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While advanced innovations such as artificial intelligence have buoyed the broader technology ecosystem, the sector has recently encountered significant pressure. As such, quite a few tech powerhouses have suffered volatility. However, e-commerce and cloud-computing giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:...

As one of the premier aerospace and defense contractors, Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) represents somewhat of an oddity in the equities arena. Typically, geopolitical tensions aren't conducive to capital growth. For one thing, investors tend to demand higher risk premiums (relative to so-called...

Ranking among the world's largest semiconductor companies, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) plays a pivotal role regarding the broader artificial-intelligence machinery. Specifically, Micron specializes in memory and storage chips, primarily DRAM and NAND flash. The former category provides fast,...

Anyone who denies the meteoric ascent of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) is simply choosing to ignore the charts. Since making its public market debut in October 2020, the big-data analytics specialist — which serves multiple government and defense-related agencies — has made its mark. At...

While semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) has easily ranked among the elite players in artificial intelligence, the company's upcoming second-quarter earnings report — scheduled for release on Aug. 27 after the closing bell — may arguably be its most consequential so far. As usual,...

As the world's largest pure-play foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) — often abbreviated as TSMC — plays a critical role in the global semiconductor value chain. Late last year, International Data Corp stated that the company could expand its market share in the foundry...

Last week, e-commerce powerhouse Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP) delighted investors with a strong performance with its latest financial disclosure, beating Wall Street analysts' expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Indeed, the report represented one of the most important disclosures from the...

Amid growing concerns about economic stability and the implementation of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, investors have been anxious this earnings season. Case in point is semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), which recently disclosed a mixed performance for its...

While most investors may arguably be focused on productive ventures such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence, it's an objective reality that the robust but controversial defense sector has been an outperformer. Since the beginning of the year, the benchmark Dow Jones U.S. Select...

While artificial intelligence has been one of the hottest topics in the business ecosystem, it's not without its challenges. Six months following its high-profile announcement at the White House, the $500 billion Stargate project — a joint venture between OpenAI and SoftBank — has encountered...

Content streaming juggernaut Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) continues to set expectations ablaze, thereby seemingly justifying its market performance this year. Last week, the media giant posted second-quarter financial results that exceeded analysts' expectations. In fact, the company's net profit of...

As one of the top technology enterprises in the world, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will command a massive audience when it releases its second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, July 23, after the closing bell. Analysts will be looking for earnings per share of $2.17 on revenue of...

Next week, all eyes will be on electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) as the company is scheduled to release its financial results for the second quarter. Analysts will be looking for earnings per share of 42 cents on revenue of $22.79 billion. In the year-ago quarter, Tesla posted EPS of...

Arguably, technology stalwart Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) represents one of the more understated enterprises within the broader innovation ecosystem. Since the beginning of this year, QCOM stock gained 2.5%, which is admittedly disappointing. During the same frame, the tech benchmark Nasdaq...

While artificial intelligence may dominate the digital sphere, this innovation wouldn't amount to much without specialized memory chips. That's where semiconductor giant Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) comes into view. True, Micron often doesn't get the frontline spotlight that enterprises like...