Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) news and analysis

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Lam Research (LRCX) falls 12% after supply warning as chip stocks suffer worst day since June
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Lam Research (LRCX) falls 12% after supply warning as chip stocks suffer worst day since June

Lam's record quarter wasn't enough. Its finance chief said some December shipments will slip to March, and China's share of sales is set to fall.

Oct 22, 2026
ASML says its planned supply won't fully meet 2027 and 2028 demand. Some customers want to order for 2030.
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ASML says its planned supply won't fully meet 2027 and 2028 demand. Some customers want to order for 2030.

Record sales, a big jump in profit, and €4.1 billion spent buying back stock. Money tied to future deliveries nearly tripled.

Oct 14, 2026
Applied Materials (AMAT) CEO says AI will let the company double revenue without doubling headcount
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Applied Materials (AMAT) CEO says AI will let the company double revenue without doubling headcount

Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson said the company expects to double revenue over the next few years without doubling headcount, as it unveiled its EPIC Center.

Oct 12, 2026
Applied Materials (AMAT) expands Intel (INTC) AI chip partnership at research center already joined by TSMC
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Applied Materials (AMAT) expands Intel (INTC) AI chip partnership at research center already joined by TSMC

It's Applied's third EPIC Center announcement in about a week. Intel's biggest foundry rival signed on in May.

Oct 6, 2026
Applied Materials (AMAT) commits $5 billion to India and plans a 140-acre chip research park
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Applied Materials (AMAT) commits $5 billion to India and plans a 140-acre chip research park

Applied Materials (AMAT) will put $5 billion into India over the next decade: a 140-acre research park, a tenfold bigger supply chain, and double the R&D staff. Karnataka has approved 140 acres near Bengaluru's airport, and India has approved a $13.5 billion second-phase chip program.

Sep 20, 2026
Applied Materials (AMAT) turns to AI and Japan for the next generation of chip materials
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Applied Materials (AMAT) turns to AI and Japan for the next generation of chip materials

Applied Materials' top Japan executive told Nikkei Asia the company is using AI to speed the search for new chip materials, and that the industry needs them because miniaturization is nearing its limits. Its EPIC research center in Silicon Valley opens this year.

Sep 13, 2026
What each chip equipment stock actually sells, from ASML lithography to Aehr (AEHR) burn-in.
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What each chip equipment stock actually sells, from ASML lithography to Aehr (AEHR) burn-in.

Seven listed companies sell the machines that make and check chips, and they are not one business. What each one does in a fab, why their growth rates diverge, and what the 2026 reporting cycle showed.

Sep 11, 2026
The Trade Desk (TTD) cuts 15% of staff as Zscaler (ZS) discloses layoffs hours earlier
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The Trade Desk (TTD) cuts 15% of staff as Zscaler (ZS) discloses layoffs hours earlier

The Trade Desk (TTD) told the SEC it will cut about 15% of staff, with $39 million to $51 million in charges. Zscaler (ZS) disclosed a 3% workforce cut ten hours earlier. They are the only two Item 2.05 filings on our watchlist inside the same 24 hours in a year.

Sep 4, 2026
Memory chip prices are soaring. So why are Micron (MU), SanDisk (SNDK) and SK Hynix (SKHY) falling?
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Memory chip prices are soaring. So why are Micron (MU), SanDisk (SNDK) and SK Hynix (SKHY) falling?

Korea's chip exports nearly tripled in the first 20 days of August and its semiconductor export price index has quadrupled since 2023. Micron, SanDisk, SK Hynix, Samsung and Kioxia all peaked within one week in June and have fallen 21% to 51% since.

Aug 21, 2026
Memory is the bottleneck for AI, and the shortage is real
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Memory is the bottleneck for AI, and the shortage is real

Elon Musk amplified a post calling memory, not compute, the limit for AI, and memory stocks ran. The shortage is real: demand is growing far faster than supply, and the new SK Hynix and Micron plants do not open until 2027 and 2028.

Aug 14, 2026
Applied Materials (AMAT) posted a record quarter and guided higher. Shares fell in extended trading
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Applied Materials (AMAT) posted a record quarter and guided higher. Shares fell in extended trading

Applied Materials posted its highest quarterly revenue ever, beat Wall Street on both lines and guided the fall quarter higher. The stock still fell. DRAM is now 26% of equipment sales.

Aug 13, 2026
The Nasdaq is down six days straight. We checked what happened next all 85 times, so you don't have to.
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The Nasdaq is down six days straight. We checked what happened next all 85 times, so you don't have to.

