AI Stock Frenzy: Record Highs, Bold Bets, and Backlash in Late July 2025
Nvidia secured a 300,000-unit H20 AI chip order for China as U.S. export licenses are expected to resume, adding to its 700,000-chip inventory. AMD rose to $177 after HSBC upgraded the stock and cited its OpenAI partnership. Broadcom forecast a 60% jump in AI revenues this quarter to $5.1 billion, boosted by cloud demand and VMware. Alphabet raised 2025 capital spending by $10 billion to $85 billion to expand AI cloud infrastructure.