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Semiconductor stocks start out 2026 with powerful tailwinds in their corner after vastly outperforming in 2025, but these tailwinds have the potential to turn into headwinds. The semiconductor sector continues to do better than most, although lately gains are driven by fewer stocks with many more lagging behind. Artificial intelligence or AI continues to underpin the semiconductor sector, but t...

The semiconductor trade was mostly riding high on Monday as enthusiasm for the artificial-intelligence boom carried into the new year.

KLA (KLAC) stock has reached a 6-day winning streak, with total gains during this time equating to 9.2%. The company's market capitalization has increased by approximately $14 billion over the past 6 days and presently stands at $169 billion.

Bank of America handed investors a bullish roadmap for semiconductor spending in 2026. Analyst Vivek Arya forecasts that global chip sales will surge roughly 30% to reach $1 trillion, a milestone the industry had previously targeted for 2030.

Sales of equipment used to make computer chip wafers will rise about 9% to $126 billion in 2026 and a further 7.3% to $135 billion in 2027, as chipmakers expand capacity for logic and memory chips used in artificial intelligence, industry group SEMI forecast on Tuesday.

Fears of an AI bubble are likely here to stay. But a strong spending landscape means many semiconductor stocks can still thrive, according to J.P.

Semiconductor equipment maker KLA is seen benefiting from chipmakers buying advanced gear for producing AI chips.

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