Almost all the stocks are falling.
$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.US)$ $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$

As 2024 wraps up, U.S. stocks have seen a robust rally, with the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ climbing over 26% year-to-date. This surge was driven by the AI boom and strategic plays in rate cuts, Trump-related trades, and recession hedges, each taking the spotlight at different times.
AI advertising firm $Applovin (APP.US)$ led gains with an almost 750% rise. AI data analytics company $Palantir (PLTR.US)$ jumped more than 320%, w...

Facing performance limitations in existing chips, $Apple (AAPL.US)$ is developing "Baltra," its first AI-optimized server chip, in collaboration with $Broadcom (AVGO.US)$ on AI networking technology. The move aims to reduce reliance on $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ and lower costs. Following the news, Broadcom shares jumped over 6%, and Apple hit a record high.
Apple’s software updates now feature Siri with ChatG...

We see consitent gain over past few weeks. Most of the time the gain is moderate. Yesterday was great. It has been a while to see big gain that is coming from across the entire portfolio. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ continued the trajectory of gain and contributed a big part it
I am expecting some pullback after many days of gain. The other reason is the hot PPI number that shows that inflation might still be a concern. However, for today, the semicon and AI stocks will need to pay att...

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Stocks ended slightly higher Friday as continued tame economic numbers allowed markets to extend a recent upward trend that reversed Wall Street’s big Aug. 2-5 sell-off.
The $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$, $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ had drifted lower Friday morning, but reversed gears and all ended the session about 0.2% on the upside.
The DJIA led the way higher, g...