US stock markets declined on Friday due to rising oil prices and a bond market sell-off, which increased fears of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level in a year, and traders now expect no rate cuts in 2026, with a possible hike before year-end. The Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 indexes were among the hardest hit, while energy stocks gained on higher crude prices. Precious metals like gold and silver dropped sharply amid a stronger dollar and rising real yields. The lack of progress in US-China talks and ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz added to market uncertainty.
Chip stocks including Nvidia and Intel dropped after President Trump revealed that China has not yet bought Nvidia's H200 GPUs, despite hopes raised by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's recent trip to Beijing. This news dampened investor optimism about a str...
Microsoft shares jumped 4% on Friday while other major tech stocks, especially chipmakers and crypto-related names, declined amid profit-taking. Despite being the biggest mega-cap laggard this year, Microsoft’s strong Q3 earnings, driven by 40% Azure...
Cisco is seeing strong investor optimism ahead of its May 13 earnings, driven by solid fundamentals like a 21% rise in networking revenue and $2.1 billion in AI infrastructure orders. However, some caution that the stock may have priced in too much g...
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has risen about 64% since late March, fueled by strong gains in AI-related chip stocks. Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Micron Technology, and SanDisk all reported impressive earnings and revenue growth, particular...
Semiconductor stocks Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA fell Friday after sharp multi-week gains, with Intel leading a selloff down 8%. The pullback follows strong rallies fueled by AI demand and solid earnings, including Intel's impressive Q1 results and AMD's ...
