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Alphabet Inc. reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations on earnings and revenue, driven by strong cloud growth, although its search advertising business narrowly missed analyst estimates. The Google parent posted cloud revenue of $24.77 billion for the quarter ended June 30, an 82% increase from a year earlier and ahead of Bloomberg-compiled analyst… Continue reading Alphabet earnings beat estimates as cloud growth tops forecasts

US stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as rising oil prices and caution ahead of a key batch of corporate earnings weighed on investor sentiment. Investors also continued to monitor developments in the Middle East and reassess expectations for Federal Reserve interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6%. The Dow… Continue reading Dow flat as S&P 500, Nasdaq slip before Big Tech earnings, oil climbs

Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) shares fell on Wednesday as investors weighed fresh regulatory scrutiny surrounding the company’s UK National Health Service (NHS) Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract alongside growing concerns over emerging competition ahead of its upcoming earnings report. The decline comes as the UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) addressed concerns over how NHS… Continue reading Why is Palantir stock falling 5% today? 

Global markets remained focused on four major developments on Wednesday, as the US and Iran signaled no immediate return to negotiations amid escalating military action.  AMD and Anthropic reportedly reached a multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure agreement centered on next-generation chips. Gold climbed to a two-week high as a weaker dollar offset concerns over higher oil prices.… Continue reading Evening Digest: US-Iran tensions rise, Anthropic to buy AMD chips

Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) shares moved 9% higher on Wednesday after Super Micro Computer released a stronger-than-expected preliminary update that reinforced expectations for continued spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The rally followed Super Micro’s announcement that it received more than $60 billion in new orders during its fiscal fourth quarter, driving its order backlog to… Continue reading Dell stock gains 9%, and it has Super Micro Computer to thank

SpaceX (SPCX) shares remain in focus after Elon Musk issued a pointed warning to those betting against his space infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) company. In his latest post on X, the billionaire wrote: “Survival probability of firms who maintain significant short position in SPCX over time is very low.” Musk’s comment arrives at a… Continue reading Elon Musk has a message for SpaceX short sellers: find out more

Rocket Lab’s stock price jumped more than 3%  after the company secured a major contract from the U.S. government. RKLB climbed to $72.15, about 12% above its lowest level this month. The key question now is whether this rebound marks the start of a sustained rally or is simply another dead-cat bounce. Rocket Lab wins… Continue reading Rocket Lab stock analysis: why it’s rising and what comes next

Oklo Inc. (OKLO) shares moved higher on Wednesday after a report said the advanced nuclear reactor developer is joining a Trump administration-led initiative designed to accelerate the development of new power plants to support the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers. According to a Bloomberg report citing a document it reviewed, Oklo and X-Energy… Continue reading Oklo stock jumps as firm joins $200M US AI nuclear power initiative

US stocks opened lower on Wednesday as weakness in semiconductor stocks and higher oil prices weighed on investor sentiment ahead of a crucial day of corporate earnings led by Alphabet, Tesla and other major technology companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 78 points, or 0.15%. The S&P 500 declined 0.12%, while the Nasdaq Composite… Continue reading Nasdaq slips as investors await Alphabet, Tesla earnings, chip stocks fall