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European stocks rise on earnings and oil relief despite HSBC disappointment
European shares rose as corporate earnings and easing oil prices offset disappointment with HSBC.
EQUITY | Oct 27, 2026, 06:07 PM UTC
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New York Stocks Open Higher as Oil Eases; Investors Watch Earnings and Fed
New York stocks opened higher as oil eased, with investors watching earnings and the Federal Reserve.
EQUITY | Oct 27, 2026, 03:43 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Raises Strategic Stake in BE Semiconductor to 20%
Applied Materials increased its strategic stake in BE Semiconductor Industries to 20%.
EQUITY | Oct 27, 2026, 02:43 PM UTC
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Applied Materials to Raise Stake in BE Semiconductor to 20%
Applied Materials said it would increase its stake in BE Semiconductor Industries to 20% of outstanding shares. BE Semiconductor shares rose 9.2% to 13.40 euros in morning European trade.
MNA | Oct 27, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC
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Applied Materials Moves to Double Its Stake in Besi
Applied Materials is moving to double its stake in Dutch chip tool maker Besi.
EQUITY | Oct 27, 2026, 09:25 AM UTC
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Applied Materials Shares Surge on Proposed Besi Offering Plan
Applied Materials shares surged on a reported plan by Dutch chip-equipment maker Besi to raise capital.
EQUITY | Oct 27, 2026, 08:37 AM UTC
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BESI Shares Jump 9% as Applied Materials Plans to Raise Stake to About 20%
BESI shares rose 9% after Applied Materials announced its intention to increase its stake in the company to about 20%.
MNA | Oct 27, 2026, 08:10 AM UTC
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Applied Materials to Increase BESI Stake to About 20%
Applied Materials announced it is increasing its investment in BE Semiconductor Industries to about 20%.
MNA | Oct 27, 2026, 05:57 AM UTC
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Applied Materials Raises BESI Stake to 20% for AI Technology
Applied Materials is increasing its stake in BESI to 20% for AI technology.
EQUITY | Oct 27, 2026, 05:00 AM UTC
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Applied Materials erhöht BESI-Beteiligung auf 20%
Applied Materials baut seine Beteiligung an BESI für KI-Technologie auf 20% aus.
EQUITY | Oct 26, 2026, 09:35 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Enters Accelerated Share Purchase Agreement for BESI Shares
MNA | Oct 26, 2026, 08:59 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Raises Besi Stake to About 20%
Applied Materials increased its stake in Besi to about 20%.
EQUITY | Oct 26, 2026, 08:39 PM UTC
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Applied Materials to Add to Existing Investment in BESI
MNA | Oct 26, 2026, 08:33 PM UTC
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Applied Materials to Increase Strategic Investment in BE Semiconductor Industries
Applied Materials entered an agreement to increase its investment in BE Semiconductor Industries, reinforcing their long-term strategic partnership in advanced packaging.
MNA | Oct 26, 2026, 08:33 PM UTC
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Applied Materials to Increase Investment in BESI
Applied Materials plans to increase its investment in BESI.
EQUITY | Oct 26, 2026, 08:33 PM UTC
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AI-Linked Stocks Rally After Anthropic Seeks Record IPO
AI-related stocks rose after Anthropic sought a record-setting IPO, according to the headline.
EQUITY | Oct 26, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Shares Fall 2.82% as Evercore Cuts Price Target
Applied Materials shares traded at $417.89, down 2.82%, at approximately 11:40 a.m. ET on October 16. Evercore ISI cut its target to $590 from $700 on October 15 and maintained its Outperform rating.
EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 08:41 PM UTC
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Semiconductor ETF Falls 9.4% This Week, Its Longest Losing Streak Since 2006
The iShares Semiconductor ETF fell for a ninth straight session Friday, its longest losing streak since May 2006, and lost 9.4% for the week. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was about 22% below its June 22 record.
EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 08:02 PM UTC
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Chip Equipment Shares Extend Historic Losing Streaks
Lam Research fell 3.5% and KLA dropped 2.8% Friday, as both headed for consecutive daily declines amid concerns over AI spending.
EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Shares Fall 4.3% as Evercore Cuts Price Target
Applied Materials shares traded at $427.51, down approximately 4.28%, at 11:23 a.m. ET on October 15. Evercore ISI cut its price target while maintaining an Outperform rating; the new target is $590, down from…
EQUITY | Oct 16, 2026, 01:16 PM UTC
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Lam Research Falls for Record Nine Sessions, Down 21.7%
Lam Research has closed lower for nine straight sessions, shedding 21.7% and setting a record for its public-company history. KLA is also down for nine sessions, while Applied Materials has fallen for eight.
EQUITY | Oct 15, 2026, 07:43 PM UTC
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Semiconductor Shares Trade Lower on Rate Concerns
Semiconductor shares are lower amid inflation concerns, elevated energy prices and expectations for further Fed rate hikes. South Korea’s Kospi fell more than 7% overnight.
EQUITY | Oct 15, 2026, 02:39 PM UTC
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Johnson & Johnson Raises Outlook as MedTech Sales Miss, Shares Slide
Johnson & Johnson reported better-than-expected profit and raised its full-year outlook, while MedTech sales of $8.64 billion came in below the $8.71 billion analyst estimate. Shares fell 5.73% to $248.61.
EARNINGS | Oct 14, 2026, 01:21 AM UTC
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Applied Materials Shares Fall 5.7% as Evercore Maintains Outperform Rating
Applied Materials shares were down approximately 5.7% at $469.13. Evercore ISI retained its Outperform rating and $700 price target.
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Shares Fall for Sixth Straight Session, Down 7%
Applied Materials shares fell as much as 7% to around $462, extending their losing streak to six sessions. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Overweight rating and $850 price target, which the article says implies roughly
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 08:51 PM UTC
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Nasdaq Ends Lower as Chip Stocks Fall and Bank Earnings Are Parsed
The Nasdaq ended lower Tuesday as chip stocks extended recent losses and investors assessed mixed quarterly results from Citigroup and other major US banks. The PHLX Semiconductor Index fell 0.23%, its fifth consecutive
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 08:33 PM UTC
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S&P 500 Near Flat as Chip Stocks Extend Losses
The S&P 500 was near flat Tuesday as the PHLX chip index fell 1.2%, its fifth straight decline. Investors also parsed mixed quarterly results from Citigroup and other major U.S. banks.
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC
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U.S. Chip Stocks Fall as South Korea’s KOSPI Drops 5%
U.S. semiconductor shares fell as China’s CXMT announced progress on a more efficient memory-cell design, following a 5% drop in South Korea’s KOSPI. Applied Materials fell 6.5% and Micron dropped 4.9%; the S&P 500 was d
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 04:59 PM UTC
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Applied Materials expects strong multi-year growth
The company says AI infrastructure investment is driving demand for leading-edge foundry-logic, DRAM and advanced packaging.
EARNINGS | Oct 13, 2026, 04:47 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Unveils $5 Billion EPIC Center for Semiconductor R&D
Applied Materials unveiled its Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization Center, with a stated capital investment of $5 billion.
EQUITY | Oct 13, 2026, 05:41 AM UTC
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Applied Materials Aims to Double Sales Without Matching Hiring Growth
CEO Gary Dickerson said the company projects doubling revenue in coming years without a matching increase in overall workforce size, driven by internal AI deployment.
EARNINGS | Oct 12, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC
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Applied Materials unveils $5 billion Silicon Valley EPIC Center
The company says the center will accelerate semiconductor innovation for the AI era.
EQUITY | Oct 12, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Shares Slip 1.5% as Intel Partnership Targets Manufacturing Payoff
Applied Materials shares were down about 1.4% at $499.70. The company deepened its AI-chip research partnership with Intel.
