Cybersecurity
Chip Stocks Roar Into 2018 With Gains Topping All S&P Sectors
Intel Says Fixes for Exploit Coming Over Next Few Weeks
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Chip stocks are rolling again.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has gained 4.4 percent in the first two days of the year, beating all other S&P 500 sectors. By contrast, in the same span a year ago, the chips stocks rose just 0.4 percent. The hot start comes after a late-2017 selloff put a damper on what had been a record-breaking bull run.