U.S. stock futures advanced on Thursday, with the Nasdaq gaining over 2% as strong forecasts from Micron and Qualcomm renewed AI optimism ahead of key inflation data later in the day.
Micron and Qualcomm signaled robust demand for AI infrastructure, with customers committing $22 billion to secure Micron's memory chips and Qualcomm forecasting $15 billion in data centre revenue by 2029.