PLAY PODCASTS
AMD Inks Chip Deal, VZ Names New CEO, Fifth Third to Buy Comerica

AMD Inks Chip Deal, VZ Names New CEO, Fifth Third to Buy Comerica

Stock Movers

October 6, 20255m 42s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (podtrac.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) triggers an explosive rally after landing a a blockbuster deal with OpenAI to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, giving the chipmaker a chance to show it can mount a challenge to Nvidia Corp. in the AI computing industry.

- Comerica (CMA) shares rise on news Fifth Third Bancorp agreed to buy the bank for about $10.9 billion in stock, the largest US bank deal this year and a sign that the logjam blocking big mergers in the industry may have broken under the Trump administration’s deregulation efforts.

- Verizon (VZ) shares fall as the company concedes it has fallen behind rivals in wireless and broadband service, replaced its chief executive officer of seven years, appointing a new leader with experience in telecom and financial technology. Dan Schulman, 67, who became lead independent director in December, takes over immediately, Verizon said Monday, with a mandate to revive growth and improve the company’s fortunes. The former CEO of PayPal Holdings Inc., he replaces Hans Vestberg, 60, a former Ericsson AB executive who has led the company since 2018.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.