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Shares of Advance Micro Devices are poised for a reversal as its candlesticks show a rare pattern despite a double downgrade from HSBC.

U.S. semiconductor trade groups have mounted strong opposition to the President Joe Biden administration's new chip export restrictions, warning of potential market share losses to global competitors in a private letter to Biden.

A semiconductor analyst sees a continued focus on AI growth for the sector in 2025 and highlights some winners and stocks to avoid.

The White House on Monday declared new limitations on the export of artificial intelligence chips. This move is set to impact major tech companies, including Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD).

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. The major indices experienced consecutive weekly losses, with the S&P 500 falling 1.9%, the Nasdaq Composite dropping 2.3%, and the Dow sliding nearly 1.9% this week.

iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) faces resistance but offers strong value for investors with exposure to AI-driven growth from leading chipmakers like Nvidia, Broadcom, and AMD.

Intel Corp discussed its priorities for 2025 with Citi Research analyst Christopher Danely, which includes the appoint of a new CEO.

Biden admin plans to update export rules targeting advanced semiconductors, restrict access for China and other 'adversaries'. Nvidia and AMD may see impact, major ETFs heavily exposed to them.

The US stock market experienced a mixed day on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index rising around 0.25% to 42,635.20.

The U.S. stock market ended in the green on Monday. The Nasdaq Composite gained over 100 points, reflecting a nearly 1% increase to 19,764.88. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw an increase of 0.2%, closing at 42,906.95. The S&P 500 also experienced a rise, gaining 0.7% to reach 5,974.07.

Rosenblatt polled its analysts for top picks in first half of 2025: AMD and Micron. AMD has potential for double-digit market share in AI and GPU, while Micron has opportunity for DRAM growth in AI platforms. Frankel maintains Buy ratings and price targets of $250 for both.

Tech stocks began Christmas week with positive momentum, as the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.4% on Monday, building on a 0.7% gain from Friday. The index has now recovered nearly half of the losses sustained following the Federal Reserve's recent policy meeting. Semiconductors stood out as the top-performing sector:

Despite bad press and a declining stock price, Intel generates $50 billion in annual revenue and maintains a healthy debt-to-equity ratio.

AMD shares are trading lower by 1.4% during Wednesday's session. NVIDIA's earnings report Wednesday evening is poised to have a significant impact on AMD.

Nvidia's earnings will influence AMD's prospects in the competitive AI chip market. Strong or weak Nvidia results could reshape expectations for AMD's AI growth and product performance.

Advanced Micro Devices shares are trading higher Monday after the company and IBM announced plans to deploy AMD instinct MI300X accelerators on the IBM cloud.

Salesforce's AI head Clara Shih has left to pursue new opportunity. Salesforce CEO aims to deploy billion AI agents in a year for better insights.

Ray Dalio's Bridgewaterand Ark Invest trimmed their Microsoft positions, signaling a shift in Big Tech's role in portfolios.

AMD is laying off about 1,000 employees, or 4% of its workforce, as part of a strategy shift to focus on competing with Nvidia in the high-demand AI data center chip market.

Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) to replace Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) on Dow Jones Industrial Average after 25 years, reflecting market shifts and Intel's setbacks.

The U.S. stock market experienced a setback at the end of October, breaking a five-month winning streak. Are politics to blame?

Advanced Micro Devices shares are trading lower by 14% since Wednesday's open. The company reported Q3 results late Tuesday.