron stock had been up earlier on Amazon’s $200 billion capex plan.
6 February 2026
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KLA stock jumps 8% as AI capex talk lifts chip equipment names

KLA stock jumps 8% as AI capex talk lifts chip equipment names

KLA Corp shares jumped 8% to $1,438.06 Friday as semiconductor stocks rallied after Amazon announced a more than 50% increase in capital spending for 2026. KLA declared a $1.90 per share dividend, payable March 3 to holders as of Feb. 17. Applied Materials, Lam Research, and ASML also rose. The Dow hit an intraday record 50,000.
6 February 2026
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Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia 1.6T optics tie-up as earnings loom

Tower Semiconductor stock jumps again on Nvidia 1.6T optics tie-up as earnings loom

Tower Semiconductor shares surged 8.9% to $140.53 Friday after the company disclosed new details on 1.6-terabit optical modules developed with Nvidia for AI data centers. The company withheld production and commercial timelines, leaving revenue impact unclear. Investors await further information in Tower’s Feb. 11 earnings report. Chip stocks broadly rallied, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index up 4.6%.
6 February 2026
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Lam Research stock price jumps 7% as chip rebound returns — what investors watch next

Lam Research stock price jumps 7% as chip rebound returns — what investors watch next

Lam Research shares rose about 7% to $228.71 in midday Nasdaq trading Friday, tracking a rally in chip stocks. The company named Cadence CEO Anirudh Devgan to its board and set a COO transition for March 6. Lam also declared a $0.26 quarterly dividend, payable April 8 to holders of record on March 4.
6 February 2026
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Texas Instruments stock lags chip rally as $7.5B Silicon Labs deal sinks in

Texas Instruments stock lags chip rally as $7.5B Silicon Labs deal sinks in

Texas Instruments shares fell 0.5% to $222.79 midday Friday, trailing a 4.6% jump in the PHLX semiconductor index. The drop followed news of its $7.5 billion all-cash deal to acquire Silicon Labs at a 69% premium. Investors focused on deal financing, cost savings, and the extended timeline for regulatory and shareholder approval.
6 February 2026
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Qualcomm stock price ticks up as QCOM steadies after memory-shortage warning spooks chip investors

Qualcomm stock price ticks up as QCOM steadies after memory-shortage warning spooks chip investors

Qualcomm shares rose 1.5% to $138.30 Friday morning after a sharp drop earlier this week, following a revenue forecast below Wall Street estimates. The company cited a global memory chip shortage as the main factor, with CEO Cristiano Amon warning the squeeze could persist through 2027. Bank of America downgraded the stock to “Neutral” and cut its price target, citing weaker handset demand and market share concerns.
6 February 2026
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Micron (MU) stock price steadies as Nvidia HBM4 doubts surface — what happens next

Micron (MU) stock price steadies as Nvidia HBM4 doubts surface — what happens next

Micron shares rose 0.5% to $384.86 Friday after Semianalysis said Nvidia is unlikely to order its HBM4 memory. The stock rebounded from a 9% drop earlier in the week, triggered by weak chip demand signals and a broader tech selloff. Investors await Micron’s Wolfe Research conference Feb. 11 for updates on AI memory supply and demand.
6 February 2026
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Advanced Micro Devices AMD stock price slides after hours as forecast doubts linger and Nvidia looms

Advanced Micro Devices AMD stock price slides after hours as forecast doubts linger and Nvidia looms

AMD shares fell 3.9% to $192.46 in Thursday’s after-hours, following an 8% drop after the company forecast first-quarter revenue below market hopes. Fourth-quarter revenue hit a record $10.27 billion, up 34% year-over-year, but China sales drove much of the growth. Investors moved away from AI chip stocks amid Alphabet’s $185 billion capital spending plan and broader market declines.
5 February 2026
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Stock Market Today

Carnival stock price jumps 8% as SEC filing flags possible CFO share sale next week

Carnival stock price jumps 8% as SEC filing flags possible CFO share sale next week

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 05:17 EST — Market closed. Carnival Corp & plc shares closed up 8.1% on Friday at $33.99, riding a broad risk-on move into the weekend as a regulatory filing flagged a possible executive share sale early next week. The timing matters. The stock’s sharp run leaves it sensitive to any fresh supply when Wall Street reopens Monday, and traders are already looking at a handful of near-dated corporate markers. One of them landed late Friday. A Form 144 notice listed Carnival executive officer David Bernstein as planning to sell 361,790 shares, with an aggregate market
Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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