Shares of Advanced Micro Devices jumped sharply after the chipmaker delivered strong quarterly results and issued an upbeat outlook, driven by robust demand for AI chips. Growth in its data centre business and rising adoption of AI infrastructure reinforced investor confidence in AMD’s position as a key challenger in the AI semiconductor space.
Bets on US Federal Reserve rate hike in October fall as job market cools
Last month, the US economy added only 29,000 jobs, significantly below the economists’ forecast of 90,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, indicating a