Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose to new records on Wednesday after the chip company’s strong position and second-quarter forecast signaled a radical change in the semiconductor market following delays announced by Intel Corp. of Next generation chips last week. AMD AMD, + 12.55% The shares rose to a …
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If you really want to call yourself a counter investor, it’s time to take a closer look at what hasn’t worked so far this year: value stocks and dividend stocks. Value stocks have underperformed growth stocks (especially Tesla Inc. TSLA, -4.09% and the most popular tech names) amid the economic …
Read More »Big Tech’s big test comes in the busiest week of the earnings season
Despite the fact that Big Tech’s day in the antitrust spotlight is delayed, next week will be a great test for the biggest names on Wall Street. Parent company of Google Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, -0.56% GOOG, -0.25% , Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, + 0.74% Apple Inc. AAPL, -0.24% and Facebook Inc. …
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At least two experimental COVID-19 vaccines produced a T-cell response in participants in early-stage clinical trials, which may indicate a longer-lasting form of immunity than an antibody response. BioNTech BNTX, + 3.46% and Pfizer Inc. PFE, + 0.69% It said early Monday morning that an ongoing early-stage clinical trial for …
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To date, this earnings reporting season has lived up to expectations that it will be the worst since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, but a number of big names could offer better news in the coming week. Tesla Inc. TSLA, + 0.01%, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.51%, and Intel …
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