1. Wells Fargo crowns AMD the new chip king. The bank upgraded semiconductor stocks this morning with AMD as its top pick—a bold call considering Nvidia’s dominance.
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US stock futures edged higher ahead of a busy week for policy decisions and corporate earnings, with investors tracking several notable companies before and after Monday’s session. The Federal Reserve’s rate decision and fresh inflation data later in the week add to a backdrop of volatile energy markets and heightened geopolitical risk.
Elevated Chinese exports lift shares for Alibaba, Temu, and Baidu.
While the improving mortgage market trend is likely to support the Zacks REIT and Equity Trust industry, companies like ARI, EFC and NREF are poised to gain.
