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Good news for investors everywhere, as the week began with significant gains for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, driven by bullish movements in Broadcom, Robinhood, and Micron.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite experienced significant gains from the much-needed AI push and ...
The stock market jumped to a key level, but the jury's still out. Tesla, Palantir and Broadcom jumped, but only one flashed a buy signal.
Wall Street stocks rallied Monday, extending a rebound as fresh hopes for a US interest-rate cut boosted sentiment after last week's rollercoaster ride fueled by worries of an AI tech bubble.Wall Street indices have surged to multiple records in 2025 thanks in part to bullish sentiment about AI. The strong performance has also been supported by easing Fed policy and lately by the market's judgment that US President Donald Trump's tariffs have not had as much of a negative impact as initially fea
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Shares of Google parent Alphabet surged Monday, putting the Magnificent Seven company less than 5% away from a $4 trillion market capitalization. The stock's rise of 10% over two days gives it a market cap of around $3.843 trillion, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The only U.S. companies that have hit a $4 trillion market cap are Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft.
Apple said on Monday it is cutting jobs across its sales teams, noting that only a small number of roles will be impacted by the layoffs.
On its face, 2025 has been a good year for the stock market. The S&P 500 was dragged out of its tariff-induced springtime slump by a small subset of AI-forward power players whose spectacular gains defied an otherwise softening economy. Even now, despite a rocky November, the benchmark index is up more than 12 percent since the start of the year. A group of trillion-dollar brands known as the “Magnificent Seven” - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla - has been at the foref
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Alphabet stock continues its surge on the back of excitement around Google’s latest large-language model, while Tesla rises after CEO Elon Musk indicates the electric-vehicle maker has designed AI chips for its cars and data centers.
Apple cut dozens of jobs in its sales teams, according to a report from Bloomberg. It's a rare move from the tech giant, which tends to conduct layoffs less frequently than its peers. Yahoo Finance Dan Howley reports the details. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination.
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The artificial intelligence trade is in trouble but Google stock hit an all-time high of 306.42 on Nov. 20 amid market volatility.
The new data center project, which comes on top of an $11 billion outlay announced last year, will add 2.4 gigawatts of capacity in the region, Amazon said on Monday. It is also expected to create 1,100 jobs. The e-commerce behemoth, which is also the largest cloud services provider in the world, has invested more than $31.3 billion in Indiana since 2010. Earlier in the day, Amazon also announced plans to invest up to $50 billion to expand AI and supercomputing capabilities for U.S. government customers of its cloud unit, Amazon Web Services.
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An Apple spokesperson told Reuters that the company is continuing to hire and the affected employees can apply for new roles. The impacted employees include account managers serving major businesses, schools and government agencies, according to Bloomberg News, which had reported the news earlier in the day. Staff who operate Apple's briefing centers for institutional meetings and product demonstrations for prospective customers were also affected, Bloomberg said.
The cuts extended across the sales organization — hitting some teams especially hard — though the company didn’t tell employees how many roles were involved. The affected jobs included account managers serving major businesses, schools and government agencies, as well as the staff who operate Apple’s briefing centers for institutional meetings and product demonstrations for prospective major customers. Apple confirmed on Monday that it’s reshuffling the division, without giving specifics.
A buying frenzy in Big Tech on Monday sent the Nasdaq Composite surging toward its best day since May. The tech-heavy index was up 2.7%, which would be its largest daily gain since May 12, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The Dow, up nearly 300 points, or 0.6%, had stronger showings earlier this month.
It was a tough past week for the AI trade and the broad markets, to say the least. But it’s always nice to finish things on a high note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both shooting higher (both closing Friday’s session up less than 1%), thanks in part to good Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) numbers ... The AI Trade is Bouncing Back, Thanks to Nvidia and Renwed Rate Cut Hopes. This Tech Stock Might Be Worth Buying
Amazon says it will spend $50 billion to expand its data center footprint for US government services.
() -The world's largest technology companies are tapping debt markets, raising almost $100 billion through recent bond offerings, as they seek to bolster their artificial intelligence infrastructure. This marks a shift for Silicon Valley firms that typically relied on cash to fund their investments.
The new Gemini 3 model from Google parent company Alphabet is boosting Google stock. Google's Gemini 3 debuted last week to rave reviews. Google shares are rising nearly 5% on Monday after rallying 8% last week.
Many AI stocks have retreated from 52-week or record highs. What's clear is that investor worries over an AI bubble have increased.
Firm maintains $625 price target following Ignite conference insights.