Is Taiwan’s chip industry–especially TSM–moving to the U.S.?
Taiwanese semiconductor and tech companies, led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), the chip foundry critical to global AI supply chains, have committed at least $250 billion in investmentS to build and expand chip, energy, and AI production capacity in the...
Nvidia gains after-hours on earnings, but will the gains hold tomorrow?
In after-hours trading on Wednesday, May 28, shares of Nvidia (NVDA) were up 4.51% as of 5 p.m. in New York after the company reported earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. For any company but Nvidia the results would qualify as a home run. For the period...
Nvidia hit with surprise effective ban on chip sales to China
Just days after Nvidia and other chip stocks rallied on news that thee Trump Administration would pause tariffs on chips and electronic goods, the White House has informed the company it would require a special license for exports of its H20 chips. The H20 chips were...
Pick #8 Qualcomm in my “10 New Stock Ideas for an Old Rally” Special Report
Today I added Qualcomm as Pick #8 for my Special Report “10 new stock ideas for an old rally” on my JubakAM.com subscription site. The stock is already a member of my Volatility Portfolio on that subscription site. Here’s what I wrote Pick #8: Qualcomm QCOM). Qualcomm...
Nvidia to replace Intel in Dow Jones industrials Average–another catalyst for shares
AI chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing chipmaker Intel (INTC), S&P Dow Jones Indices, the owner of the 127-year-old index, said late Friday. Nvidia’s (NVDA) is currently the world’s second-most valuable public company....
A new pick–TSM–for my Special Report “10 Trump and 10 Harris winners” on my subscription site
Last night I added a third potential Harris election victory winner to my Special Report “10 trump and 10 Harris winners” on my subscription site, JubakAM.com. Here’s what I wrote about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) in that post. Harris winner #3: Taiwan...
Is a guidance cut from Texas Instruments another sign of a top?
Here’s the indicator that I’m watching and my strategy for staying in the market or deciding to step aside. Looking at the aggregate forecast for earnings for the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500, I think it’s reasonable to think that third quarter...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing beats on earnings and raises forecast
Shares of global chipmaking powerhouse Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) rose 9.79% today to hit a record high after the chipmaker topped quarterly estimates and raised its target for 2024 revenue growth. The company—-the main chip manufacturer for Nvidia...
Micron surge shows why it’s so hard to leave this market
This is why it’s so hard to sell this market in spite of stunningly high valuations. “This” is the 14.7% gain on September 26 in shares of Micron Technology after the company announced results for the fiscal fourth quarter and forecasts for fiscal first quarter...
Nvidia drops another 9.5% on the day
So much for my feeling on Monday that a 7% drop in Nvidia (NVDA) after the company’s August 28 earnings report was about as big a dip as investors would get and that it was time to buy Nvidia shares. The stock dropped another 9.5% on Tuesday. I’d sure like to have...
Yesterday I made Broadcom Pick #3 in my Special Report on the 5 Next Big Things
I’ve made Broadcom Pick #3 in my Special Report on my subscription set JubakAM.com. And today I’m adding it to my long-term 50 Stocks Portfolio. Here’s what I wrote: Pick #3 is Broadcom (AVGO) As AI chips and systems get more powerful, someone has to build the chips...
Nvidia beats even the most optimistic earnings forecasts
esterday, May 22, after the market close, Nvidia (NVDA) crushed Wall Street projections for revenue and earnings for the company’s fiscal first quarter of 2025. Nvidia reported that revenue soared 262% year-over-year to a record $26 billion, marking an 18%...
Get ready for the Nvidia circus
Can you hear the barkers yelling to the crowd? It’s Wall Street analysts rushing to raise their target prices for Nvidia (NVDA) ahead of next week’s quarterly earnings report. On February 21, after the close, Nvidia is expected to report earnings of $4.18 share, up...
Good news for chip stocks–well, for some chip stocks
In November global chip sales rose for the first time in more than a year. Global semiconductor revenue added up to $48 billion in November, a 5.3% increase from a year earlier, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sales rose a more moderate 2.9% from...
Selling Intel out of Jubak Picks to take profits ahead of PC sales weakness
I will sell Intel (INTC) out of my Jubak Picks Portfolio tomorrow, April 12. The position was up 14.55% as of the close on April 11 since I added it on February 8, 2023. Intel is set to report on April 27 and it will be an ugly quarter with Wall Street looking for a...
