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Investors are possessed by a fear of AI and fears from AI. It's hard to know which fear is stronger, but both are already shaping the market. Depending on where you're sitting, it could be an opportunity. On one hand, you have investors worried about the impact that fast-progressing AI models by ...
Apple’s AI story just got a lot more concrete, and the stock is already reacting. Shares of Apple rose after investors latched onto reports that the company is accelerating work on three new AI‑driven wearables built around Siri: smart glasses, a small pendant, and camera‑equipped AirPods. “$AAPL ...
Cathie Wood didn’t hesitate when tech investors started flinching. On Feb. 17, ARK’s daily disclosures showed buys of $8 million in Broadcom (AVGO) and about $6 million in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). That’s a massive $14 million combined push into two of the biggest AI infrastructure giants, just ...
Atlassian on Wednesday named James Chuong as its new chief financial officer, effective March 30, taking over from Joe Binz. Chuong, 46, will join the enterprise software company after over a decade as the finance chief of LinkedIn, a subsidiary of Microsoft. In his new role, he will oversee Atlassian's finance and legal teams, the company said.
US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Wednesday's session in positive territory — the Nasdaq Composite leading the way in gains — as investors ease up around AI worries tied to last week's sell-off in the software sector. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the biggest market themes from today’s trading day, including intraday gains in the transportation sector, Apple (AAPL) reportedly planning to ramp work on AI products, and the day's price action in crude oil (CL=F, BZ=F). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend.
Apple (AAPL) is getting ready to announce several new products at the company's special event on Mar. 4. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley joins Market Domination host Josh Lipton to break down what we know and what investors should expect. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination.
Fourth-quarter filing shows major Amazon reduction, new 5.1 million-share New York Times stake, and increased bets on Chevron and Chubb.
Yes, Berkshire trimmed some Apple stock in Q4. But the selling slowed significantly.
Alphabet and Amazon are both reliable evergreen stocks.
Shares of real estate data provider CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) jumped 6.7% in the afternoon session after the company unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool, Homes AI, for its Homes.com real estate platform.
Why Microsoft (MSFT) is back in focus for investors Recent share price pressure has pushed Microsoft (MSFT) further off its highs, putting the stock back on many investors’ watchlists as they reassess how its current valuation lines up with underlying fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Microsoft. Microsoft’s recent pullback, including a 13.7% 1 month share price decline and a 16.1% year to date share price decline to US$396.86, contrasts with its 60.4% 3 year total shareholder return...
Bloomberg data show profit growth estimates climbing for tech giants while the other 493 S&P 500 firms see forecasts trimmed.
Garmin stock spiked after the maker of smartwatches and navigation tools posted strong fourth-quarter earnings and issued an upbeat forecast for 2026. Garmin sees pro forma earnings of $9.35 a share, while analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting $8.78. The company’s fitness trackers are among its best-known products, and are commonly touted as an alternative to the Apple Watch.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the odd one out in Big Tech’s AI spending race. While the rest of the Magnificent 7 are collectively committing around $700 billion in capital expenditure (capex) over the next year, Apple cut its own spending 19% year-over-year last quarter to $2.37 billion. The chart, published by A16Z, captures the gap visually. Since 2014, Apple’s quarterly capex line has barely moved. Every other Big Tech line has turned parabolic. Don't Miss: This AI Helps Fortune 1000 Brands Av
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The 13-F filing is of interest to the market because it covered the final quarter during which Warren Buffett was Berkshire’s CEO.
Investing.com -- Microsoft President Brad Smith cautioned that American tech companies should "worry a little bit" about subsidies Chinese competitors receive from their government in the artificial intelligence race.
US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday amid gains in major technology stocks, ahead of the
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Capgemini (ENXTPA:CAP) has launched new sovereign cloud and AI solutions across Microsoft, AWS, and Google ecosystems, targeting clients with strict compliance and data residency needs. The company has also agreed to acquire WNS, aiming to deepen its AI powered and data rich operations services for enterprise customers. These moves expand Capgemini's role in regulated sectors that require high levels of security, governance, and control over sensitive data. Capgemini enters this phase of...
Magnificent Seven stocks gave Wednesday’s broad market rally a big tech boost. Amazon.com was up 2.4%, while Nvidia was up 2.1%. Tesla and Microsoft were both rallying 1.1%. Alphabet and Apple were up about 0.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) stock is officially in correction territory after falling in sympathy with many of its heavy-spending peers in the Magnificent Seven. Undoubtedly, Alphabet is also spending handsomely, but as investors become overly focused on the 2026 spending figure, they risk losing track of the long-term opportunity at hand. Of course, there are also risks ... An Inference Tsunami May Be Coming for Google Cloud