Memory chip manufacturer Micron (NASDAQ: MU) threw investors for a loop on Thursday with a quarterly report that featured an outlook that wasn't even in the ballpark of Wall Street's expectations. In the first quarter of its fiscal 2025, Micron's performance was solid, buoyed by soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is critical for AI accelerators. Micron is pitching itself as an AI play.
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With its 0.04% gain Thursday, the Dow finally broke its 10-day losing streak, the worst since the 70s. But this week’s performance was yet another reminder of why the historically important index is now more historical than important.
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We recently compiled a list of the Jim Cramer Latest Stocks: 23 Stocks He Just Talked About. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stands against the other stocks Jim Cramer recently talked about. With the Federal Reserve’s December meeting over, Wall Street has now shifted into […]
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