chipmakers

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) extended gains to a fifth straight day and closed 3.6% higher in Tuesday’s regular trading session. What Happened: Advanced Micro Devices shares also hit a new 52-week high of $114.85 on Tuesday after the chipmaker announced the availability...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) are among the stocks seeing the highest interest on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum as of Monday night. What Happened: Exchange-traded fund S&P SPDR 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) remained the most...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd  (NYSE: TSM) has secured a key approval to build its most advanced semiconductor chip facility yet, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday, citing sources. What Happened: TSMC received the final nod to build a 2-nanometer...

CNBC host Jim Cramer said that Wednesday was a day to mourn for short sellers who bet against Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). What Happened: Cramer made the comments on CNBC’s “Mad Money” show after...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) chip supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE: TSM) said on Monday it is in early-stage talks to build the company’s first semiconductor factory in Europe, Reuters reports. What Happened: The Taiwan-based chip supplier said it was too early to say...

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares turned red on Tuesday after losing the prior session’s buoyancy.  What Happened: The fall in the shares comes on a day when the company stock split 4-for-1. However, there may be another factor at play leading to the company’s stock slipping...

Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) has joined AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) and Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) as the stocks seeing high interest on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum, even as SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) remained the most-discussed stock on the forum, as of...

These stocks are seeing high retail investor interest on social media at press time early Tuesday. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA): The technology multinational known for graphics processing units trended as the top name on r/WallStreetBets or WSB at press time. The company’s shares will be...

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) continues to see the highest interest on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum as of Monday night, followed by GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC). What Happened: Exchange-traded fund SPDR S...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE: TSM), the world’s largest contract chipmaker is eyeing plans to build new factories in the United States and Japan, Reuters reported on Thursday. What Happened: The Taiwan-based company, which supplies chips to Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), said it...

Semiconductor giant Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) is in talks to buy contract chip maker GlobalFoundries for $30 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources. What Happened: The acquisition will be the largest for Intel and could help boost the semiconductor manufacturing...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE: TSM), the world's biggest contract chipmaker, reported an 11.2% jump in second-quarter profit powered by strong demand for semiconductors from personal-computer, smartphone and automobile sectors. What Happened: The Taiwan-based company, which also...

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Tuesday shed 785 shares, estimated to be worth about $635,850, in chipmaker Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA).  Shares of Nvidia, which have risen 54.4% so far this year, closed 1.28% lower at $810 on Tuesday.  The New York-based investment firm...

Amid the ongoing semiconductor shortages that have plagued the global automotive, smartphone and appliance chip supplies since last year, shares of the companies making those chips have done well in the first half of 2021. Year-To-Date Returns: Shares of U.S.-listed chipmakers have fetched double...

Chipmaker Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Micron Technology Inc.'s (NASDAQ: MU) 300-mm semiconductor factory in Lehi, Utah, for $900 million. What Happened: The two companies plan to complete the sale by the end of 2021. Texas Instruments said that...