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Chip stocks are having a moment, and AMD is leading the charge. Oil prices are tanking, too. Here's what you need to know.

AMD reported strong earnings results and fantastic guidance.

All three major US stock indexes were up over 1% in late-morning trading Wednesday, as investors sho

Wall Street unleashed one of the most aggressive coordinated price target hikes of the year on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) following its blowout Q1 FY2026 report. Two firms upgraded AMD stock outright (Bernstein and Seaport), while seven others lifted price targets, with the most bullish call landing at $530 from KeyBanc. AMD stock surged 17% on ... Wall Street Just Piled Into AMD: Eight Firms Hike Price Targets After Q1 Earnings Crusher

AMD stock vaulted higher after the chipmaker delivered a strong first-quarter report and talked up its opportunities in the AI data center market.

The AI boom is giving old-school chips called CPUs a new moment.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock rips and tears higher in Wednesday's pre-market session after beating Wall Street's earnings and revenue estimates. The semiconductor manufacturer also topped forecasts for its second quarter guidance. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman and Yahoo Finance Head of News Myles Udland analyze the current narratives around the chip space, AI data center demand, and the catalysts for AMD in these late stages of the AI Boom.

Fresh off a record close on Tuesday, the Nasdaq was soaring to fresh highs on Wednesday after Advanced Micro Devices’ earnings report kept the chip rally rolling. The Dow was up 461 points, or 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq only need to close above yesterday’s level to establish new record closing highs.

Data center demand drives upbeat Q2 outlook

Company forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates despite Q3 miss

Chipmakers are the most actively traded U.S. stocks ahead of the opening bell, setting the stage for another tech-led rally. In recent premarket action: Intel (INTC) is the most traded stock by volume, according to Dow Jones Market Data, and is up about 6%.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) surged roughly 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker delivered quarterly results and forward guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven largely by booming demand from the artificial intelligence sector. Investor enthusiasm accelerated after chief executive Lisa Su highlighted strong momentum in AMD’s server and data center operations during the company’s earnings call.

By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures rose on Wednesday, extending a strong run on hopes of a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement and unrelenting optimism around

Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices received upgrades from both Goldman Sachs and Bernstein after the chipmaker reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and provided a robust second-quarter outlook, with analysts pointing to agentic AI as a key driver of the company’s accelerating growth.

U.S. semiconductor stocks rose on Wednesday as Advanced Micro Devices' strong outlook boosted investor confidence about sustained demand for AI infrastructure and that a ‌shift toward CPUs would spur the next leg of spending. AMD jumped nearly 18% in premarket ‌trading and is on track to hit a record high if gains hold in market hours, while rival Intel rose 6%. Chip designer Arm Holdings soared 11%, while Qualcomm gained about 4%.

U. S. stock futures moved higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump paused a military initiative aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and signalled progress toward a possible peace agreement with Iran.

Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven by strong demand for its data center chips. Shares rose 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday.

U.S. stocks looked set to extend record highs after Trump walked back an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns of a near-term escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.

Arm reports earnings Wednesday as investors focus on its move into data center CPUs, a business shift that could put the chip-design company in competition with some of its own customers.

With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1%, while the The S&P 500 gained 0.8%. While there has been no real uptick in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the fact that the cease-fire remains in effect was enough to temper oil prices on Tuesday.

Futures rose. President Trump "paused" his Hormuz opening effort. AI plays AMD, Astera Labs, Lumentum, Arista were earnings movers late.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that management said marked an inflection in growth, driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure products across the company’s portfolio. Chair and CEO Lisa Su said revenue rose 38% year-over-year to $10.3 billion

Markets are eyeing signs of easing in Mideast tensions and impressive AI-fueled tech earnings.

Major gauge futures soared following a series of record closes from US indexes.

The Nasdaq hit new highs Tuesday. AI plays AMD, Astera Labs, Lumentum and Arista were earnings movers late.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) posted first quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates, reporting adjusted earnings of $1.37 per share (vs. estimates of $1.28) and revenue of $10.25 billion (vs. estimates of $9.89 billion). Futurum CEO Daniel Newman comes on Market Domination Overtime to dive into the AI chipmaker's earnings release and what it may signal about CEO Lisa Su's growth outlook and the company's tightening competition with Nvidia (NVDA). The stock is getting a lift in Tuesday's after-hours trading at the time of this video being posted.

Advanced Micro Devices beat estimates for the first quarter on strong sales of AI infrastructure and data center chips. AMD stock rose.

The chipmaker's data center segment brought in $5.8 billion, up 57% year over year, as AMD raised its second-quarter revenue outlook to $11.2 billion

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD, XETRA:AMD) reported first quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, supported by strong growth in its data center segment, sending its shares higher after Tuesday's closing bell. The semiconductor company reported revenue of $10.3...

AMD (AMD) reported first quarter results on Tuesday after the closing bell. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $1.37 (compared to analyst estimates of $1.28), and revenue came in at $10.25 billion (compared to analyst estimates of $9.89 billion). Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton takes a closer look at the breaking numbers.