EQUITY | Oct 12, 2026, 07:21 PM UTC
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Intel shares slip about 1% after expanded Applied Materials AI research
Intel expanded a research partnership with Applied Materials targeting chipmaking and advanced packaging technologies for AI computing; INTC traded down about 1% to $106.03 on Friday, Oct. 9.
EQUITY | Oct 09, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC
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Jim Cramer Calls Kulicke & Soffa ‘Terrific,’ But Prefers These 2 Chip Equipment Stocks
On CNBC’s “ Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said although Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC ) is a “terrific” company, but he still likes Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX ) as his number one, while Applie
LIVE | Oct 09, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Stock Falls 1.6% on Goldman Sachs Outlook
Applied Materials (AMAT) shares declined approximately 1.6% to $533.59 on Tuesday. This occurred despite Goldman Sachs maintaining a Buy rating and anticipating improved margin targets and growth guidance for the semicon
EQUITY | Oct 06, 2026, 07:51 PM UTC
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Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading higher after Micron Technology's strong Q4 financial results and guidance demonstrated growing demand. The sector may be reflecting traders' bullish position in South Korea's KOSPI and Japan's Nikkei.
Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading higher after Micron Technology's strong Q4 financial results and guidance demonstrated growing demand. The sector may be reflecting traders' bullish position in Sout
LIVE | Oct 01, 2026, 07:54 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Shares Rise on Expanded AI Packaging Partnership
Applied Materials (AMAT) shares climbed 2.5% following an announcement of an expanded partnership with BE Semiconductor Industries to develop advanced packaging technologies for AI infrastructure.
EQUITY | Oct 01, 2026, 05:06 PM UTC
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Dow futures hit three-month low as yields surge; Micron earnings lift chip stocks
Dow futures fell to a three-month low as rising Treasury yields and inflation concerns weighed on the market. However, strong earnings from Micron Technology provided support for chip stocks.
EQUITY | Oct 01, 2026, 09:14 AM UTC
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UMC Acquires Machinery Equipment For T$6.98 Billion
UMC (2303) has acquired machinery equipment for T$6.98 billion.
EQUITY | Oct 01, 2026, 09:05 AM UTC
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AMAT Stock Has Doubled This Year: Analyst Trims Price Target But Sees Higher 2027 Sales, Profit
Applied Materials (AMAT) shares jumped 5.2% on Tuesday, making the semiconductor equipment maker the top gainer on the Nasdaq-100 and pushing the stock to its highest level since Aug. 18, after Morgan Stanley raised its
EQUITY | Sep 30, 2026, 02:21 AM UTC
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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Partners With KIOXIA at EPIC Center
Applied Materials announced KIOXIA will join its Silicon Valley EPIC Center to co-develop next-generation memory technologies for higher density, bandwidth and efficiency. EPIC capex is expected to scale to approximately
NEWS | Sep 29, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC
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Applied Materials and KIOXIA Partner at the EPIC Center to Advance Next-Generation Memory Technology
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor industry, today announced that KIOXIA Corporation, a leading global sup
NEWS | Sep 29, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC
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Applied Materials Price Target Cut to $563.00/Share From $642.00 by Morgan Stanley
Ratings actions from Benzinga: GMT) Applied Materials Is Maintained at Equal-Weight by Morgan StanleyRatings actions from Benzinga
NEWS | Sep 28, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC
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Applied Materials commits $5 billion for India research ecosystem
Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) said it will invest $5 billion to build out its India research, supplier and workforce ecosystem over the next decade. Shares rose about 3.6% to $460.42.
