[ad_1] Stock futures are rising, with technology shares on track to lead gains ahead of a policy decision from the Federal Reserve. Here’s what we’re watching in Wednesday’s trading: Microsoft MSFT -2.66% shares gained 3.8% premarket. The software giant said its earnings continued to grow last quarter as its cloud-services business stayed strong. The bullish mood was rubbing […]
[ad_1] Intel ‘Alder Lake’ 12th Gen Core i9, Core i7, and Core i5 CPUs for gaming, workstation and enthusiast desktop PCs have been launched, following several months of teasers and architecture-level disclosures. Six new models have been launched, all of which are unlocked and overclockable. These new CPUs are the first of the ‘Alder Lake’ […]
[ad_1] Futures are rising, pointing to an extention of the rally on Wall Street for a third day. Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Thursday’s open. AT&T, T -0.04% American Airlines, AAL 4.09% Southwest Airlines LUV 3.31% and Blackstone BX 1.88% are among the companies scheduled to post results premarket. Texas Instruments TXN 3.45% delivered […]
[ad_1] The country’s leading telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel announced on Wednesday, July 21, that it is collaborating with American multinational tech company Intel to accelerate the rollout of 5G network in India by leveraging the virtualized radio access network (vRAN) as well as O-RAN (open radio access network) technologies. The collaboration between the two leading firms is likely […]
[ad_1] Nvidia chips’ parallel-computing capabilities make them better than rivals’ for artificial-intelligence performance and mining cryptocurrencies. Photo: nvidia corp/Reuters The post-pandemic boom in the semiconductor business has powered Nvidia Corp. NVDA -4.25% into the top 10 U.S. public companies, joining the likes of Apple Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Shares of the Santa Clara, […]
[ad_1] Updated July 16, 2021 8:07 am ET Stock futures are inching higher ahead of retail sales figures and a measure of consumer sentiment, that together will offer fresh clues on the vigor of American shoppers. Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Friday’s opening bell. Shares of vaccine maker Moderna MRNA 5.28% got a booster shot, […]
[ad_1] Intel plans to make more chips for other tech companies. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Intel Corp. INTC -1.26% is exploring a deal to buy GlobalFoundries Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would turbocharge the semiconductor giant’s plans to make more chips for other tech companies and rate […]
[ad_1] Qualcomm’s new chief thinks that by next year his company will have just the chip for laptop makers wondering how they can compete with Apple, which last year introduced laptops using a custom-designed central processor chip that boasts longer battery life. Longtime processor suppliers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have no chips as energy efficient […]
[ad_1] Intel on Monday said it will work with Reliance Jio to develop 5G networking technology. Intel’s venture capital unit last year invested $250 million (roughly Rs. 1,857.42 crores) in Reliance’s Jio Platforms unit, saying the two companies would find areas of technology partnership. On Monday, Intel said it will work on “co-innovations” with Reliance […]
[ad_1] Big tech stocks are going their own ways in 2021. It is a far cry from last year, when the so-called FAANG stocks took a commanding role in a market driven by the coronavirus pandemic. This year, as the economy strengthens and vaccinations diminish the pandemic in the U.S., that synchronized march has broken […]