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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has been one of the most high-profile members of Congress when it comes to buying and selling stocks and options thanks to her husband Paul Pelosi, a venture capitalist. One 2022 transaction was highly scrutinized thanks to a trip to Taiwan by Pelosi and her...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made headlines this week with a highly scruntinized visit to Taiwan, a move that led to crisis control from the White House and affect relations between China and the U.S. going forward. The visit to Taiwan could also have a large impact on the semiconductor...

Last week was one of the biggest weeks for stock earnings for the quarter with several of the most valuable companies in the world reporting. Benzinga polled its Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) followers for their thoughts ahead of earnings on whether companies would either beat or miss estimates. Here...

Chipmaker Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is seeing shares drop in the after-hours session Thursday after reporting second-quarter results after the market close. Here are the key highlights for investors. What Happened: Intel reported second-quarter revenue of $15.3 billion, down 22% year-...

Analysts sized up the third-quarter results from Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) and what the fourth-quarter guidance could mean for the company and its share price. The Qualcomm Analysts: Wells Fargo analyst Gary Mobley has an Equal Weight rating on Qualcomm and raised the price target from...

Semiconductor company Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) reported third-quarter results after the market close Wednesday. Here are the key highlights and exclusive comments from Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala. What Happened: Qualcomm reported third-quarter revenue of $10.9 billion, up 37% year-...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is one of the most famous members of Congress. Over the last several years, Pelosi has also become famous for something outside of politics, stock and option purchases made by her husband. Here’s what Pelosi had to say when asked about potential conflicts of...

“Big Short” fame investor Michael Burry said U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi “made a bundle” on semiconductor stocks she recently purchased because she knew a key bill would make it through the Senate. What Happened: Burry made his comments on Twitter on...

A new month is here and with it comes events and news items that can drive the direction of stocks and certain sectors. Here’s a look at some ETFs that should be on investors’ radars for the month of February. Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (NYSE: NERD...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas will be one of the most followed events of 2022 to kick off the year in the technology space. The show may come in with a lower impact than originally forecasted, with many companies opting out of the in-person event and doing virtual...

Benzinga routinely examines a stock that might be considered a little under the radar. The company may not be well-known, but chances are the line of work it’s in is pretty familiar. This is called the “thing behind the thing.” A company that supplies the semiconductor industry is...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) and NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) are two microchip stocks trading higher Wednesday as the market for chipmakers is moving up with these two stocks at the helm. Both stocks are trading in technical patterns, but which one looks more bullish than the...

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) filed its first-quarter 10-Q report Friday, and Baird analyst Tristan Gerra shared his takeaways from from the semiconductor manufacturer's quarter.  Here’s a rundown of some of the numbers Gerra highlighted. (See the analyst's track...

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) reached an agreement to acquire Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ: MSCC) for $8.35 billion or $68.78 per share in a deal likely to close this year with no competing bids, according to KeyBanc. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Michael McConnell...

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a specialized semiconductor company, reached an agreement Thursday to acquire Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ: MSCC), the largest supplier of military and aerospace semiconductor equipment. The deal reinforces Microchip's core strategy and justifies...