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The chipmaker just posted impressive third-quarter numbers.

The chipmaker just posted impressive third-quarter numbers.

The chipmaker delivered a 30-bagger return in just seven years.

David is growing larger as Goliath shrinks.

Intels (NASDAQ:INTC) stock recently slumped after the chipmaker posted its first-quarter earnings report. Its revenue and earnings surpassed Wall Streets conservative estimates, but its guidance indicated its slowdown would continue as it grappled with its chip shortage and R&D issues. Intels manufacturing plans, which include investments in new plants and the launch of a new foundry unit for third-party chipmakers, also defied calls for the company to become a fabless chipmaker like Advanced ...

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) just unveiled Grace, its first high-end CPU for data centers. The chip, named after the computer science pioneer Grace Hopper, is an Arm-based chip that will be used to handle demanding AI and high-performance computing (HPC) tasks. NVIDIA claims Grace can deliver up to 30 times higher aggregate bandwidth than todays fastest servers, and up to 10 times higher performance for applications that process terabytes of data. It says the design will "enable scientists and research...

Intel and AMD, which hold a near-duopoly in x86 CPUs for PCs and servers, have treated investors very differently over the past three years. During that time, Intels stock price rose nearly 25% but underperformed the Nasdaqs 85% gain. Its manufacturing issues, chip shortages, market share losses, and the abrupt resignation of its CEO in 2018 all weighed down its stock. Meanwhile, AMDs stock price surged nearly 670% as it profited from Intels missteps. It produced smaller and more cost-effici...

Author Bio Will Healy is a freelance financial writer who has had a lifelong interest in the stock market, along with numerous, less-useful pursuits. Will pursued his passion for writing after working in the corporate world as both an analyst and an insurance sales professional. He holds a bachelors degree from Texas A&M Univesity, and M.S. from the University of North Texas, and an MBA in finance and strategy from the University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Manag...

Share: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares dipped 1.95% on Tuesday, but at least one larger option trader is betting the stock is headed much higher in the long-term. The AMD Trade: On Tuesday morning, Benzinga Pro subscribers received dozens of AMD option alerts, but two trades stood out as particularly large and bullish: At 11:59 a.m., a trader bought 245 AMD call options with a $95 strike price expiring in June 2022 near the ask price at $24.75. The trade represented a $606,375...

On the eve of the 500-series chipset announcement on January 6, 2021, 7:05 17 comments What just happened? Intel has announced the discontinuation of its 300 series chipset motherboards, including the H310, H370, Z370, and Z390. Production will end this July, while sales of the mobos, including mobile chipsets such as the QM370, will halt in January 2022. Intel isn’t slow to pull the curtain down on its products when replacements are waiting in the wings....