Applied Materials

Applied Materials has just launched a new chip manufacturing system. Should I buy AMAT shares here?

amefika2 months ago02 mins

Shares of Applied Materials (AMAT) are extending gains Wednesday morning after the company announced a breakthrough in transistor manufacturing. On April 8, the semiconductor equipment maker launched two new deposition systems, Precision Selective Nitride PECVD and Trillium ALD, designed specifically for 2-nanometer, “angstrom-era” logic chips. Following today’s rally, Applied Materials shares are up almost 45%…

Applied Materials will pay 2 million for illegal exports to China

Applied Materials will pay $252 million for illegal exports to China

amefika4 months ago02 mins

By Karen Freifeld and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday announced a $252 million settlement with Applied Materials for illegally exporting chip-making equipment to China’s top chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. In 2023, Reuters exclusively reported that Applied Materials was under criminal investigation in the United States for…

Applied Materials (AMAT): “The arms dealer of the semiconductor revolution.”

amefika5 months ago02 mins

Alpha Wealth Funds, LLC, an investment management firm, released its Q3 2025 letter to the Insiders Fund. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned 4.96% in September, bringing the year-to-date return to 21.37%. This compares to the benchmark, the S&P 500’s September performance of 3.65% and year-to-date performance through September…

This morning, Wall Street is bullish on AMAT, NVDA and AAPL

amefika6 months ago03 mins

Andrei Angelov / Shutterstock.com Just this morning, UBS upgraded AMAT to a buy rating with a $285 price target. They pointed to a much more optimistic outlook for wafer manufacturing equipment over the next two years. TD Cowen says he is even more optimistic about Nvidia after meeting with the company’s management team. As JPMorgan…

Stock Market Today: Stocks React to Higher Inflation Data

amefika8 months ago02 mins

U.S. stocks got off to a shaky start on Friday after the release of another inflation report that showed higher-than-expected numbers, raising questions about possible interest rate cuts. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell slightly after hitting a recent all-time high, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), which includes…

Wall Street on edge: Investors brace for inflation impact as markets move lightly

amefika8 months ago03 mins

Wall Street’s pulse softened Wednesday as investors braced for an impending inflation report that could shake up expectations about the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies. Scheduled for Thursday, the long-awaited release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric, is set to reveal January price movements, setting the stage…