Stocks Climb the Wall of Worry Despite concerns about the presidential election, inflation, interest rates, housing, geopolitical escalations, valuations, the yield curve, and an overbought market, U.S. stocks have climbed the "proverbial wall of worry" to trend higher in 2024. Not only are stocks higher despite the bear's concerns, but they are off to their best start ever in a presidential election year, with the S&P 500 Index up a healthy 22% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq higher by 23%. That said, should inv ...

Is patience a virtue with this stock? The artificial intelligence (AI) race is in full swing, and advanced semiconductors are critical to handle the vast data needs. You're probably aware of chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Advanced Micro Devices, and Intel, but what about chip companies that don't actually manufacture chips? Arm Holdings (ARM 1.92%) is such a company, and the stock is on fire, having risen 139% since its IPO and more than 215% over the past year. There is a ton to like a ...

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The legal disputes between Arm and Qualcomm are heating up -- and billions of dollars in revenue for both companies are at stake.Shares of Arm (ARM -7.15%) lost ground in Wednesday morning trading. The semiconductor company's stock price was down by 6.1% as of 12:55 p.m. ET.Bloomberg published a report Tuesday night stating that Arm had informed Qualcomm that it plans to cancel its chip design architecture licensing arrangement. If that does happen, it could result in significant sales and earnings declines ...

In this articleA smartphone with a Qualcomm logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on March 6, 2023.Qualcomm shares fell nearly 5% in premarket trade after Bloomberg reported that British chip designer Arm is looking to scrap a key license for the U.S. firm.Arm has given Qualcomm a 60-day notice of the cancellation of their so-called architectural license agreement, Bloomberg reported, citing a document.The license in question allows Qualcomm to design chips based on Arm archite ...

These companies dominate the global semiconductor market.The chip industry has been growing for decades, and the investment in artificial intelligence (AI) technology could keep the industry growing for years to come.While the semiconductor industry can experience cyclical demand, the increasing quantity of chips used in consumer devices, cars, and data centers bodes well for the industry's long-term prospects. Statista projects the industry will grow 10% per year through 2029 to reach $980 billion.To profi ...

Wall Street analysts expect these semiconductor stocks to move in opposite directions over the next year.Grand View Research forecasts artificial intelligence (AI) chip sales will grow at 29% annually through 2030. Semiconductor companies Nvidia (NVDA 3.13%) and Arm Holdings (ARM 1.22%) are major players in that market, and shares have rocketed 166% and 100%, respectivley, year to date. But most Wall Street analysts expect the stocks to move in opposite directions over the next year.Nvidia has a median 12-m ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Egis Technology (6462.TWO), a member of the Egis Group, together with Alcor Micro Corp. (8054.TWO), announced on October 15th that it will join Arm® Total Design, an ecosystem committed to the frictionless delivery of custom SoCs based on Neoverse™ Compute Subsystems (CSS). This collaboration enables both Egis and Alcor Micro to leverage Neoverse CSS for new chiplet solutions targeting the High-Performance Computing (HPC) and generative AI application markets, co ...

Arm Holdings' growth story could be just getting started as new products and services emerge from the chip revolution.A couple of years ago, semiconductor specialist Nvidia attempted to acquire a little-known company called Arm Holdings (ARM 6.84%).Unfortunately for Nvidia, the company abandoned the deal as long-winded court cases revolving around antitrust concerns seemed to have no end in sight. Following the failed acquisition, Arm pursued an initial public offering (IPO) -- hitting the Nasdaq last Septe ...

These three stocks are well-positioned to be big winners over the next 10 years.Who wouldn't want to have a $1 million nest egg going into their retirement?According to a recent CNBC survey, only 16% of respondents said they had that much when they retired -- and that was counting all of their assets. But if you want to get there, the easiest way to do it is by setting aside money and investing it in the stock market. You could choose to buy index funds such as those that track the S&P 500 -- that strategy ...