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TSX:6723 News 28 August 2025 - 6 February 2026

SiTime stock jumps premarket as $3.2 billion Renesas timing deal keeps SITM in play

SiTime stock jumps premarket as $3.2 billion Renesas timing deal keeps SITM in play

SiTime shares rose 3.3% in premarket trading Friday after announcing a $1.5 billion cash-and-stock deal to acquire Renesas’ timing business. The company reported $113.3 million in fourth-quarter revenue, up 66% year-over-year, and issued a positive forecast for the first quarter. SiTime expects the acquired unit to add $300 million in revenue within a year of closing.
Renesas Electronics stock price: yen surge and Feb. 5 results in focus ahead of Tokyo trade

Renesas Electronics stock price: yen surge and Feb. 5 results in focus ahead of Tokyo trade

Renesas Electronics closed Friday at 2,513.5 yen, down 0.16%, after the yen surged and the dollar fell 1.66% to 155.77 yen amid intervention concerns. The chipmaker’s stock has gained about 8% over five sessions. Investors await Renesas’ Feb. 5 earnings report for further direction. Currency volatility remains in focus for Tokyo’s Monday open.
Renesas stock climbs 1.4% in Tokyo trade as chip sentiment steadies after tariff jitters

Renesas stock climbs 1.4% in Tokyo trade as chip sentiment steadies after tariff jitters

Renesas Electronics shares rose 1.4% to 2,355.5 yen in Tokyo Tuesday, rebounding from Monday’s close. The move followed a global market drop after U.S. President Trump threatened tariffs on Europe. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election for Feb. 8 and pledged a two-year suspension of the 8% food tax, pushing bond yields to a 27-year high. Renesas will report full-year results on Feb. 5.
20 January 2026
RISC-V vs ARM vs x86: The 2025 Silicon Architecture Showdown

RISC-V’s Edge & IoT Takeover: Billions of Open-Source Cores Drive 2025 Tech Revolution

RISC-V Shipments Soar in Edge & IoT Devices Once a niche academic project, RISC-V is now shipping in billions of devices, especially at the edge. RISC-V International reports the ISA is implemented in over 13 billion cores on the market as of end-2023 riscv.org – a stunning rise driven largely by IoT and embedded use cases. In fact, some estimates suggest over 10 billion of those cores were shipped by 2023 primarily for IoT sensors, microcontrollers, storage controllers, and wireless chips ts2.tech. The momentum is accelerating: according to the CEO of RISC-V International, “the ecosystem is expanding rapidly… over two

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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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