Today: 2 June 2026
Browse Category

Semiconductors 17 May 2026 - 22 May 2026

Spotify’s Peloton Deal Turns SPOT Stock’s Earnings Week Into a Fitness Test

Spotify Stock Is Jumping Again — Here’s the AI Bet Wall Street Just Bought

Arm Holdings shares rose above $300 Friday morning, extending a surge that pushed the stock up 38% in three sessions and past Micron in year-to-date gains. The rally follows strong earnings, a bullish Bernstein rating, and news that demand for Arm’s AGI CPU for data centers exceeded $2 billion for fiscal 2027–2028. Meta is the lead partner for the new chip.
22 May 2026
···
Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm Holdings shares topped $300 Friday morning, extending a rally that has lifted the British chip designer’s stock 38% in three sessions. The surge follows strong earnings, bullish analyst coverage, and rising demand for Arm-based CPUs in AI data centers. Arm reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $1.49 billion and said customer demand for its new data-center chip exceeded $2 billion through fiscal 2028.
22 May 2026
···
GlobalFoundries Stock Jumps on $375 Million Quantum Deal as U.S. Takes Stake in GFS

GlobalFoundries Stock Jumps on $375 Million Quantum Deal as U.S. Takes Stake in GFS

GlobalFoundries shares jumped 15% to $81.35 Thursday after the Commerce Department announced a planned $375 million award and a 1% government stake in the chipmaker. Trading volume topped 11 million shares, triple the prior day. The company launched a new quantum hardware unit as part of a $2 billion federal package for nine firms. The Commerce deal remains a letter of intent, not a finalized payment.
22 May 2026
····
Why AMD stock is down: hot U.S. wholesale inflation and Nvidia slump weigh on Advanced Micro Devices

AMD stock rises after $10 billion Taiwan AI move targets Nvidia

AMD shares rose 0.4% to $449.59 after the company announced plans to invest over $10 billion in Taiwan’s AI supply chain and begin production of its next EPYC server chip using TSMC’s 2-nanometer process. Amkor said it is working with AMD on advanced chip packaging in Arizona. TSMC’s U.S.-listed shares gained 1.4%, while Nvidia fell 1.8% and Intel slipped 0.4%.
22 May 2026
····
Micron Beats Market as Samsung Deal Lifts Shares

Micron Beats Market as Samsung Deal Lifts Shares

Micron shares climbed $14.82 to $746.81 on Thursday, outperforming the SMH semiconductor ETF and QQQ, which both fell. The rally followed Samsung’s suspension of a planned 18-day strike by 48,000 union members after a tentative pay deal. Micron’s operations chief said demand continues to outpace supply. Samsung union members will vote on the agreement between May 22 and May 27.
21 May 2026
····
GlobalFoundries shares jump after U.S. quantum funding news

GlobalFoundries shares jump after U.S. quantum funding news

GlobalFoundries shares surged 12.7% to $79.75 after the company announced a $375 million letter of intent from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support quantum-chip manufacturing. Trading volume topped 3.4 million shares by mid-morning. The company also launched Quantum Technology Solutions and will pay its first quarterly dividend on July 14. The Nasdaq fell 0.4% in early trading.
21 May 2026
····
Intel stock rebounds as chip optimism builds on Wall Street

Intel stock rebounds as chip optimism builds on Wall Street

Intel last traded at $118.96, up 7.4%, as chip stocks rebounded ahead of U.S. market open. The move followed analyst price target hikes and renewed focus on AI-related demand for CPUs. Nvidia forecast $91 billion in second-quarter revenue and announced an $80 billion buyback, but its shares fell in after-hours trading. The next U.S. market holiday is Memorial Day, May 25.
21 May 2026
···
Navitas Stock Is Surging Again—The AI Power-Chip Bet Now Has to Prove It Can Sell

Navitas Stock Is Surging Again—The AI Power-Chip Bet Now Has to Prove It Can Sell

Navitas Semiconductor shares surged over 15% Wednesday, trading near $22.49 with volume topping 25 million ahead of Nvidia’s earnings. The company reported Q1 revenue of $8.6 million and a GAAP operating loss of $27.8 million, and recently raised $122 million through an at-the-market share sale. Navitas expects Q2 revenue of around $10 million. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 3.65% as chip stocks rallied.
20 May 2026
··
Micron Stock Just Dodged the Nasdaq Selloff. A Samsung Strike Could Be Its Next Jolt

Micron Stock Just Dodged the Nasdaq Selloff. A Samsung Strike Could Be Its Next Jolt

Micron Technology shares rose 2.5% Tuesday to $698.74, lifting its market value near $798 billion as the Nasdaq fell. Analysts cited tight memory supply and strong DRAM and NAND pricing. A planned strike by 48,000 Samsung workers Thursday could disrupt global memory supply, potentially raising prices. Micron recently sampled 256GB DDR5 server modules to partners.
20 May 2026
···
Marvell moves as earnings nears, eyes on AI chips

