Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Applied Materials (NasdaqGS:AMAT) announced a collaboration with Synopsys and NVIDIA to accelerate quantum chemistry simulations for semiconductor R&D. The partnership uses Synopsys’ QuantumATK platform, optimized with NVIDIA technology, to target up to 30x ...
Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Applied Materials (NasdaqGS:AMAT) announced a collaboration with Synopsys and NVIDIA to accelerate quantum chemistry simulations for semiconductor R&D. The partnership uses Synopsys’ QuantumATK platform, optimized with NVIDIA technology, to target up to 30x faster materials simulations. The initiative is aimed at shortening the design and testing cycle for advanced semiconductor materials at the atomic level. Applied Materials is a major supplier of equipment and software used to make semiconductors, and this move extends its ecosystem beyond recent memory and packaging alliances. By tying into Synopsys and NVIDIA tools, the company is positioning its process equipment closer to the early stages of materials discovery and device design. For investors following chip manufacturing trends, this highlights how critical compute efficiency and simulation have become in pushing new materials into production. Faster, more detailed simulations can help chipmakers test more material options before committing to expensive fabrication runs, which may influence how quickly new products reach the market. While the actual commercial impact will depend on customer adoption and use cases, the focus on up to 30x simulation speed improvements emphasizes the growing role of software and accelerated computing in semiconductor R&D. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Applied Materials by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Applied Materials. NasdaqGS:AMAT Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 4 things going right for Applied Materials that this headline doesn't cover. This collaboration slots Applied Materials even closer to where chip architectures are conceived, not just where they are manufactured. By tying quantum chemistry simulations into Synopsys’ Q...
Palantir Technologies is offering an exciting Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) Internship – Year Program based in New York, USA. This on-site internship is designed for exceptional undergraduate students who want to gain real-world experience building software solutions that drive impactful decisions across industries. The internship provides an opportunity to work directly with engineers...
Palantir Technologies is offering an exciting Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) Internship – Year Program based in New York, USA. This on-site internship is designed for exceptional undergraduate students who want to gain real-world experience building software solutions that drive impactful decisions across industries. The internship provides an opportunity to work directly with engineers and customers to solve complex challenges using advanced data systems and artificial intelligence. Interns are treated as full members of the engineering team and are expected to contribute meaningfully to projects that have tangible real-world impact. Location: New York, NY (On-site) New York, NY (On-site) Program Type: Year-long Internship Year-long Internship Target Candidates: Undergraduate students in their sophomore or junior year Undergraduate students in their sophomore or junior year Estimated Salary: $10,000 per month Through this immersive program, interns gain hands-on experience in solving critical problems and building software platforms that help organizations make data-driven decisions. About Palantir Technologies Palantir Technologies is a leading software company focused on enabling organizations to make better decisions through powerful data integration and analytics platforms. The company develops software that connects vast data sources with the people and institutions that rely on them to operate effectively. Palantir’s technology supports a wide range of real-world applications, including: Accelerating the development of life-saving medical treatments Forecasting and managing global supply chain disruptions Supporting humanitarian efforts such as locating missing children Improving operational decision-making for organizations worldwide By enabling institutions to harness complex datasets and emerging AI technologies, Palantir empowers partners to operate more efficiently and respond to global challenges with greater precision. Overview of the Palant...
Ravitaliy/iStock via Getty Images By Elior Manier Metals have been responding very unusually to the latest and ongoing US-Iran-Israel conflict, initially spiking higher but failing to withstand the pressure that followed. What is bothering metals, as with virtually all other assets on the market except for crude and its beloved petrodollar, is that supply tensions in energy are known for their lon...
Ravitaliy/iStock via Getty Images By Elior Manier Metals have been responding very unusually to the latest and ongoing US-Iran-Israel conflict, initially spiking higher but failing to withstand the pressure that followed. What is bothering metals, as with virtually all other assets on the market except for crude and its beloved petrodollar, is that supply tensions in energy are known for their long-lasting effects on inflation. And while inflation helps metals shine bright over the long run, when rate expectations are repriced higher, non-yielding assets face trouble. This morning was yet another example of this, with oil gapping higher at the Globex open and gold, silver, and other precious metals turning lower. Current Session in Metals (15:05 ET) – Courtesy of Finviz. March 16, 2026 The weird price action now gets even weirder when you see that a progressive easing in oil and the US dollar only briefly helped metals rebound. Gold now fragilely holds around $5,000 (after briefly crossing below the key level), and silver is doing the same, this time around $80. A few alternatives that have held well are copper and platinum, both of which remain strong despite the broader context in the commodity market. We will explore their technical levels during tomorrow's Metals update. The million-dollar question remains the same: Are such corrections in the midst of a rough conflict opportunities to buy dips or not? One risk of being long metals is that if the "fact" of war brings in some profit-taking, players who bought them as safe havens won't have many reasons to hold such positions; that is, as long as the conflict doesn't escalate to something much worse. The broader de-dollarization context remains, but this could already be a trend of the past, given recent reactions to the new Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh (who is yet to be officially nominated), in end-January. Let's tackle the intraday charts and levels for both silver (XAG/USD) and gold (XAU/USD) to see if today's downs...