The Nasdaq Composite closed lower for a sixth straight session on July 29, finishing at 24,442.94, down 5.4% over the run and 9.8% below its June record. It has happened 85 times since 1971. One month after those streaks the index gained a median 1.5%, which is exactly what a random month returns, and at three months it actually underperformed. The averages hide everything: every streak from 2000 to 2002 was followed by heavy losses, and every streak after 2009 by gains.

Jul 29, 2026
Korea's Kospi fell 10.84% and halted trading. Nvidia (NVDA) is flat and Micron (MU) is down 10% (July 28, 2026)
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Korea's Kospi fell 10.84% and halted trading. Nvidia (NVDA) is flat and Micron (MU) is down 10% (July 28, 2026)

Korea's Kospi closed at 6,023.66 on Tuesday, down 10.84%, its fourth largest one-day fall on record, after Korea Exchange stopped all trading for 20 minutes. Samsung and SK Hynix each lost more than 13%. The US carryover went into memory and storage, with Sandisk (SNDK) down 14.52% and Micron (MU) down 9.54%, while Nvidia (NVDA) held flat and the Dow rose.

Jul 28, 2026
Rep. Jared Moskowitz bought SpaceX on its first day of trading. The disclosure landed 44 days later, with the stock down 29%.
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz bought SpaceX on its first day of trading. The disclosure landed 44 days later, with the stock down 29%.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz disclosed a $1,001 to $15,000 purchase of SpaceX (SPCX) dated June 12, 2026, the stock's first day of trading. It has fallen about 29 percent since, and the one stock he sold that week is the best performer in the filing.

Jul 27, 2026
Nasdaq futures were up over 1% and things looked good. Then chips tanked and took the whole gain with them, led by ASML, Micron (MU) and Nvidia (NVDA) (July 27, 2026)
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Nasdaq futures were up over 1% and things looked good. Then chips tanked and took the whole gain with them, led by ASML, Micron (MU) and Nvidia (NVDA) (July 27, 2026)

Futures pointed to a strong open on the Iran ceasefire and a 6.79% drop in oil. QQQ opened up 1.09% and was negative within the hour. Three chip headlines did it, and two of them came out of China: a domestic DUV lithography report that hit ASML, and CXMT's Shanghai debut that hit Micron.

Jul 27, 2026
Samsung's record beat couldn't stop a memory stock selloff, and Micron (MU) is caught in it
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Samsung's record beat couldn't stop a memory stock selloff, and Micron (MU) is caught in it

Samsung posted a record 89.4 trillion won ($58.5 billion) Q2 operating profit, up 18-fold year over year, and the stock still opened lower. Memory names like Micron, SanDisk, and Western Digital are down sharply while the broader Nasdaq 100 barely moved. This is still developing after-hours and can change fast.

Jul 6, 2026
Hyperliquid's Sunday tape shows chip and memory stocks bouncing hard
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Hyperliquid's Sunday tape shows chip and memory stocks bouncing hard

Western Digital, SanDisk and Micron are all up more than 6% from Thursday's close on Hyperliquid's 24/7 stock perpetuals. Here is the Sunday snapshot, and why it is not the same as Sunday night's real reopen.

Jul 5, 2026
Micron (MU), Nebius (NBIS) and chip stocks jump on Hyperliquid's weekend tape
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Micron (MU), Nebius (NBIS) and chip stocks jump on Hyperliquid's weekend tape

Real markets are closed for July 4th, but tech and chip stocks are trading green right now on Hyperliquid's 24/7 stock perpetuals. Micron, Marvell and Nebius lead the bounce, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq perpetuals are up too. Here is the full read, and why Monday could look nothing like this.

Jul 3, 2026
Michael Burry is betting against Tesla (TSLA) and Caterpillar (CAT), days after making a multi-year bet Microsoft (MSFT) rises
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Michael Burry is betting against Tesla (TSLA) and Caterpillar (CAT), days after making a multi-year bet Microsoft (MSFT) rises

Michael Burry disclosed five new short positions on June 30, including a first-ever bet against Caterpillar (CAT), just days after a multi-year bet that Microsoft (MSFT) shares would rise. Every price he disclosed, and where the trades stand now.

Jun 30, 2026
The AI stock map: every layer of the trade, from sand to software
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The AI stock map: every layer of the trade, from sand to software

A top-to-bottom deep dive on the AI supply chain, from the machines that make the chips down to the hyperscalers writing the checks, and how every layer pushes and pulls on the others.

Jun 23, 2026
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