Stocks · News reference
Chip stocks attempt to stabilize after AI trade volatility. Rate pause hopes and strong AI demand offset recent earnings guidance jitters.
Reference Details
Poisar stores the source's headline, summary and market tags for reference. Reporting and full article text remain with the original publisher.
Keep reading
Astera Labs (ALAB) has expanded its Leo Smart Memory Controller portfolio with new X-Series and Leo 2 E/P Series products targeting agentic AI and cloud workloads. The company reported record Q2 2026 revenue growth and expects Q3 revenues between $540-560 million, representing ~40% sequential growth. ALAB faces competition from Marvell Technology and Credo Technology in the AI connectivity space.
Grab Holdings has agreed to acquire a 60% stake in Atome Financial for $1.49 billion, with completion expected by Q3 2027. The deal will merge Atome's consumer lending business (BNPL, cash loans, digital lending) with Grab's Financial Services segment, providing access to 25 million users across five Southeast Asian markets. The combined entity is projected to achieve over $6 billion in gross loan portfolio and $500 million in adjusted EBITDA by 2028. Grab also has an option to purchase the remaining 40% stake approximately two years after Phase 1 closing.
Crude tumbles 3.6% on a Saudi pipeline restart, easing yields and lifting chips, while the Fed prepares its first rate hike in nearly three years.
Credo Technology Group launched its new 224G ZeroFlap optical transceivers supporting 1.6T port speeds for AI architectures. The products integrate DSPs with silicon photonics PICs to reduce insertion loss and improve link margin. Credo expects optical revenue above $600 million in fiscal 2027 with over 85% full-year revenue growth, though it faces intense competition from Marvell Technology and Astera Labs in the high-speed optical networking market.
Intel stock surged 4.03% to $101.05 on reports of potential manufacturing talks with SK Hynix to produce memory chips domestically in the U.S. for the first time. Multiple analyst target raises, including Melius Research's $165 price target and potential $200 upside in two years, also drove the gain. The deal could strengthen Intel's foundry business and attract high-profile customers amid growing AI demand.
Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $11.9 billion ($12.9 billion including employee awards), a steep price at 86x annualized revenue. However, the acquisition gives Nvidia strategic access to a platform hosting 3 million models used by 18 million developers and 200,000+ companies. As AI chip competition intensifies from Meta, Microsoft, and others, Hugging Face provides Nvidia a way to remain relevant in the AI ecosystem beyond just selling GPUs. The key to success is maintaining the platform's openness across different hardware and frameworks to preserve developer loyalty.