Both Palantir Technologies (PLTR +1.17%) and Alphabet (GOOG +1.00%)(GOOGL +1.11%) are great technology companies with impressive business momentum. But they have some key differences, especially when it comes to growth rates and valuation. On one side, you have Palantir -- an artificial intelligence (AI) data and analytics software provider that is putting up staggering revenue growth rates, but i...
Both Palantir Technologies (PLTR +1.17%) and Alphabet (GOOG +1.00%)(GOOGL +1.11%) are great technology companies with impressive business momentum. But they have some key differences, especially when it comes to growth rates and valuation. On one side, you have Palantir -- an artificial intelligence (AI) data and analytics software provider that is putting up staggering revenue growth rates, but its stock is trading at a valuation that is simply difficult for many investors to wrap their heads around. Then you have Alphabet (GOOG +1.00%) (GOOGL +1.11%) -- a foundational tech giant growing at a more measured (but still impressive) pace, backed by a highly diversified business and a deeply entrenched operating history. And Alphabet stock's valuation? Far more conservative. Both companies are proving that there are real AI tailwinds helping drive their growth. But just one of the two stocks looks like a buy today -- and the comparison arguably isn't even close. So, when looking out over the next five years, which stock is the better buy today? The price of perfection There is no denying that Palantir is executing flawlessly right now. The data analytics company recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of roughly $1.41 billion -- a blistering 70% year-over-year increase. And that growth is not just coming from its legacy government contracts. U.S. commercial revenue surged 137% in Q4 to $507 million, underscoring the rapid acceleration of enterprise demand for its platforms. And Palantir's underlying financial health is equally impressive. The company reported $609 million in net income under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the fourth quarter. Showing how big this profit is, this puts net income at about 43% of the quarter's revenue. Additionally, management's forward-looking commentary was upbeat. Management guided 2026 full-year revenue of roughly $7.19 billion at the midpoint, implying a 61% year-over-year increase. Expand NASDAQ : PLTR Palant...
China Directly Mediating Between Pakistan & Afghanistan After Weeks Of War There's actually another hot war in the Middle East which has been raging, quite apart from the Iran-US-Israel war. Pakistan and Afghanistan have been engaged in a tense border conflict for weeks at this point . The Associated Press on Monday described the latest developments in the following : Afghanistan's Taliban governm...
China Directly Mediating Between Pakistan & Afghanistan After Weeks Of War There's actually another hot war in the Middle East which has been raging, quite apart from the Iran-US-Israel war. Pakistan and Afghanistan have been engaged in a tense border conflict for weeks at this point . The Associated Press on Monday described the latest developments in the following : Afghanistan's Taliban government on Monday accused Pakistan's military of targeting a Kabul hospital that treats drug addicts in airstrikes that killed four people and wounded several others. The attack came hours after Afghan officials said the two sides exchanged fire along their common border, killing four people in Afghanistan , as the deadliest fighting between the neighbors in years entered a third week. Image via Associated Press It was on Feb. 27 that Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared an "all-out war" on Afghanistan, and began bombing border regions as well as the capital of Kabul. Pakistan's army has total force domination; however, the Taliban can still inflict pain through acts of terrorism , which Pakistani cities have suffered immensely under. Acts of terror by Islamist groups have become almost a regular occurrence in Pakistan - with many suspected of having support through Afghanistan, which is precisely what Islamabad has cited as a key rationale for the war. But now, China is seeking to directly coordinate de-escalation, reportedly attempting to broker a ceasefire between the two neighbors. Beijing confirmed Monday that Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held phone calls with both Pakistani and Afghan counterparts in recent days as the situation continues to deteriorate. "The MFA Special Envoy on Afghan Affairs has been shuttling between Afghanistan and Pakistan," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in a statement on X. "China’s embassies have been in close communication with both sides as well." "China hopes Afghanistan and Pakistan will remain calm and exercise rest...