Articles tagging "Semiconductors": Page 3
Warsh Inherits a Market Priced for Growth

Warsh Inherits a Market Priced for Growth
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-28

US stock futures slipped before Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, while the US 10-year Treasury yield held at 4.67%. The market is not waiting for a rate decision today; it is waiting for a...

Nvidia Prices the Era of Expensive Confidence

Nvidia Prices the Era of Expensive Confidence
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-27

Nvidia reported $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue after the market close, beating expectations and pointing to continued demand for AI infrastructure. The result supports the central growth story,...

Bitcoin’s $80,000 Verdict

Bitcoin’s $80,000 Verdict
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-25

Bitcoin climbed past $80,000, marking a three-month high and effectively pricing in a world where sovereign debt is viewed as a liability rather than a safe haven....

Bessent Buys Time, Markets Spend It

Bessent Buys Time, Markets Spend It
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-20

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bond-buying initiative helped hold the US 10-year Treasury yield near 4.65%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.21%. The immediate result was familiar enough: bonds...

Nvidia’s Selloff Tests Which Stories Still Get Funded

Nvidia’s Selloff Tests Which Stories Still Get Funded
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-19

Nvidia fell 2.34% to $219.74, helping drag the Nasdaq down 1.33% as investors became less willing to treat every AI infrastructure project as an automatic winner....

US Treasuries Raise the Bar for Risk

US Treasuries Raise the Bar for Risk
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-18

The US 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.74% while the S&P 500 fell 0.52%, putting the day’s central argument in plain view: growth can still attract capital, but it no longer gets a free pass from...

Hon Hai's Profits Cannot Outrun the Discount Rate

Hon Hai's Profits Cannot Outrun the Discount Rate
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-12

Crude oil reached $83.54 on Wednesday as President Donald Trump claimed control over the Strait of Hormuz while the US and Iran moved further apart on the terms of any settlement....

Nvidia's $500 Billion Buildout Prices a Fragile World

Nvidia's $500 Billion Buildout Prices a Fragile World
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-11

Crude oil climbed to $83.62 on Tuesday after President Donald Trump hardened his position on Iran, making a negotiated reopening of the Strait of Hormuz harder to price as an imminent event....

TSMC's 45% Surge Raises the Market's Hurdle

TSMC's 45% Surge Raises the Market's Hurdle
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-10

TSMC reported a 45% rise in sales as demand for advanced AI hardware stayed strong, giving the technology trade something more useful than another optimistic forecast....

SpaceX’s AI Bill Faces the 4.62% Question

SpaceX’s AI Bill Faces the 4.62% Question
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-06

Iran and Oman announced an agreement on Strait of Hormuz shipping, giving energy markets their first diplomatic mechanism for reducing the traffic disruption rather than merely discussing it....

Palantir’s Rally Meets Bitcoin’s Custody Test

Palantir’s Rally Meets Bitcoin’s Custody Test
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-05

Crude oil settled at $75.27 after President Donald Trump said US-Iran negotiations were progressing, while the S&P 500 rose 1.79% to 7,736.52. Diplomatic progress has taken some heat out of the...

$4,092 Gold Finds No Shelter

$4,092 Gold Finds No Shelter
— Margin Notes: 2026-07-30

US forces launched fresh strikes against Iran as the conflict widened across the Middle East, sending Brent crude up 2.48% to $92.99 and cutting daily Strait of Hormuz transits by 101 ships....