Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock plunged across the last week of trading. Its share price ended the period down 24.2% from the previous week's market close, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Supermicro advanced 188% in the first half, while Nvidia climbed 149%. A short report alleged problems at Supermicro, a newspaper article spoke of a possible Justice Department investigation, and just recently,