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“Nvidia hits $1 trillion market cap”

“Nvidia hit a $1 trillion market cap at the open Tuesday, joining a small club of mostly technology companies. Nvidia’s shares have to hold above $404.86 to maintain that distinction throughout the day. The stock rose nearly 6% in morning trading…… Continue Reading…

Business

“Samsung faces weakest quarter since 2009 as memory chip market in ‘worst slump in decades’”

“Samsung could report its worst profit in 14 years this week, as prices for memory chips, its biggest business, continue to fall, while demand stays weak. The South Korean technology giant guided earlier this month that it would post operating… Continue Reading…

Economy

“How manufacturing chips in the US could make smartphones more expensive”

“But analysts say one catch is that shifting manufacturing to the U.S. will raise the price of chipmaking — and, perhaps, the prices of popular devices that use chips, like smartphones and game consoles…. “The major reason for the cost… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Nvidia shares up 12% on earnings and bullish outlook on A.I.”

“Nvidia shares opened up over 12% Thursday morning, a day after the chipmaker reported a beat on the top and bottom line. Analysts are also bullish on the company’s A.I. vision. Nvidia reported $6.05 billion in revenue for the fiscal… Continue Reading…

Business

“TSMC bucks broader chip slump with 50% revenue surge, helped by Apple iPhone orders”

“TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, on Friday reported a surge in revenue in November thanks in part to orders of semiconductors for high-end smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone. The Taiwanese firm, which makes chips for other companies, said November revenue totaled… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Chip stocks could plunge another 25% as ‘we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade,’ analyst says”

“[Citi Research analyst Christopher Danley] “We maintain our belief that every company/end market will correct and we expect the SOX index to hit new lows and fall another 25%,” Danley said. Danley’s referring to the PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX, -0.28%, which is already… Continue Reading…

Business

“Nvidia earnings fall short, Q3 forecast misses by $1 billion”

“…Here are the most important numbers from the report compared to what analysts were expecting. Revenue: $6.7 billion versus $6.7 billion expected Adj. EPS: $0.51 versus $0.53 expected Data Center: $3.8 billion versus $3.8 billion expected Gaming: $2.0 billion versus $2.0 billion expected Net… Continue Reading…

Business

“Ford’s first quarter sales fell 17% as the automaker battled a chip shortage”

“Ford Motor’s U.S. sales of new vehicles declined 17% during the first quarter, including a 26% slide last month, as the automaker continues to battle a global shortage of semiconductor chips. The automaker on Monday reported first quarter sales of 432,132… Continue Reading…

Business

“Renault expects to make 300,000 fewer cars in 2022 as global chip shortage rumbles on”

“Renault CEO Luca de Meo said the French carmaker expects to make 300,000 fewer units in 2022 than it potentially could have as a result of the ongoing global chip shortage. Renault made 500,000 fewer cars last year as a result of… Continue Reading…

Business

“Chip sales are set to grow nearly 10% in 2022 as risks rise, predicts new report”

“…Semiconductor sales are expected to grow by another 9% and cross $600 billion for the first time in 2022, the analysts predicted. That’s on top of the 26% growth to $553 billion in 2021, they added. A months-long semiconductor shortage… Continue Reading…