Micron Technology MU received another vote of confidence from the auto industry after signing a long-term agreement with Ford F to supply memory and storage solutions for the automaker’s next-generation vehicles. The deal comes just days after Micron announced a similar supply agreement with General Motors GM, highlighting the chipmaker’s growing role in powering increasingly ...
Key Points For a very long stretch, owning an index fund tracking anything other than U.S. tech stocks often felt like risking a slow tax on your portfolio. Then, 2025 broke the pattern. The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ: IXUS) is up by 29% in the past 12 months, well ahead of ...
Cerebras Systems CBRS is tied to a clear change in AI infrastructure: the move from training-heavy demand toward faster, lower-latency inference. That shift has made speed a commercial feature. For Cerebras, the question is whether demand for fast tokens can scale without stretching capacity, supply chains or margins too far. Why Cerebras is Levered to ...
Key Points Nvidia will benefit as Alphabet and other hyperscalers continue to invest in AI. The semiconductor specialist looks attractively valued relative to its growth potential. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Last month, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced an $80 billion equity capital raise. The company made it clear that it ...
Key Points Shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) climbed on Wednesday after the chipmaker struck a lucrative supply deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Image source: The Motley Fool. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. ...
Key Points Initial public offering (IPO) mania is taking hold on Wall Street, with SpaceX etching its name in the record books four weeks ago. Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO with regulators on June 1, paving the way for what could be a trillion-dollar public debut. Three of Anthropic’s earliest investors have enjoyed otherworldly ...
Intel Corporation INTC and Silicon Motion Technology Corporation SIMO are two premier semiconductor firms focusing on AI (artificial intelligence), advanced chip technologies and the data center semiconductor ecosystem. Intel is currently focusing on AI chips for data centers and PCs, which marks one of the largest architectural shifts for the company in 40 years. The ...
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT gives investors a clear trade-off. Sales trends, store growth and digital momentum remain healthy, but the margin outlook is less clean. The stock is not an obvious bargain. BOOT may still fit growth-oriented investors, but the near-term setup supports patience more than aggressive buying. BOOT Sales Growth Looks Hard to ...
Key Points Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be one of the driving themes in the stock market. However, the stocks of hyperscalers (owners of large data centers) have often traded very differently from those of AI infrastructure players during this tech bull market. AI infrastructure stocks have received the most love from investors, as makers ...
Key Points Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock fell after the company announced layoffs in its Xbox unit. Despite double-digit increases in revenue during the third quarter of fiscal 2026 (ended March 31), revenue in its Xbox unit decreased by 5% annually in that quarter, likely drawing attention to that segment. The restructuring announcement is likely welcome ...
