{"id":3066,"date":"2026-10-02T16:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrotradingreport.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/amd-stock-gains-3-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:43:17","slug":"amd-stock-gains-3-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrotradingreport.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/amd-stock-gains-3-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD stock gains 3%, here’s why"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AMD stock gained 3% on Friday as technology shares rallied following weaker-than-expected US employment data that reduced expectations for another Federal Reserve interest-rate hike.<\/p>\n

The US economy added 29,000 jobs in Septembe<\/a>r, the nonfarm payrolls report showed, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. <\/p>\n

The Dow Jones consensus had expected payrolls to increase by 84,000, with unemployment remaining at 4.1%.<\/p>\n

The softer labour market data pushed Treasury yields lower. The 10-year Treasury yield fell one basis point to 5.25%, while the two-year yield was flat after initially declining following the employment report.<\/p>\n

The data strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could leave interest rates unchanged at its October meeting, supporting demand for technology stocks.<\/p>\n

AMD’s gains also come as the company expands its presence in AI infrastructure through new customer deployments and its planned acquisition of artificial intelligence startup World Labs.<\/p>\n

HPE announces $1.2B AMD AI rack order<\/h2>\n

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced on Wednesday that Vultr had placed a $1.2 billion order to deploy AMD’s Helios AI rack architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each integrated rack combines 72 AMD Instinct MI455X GPUs with AMD EPYC processors and Pensando Vulcano AI network interface cards. <\/p>\n

The systems also use HPE’s direct liquid cooling technology and scale-up switching software.<\/p>\n

The order highlights AMD’s push to supply complete AI infrastructure as demand for computing capacity expands.<\/p>\n

AMD’s AI business has increasingly focused on products designed for large-scale computing workloads. <\/p>\n

The Helios architecture brings together AMD’s GPUs, processors and networking technology in an integrated rack system.<\/p>\n

AMD’s World Labs deal targets next-gen AI<\/h2>\n

AMD announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion<\/a> in an all-stock transaction.<\/p>\n

World Labs is an AI startup focused on spatial intelligence and three-dimensional world models. <\/p>\n

Under the transaction, its founder and AI researcher Fei-Fei Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist, reporting directly to CEO Lisa Su.<\/p>\n

World Labs develops AI models capable of creating and simulating three-dimensional environments. <\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Li and Su demonstrated the company’s Marble model, which can generate a 3D scene from a small number of images.<\/p>\n

AMD said the technology could have applications in robotics and other physically grounded AI systems. <\/p>\n

The company also expects World Labs’ research to help it anticipate the requirements of future AI models and guide processor development.<\/p>\n

World Labs will remain separate from AMD’s chipmaking business until the transaction closes later this year.<\/p>\n

The $8.2 billion deal would be AMD’s second-largest acquisition, behind its approximately $50 billion purchase of Xilinx in 2022.<\/p>\n

According to WSJ data<\/a>, analysts currently have a consensus overweight rating on AMD. <\/p>\n

Forty-seven analysts have an overweight or buy rating, while ten have a hold rating, with no sell ratings listed.<\/p>\n

The post AMD stock gains 3%, here's why<\/a> appeared first on Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n

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