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Microsoft, Chevron and investment fund Engine No. 1 have entered into an exclusivity agreement for power generation and supply, the three companies said on Tuesday. Technology companies, including Microsoft, are rushing to secure electricity supply for their rapidly expanding data centers that would power generative artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT and Copilot. Chevron and Engine No. 1 had already announced a partnership last year to build natural gas-based power plants next to data centers in the U.S., with the two planning to use turbines by electric services company GE Vernova.
The Oracle of Omaha made a surprising final pick that's already paying off.
OpenAI on Tuesday said that the startup was valued at $852 billion in a freshly closed funding round that raised $122 billion.The funding round included a diverse set of partners including Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Softbank, according to OpenAI. In an unusual move, some $3 billion was reportedly raised from individual investors.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning to several major international corporations, alleging their involvement in operations conducted by the U.S. and Israel against Iran and said they would be treated as “legitimate targets.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is among the 8 Stocks Owned by President Donald Trump in his Stock Portfolio. On March 27, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives reiterated an Outperform rating on the stock with a price target of $350. The update follows the tech giant’s announcement during the week to host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from […]
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is among the 8 Stocks Owned by President Donald Trump in his Stock Portfolio. The stock sports a Strong Buy rating and an average share price upside potential of 63%, as of the close of business on March 30. This is despite UBS slashing its price target last week to $510 from $600, […]
A foldable iPhone could be coming soon.
Oracle is reportedly laying off thousands of employees, adding to an already long list of tech giants cutting staff while spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI data centers.
Big-tech leaders surged on fresh hopes that the Iran war may be nearing an end, today, March 31, 2026.
OpenAI announced its latest funding round on Tuedsay, raising $122 billion at a $852 billion valuation.
Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley talks to Market Domination Host Josh Lipton about a recently announced partnership between Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Amazon (AMZN) to use Amazon's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide internet access on flights.
OpenAI's latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.
New feature aims to handle multiple commands at once as Apple upgrades its AI strategy
Microsoft, Nvidia, and other Magnificent Seven stocks are cheaper relative to the S&P 500, but investors remain uncertain about the durability of the AI trade.
Apple (AAPL) is back in focus after recent trading left the stock about 7% lower over the past month and roughly 9% lower over the past 3 months, prompting fresh questions about valuation. See our latest analysis for Apple. At around $246.63 per share, Apple’s recent 1 month share price return of roughly a 7% decline and year to date share price return of about a 9% decline contrast with a stronger 1 year total shareholder return of around 11%. This suggests shorter term momentum has faded...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the best stocks to invest in for good returns. On March 24, analysts at Evercore ISI reiterated their Outperform rating for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), impressed by strong momentum in the company’s services segment. The research firm maintains a $330 price target on the stock in anticipation of the service […]
Investing.com -- OpenAI closed a $122 billion funding round on Tuesday at a post-money valuation of $852 billion, the company announced.
It's been a rough start to the year for the often-Teflon stock that is Nvidia.
The facility received an A3 rating from Moody’s marking the first time a loan backed by high-performance computing infrastructure has achieved investment-grade status. Microsoft advanced 3.1% after the tech giant said it would invest more than $1 billion in cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Thailand between 2026 and 2028. The announcement came following a meeting in Bangkok between Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith and Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Apple needs to prove to Wall Street that it can continue to be a dominate tech force—and a solid tech investment—for the next 50 years.
IRVINE, Calif., March 31, 2026--Ingram Micro Earns Microsoft Frontier Distributor Designation
Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR
Both NVIDIA and Apple have gotten off to sluggish starts in 2026, but the reality remains that both companies remain top-tier picks, underpinned by robust cash-generating abilities, favorable EPS revisions, and rock-solid demand outlooks.
Lumentum's sales of optical chips are soaring as the AI market expands.
VST rides clean energy demand, strong earnings growth and shareholder returns while trading below peers.