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The global race to dominate artificial intelligence is increasingly defined not just by capital investment or computing power, but by a fierce, escalating battle for a small pool of elite talent. As Big Tech companies pour billions into AI development, they are aggressively poaching top researchers and engineers from startups and rivals alike, reshaping the… Continue reading Inside the great AI talent war draining startups, powering Big Tech’s ambitions

Wall Street is heading into next week with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq at fresh record highs, but this still does not look like the kind of market where everything rises together. The latest rally has been helped by easing fears around the Middle East, stronger-than-expected earnings sentiment and the market’s enduring appetite for AI-linked… Continue reading 5 stocks Wall Street is quietly loading up before next week

US stocks surged on Friday, with major indexes hitting fresh records as investors cheered Iran’s decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and growing optimism around a potential end to the Middle East conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 869 points, or 1.8%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.2% to cross the 7,100 level… Continue reading Dow Jones surges 860 pts as Hormuz reopening lifts stocks to highs

US markets and global assets moved sharply on Friday as investors reacted to a flurry of geopolitical and market developments, including fresh optimism around a potential US-Iran deal, a surge in Bitcoin, a steep drop in crude oil prices, and continued strength in Nvidia shares. Trump signals Iran nuclear halt as deal optimism builds Sentiment… Continue reading Evening digest: Oil plunges, Bitcoin jumps on Iran deal hopes

Shares of Microsoft rose more than 2% on Friday after Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the company’s Fairwater artificial intelligence data center in Wisconsin had gone live ahead of schedule, underscoring continued investor focus on its AI expansion strategy. At the time of writing, the stock was trading up 0.39% at $421.91. AI infrastructure buildout… Continue reading Microsoft stock jumps as AI data center goes live, stock eyes best week

Shares of Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy) surged sharply on Friday, tracking a strong rally in Bitcoin that pushed the company’s massive cryptocurrency holdings back into profitable territory. The stock climbed 16.25% to its intraday high, although it is trading 10% higher at the time of writing, extending a five-day rally that has put it… Continue reading Strategy (MSTR) stock jumps 15% as Bitcoin rally pushes holdings to profit

Citi’s senior analyst Jason Bazinet says investors expected three things from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) – and its Q1 earnings delivered on “none”. Bazinet’s remarks arrive shortly after the streaming giant posted a “double beat”; per-share earnings of $1.23 on a whopping $12.25 billion in revenue for its first financial quarter. Netflix stock is still trading… Continue reading Investors expected three things from Netflix – it delivered on ‘none’

US markets rallied sharply on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open and US President Donald Trump signaled progress toward a broader agreement to end hostilities in the region. Trump signals progress on Iran deal Trump said Iran had agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely, while also confirming that Tehran would… Continue reading US stocks hit record highs as Trump says Iran will scrap nuclear program

Shares of New York-based Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) ripped higher on April 17 after the company announced a major regulatory breakthrough and received positive analyst coverage. As investors cheered both updates, CRML broke decisively above its major moving averages (50-day and 100-day), signalling shifting momentum in favour of the bulls. Despite its sharp rally… Continue reading Critical Metals stock soars 45% — but it isn’t too late to invest yet