Intel cuts dividend by 66%, stock drops just 2.26% on the day
So it wasn’t much of a surprise to most investors–although some of us were hoping that Intel (INTC) would hold its dividend steady after a big bond offering in the last few weeks. But today Intel cuts its dividend by 66% to 12.5 cents a share from a prior...
Odds rise that Intel will keep its dividend after bond sale, adding the stock to my Jubak Picks Portfolio
The possibility that Intel (INTC) would cut its dividend has been hanging over the stock price since the company announced one of the ugliest quarters I’ve seen in a while on January 26. No question why. Intel’s adjusted free cash flow was a negative...
Selling TSM out of my long-term 50 Stocks and Millennial portfolios on China fears
I hate to do this. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the premier chip manufacturer in the world and I see the company continuing to grow revenue from the increasing demand for smaller and more powerful chips. And I certainly hate to sell a stock that’s...
Selling ASML Holding today in an effort to get ahead of the trade war with China
Today I’m selling ASML Holding (ASML) out of my long-term 50 Stocks Portfolio. My take on Asmel hasn’t changed: this is one of the key chip equipment companies in the drive to produce smaller and denser chips. What has changed in the market and the global...
It’s a new trade war with China and this one is really, really serious
If you liked the Trump administration’s trade war with China, you’ll love the Biden administration’s new, more dangerous, escalated version. Rather than slapping tariffs on Chinese goods, and inviting retaliatory tariffs by China on American...
AMD gives disappointing chip guidance again
After the close today October 6, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ) announced that its preliminary estimate of revenue for the third quarter would be just $5.6 billion. That’s well below Wall Street forecasts of $6.71 billion. On the news shares of Advanced Micro...
Micron’s revenue warning is shot across the bow of chip equipment makers
Yesterday, September 29, after the close of trading DRAM chipmaker Micron Technology (MU) reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $1.35 a share and adjusted earnings of $1.45 a share. That was down from $2.42 a share in adjusted earnings in the fiscal fourth...
Please Watch My YouTube Video: Quick Pick Nvidia
My one-hundred-and-ninetieth YouTube video: “Quick Pick Nvidia” went up today. This week’s Quick Pick: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). I believe Nvidia will be the dominant chip stock for the next decade–but the stock is struggling during this bear...
Please watch my new YouTube video: Quick Pick Intel
My one-hundred-and-seventieth YouTube video: “Quick Pick Intel” went up today. Intel (INTC) has had a bad year. In fact, you can argue that Intel has had “bad years.” The company has fallen behind both Taiwan Semiconductor and Advanced Micro...
Please watch my newest YouTube video: Quick Pick Wolfspeed
My one-hundred-and-sixty-seventh YouTube video “Quick Pick Wolfspeed” went up today. My latest Quick Pick is Wolfspeed (WOLF), a cutting-edge chipmaker developing semiconductors beyond silicon. It’s not profitable yet and that gives me pause in the...
Chip makers say tough days ahead–I’m selling TSM and NXPI out of Jubak Picks
The chip boom is over–or at least coming to an end. Gartner has cut its outlook for revenue growth in 2022 to just 7.4%. That’s down from a forecast of 14% growth for chip revenue three months ago. Garner sees chip revenue falling 2.5% in 2023. And you...
Rally or rotation? I vote for rotation
In the last week Technology stocks, and chip stocks in particular, have staged a very impressive rally off of a really low base. Nvidia (NVDA), for example, is up 17.43% in the week that ended on July 21. That still leaves the stock down 39.43% for the year. Advanced...
Today chip stocks climbed on prospect for Senate vote on $50 billion subsidy bill
The bill, known as the Chips for America Act, is a pared-down version of a broader set of competition measures and would authorize $52 billion in grants and loans for chip manufacturers, as well as a new, four-year 25% investment tax credit for chip making. Senate...
Taiwan Semiconductor raises revenue forecast–China worry not priced in so far
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), the world’s largest independent chip producer, expects revenue to grow about 30% in 2022. Sales growth this year should accelerate from 2021’s 24.9% (in dollar terms), Chairman Mark Liu said at the company’s annual...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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