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Cisco just posted a networking super cycle quarter while Broadcom reported AI semiconductor numbers that border on absurd, and the two stocks now sit at nearly the same valuation multiple despite wildly different growth trajectories.
REVIEW PREVIEW NEWSLETTER Zen. The S&P 500 pulled back a touch from its record high today, but the index still wrapped a third-straight week of gains. The market benchmark dipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.
<body><p>VIDEO SHOWS: n/a</p><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq each down less than three-tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 dropped marginally a day after its record high close.</p><p>Shares of chipmakers dropped, with investors nervous about high valuations of AI-related stocks. Broadcom shed about 6%, while shares of Intel lost 2%.</p><p>The declines come despite a sharp August rebound for semiconductors. But Brad Conger, chief investment officer at Hirtle & Co., remains cautious on the sector.</p><p>"On the semiconductors, what we're seeing is a very supply constrained market where gross margins are now in the mid-80s, which is extraordinary. It's something we've never seen before for these companies. And it really just shows you how severe the supply shortages are in that market. The market seems to be very comfortable that supply shortage is going to persist and that those margins are going to maintain. I think, again, that's </p><p>a very fragile equilibrium that, in other words, one announcement about a CapEx plan or a new entrant to the market like we saw with this Chinese chip maker called CXMT can really throw the narrative to the other side."</p><p>Among other AI-related stocks, Applied Materials shed about 5% after the company's upbeat quarterly forecast failed to impress investors. The chip equipment maker's shares have doubled in 2026 due to strong demand related to the buildout of AI data centers.</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Reddit surged almost 13% after the social media company was named a new addition to the S&P 500 index, effective August 18.</p><p>And shares of Workday dipped nearly 4%. This comes a day after they soared 18% as Reuters reported that private equity firm Silver Lake was in talks to acquire the software firm.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Meanwhile, transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared at a near standstill after two more ships were attacked, adding to pessimism about a peace deal with Iran. Oil prices rose more than one dollar a barrel.</p><p>And economic data on Friday showed retail sales in July fell for the first time in nine months, and consumer sentiment slumped in early August amid worries about the rising cost of living.</p></body>
Investors have hundreds of billions ($) of reasons why to remain bullish on the AI buildout, particularly for companies like Vertiv (VRT) and Broadcom (AVGO), as companies continue to invest heavily in their AI futures.
Investing.com -- Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office executed a dramatic reshuffling of its portfolio during the latest quarter, highlighted by a massive rotation back into mega-cap technology and a decisive exit from several legacy semiconductor names. Most notably, the firm increased its core equity position in Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) by more than 1,000% to 541,600 shares, while simultaneously more than doubling its call options on the e-commerce giant. Against that backdrop, D
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) reached $393.06 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -5.93% change compared to its last close.
Broadcom (NasdaqGS:AVGO) is using a chip financing vehicle that could reach US$370b in senior debt by mid 2029 to support its AI platform growth. The structure backstops customer lease obligations on Broadcom AI chips, which may leave the company exposed if customers default on payments. The potential scale of this off balance sheet style financing raises questions about Broadcom's future risk profile and capital structure. For anyone tracking how AI infrastructure spending is being...
Tiger Global Management trimmed several of its Big Tech stakes, exited Netflix, and took positions in Advanced Micro Devices and SpaceX during the second quarter, according to regulatory disclosures filed Friday. • The hedge fund cut its Alphabet holdings by 45.4% to 5.81 million shares as of June 30 from the end of March, and its Nvidia stake by 6.8% to 11.20 million shares. • It trimmed its Microsoft stake by 9.3% to 2.27 million shares and its Amazon position by 3.2% to 9.68 million shares.
Vanguard swapped the benchmark powering one of the most popular growth ETFs on the market, and most holders never saw it coming. What looks like a paperwork formality could quietly reshape which companies sit inside your portfolio over time.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Blackstone Inc. and Apollo Global Management Inc. had been working tirelessly for months to draw up debt deals that would help developers of artificial intelligence systems pay for chips from Nvidia Corp.
Optics stocks are surging into the weekend with no confirmed catalyst behind the move, while Broadcom sells off sharply even as the broader market hits record highs. The divergence points to a trade worth understanding before Monday.
Broadcom sat out the AI rally that sent its closest peers surging double digits, yet one major Wall Street desk just set a price target that would make it the biggest winner in the group by a wide margin.
NVIDIA just mobilized half a trillion dollars in outside capital to guarantee AI infrastructure keeps building, and credit markets responded in a way that surprised analysts. Here is what that signal means for where the stock goes next.
Jim Cramer is calling a special Investing Club session on semiconductors, and the timing is no accident. Chip earnings this quarter have split the sector into clear winners and laggards, and Cramer is betting members need to know which lane to own before the back half of 2026.
Cerebras Systems recently reported significant growth in its AI chip and cloud businesses, with its cloud revenue nearly quadrupling year-over-year in the second quarter of 2026. This growth highlights the increasing demand for fast AI inference, a pivotal development in the AI chip industry. In response to this demand, Cerebras is expanding its data center and manufacturing capacities significantly, aiming to scale its operations further. Additionally, strategic partnerships with industry...
Memory has emerged as the newest bottleneck in the AI semiconductor value chain.
Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 closed at a record high, as rising crude prices after the latest developments in the Middle East kept
Three companies sit at the physical heart of the AI factory buildout, and each has posted explosive growth while raising guidance heading into fall. The question is whether their fundamentals justify the momentum or set the stage for a painful reset.
VFIAX carries the word "diversified" in its pitch, but what sits inside the fund tells a different story about concentration, risk, and how a handful of platform giants now shape the retirement savings of millions.
The trio is playing a major role in the AI revolution.
By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 climbed to an intraday record high on Thursday, powered by advances in semiconductor and other heavyweight technology stocks, as a retreat
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