The Latest Breaking News from Applied Materials

Applied Materials stock is up over 40% in 2025, easily crushing the broader market returns. Is the chip equipment maker still a good buy right now?

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), the world’s leading supplier of equipment, software, and services for manufacturing semiconductor chips, flat-panel displays, and solar products, announced on October 23 a plan to reduce its global workforce by approximately 4%.

Applied Materials has introduced three new chipmaking systems that are set to mark the beginning of the 'angstrom' and 3D chiplent integration era in chipmaking.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) unveiled a suite of advanced semiconductor manufacturing systems to enhance the performance and efficiency of logic and memory chips that power artificial intelligence computing.

U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, with the Dow futures gaining around 100 points on Friday.

Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) shares are moving lower in extended trading on Thursday after the company announced that the U.S. Commerce Department expanded export restrictions that will negatively impact revenues.

This chip stock just got a big upgrade from Morgan Stanley, citing industry-wide improvement.

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced on Tuesday that it will partner with GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) to build a state-of-the-art waveguide fabrication facility at GlobalFoundries’ Singapore site, to accelerate the photonics revolution driven by artificial intelligence.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.05%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are down -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday fell by -0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose by +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) fell by -0.43%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) fell -0.22%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...