Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is emerging as a strong competitor to Nvidia in the AI and data center GPU market. AMD's progress includes achieving CPU parity with Nvidia's Vera, accelerating adoption of its ROCm AI software stack, and developing Helios rack-scale solutions that challenge Nvidia's dominance. The rapid uptake of ROCm by enterprises and hyperscalers, such as Meta's commitment to 6GW of GPUs, signals increasing confidence in AMD's open AI ecosystem. While Nvidia still leads in revenue growth, the narrowing performance and ecosystem gap suggests AMD could gain significant market share over the long term.
Asian semiconductor stocks experienced a significant decline following a sell-off in US chipmakers, with SK Hynix shares dropping over 9% in Seoul after an earlier 8% rally. The sell-off reflects concerns over AI spending and profit-taking after a st...
The FTSE 100 index fell slightly, dragged down by mining stocks reacting to China's slower GDP growth of 4.3% in Q2, its weakest in three years. Despite this, oil prices remained steady amid US-Iran tensions. PayPal shares jumped over 14% following r...
TappAlpha introduced the TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF (TMGN), which offers exposure to the Cboe Magnificent 10 Index featuring leading tech companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple. This ETF applies TappAlpha's options-b...
In Q2 2026, AMD's stock surged 182.4%, driven by growth in AI workloads linked to large language models. CrowdStrike also saw strong gains of 95.6% due to a positive shift in the AI investment narrative. Conversely, Netflix's stock declined after bea...
The ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (XOVR) holds nearly 23% of its portfolio in SpaceX, providing direct pre-IPO exposure to investors. In contrast, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) does not hold SpaceX shares but invests in public disruptive tech...
