US stock futures showed mixed results with Dow Jones futures falling while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures rose, following President Trump's visit to China accompanied by major tech CEOs including Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Apple's Tim Cook. Key stocks in focus include Nextpower, which surged after strong earnings and acquisition news, MaxCyte with a significant share jump post-earnings, and Red Cat Holdings which dropped after a public offering. Market sentiment is influenced by steady Treasury yields, expectations of unchanged Fed rates in June, and optimism about AI-driven growth despite geopolitical uncertainties. Investors are also watching upcoming economic data such as the producer price index and Fed speeches for further market direction.
In 2026, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) has outperformed the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) by capturing a broader range of semiconductor stocks, especially equipment makers, resulting in an 86.78% gain versus SMH's 64.11%. SOXX's index favors ...
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) has significantly outperformed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) in 2026, with a 20% year-to-date gain compared to SPY's 8%. This outperformance is largely due to EEM's heavy exposure to semiconductor companies li...
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) has gained about 146% over the past year, with nearly 20% growth in May alone, and is up 66% year to date. Unlike common assumptions, NVIDIA is not the main driver; the fund's modified equal-weight structure means t...
Elon Musk has unveiled plans for Terafab, a colossal semiconductor factory in Texas designed to dramatically increase US chip production, potentially doubling current national capacity. The facility aims to produce up to 1 terawatt of chip output ann...
Elon Musk revealed plans for Terafab, a huge 100 million square foot chip factory targeting one terawatt of annual compute hardware output, about double current U.S. chip consumption. The project involves Tesla, SpaceX, and Intel, aiming for vertical...
