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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has had a rough stretch heading into spring. The stock is down 5.37% over the past week, off 3.65% over the past month and has fallen 20.75% year-to-date from a Jan. 1 starting price of $472.94. It sits well below its 52-week high of $552.24, and most analysts maintain a consensus target of ... From $383 to $500: BofA’s Bold Microsoft Call Rests on Azure and Copilot Momentum
Bank of America initiated coverage of Nebius stock with a buy rating. BofA said Nebius is well positioned to gain cloud computing market share.
10am: Nasdaq falls furthest as stocks open lower Wall Street opened lower, with the Dow Jones down 0.8%, the S&P 500 falling 0.7% and the Nasdaq slipping 0.9% in early trade. Losses on the S&P were led by consumer and tech names, with Estée Lauder dropping 7.4%, Fair Isaac down...
(Bloomberg) -- In the stock market’s volatile and uncertain start to the year, one trade has held strong: go long memory and storage.Companies like Sandisk Corp., Western Digital Corp., and Seagate Technology Holdings Plc are among the leaders in the S&P 500 Index in 2026, even with their recent declines, as heavy spending on artificial intelligence creates insatiable demand for memory and storage components used in data centers. They were also top performers in 2025. “Infrastructure is the plac
Stocks were in retreat Tuesday, giving up some of the previous session's gains, as investors continued to worry about the war in Iran. All four major U.S. indices — the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 — were down. Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing ...
Microsoft reinstated, Ralph Lauren upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls
(Bloomberg) -- In the popular video game Steal A Brainrot, the object is petty theft. But now that the internet is awash with knockoffs of the runaway Roblox Corp. hit, its makers are defending their turf.Since November, Steal A Brainrot developers Spyder Games and Speedy Simulator Gaming have filed at least four lawsuits against alleged imposters. In one case, a legal representative knocked on the door of the listed address for Bella Thomas, the owner of the website stealbrainrotio.io that host
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2026--The U.S. remains the world’s most powerful brand market in 2026, with the nation’s top 500 brands valued at USD6.44 trillion, up 10% year-on-year, according to a recent report by Brand Finance.
New subscription benefits help developers add e-signature workflows, embedded analytics, and modern UI components within Visual Studio; Dev Essentials includes Essential Studio® UI EditionRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syncfusion®, Inc. today announced new benefits for Microsoft Visual Studio subscribers, expanding access to Syncfusion’s development tools for building modern applications and workflows. Eligible Visual Studio Enterprise subscribers now have acces
Practice Delivers Acceleration Path for Solving Complexity in $7 Trillion AI Market Based on 200+ Combined Years of Silicon-to-Services ExperiencePORTLAND, Ore. and NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TechArena announced the formation of a new Advisory practice today, adding former c-suite and executive operators from Intel, AWS, Microsoft, Micron, Flex, and Altera to TechArena's leadership. Advisors bring deep expertise across cloud, AI, data center, and edge computing, with a track re
Apple's stock has been falling this year, but its valuation remains high.
Amazon.com’s cloud-computing arm says the company is working with local authorities in its ongoing recovery efforts.
Microsoft reliance raises questions ahead of IPO
FREMONT, Calif., & CLEARWATER, Fla., March 24, 2026--TD SYNNEX has achieved Microsoft’s newly established global Frontier Distributor designation, reaching this milestone early in the program’s rollout.
IREN's $9.3 billion funding largely covers its 150K GPU expansion, but execution risks remain as deployment timing will be key to realizing returns.
Evercore sees stronger AI growth potential ahead
Rubrik (RBRK) announced a new integration with Microsoft (MSFT) Defender at RSAC 2026. The integration connects Microsoft’s real-time identity threat detection with Rubrik’s automated identity rollback and recovery capabilities, helping organizations respond faster to identity-based attacks. “Detection is only half of the battle,” said Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Rubrik. “Organizations need the ability to quickly and surgically reverse malicious identity changes and completely restore
Microsoft is expanding its security ecosystem with new integrations across Microsoft Security Copilot and the Sentinel data lake. Partners including Commvault, Rubrik, and XBOW are tying their platforms into Microsoft tools to connect threat detection, automated remediation, and recovery. The new capabilities span AI driven cyber resilience, identity protection, autonomous offensive security, and trusted recovery workflows. For investors watching NasdaqGS:MSFT, this move shows how deeply...
Pre-Market Stock Futures: After a volatile start to the week, futures are trading lower on Tuesday. Markets had plummeted early Monday before the opening bell, only to stage a massive turnaround following news of a potential diplomatic breakthrough. The rally was ignited by President Trump’s announcement of significant progress in negotiations with Iran, alongside a ... Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Alaska Airlines, ConocoPhillips, Commvault Systems, CoreWeave, Diamo
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ranks among the best most active stocks to buy right now. On March 12, KeyBanc reaffirmed a Sector Weight rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), citing a 9% month-over-month fall in indexed spending data, which is lower than the three-year average of 4%. KeyBanc stated that the data is broadly in line with […]
Nvidia’s $1 trillion GPU demand outlook shows a powerful AI growth runway that could support further stock upside.
Alithya (TSX: ALYA) is pleased to announce the expansion of its collaboration with Shamrock Technologies, a global leader in specialty additives manufacturing. Following the successful deployment of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management within the company's U.S. operations, Alithya will now lead the implementation at the company's European headquarters in Belgium.
Demand for artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing is a game changer for Nvidia.
Kastle, a leading provider of managed physical security services, announced today that it is the first company to roll out Aliro 1.0 credentials across mobile wallets of Apple, Google, and Samsung. This milestone makes Kastle the first to certify a fully interoperable credential standard across all three platforms, helping to accelerate widespread adoption of mobile access.
Striveworks, a leader in AI operations for defense and national security missions, today announced a strategic growth investment led by Washington Harbour Partners. Striveworks is a proven U.S. government partner whose platform is deployed across numerous agencies and divisions—including the Army's $100 million flagship AI initiative alongside Anduril, Palantir, and Microsoft. The capital will allow the company to enhance its product offerings, grow its engineering and R&D teams, and scale to me