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Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading.

U. S. semiconductor stocks moved broadly higher in premarket trading on Tuesday, with memory chipmakers and AI infrastructure companies leading gains as market sentiment improved following signs of progress in negotiations between the United States and Iran.

UBS said Micron is expected to benefit from long-term memory supply agreements that could lock in pricing and demand visibility across much of the industry.

Shares of rival data storage firms NetApp and Everpure are rallying ahead of earnings reports due Thursday. NetApp stock broke out during Friday's session while shares of Everpure, formerly Pure Storage, are approaching an entry with early gains Tuesday. For Everpure and NetApp, the picture has been more complicated.

The US market session of Tuesday has yet to be opened, let's have a look at the top S&P500 gainers and losers in the pre-market session today.

Micron's Virginia fab begins 1-alpha DRAM manufacturing as U.S. chip production gains focus.

BP (BP) has ousted Chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect over what the company called “serious concerns” related to governance standards, oversight and conduct.

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Investing.com -- U.S. semiconductor stocks have rallied broadly in premarket trading on Tuesday, led by memory and AI infrastructure names as investor sentiment strengthens following apparent advances in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) both ride the same AI infrastructure wave today, but they got here on very different paths. AMD spent a decade clawing back relevance under Lisa Su. Micron spent it surviving the memory cycle’s brutal swings. A $1,000 bet on either stock a decade ago would ... Had You Put $1,000 in AMD or Micron 10 Years Ago, Here’s What You’d Have Today

Korea has two large memory companies: Samsung and SK Hynix. Meanwhile, the Roundhill Memory ETF (BATS:DRAM) has done what hot launches do: rip. The fund is up 90% since its April 2, 2026 inception, and it has $10.38 billion in fund assets under management, and added more than $1 billion in a single day on ... DRAM’s 49 Percent Korea Weighting Means Half the Fund Trades While New York Is Closed

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BofA says company fundamentals do not support the semiconductor bubble narrative. Nvidia, Micron and Credo trade below historical P/E.

Dell Technologies rose 4.2% in the run-up to the PC and server maker’s earnings on Thursday. Satellite company EchoStar which Wall Street sees as an easy way to get in on the looming SpaceX initial public offering, gained 4.6%.

U.S. stocks were higher, Nasdaq up 350 points. Micron stock rose on UBS's tripled price target. Other big gainers include BRAI, RDW, HTT, ATOM, TE, MOD, ORBS, YSS, ASTS, UMC, and JOYY.

Micron stock was gaining after President Donald Trump praised the memory-chip company's investment plans.

Investing.com -- Micron Technology shares have jumped 6.3% in premarket trading to $798.37 after UBS more than tripled its price target on the memory chip giant to $1,625 from $535, citing the emergence of long-term supply agreements that the firm said will structurally transform the company’s earnings profile.

Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) surged 6. 3% in premarket trading to $798.

A global memory shortage driven by AI is spiking demand for chipmakers like Micron.

(Bloomberg) -- US equity futures gained and Treasuries rallied as investors remained hopeful that the latest American strikes on Iran won’t derail talks to end the Middle East conflict. Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Doctor Visit Renews Health Scrutiny as 80th Birthday NearsTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueUS, Iran Inch Toward Deal as Gaps Remain on Uranium

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MU stock is trading at new intraday highs after UBS raises price target on Micron stock, predicting continued growth in AI memory market.

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