AI Stocks & Markets

Today's Stories

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   Interactive Brokers chief: clients worried about AI sector

   Interactive Brokers Chairman and Founder Thomas Peterffy appeared on CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's Q2 earnings, market volatility, growth strategy, and prediction market offerings. Peterffy's characterization of customer concern about the AI sector signals that retail investor sentiment may be shifting away from AI stocks—a key indicator for brokerages that depend on trading volume and client confidence.

   The company's growth strategy and expansion into prediction markets, which could diversify revenue beyond traditional equity and options trading.

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   Broadcom touts switching silicon for AI data centers

   Broadcom has announced switching silicon designed specifically for artificial intelligence infrastructure, positioning the technology as a core component for AI data center networks. As AI workloads grow increasingly demanding on data center networking, specialized silicon that handles high-speed data movement between servers becomes critical. Broadcom's focus on this space reflects the shift toward infrastructure built around AI performance requirements rather than general-purpose computing.

   The announcement underscores Broadcom's strategy to expand beyond traditional networking into AI-specialized hardware—a market segment where competition from other chipmakers is intensifying as cloud providers and enterprises scale AI deployments.

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   Broadcom Now Vanguard's Biggest Dividend ETF Holding—Riding AI, Not Dividends

   Broadcom has become the largest position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) at 5.39% of the fund, ahead of Apple (4.55%) and Microsoft (4.26%), driven by its $1.83 trillion（約290兆円） market cap and 14+ years of consecutive dividend increases. VIG is marketed as a quality dividend-growth fund, but market-cap weighting has quietly loaded it with mega-cap tech stocks riding the AI cycle rather than traditional dividend payers. Broadcom's Q3 AI revenue guidance of $16.0 billion（約2.6兆円）—up from $10.8 billion（約1.7兆円） in Q2 (143% year-over-year growth)—shows the fund's top holding is a growth engine, not a defensive income anchor. Investors seeking steady retirement income from a 1.7% yield may be disappointed; those expecting protection from tech volatility should reconsider.

   VIG's trailing 12-month payout is $3.58, up from $3.38 in 2024, and the June 2026 quarterly payment hit nearly $1.00 (the highest in the fund's history), but year-to-date performance of roughly 9% trails SPY's nearly 10% and lags Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD), which is up almost 22%. Broadcom itself is down almost 6% over the past month, concentrating the risk in one volatile holding.

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   Three AI Stocks Show Triple-Digit Growth as Earnings Loom

   Three lesser-known companies one layer deeper in the AI buildout are posting triple-digit growth rates and drawing major analyst upgrades ahead of their next earnings cycles, while most AI investors focus on chipmakers and hyperscalers. These companies occupy a different segment of the AI supply chain than the dominant chipmaker and cloud provider narrative; their strong growth and analyst attention suggest the investment opportunity in AI is broader than the most-watched names.

   The article identifies these three names as worth monitoring before the next round of earnings reports, though it does not specify dates or financial targets.

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   Super Micro shares jump 18% on $60B AI server orders, margin boost

   Super Micro Computer raised its fiscal fourth-quarter gross margin outlook to 15% to 17%, up from 8.2% to 8.4%, and disclosed more than $60 billion（約9.6兆円） in AI server orders during the quarter. The company expects revenue near the lower end of its prior $11 billion（約1.8兆円） to $12.5 billion（約2兆円） guidance range. The margin improvement reflects a richer product mix and shipment timing, suggesting the company can deliver stronger profitability even with softer near-term revenue. Goldman Sachs cited the $60 billion（約9.6兆円） order disclosure as evidence of sustained customer demand and enterprise adoption of AI infrastructure.

   Super Micro is scheduled to report full fiscal fourth-quarter results on Aug. 11. Goldman Sachs maintained a Sell rating despite the improved outlook, signaling continued skepticism about the stock despite the operational gains.

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   TSMC commits $100 billion（約16兆円） to Arizona, signals AI boom through 2030

   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) announced an additional $100 billion（約16兆円） in investment for its Arizona chip production facilities during its second quarter conference call. CEO C.C. Wei stated that AI demand will remain very strong through 2029 to 2030 and is likely creating a new industry. The scale of TSMC's investment suggests that major AI companies (hyperscalers) are committing to years of heavy spending to build out computing capacity, contradicting market concerns about an AI overbuild. TSMC's CEO, who speaks regularly with AI chip designers and hyperscalers worldwide, is signaling confidence that robust demand will persist for several years — a more informed view than many market observers hold.

   TSMC is the dominant chip fabricator supplying AI chip designers, and its expansion in U.S. production capacity will be a concrete measure of whether the AI build-out continues as leadership expects. The stock is trading at 23.4 times forward earnings, according to the article.