Marvell moves as earnings nears, eyes on AI chips

Marvell Technology shares rose 4.53% to $184.25 in premarket trading Wednesday, extending Tuesday’s 4.35% gain. The company will report fiscal Q1 2027 results after the close on May 27. Analysts at Evercore ISI, Melius Research, and CLSA raised price targets, citing strong demand for custom AI chips. Marvell posted record fiscal 2026 revenue of $8.195 billion in March.
20 May 2026
····
AMD Shares Dip Ahead of Nvidia’s Upcoming Report

AMD Shares Dip Ahead of Nvidia’s Upcoming Report

AMD shares fell 1.6% to $414.05 Tuesday after a volatile session, as investors trimmed chip stock holdings ahead of Nvidia’s earnings and rising Treasury yields pressured tech names. Citi raised its AMD price target to $460 but maintained a Neutral rating. Nvidia, down 0.7%, will report results Wednesday, with options implying a $355 billion market value swing. Intel rose 2.4%.
19 May 2026
···
Broadcom’s $2T AI Surge Heads for June Test

Broadcom’s $2T AI Surge Heads for June Test

UBS raised its Broadcom price target to $490 from $475 ahead of the chipmaker’s June 3 earnings report. Broadcom shares fell 1.6% to $418.45 midday Monday, valuing the company at about $2.03 trillion. Wall Street is watching whether custom AI chip demand can support the stock’s rally. Broadcom expects $22 billion in second-quarter revenue, including $10.7 billion from AI semiconductors.
18 May 2026
··
TSMC’s $1.5 Trillion AI Chip Move Pressures Samsung, Intel

TSMC’s $1.5 Trillion AI Chip Move Pressures Samsung, Intel

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. raised its 2030 global semiconductor market forecast to over $1.5 trillion, citing surging AI demand. TSMC said AI and high-performance computing will make up 55% of the market by 2030 and projected AI accelerator wafer demand to rise 11-fold from 2022 to 2026. The company reported a first-quarter gross margin of 66% and plans to launch five new fabs this year.
18 May 2026
··
Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

Intel shares rose 0.3% to $109.10 in early New York trading Monday after last week’s selloff, as analysts raised price targets and President Trump commented on the U.S. government’s 10% stake, now valued above $50 billion. First-quarter revenue climbed 7% to $13.6 billion, with Data Center and AI sales up 22%. The iShares Semiconductor ETF fell 0.9%. Intel’s server CPU market share dropped to 54.9% in Q1, according to UBS.
18 May 2026
···
Navitas Semiconductor Stock Is Headed for a Make-or-Break Week After a Wild AI Rally

Navitas Semiconductor Stock Is Headed for a Make-or-Break Week After a Wild AI Rally

Navitas Semiconductor closed Friday at $21.32, down 4.48% but up 17.14% for the week after raising about $122 million through an at-the-market stock sale. The company sold 6.5 million shares, increasing cash and share count. Investors await Navitas’ May 19 appearance at the J.P. Morgan tech conference. The stock mirrored volatility across the semiconductor sector as the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index fell 4% Friday.
17 May 2026
··
1 2 3 4 5 … 41

Latest articles

Swarmer Soars 38% After Cramer Shouts Out Drone Software

Swarmer Soars 38% After Cramer Shouts Out Drone Software

2 June 2026
Swarmer soared 37.7% to $78.52 after Jim Cramer called it “a natural” on “Mad Money,” sparking retail and drone investor interest despite shrinking revenue, widening losses, and execution risks around defense contracts; shares now trade over 15 times their March IPO price.
Abivax Shares Drop After Trial Win and Cancer Cases Raise Concerns

Abivax Shares Drop After Trial Win and Cancer Cases Raise Concerns

2 June 2026
Abivax shares plunged 44% to €63.10 after strong Phase 3 results for obefazimod in ulcerative colitis were overshadowed by cancer and dysplasia cases in the high-dose arm, which investigators deemed unrelated to treatment, raising investor concerns over safety and regulatory risk despite meeting all efficacy endpoints.
Netflix Stock Sinks, Wall Street Turns to June 4

Netflix Stock Sinks, Wall Street Turns to June 4

2 June 2026
Netflix shares slid nearly 3% to $83.36 as investors questioned growth targets ahead of Thursday’s annual meeting, with the stock under pressure despite management maintaining 2026 revenue and margin forecasts and warning of heavier content costs in the first half.
Marathon Digital Drops as Bitcoin Tops $70,000; Eyes on AI Push

Marathon Digital Drops as Bitcoin Tops $70,000; Eyes on AI Push

2 June 2026
MARA fell 4.2% to $14.23 as bitcoin slid below $70,000, highlighting the miner’s ongoing dependence on crypto prices despite efforts to pivot toward AI and power infrastructure; analysts remain split on the new strategy, and the Long Ridge deal still faces regulatory and execution risks.
Dow, S&P inch up as AI surge faces $80 billion hurdle

Dow, S&P inch up as AI surge faces $80 billion hurdle

2 June 2026
Alphabet shares fell after announcing plans to raise $80 billion through equity offerings to fund soaring AI infrastructure costs, even as demand for its AI services exceeded supply and capital spending forecasts climbed to $180–$190 billion for 2026.
Go toTop