Group 1 - Artificial intelligence (AI) is causing significant disruptions in the economy and stock market, leading to a major sell-off, particularly in tech stocks [1][2] - IBM's shares dropped 13% in a single day, marking its worst loss since 2000, due to concerns over AI's impact on its COBOL coding language [2] - The Citrini Research report suggested a potential scenario where AI could lead to a job displacement causing unemployment rates to exceed 10%, which contributed to market anxiety [2][3] Group 2 - Investors are increasingly looking for "HALO stocks," which are characterized as having heavy assets and low obsolescence, making them less vulnerable to AI disruption [6] - HALO stocks include companies that are difficult to replace or diminish by AI, with ExxonMobil cited as a prime example due to its significant heavy assets [7] - Other potential HALO stocks mentioned include McDonald's, FedEx, Coca-Cola, Caterpillar, and Deere, which have performed well in the S&P 500, contrasting with IBM's 20% decline year to date [8]

Core Insights - Intel has experienced significant stock rallies, with gains exceeding 30% in less than two months, and notable spikes of over 50% in 2011 and 2024, indicating potential for substantial upside for investors if similar catalysts arise [1][2]. Catalysts - **Catalyst 1: Foundry Break-even Pull-Forward** Intel is accelerating its path to profitability in the Foundry segment, aiming for a break-even point earlier than the 2027 target, which could unlock a higher valuation multiple [10]. - **Catalyst 2: AI-Driven Data Center Share Recapture** The company is focused on regaining market share in the data center sector, which is expected to enhance revenue projections for Data Center and AI (DCAI) by Q2 2026 [10]. - **Catalyst 3: Gross Margin Inflection from Advanced Node Yields** Intel anticipates increasing gross margins beyond consensus expectations, improving profitability in the Client Computing Group (CCG) with yield enhancements and reduced production costs [10]. Financial Performance - Revenue growth has been negative, with a -0.5% last twelve months (LTM) growth and a -5.5% average over the last three years [11]. - Free cash flow margin is nearly -9.4%, and the operating margin is -0.04% LTM [11]. - The stock currently trades at a P/E multiple of -825.4, indicating significant valuation challenges [11].

Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending is poised to jump significantly once again in 2026. According to market research provider Futurum, the five largest hyperscalers and cloud computing companies in the U.S. could spend between $660 billion and $690 billion on AI infrastructure this year, well above last year's $380 billion. Additionally, the firm notes that pure-play AI companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity, as well as ambitious infrastructure projects such as Stargate, wil ...

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Shares of Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) sank 20% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The drugmaker behind the weight-loss drug craze is in the midst of a terrible drawdown -- 75% as of this writing -- due to a bad trial for its new weight-loss drug in a head-to-head battle with Eli Lilly. Plus, the company announced additional price cuts for its weight-loss drug Wegovy in 2027, due to pressure from the U.S. government. Here's why Novo Nordisk stock fell again this week, and wheth ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--SambaNova today introduced their SN50 AI chip, which boasts a max speed that's 5X faster than competitive chips. The company also announced a planned collaboration with Intel to deliver highperformance, costefficient AI inference solutions, and more than $350M in investment from new and existing investors. Positioned as the most efficient chip for agentic AI, the SN50 chip offers enterprises a 3X lower total cost of ownership — a powerful foundati. ...

Last summer, the workstation I use for writing these articles felt sluggish. You know how it goes, right? I'm using the same web browsers and word processor as always, but every page comes with a dozen traffic trackers and a bunch of ads that weren't there five years ago, when I last upgraded my computer memory. It was time for a couple of new memory sticks in my Frankenbox with parts acquired and upgraded in waves between 2010 and 2022. Image source: Getty Images. Will AI create the world's first trillio ...

We're back on Morning Trade Live. Let's focus on semiconductors. Now, here's where the major players in that space are trading this morning after Nvidia reported earnings after the close on Wednesday.And is there there is one direction they are heading in and some pretty heavy selling pressure you could say here. Intel down 4.7%, Broadcom down almost 7, AMD down four, and Nvidia continues to lose altitude throughout the course of the morning session here. We're an hour into trade.We are down almost 5% on th ...

Key Takeaways Intel formed a multiyear partnership with SambaNova to deliver AI inference solutions on Xeon-based systems.Intel is expanding its portfolio to tap rising demand for real-time AI inference workloads.Intel faces stiff competition from NVDA and AMD in the AI inference domain.Intel Corporation (INTC) recently announced a multiyear strategic collaboration with SambaNova, a leading AI inference platform and hardware provider. The partnership is set to focus on delivering high-performance, cost-effi ...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Intel. Our analysis of options history for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) revealed 22 unusual trades.Delving into the details, we found 40% of traders were bullish, while 59% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 7 were puts, with a value of $326,302, and 15 were calls, valued at $1,342,343.Expected Price MovementsAnalyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $ ...