$Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ As for the company's stock price, the S&P 500 stock price index fell 0.60% to 5,235.48, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.86% to 38,111.48, making the stock market generally rough, but the stock price fell 3.38% to 414.67 dollars on this day.
This stock declined for the second day in a row.
Microsoft's stock price closed at a level of 18.93 dollars lower than the 52-week high (433.60 dollars) recorded by the company on 5/23.
On Thursday, Apple's stock price rose 0.53% to 191.29 dollars, Alphabet's CLC fell 2.16% to 173.56 dollars, and Alphabet's CLa fell 2.15% to 172.11 dollars, and the company's stock price was sluggish compared to competitors.
The trading volume (27.7 million) was above the 50-day average trading volume of 18.6 million.

$Meta Platforms(META.US)$ has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on issued Class A common stock and Class B common stock.
Forward yield 0.43%.
The payment date is 6/26, dividends on the shareholder register are 6/14, and the revocation date is 6/14.

The stock market $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$ I wasn't too impressed with the first quarter earnings report. We were expecting some kind of astonishing numbers due to the tailwind of artificial intelligence (AI), but since chip makers failed to achieve those high goals, AMD's stock price fell.
The company's stock price has since regained lost ground, but there is still an opportunity for investors to profit by taking advantage of the short-sightedness of the market. It is precisely thanks to AI that Advance Micro Devices are performing so well. This shows the ability of this chip maker.
AI power boost
Advanced Micro Devices' revenue fell 11% from the previous quarter to 5.47 billion dollars, but this was due to seasonal factors. Sales increased 2% from the previous year, which exceeded the median guidance given by the company. This increase is mainly due to a significant increase in AI sales. Analysts say AMD earns 600 million dollars in data center AI graphics processing unit (GPU) sales...

Over the past year, stocks of major technology companies have dominated price-earnings ratios. This is great, but big profits always lead to investor anxiety about whether they can continue. Sales and earnings growth may already be factored into current assessments, but dividend growth may not be the case. Also, increased dividends can keep investors satisfied for years to come.
$Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ 、 $Apple(AAPL.US)$ 、 $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ 、 $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ 、 $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ 、 $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ Stocks with a total market value of 1 trillion dollars such as these account for almost half of the S&P 500's increase of 9 trillion dollars or more over the past 12 months. These 6 companies increased by an average of 66% over the same period, and all except Apple...

Aron Fans, an investment management company, announced an investor letter for the first quarter of 2024 for the “Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund.” This fund increased 12.6% (institutional investor stock) in the first quarter, while the Russell 1000 Growth Index increased 11.4% and the S&P 500 Index increased 10.6%. Despite rising interest rates, the US economy continues to beat expectations.
The Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund wrote an investor letter for the first quarter of 2024, $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ Stocks such as were taken up. $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ is a technology company that develops products that connect people. What is the return for 1 month10.54%So, the company's stock has been in the past 52 weeks82.50% increaseI did it.
On 2024/5/24, Meta's stock price closed at 430.16 dollars per share, and the total market value was 3.197 trillion dollars.
The biggest social network in the world...

$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$ What is the stock price for the past month +3.9% It has risen.
Media reports and rumors about major changes in a company's business outlook usually influence trends in the company's stock price and lead to immediate price fluctuations, but there are always specific basic factors that ultimately encourage buying and selling decisions.
Revision of profit forecasts
Basically, sell-side analysts who cover stocks pay attention to how earnings forecasts are being revised to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. If a company's profit forecast rises, so does the fair value of its stock. If the fair value is higher than the current market price, investors will be interested in buying shares, and the stock price will rise. This is the reason empirical research shows that there is a strong correlation between revised earnings forecasts and short-term stock price fluctuations.
$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$ Profit of 0.67 dollars per share is expected to be recorded for this quarter...

Last week, the SOX index rose 5%, the NASDAQ index rose 1%, and the S&P index remained flat.
Analysts had a lot of expectations $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ He said that the financial results were a highlight.
The company's performance surpassed expectations despite investors' high expectations. Nvidia's results and guidance both surpassed high expectations of approximately $1.5 billion in revenue.
Kumar said earnings for the same quarter greatly exceeded market expectations, and management guidance further detailed the launch of the new Blackwell chip, which is scheduled to go into full operation around the October quarter. He continued, and Blackwell $Amazon(AMZN.US)$ 、 $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ 、 $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ 、 $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$...

NVIDIA CEO: “We are changing what computers can do”
The largest company in the large-scale AI shift, boasting a total market value of 2.6 trillion dollars $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ It announced astonishing first-quarter results late Wednesday.
“The next industrial revolution has begun,” Jensen Huang, the chief executive of an AI chip maker headquartered in Santa Clara, California, told analysts during a conference call announcing NVIDIA financial results.
“Companies and countries are partnering with NVIDIA to shift the $1 trillion install base of traditional data centers to high-speed computing, build AI factories, which are new types of data centers, and produce artificial intelligence, which is a new product.”
Mr. Huang, who co-founded the company in 1993, said, “AI will bring about significant productivity improvements in almost every industry and help companies expand revenue opportunities while increasing cost and energy efficiency.”
Nvidia's Earnings per share is $6.12So, the analyst'sThe consensus predicts...

Movements in Dow Jones futures, S&P 500 futures, and Nasdaq futures fell slightly on Sunday night, reflecting the delicate sentiment spreading in the market. Last week $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ The NASDAQ reached a record high due to its impressive performance, but other sectors faced headwinds and had various results in various indices.
The stock market's rise last week was a mixture of highs and lows. Despite a downward reversal on Thursday, the Nasdaq rose to unprecedented levels due to Nvidia's strong earnings and optimistic outlook. In contrast, the S&P 500 temporarily reached an all-time high, but ended the week with a slight change.
Conversely, the Dow Jones Index and Russell 2000 Index retreated, and sectors such as consumer goods, housing, commodities, and software faced significant challenges.
Going forward, market participants are eagerly awaiting key earnings reports from notable companies scheduled to be announced this week. Among them are: $Salesforce(CRM.US)$ 、 $CAVA Group(CAVA.US)$ ,...

$Super Micro Computer(SMCI.US)$ targets small and medium-sized enterprises, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$ A new server equipped with the latest EPYC 4004 processor has been announced. Supermicro's focus is on providing innovative solutions for a variety of applications, and we can look forward to future growth. SMCI shares rose more than 4% in Wednesday's after-hours trading.
These new servers are perfect for businesses looking for a cost effective and compact solution. SMCI is the latest $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ They are also focusing on developing new generative AI and inference optimization systems based on AMD GPUs.
It's worth noting that Supermicro offers high performance server and storage solutions...