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‘The numbers don’t lie,’ according to the Trump administration.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) has reached an agreement to acquire Astreya for approximately $600 million, according to a report by Reuters. The acquisition is expected to enhance Cognizant’s capabilities in AI infrastructure, as demand for artificial intelligence continues to grow across industries.
A massive week on Wall Street has traders at the edge of their seats. Jerome Powell takes center stage at what will likely be his last post-policy decision press conference as Fed Chair. If that wasn't enough, earnings from Big Tech names like Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon are out. Trader Talk Host Kenny Polcari looks to make sense of it all with Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick and Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi.
What's Berkshire like under new CEO Greg Abel's leadership? Pretty much like it was when Buffett led the company.
(Bloomberg) -- Investors looking for clues on which direction the stock market is headed in the coming weeks will get a rapid-fire reading as soon as trading ends on Wednesday.Most Read from BloombergUAE Quits OPEC as War Upends Oil Markets and Gulf Tensions RiseNorth Korea Confirms Suicide Rule for Soldiers Ukraine CapturesTrump Being ‘Humiliated’ in Iran Talks, German Leader SaysSergey Brin Confronted Gavin Newsom — Then Launched a Political WarOpenAI Breaks Free From Exclusive AI Pact With Mi
Cognizant Technology has agreed to buy Astreya, an IT services and technology provider focused on AI infrastructure and data center services, in a deal valued at around $600 million, the company told Reuters. The deal is expected to strengthen Cognizant's AI infrastructure capabilities, as companies ramp up spending on the technology that is reshaping industries. Cognizant has benefited from enterprise clients accelerating AI integration and automation as they migrate workloads to the cloud.
Big tech earnings and the Fed's interest rate decision will set the tone for the stock market's performance over the next few months.
Nvidia's dominance in data center GPUs is pushing hyperscalers toward custom silicon and diversified AI infrastructure strategies.
Amazon is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings after the stock market closes. Amazon is spending big on artificial intelligence, and that’s worried investors. Shareholders will be watching closely to see if Amazon plans to add to those estimates.
Microsoft is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter financial results after the stock market closes on Wednesday.
Brace yourself. Wednesday's after-hours session could move the market.
The stock market fell on OpenAI fears and rising oil prices, but pared losses. AI stocks Seagate, Bloom Energy led earnings movers late.
Microsoft has trailed the S&P 500 over the past year, yet Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.
With an annual dividend yield of 3.79%, Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) is included among the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Right Now. On April 15, BMO Capital analyst Edward DeArias raised the firm’s price recommendation on Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) to $91 from $84. It reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares. The move […]
How Microsoft’s Valuation Fits Into Your Portfolio Thinking Before getting into detailed valuation models, it helps to step back and see how Microsoft’s share price has been behaving relative to those fundamentals. Over the past week the stock has returned 1.2%, with a 20.3% return over the last 30 days, while year to date the return is 9.2% decline and the 1 year return sits at 9.8%, all off a last close of US$429.29. These figures give useful context for judging whether current pricing...
Stocks fell ahead of a jam-packed Wednesday that includes a Fed meeting, a new Fed chairman vote, and Big Tech earnings.
Attention begins to return to domestic news, whilen Powell's final meeting and Mag 7 earnings hold focus.
Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma takes a look at the top stories for investors to watch on Wednesday, Apr. 28: Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh's confirmation vote, the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, and earnings from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Meta (META).
Chip-testing equipment maker Teradyne on Tuesday forecast a sequential decline in second-quarter revenue and adjusted profit, sending its shares down more than 8% in extended trading. The forecast comes as Teradyne's first-quarter revenue jumped 87% from a year earlier, driven by strong demand for its equipment used to test high-performance semiconductors for the artificial intelligence market. • Teradyne sees second-quarter revenue in the range of $1.15 billion to $1.25 billion, the midpoint of which is lower than its first-quarter revenue of $1.28 billion.
Artificial intelligence (AI) investments could weigh on the music streamer's bottom line.
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft will release results after the closing bell
AI-related stocks were hit hard on Tuesday after a report that aggressive goals from OpenAI’s CEO may not be working.
Oracle stock closed down Tuesday as its relationship with ChatGPT-developer OpenAI is under scrutiny again—and taking down much of the AI trade with it even though the tech start-up has pushed back. Its shares have fallen 15% in 2026 over concerns about its capital expenditures as it builds out artificial-intelligence data centers. The trigger for Tuesday’s slide was a report in the The Wall Street Journal that OpenAI has recently missed its own targets for new users and revenue, leading to concerns among executives about whether it will be able to fulfill its spending commitments.
US equity indexes declined on Tuesday as a slide in semiconductors hit technology, while worsening M
US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed out Tuesday trading in negative territory, with the Nasdaq Composite leading daily losses as it dropped 0.9%. The pressure may be on for Big Tech as investors await the release of earnings results from Magnificent Seven companies Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Meta Platforms (META), and Microsoft (MSFT) throughout this week. Laffer Tengler Investments CEO and CIO Nancy Tengler joins Brooke DiPalma to talk about the trends she is seeing in the tech and AI landscapes as earnings season picks up.