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ADI's AI data center revenues surge 90% as demand for optical and power solutions drives record sales and margin expansion.

US stocks are set to open higher after Monday’s Memorial Day holiday, catching up with strong gains elsewhere as investors tentatively welcome signs of progress towards a ceasefire deal between the US, Israel and Iran. Nasdaq futures were the strongest, up 1%, while gains for the Dow Jones...

Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable passive income streams and an excellent opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions realized over time. In other words, the total return on an investment or portfolio consists of income and stock appreciation. At 24/7 Wall St., we have focused ... 5 Strong Buy Passive Income Giants Have Raised Their Dividends by Double Digits for Years

Imagine a retiree who reads that Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) is a top dividend fund, parks $300,000 in it, and waits for the checks to arrive. They get ~$4,500 a year. That is the VIG problem in one sentence. The fund’s 1.5% distribution yield sits right next to the S&P 500’s payout, which means ... VIG Calls Itself a Dividend Appreciation Fund, But Its 1.5 Percent Yield Reveals What That Really Means

Walmart's recent run of outperformance could be coming to an end.

FTSE 100 up 39 points at 10,513 Oilers down and miners up on Iran deal optimism Kingfisher sales fall less than expected 4.12pm: Ferrari and Ive's EV design disappoints Shares in Ferrari are down 4.6% in New York and over 7% in Milan after the Italina stallion revealed its...

Chasing highly valued stocks can leave investors vulnerable to significant corrections later on.

Semiconductor stocks have been red hot over the past few years. Just how hot might surprise you.

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) may be one of the more consistent dividend-growth funds. But it's not one of the biggest yielders.

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VIG) is having a quieter year than its big-cap dividend-growth reputation suggests, with shares around $229 and a 5% year-to-date gain trailing the broader market. The 12-month picture is stronger at almost 17%, but the recent flattening tells you something important: VIG’s dividend-growth playbook is being squeezed ... VIG Investors: Watch the 10-Year Treasury Yield This Week—4.75% Is the Danger Line

Here is the data point that should make every passive index investor pause. On Retire SMART Podcast Ep 416, the host laid out the math: “If we removed the Nvidias, the AMDs, so AI chips, these are the chipmaking companies, the storage companies, and the companies that are facilitating AI that are publicly traded. And ... The Math That Should Terrify Index Investors: AI Chips Account for Nearly All S&P 500 Gains

Bank of America’s Vivek Arya walked onto CNBC with a number that sits well above consensus. His price target on NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is $350, against a stock trading around $215. Arya is making a longer call, and this might lead to other analysts also revising their estimates upwards in the coming days and weeks. From ... BofA’s Vivek Arya Sees Nvidia at $350 as Agentic AI Drives an “Unprecedented” Chip Cycle

The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:MGK) is built for capital appreciation, with dividends an afterthought. With a 0.05% expense ratio and a portfolio engineered for capital appreciation, MGK pays a yield so thin it barely registers next to a money market fund. But MGK still distributes cash every quarter, and that cash comes from ... Why Apple and Microsoft’s Capex Wars Will Make or Break Your MGK Income This Year

All three stocks have solid potential upside, but one looks like the best buy right now.

Broadcom's nearly $2 trillion valuation is built on a dangerous misconception. While the market prices the company like a high-margin product monopoly similar to NVIDIA, its custom AI chip business may dilute overall profitability as the segment grows.

The AI boom was supposed to follow a familiar technology cycle. More demand would spark more production, supply chains would catch up, and prices would gradually fall as hardware aged. That’s how semiconductors have behaved for decades. Yet AI infrastructure is rewriting those rules in real time. Demand for computing power has accelerated so quickly ... What Nvidia’s CFO Just Revealed About GPU Demand Should Have Every AI Investor Paying Attention

Stanley Druckenmiller's fund, the Duquesne Family Office, just initiated stakes in custom silicon and CPU designers.

This cloud-based fintech firm delivers automation solutions for back-office financial operations, targeting small and midsize businesses.

Broadcom is a rare combination of a leading AI company with a long history of dividend growth.

Broadcom Inc., Applied Materials Inc., GlobalFoundries Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., and Synopsys, Inc. announced on Thursday that they have partnered with the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering to launch a $125 million Semiconductor Hub aimed at accelerating research and workforce...

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the broader market rallied on Iran peace progress and AI-linked growth names led the comeback in technology. Nvidia's Q1 results earlier in the week (beat-and-raise on $81.6B revenue with Q2 guidance of $89-92.8B and an $80B new buyback) initially produced a sell-the-news reaction, but the message digested over the next two sessions: AI capex is accelerating, not slowing.

New federal ethics disclosures show President Donald Trump traded shares of Broadcom (NasdaqGS:AVGO) while in office. The trading involved Broadcom and other large technology stocks that were affected by U.S. policy and diplomatic decisions. The overlap between these trades and ongoing government actions has sparked fresh public and regulatory concern about potential conflicts of interest. For Broadcom, which last closed at $414.14, this development adds a political and regulatory angle to...

The AI chip race has produced a handful of clear winners. Broadcom is one of them. But the question heading into its next earnings report is no longer about whether it is a top AI stock to own. The real debate now is: Can a company already pulling in billions from artificial intelligence keep ...

The billionaire tech investor continues to see upside in semiconductor stocks.

Arm Holdings' business model makes the stock a solid investment for those looking to capitalize on the growing demand for AI inference.

Broadcom joining Applied Materials’ EPIC platform adds another layer to the AI infrastructure story, as advanced packaging becomes more critical for custom accelerators, networking chips, and next-generation compute systems.

For years, investors treated artificial intelligence as a GPU story. Buy the chipmakers, ride the boom, and call it a day. But AI data centers have evolved into something much bigger — sprawling digital factories that need not only computing power, but also ultra-fast networking capable of moving oceans of data with almost no delay. ... Nvidia’s Hidden $60 Billion Business Is About to Overtake Broadcom

Applied Materials (NasdaqGS:AMAT) is joining Meta, Broadcom, GlobalFoundries, and Synopsys to fund a new US$125 million semiconductor research hub at UCLA. The hub is focused on next generation chip and AI technologies and is intended to support a more resilient U.S. semiconductor supply chain. This multi company partnership positions Applied Materials at the center of collaborative research across equipment, design, foundry, and end user segments. For you as an investor, this move...

Trillion dollar companies are typically profitable. SpaceX lost about $5 billion in 2025, according to its IPO registration statement.

The AI build-out is still just getting started, and these companies are positioned to capitalize.