The Iran war is threatening supply of a little-thought-of resource — helium. What it means for markets

[ad_1] The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium. Helium is a little-known but key input in many industries, most notably technology. In semiconductor manufacturing, its cooling properties are used to transfer heat. Helium is also … Read more

Broadcom’s custom AI chip business stays hot and gives the bulls a much-needed win

[ad_1] Broadcom on Wednesday delivered a solid quarterly results while painting an increasingly upbeat picture around the future of its custom AI chip business. The report showed that despite fading enthusiasm for Broadcom’s stock, its most important business still has the wind at its back. Revenue in the fiscal first quarter of 2026, which ended … Read more

Here’s an update on our 4th Industrial Revolution stocks and the rest of the portfolio

[ad_1] On Friday, the CNBC Investing Club held its February Monthly Meeting, where Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis ran through each stock in the portfolio. Jim put a special focus on the Club stocks within the artificial intelligence trade. He’s dubbed them the “Fourth Industrial Revolution stocks,” borrowing the term from Nvidia CEO … Read more

The AI trade has entered a puzzling phase. Do we know who the winners are anymore?

[ad_1] All hail Anthropic, the destroyer of everything. What an amazing service. It can wipe out Adobe by allowing you to design something better that has a much simpler commerce system, designed personally for you. That one is child’s play. ServiceNow may call itself the “AI Control Tower” to signify who is in charge, but … Read more

The blowout AI trades that surprised Wall Street in 2025

[ad_1] The artificial intelligence trade got tougher in 2025. While a significant capital expenditure cycle and earnings growth from the world’s biggest tech companies supported the market’s rally to record heights — with the S & P 500 to jumping more than 17% and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 22% year to date — the easy … Read more

Best Stocks: These two major chip equipment stocks on our list are approaching new highs

[ad_1] (This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — I’ll start with a chart that caught my eye showing two of the seven semiconductor companies on our Best Stocks in the Market list essentially being one big trade. You … Read more

The market is as hopeful as it’s been in ages. The winners and losers might surprise you

[ad_1] When the tyranny of the “Magnificent Seven” ended, I always figured the money would go to the rest of tech. I also didn’t think that there would be anything left of the Mag 7 to invest in. They would all be obliterated as part of a source-of-funds move. Club name Nvidia would be grounded … Read more