Broadcom was gaining after Meta Platforms said it sees room for greater use of its custom artificial-intelligence chips.

Shares of Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) surged more than 4% in pre-market trade on Thursday after Meta Platforms Inc. (META) revealed that it is ramping up the use of its custom-designed chips. During its fourth-quarter earnings call,

Broadcom shares were trading about 4% higher in premarket trade. Meta CFO Susan Li told investors on a conference call that the company will use more of the chips it's designed with Broadcom. The chips are known as Meta's Training and Inference Accelerator,

Broadcom rose 5% on Thursday as Meta Platforms announced plans to increase use of chips designed with Broadcom.

Microsoft alone is projecting $80 billion of infrastructure spend for data centers in 2025; meanwhile, OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank are leading the newly announced Stargate initiative under President Trump — a project aiming to invest $500 billion into AI frameworks over the coming years.

Meta is slated to report fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the close of regular trading. Meta shares are up over 11% since Oct. 30, when it reported third-quarter earnings and said it would raise the low end of its 2024 capital expenditures guidance from $37 billion to $38 billion.

Broadcom’s business relies heavily on their networking products, which are crucial for data transfer in AI systems. If the market for premium AI chips experiences a downturn, amid the rise of DeepSeek, it could create a domino effect, potentially hurting sales of Broadcom’s supporting technologies and components.

Tesla shares have advanced 50% in the last three months on expectations the company will benefit from the ties between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, especially where a

Nvidia shares tumbled Wednesday, dashing hopes for a quick recovery from losses earlier in the week amid concerns about the competitiveness of American AI firms and their spending on the emerging technology.

We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Analysts Are Focusing On These Days. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) stands against other AI stocks analysts are focusing on these days.

Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm DeepSeek rattled the AI industry with the announcement of its low-cost AI models, prompting a huge sell-off in shares of U.S. tech giants, including NVIDIA NVDA,

Chinese startup DeepSeek’s app has climbed to the top of the iPhone charts as its newest AI assistant showed competitive performance against rivals like OpenAI and Meta.