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Fed chief Jerome Powell dented hopes for a Sept. rate cut. Microsoft and Meta soared late on earnings.

US stock futures rose as Wall Street weighed a new trade deal with South Korea and strong earnings from Meta and Microsoft.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is one of the AI Stocks in the Spotlight Today. On July 28, Bernstein SocGen Group analyst Stacy Rasgon reiterated an “Outperform” rating on the stock with a $185.00 price target. The firm believes that QCOM is “heavily out of favor” due to general smartphone market weakness, tariff concerns, and near-term earnings challenges […]

These latest updates make it easier for teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready voice experiences at scale.AUSTIN, TX, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telnyx, a global leader in communications infrastructure, today announced a wave of platform updates that enhance the core capabilities of its conversational AI stack. The release includes Azure Neural HD text-to-speech, built-in noise suppression, MCP server integration, embeddable AI Agent widgets, and robust tools for versioning and t

30 Jul, 2025 @ 23:07 by Yahoo! Finance

Negotiations on AGI clause could wrap soon

Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton takes a look at the top stories for investors to watch on Thursday, Jul. 31. Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) will report quarterly earnings results after the markets close. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data for June will be released in the morning. Economists are expecting a slight uptick from May. Initial jobless claims data for the week ending Jul. 26 will be out in the morning, as economists expect an increase from the previous week. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime.

Mark Zuckerberg really believes AI glasses will be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together.

Microsoft stock surged on better-than-expected financial results for its latest quarter and strong guidance, putting the tech giant on track to hit a $4 trillion market cap. The beat was driven in part by double-digit revenue growth in the tech firm’s closely watched Azure cloud business. Microsoft posted adjusted earnings of $3.65 a share on revenue of $76.4 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter.

In advance of Meta’s quarterly earnings report, CEO says his company aims to bring powerful AI into the lives of millions

30 Jul, 2025 @ 22:32 by Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft crushed Wall Street's targets for its fiscal fourth quarter thanks to its cloud computing and artificial intelligence businesses.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 22:29 by Yahoo! Finance

Bullish on China rebound but eyes AI strategy gap

30 Jul, 2025 @ 22:29 by Yahoo! Finance

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Quantum computing stocks such as IonQ and D-Wave rose as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, "The next big accelerator in cloud will be quantum."

Company’s second-quarter financial results showed a booming cloud business and enormous capital expenditures

Microsoft (MSFT) reported fiscal Q4 results that topped Wall Street expectations on both the top and bottom lines. D.A. Davidson head of technology research Gil Luria joins Market Domination Overtime with Josh Lipton to discuss the results and what's ahead for the tech giant. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 21:40 by Yahoo! Finance

Wall Street's AI heavyweights added a combined half a trillion dollars in stock market value late on Wednesday after quarterly reports from Microsoft and Meta Platforms showed massive investments in the emerging technology were paying off.

↗️ Microsoft (MSFT): Shares rose 7% after the technology titan reported a strong quarter, driven by cloud services and AI demand. ↗️ Meta Platforms (META): The social-media giant's shares jumped 9% after it posted revenue growth that underscored strength in its core ad business.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 21:15 by Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft (MSFT) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +8.96% and +3.70%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2025. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

30 Jul, 2025 @ 21:10 by Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft Corp. reported better-than-expected growth in its cloud business and said spending on AI infrastructure hit a record. Caroline Hyde reports on that and earnings from Meta on "Bloomberg The Close."

30 Jul, 2025 @ 21:03 by Yahoo! Finance

Technology giant Microsoft on Wednesday said its profit soared above expectations in the recently ended quarter, driven by its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) units.Microsoft was one of the first tech giants to double down on artificial intelligence when the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 rocked the tech industry.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 21:01 by Yahoo! Finance

Tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 18.1% year on year to $76.44 billion. Its GAAP profit of $3.65 per share was 8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Shares of Arm Holdings, whose customers include Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia, are up over 30% this year.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 20:54 by Yahoo! Finance

Intelligent Cloud was the standout, but Microsoft saw growth across its different sectors.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 20:53 by Yahoo! Finance

Much of company’s recent growth has come through the cloud business, which AI companies have been using to host models.

30 Jul, 2025 @ 20:44 by Yahoo! Finance

Lead Tech Analyst at I/O Fund Beth Kindig says she isn't interested in Apple or Amazon as an AI investor. She explains where she does see potential and why she believes stocks like Arm and Meta are overvalued on "Bloomberg Tech."

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