Intel (INTC) stock closed the May 11 trading session at $129.44. That means it has gained 93.8% since April 23, according to Yahoo Finance. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up about 4.3% in the same period. Why is Intel outpacing the S&P 500 so much, and why that specific period? The company
For much of the 2020s, the Sun Belt has carried the American housing market’s growth story. Austin, Phoenix, Tampa, and similar metros became the destination markets, drawing migration from higher-cost regions and producing the kind of appreciation and rent growth that dominated real estate coverage. People were moving south and west, demand was outpacing supply,
April’s hot inflation reading isn’t going to change the Federal Reserve’s dire outlook for interest-rate cuts in 2026 but it will make incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s job tougher during his first year leading the world’s most powerful central bank. The Senate is expected to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell by
With oil prices sitting at $100 per barrel for weeks over the war with Iran, airlines have been forced to make long-term decisions over what many initially hoped would be a temporary ebb. Airlines such as Delta, United, Virgin, Air France, Air Canada and Lufthansa have all had to axe multiple flights to the U.S. and
With almost every major airline trimming its summer flying schedule to prioritize high-traffic routes and maximize the use of jet fuel, the impact of oil prices sitting at $100 per barrel for weeks due to the war with Iran continues to have far-reaching effects. While its financial problems stretch back years in what ultimately led
One of Wall Street‘s most closely watched semiconductor analysts just moved his price target ahead of an earnings report that could define how the AI chip trade is valued for the rest of the summer. The note he published does more than raise a number. It lays out a specific projection for one company’s AI
For years, Wall Street evaluated companies through a familiar set of lenses: revenue growth, earnings performance, and market share expansion. Balance sheet management was a back-office function. Treasury strategy was something CFOs handled quietly while investors focused on growth multiples. That framework is shifting. And the companies that understand the new rules first may have
If you’ve ever wondered who makes the machines that build the chips powering artificial intelligence (AI), Applied Materials (AMAT) is a good place to start your education. It doesn’t make chips. But it manufactures the equipment that enables chipmaking, and right now, the world can’t get enough of both. Citi analyst Atif Malik reset AMAT’s
Tesla’s (TSLA) worldwide EV story is looking a bit vulnerable. The car company that appeared to be dictating the pace of the electric vehicle market has spent the past year trying to regain momentum in some of its key locations. Chinese competitors have been quicker on pricing, Europe has grown more challenging, and investors have
Negotiations with Iran were not headed in a positive direction Monday, May 11. This is bad news for Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, because the war across the Middle East has already cost it billions. Toyota says that “Middle East impacts” will cost the company 670 billion yen ($4.3 billion) in its fiscal quarter. The