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Analysts think Nebius, Microsoft, and Nvidia have huge upsides.
Investing.com -- The technology sector is facing its steepest valuation test since the dotcom era as the NASDAQ Composite enters formal correction territory amid an intensifying U.S. military conflict with Iran. The index is on track for another sizeable retreat today, but analysts at Capital Economics suggest that the current rout is likely a temporary repricing rather than the start of a systemic collapse.
Something unusual is happening in the software sector. And investors are starting to notice. Jim Cramer is flagging an unexpected laggard: Microsoft (MSFT). Despite its dominance as the world’s largest software company by revenue and a leader in cloud and artificial intelligence, the stock has ...
Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley joins Josh Lipton to break down reports that Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) could go public as soon as October, as it looks to get ahead of OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) in the intensifying AI race.
"Magnificent Seven" stocks got hit this week as inflation fears rose and headwinds surfaced for the sector.
On March 27, 2026, energy shares gained while tech heavyweights dragged major U.S. benchmarks lower.
US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are selling off in Friday's session, marking another week of losses for all three of the major indexes. The Nasdaq Composite sank by over 2.1% and dropping 3.23% over the past five days.Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma tracks the day's losses across sectors, including spiking volatility (^VIX) and oil prices (CL=F, BZ=F) climbing above $100 per barrel yet again as the Iran war drags on.
Heavy capital spending and rising AI competition pressure sentiment despite long-term cloud and AI growth expectations remaining intact.
Tech stocks were lower late Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ET
Geopolitical tensions and AI spending concerns weigh on major tech stocks, dragging the index lower.
Meta’s stock would need to rise nearly 600% in five years for its latest options to pay out. This week’s news makes that aggressive goal all the more difficult.
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) has put a targeted hiring freeze in place across major cloud and North American sales teams. Hiring remains open for engineering and AI roles as the company focuses resources on AI infrastructure and data center buildout. The move aligns with rising capital spending on hyperscale AI capacity and comes as Microsoft approaches its fiscal year end. For you as an investor, this sits at the intersection of two key themes for Microsoft: the growth of its cloud and...
Analysts believe that this is not the bottom for this Magnificent Seven stock. MSFT is poised to rebound.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Apple on Friday said it has hired Lilian Rincon, who previously spent nearly a decade at Google overseeing its shopping and assistant products, as the vice
Yahoo Finance Senior Producer John Hyland tracks Friday's top moving stocks and biggest market stories.Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) is reportedly considering going public as soon as October, according to the Information.Microsoft (MSFT) stock is on track for its worst quarter since 2008.
One of the largest tech names the world has ever known, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) sits at the center of one of tech investing’s biggest debates: whether its AI infrastructure bet is genius or a capital allocation problem the market is pricing in. Shares are down 24% year-to-date, tracking toward the worst quarterly performance since the 2008 ... Microsoft Is Down 24% This Year While Spending $30B a Quarter on AI
Analysts point to AI-driven devices and new hardware launches as key catalysts
Accenture doubles down on AI with DaVinci Commerce investment, Cyber.AI launch and Microsoft tie-up to drive agentic commerce and cybersecurity growth.
Microsoft Stock Slides as Market Questions Cost of AI Push
Montaka Global Investments, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Montaka’s December 2025 investor letter explains that while global equity markets performed strongly in 2025, driven largely by artificial intelligence (AI) and a small number of high-performing technology stocks, the fund did not […]
The market is presenting investors with a gift on these AI stocks.
Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF (CBOE:MSFW) has shed 34% of its value since its July 2025 launch, even as it advertises weekly income and enhanced exposure to one of the world’s most valuable companies. That gap between the yield headline and the NAV reality is where the risk lives. What MSFW Actually Does MSFW targets 120% ... MSFW Paid $0.97 One Week and $0.097 Another. That Volatility Is the Real Risk
Utilities have long been the portfolio’s boring backbone: predictable dividends, regulated cash flows, and a tendency to hold up when riskier assets sell off. Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (NYSEARCA:FUTY) packages that idea into a single fund at near-zero cost, but what investors actually own is more nuanced than the classic defensive utility story. What ... FUTY Delivers 64% in Five Years While Charging Investors Next to Nothing
Wedbush has a $350 price target on the stock. The question is whether WWDC delivers what last year's didn't. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC) marks its 50th anniversary on April 1, and Wall Street is focused on what comes next more than what came before. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives...
AAPL's Services surge, revenues rising 14% y/y to $30B, powered by Apple TV hits, sports deals and Arcade expansion, as competition from Netflix and Alphabet heats up.