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Stocks are up at midday on Wednesday though losing some steam as the morning goes on. The Fed is meeting and Chairman Powell will speak at 2pm ET to review where the Fed stands on the economy and rates. The U.S. and China will meet to discuss trade between the two countries this weekend. Earnings are still driving individual stock prices. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is 4.28%. Oil is at $59 per barrel.

GlobalFoundries is a top-five contract semiconductor manufacturer globally. It was originally the manufacturing arm of Advanced Micro Devices before it was spun out in 2009. The foundry sells chips into a range of end markets including smartphones, PCs, Internet of Things, data centers, automotive, industrial, and so on, but primarily focuses on more mature process technologies. Until 2021, the firm was privately held by Mubadala Investment, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates. GlobalFoundries merged with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in 2009 and acquired IBM's chipmaking business in 2015. GF is headquartered in Malta, New York, and employs about 13,000 people.

Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.

Viavi Solutions is a provider of both hardware-based and software-based network services. Viavi's core business is network and service enablement, which includes test & measurement, network visibility, service assurance, and related capabilities. Viavi also contains Optical Specialty Products, which after several asset dispositions focuses mainly on currency-authentication solutions. In August 2015, Viavi began trading under the VIAV ticker after spinning off JDSU's former CCOP business into Lumentum Inc.