EQUITY | Sep 21, 2026, 07:01 PM UTC
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AMAT - Applied Materials to Host Investor Breakfast Presentation During SEMICON West
AMAT - Applied Materials to Host Investor Breakfast Presentation During SEMICON West
NEWS | Sep 21, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC
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Bitcoin Tops $80,000, S&P 500 Slips as Yields Reclaim 5%: Stock Market Today
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) punched through $80,000 on Friday, driving a rally in crypto equities even as broader markets stalled under rising bond yields. Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid delivered a hawkish signal, d
LIVE | Sep 18, 2026, 05:22 PM UTC
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Jefferies says AI demand stays strong; Nvidia at the center
Jefferies says it is more bullish after two days of meetings across the AI supply chain, with Nvidia remaining central to its view of strong AI demand.
EQUITY | Sep 18, 2026, 04:14 PM UTC
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Applied Materials to invest $5 billion in India
Applied Materials plans to invest $5 billion in India over the next decade as part of its “India Vision 2035,” to expand its footprint and support the country’s push to build its chip industry.
EQUITY | Sep 17, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC
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Applied Materials to invest $5 billion in India over decade
Applied Materials said it will invest $5 billion in India over the next decade to expand its presence, according to remarks at SEMICON India.
EQUITY | Sep 17, 2026, 08:14 AM UTC
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Semiconductor TAM set to double by 2030 to $3.2T on memory and data center demand: BofA
Although it took the semiconductor industry 50 years to reach the $1T mark in annual sales, the sector is currently growing at an incredible rate due to near-insatiable demand.Bank of America has forecast the total addre
CENTRAL_BANK | Sep 15, 2026, 01:21 PM UTC
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Global AI stocks fall as industry chiefs call for slowing development
By Johann M Cherian and Gregor Stuart HunterAI-linked stocks plunged worldwide on Monday after leaders of the biggest artificial intelligence companies warned of potentially existential risks from the technology, shaking
NEWS | Sep 14, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC
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Insider trades: Nvidia, Tesla, Uber among notable names
This week, insider transactions were seen across heavyweights like Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA and Tesla NASDAQ:TSLA. The following deals occurred between September 7 and September 11.Content provided by Seeking Alpha is intended
NEWS | Sep 12, 2026, 03:03 PM UTC
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Applied Materials board approves $0.53 quarterly cash dividend per share
Applied Materials, Inc. announced its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.53 per share. The dividend is payable Dec. 10, 2026 to shareholders of record as of Nov.
EQUITY | Sep 10, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC
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AMAT: AI-driven demand and innovation are fueling record growth and margin expansion through 2027
AI and data center demand is driving unprecedented growth, with forecasts for 2026 revenue now approaching 40%. Advanced packaging, process control, and services are top growth areas, while regional expansion and interna
EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC
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AMAT: AI-driven demand is fueling record growth in advanced semiconductor equipment and services
AI and data center demand are driving unprecedented growth in semiconductor equipment, with leading-edge foundry, DRAM, and advanced packaging as top segments. Service and process control businesses are expanding rapidly
EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
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Applied Materials CEO Speaks At Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026
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EQUITY | Sep 09, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC
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AMAT growth powered by AI and cloud spending across advanced packaging, DRAM
AI-driven demand and rising cloud investments are supporting AMAT growth in advanced packaging, DRAM, and foundry logic, with over 100 new fabs tracked globally. Gross margins are expanding via value-based pricing.
EQUITY | Sep 08, 2026, 02:08 PM UTC
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AMAT growth tied to AI demand, capacity and tech investments
AI-driven demand and rising customer forecasts are fueling growth in advanced packaging, DRAM, and foundry logic. The outlook cites capacity and technology investment, plus gross-margin expansion via value-based pricing
EARNINGS | Sep 08, 2026, 01:42 PM UTC
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U.S. jobs data drives sharp rotation across stocks, bonds and gold
U.S. equities slipped as August payrolls of 162,000, far above the 55,000 consensus, pushed traders toward a higher Fed-rate path. Chips outperformed while software, retail, gold and bitcoin weakened.
EARNINGS | Sep 04, 2026, 05:32 PM UTC