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Software stocks just posted their best week in two and a half decades.
Allbirds' AI pivot shows signs of froth in markets, but experts say the underlying fundamentals in AI remain strong.
Microsoft (MSFT) has found itself in unfamiliar territory. For a stock that spent much of the past decade as Wall Street’s darling, 2026 has been anything but. According to Seeking Alpha, the stock has tanked roughly 17% year-to-date, its worst quarterly showing since the 2008 financial ...
Investing.com -- As the debate over artificial intelligence and its potential to upend global labor markets intensifies, analysts at Morgan Stanley argue that history suggests the impact will be more evolutionary than immediate, with new technologies serving to augment workers rather than replace them entirely.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the Unstoppable Growth Stocks to Invest In According to Reddit. Less than two months ago, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced its plans to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI as part of its strategic partnership. On April 13, CNBC reported that the newly appointed revenue chief of OpenAI, Denise […]
Nvidia has what it takes to continue growing.
Consumer electronics giant Apple (AAPL) bucked the trend to significantly grow its iPhone shipments in China during the first quarter of this year, according to data from Counterpoint Research. The Silicon Valley company boosted its shipments by 20% between January and March, even though the total number of smartphones shipped into the world’s largest smartphone market fell by 4% during the period. A shortage of memory chips and surging prices combined with supply chain challenges to drag down s
Investing.com -- President Donald Trump has signaled that a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is imminent, suggesting that the summit could be "historic" as both nations coordinate on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and regional energy security.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is included among the Top 10 Reddit Stocks That Will Skyrocket. On April 16, TD Cowen analyst Derrick Wood lowered the firm’s price recommendation on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to $540 from $610. It reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The firm previewed Q3 and said upside in Azure may be limited, […]
A massive AI buildout and increasing competition highlight a changing landscape for the dominant software giant.
A U.S. trade tribunal ruled for Apple on Friday against a bid from medtech company Masimo to reinstate an import ban on the tech giant's Apple Watches. The U.S. International Trade Commission closed Masimo's case after declining to review an ITC judge's preliminary March ruling that Apple's redesigned watches do not infringe Masimo patents related to blood-oxygen reading technology. Danaher-owned Masimo can appeal the decision to the Washington-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Cisco surged over 10,000% in the 1990s dot-com boom. Who will do it in the AI Revolution decade?
Two key insiders recently purchased shares of the athletic apparel brand.
Reed Hastings founded Netflix in 1997 with Marc Randolph. Now he is departing, and founder departures don’t always go this smoothly.
Markets continued to rebound and set new records as oil prices fell and risk sentiment returned, today, April 17, 2026.
Microsoft rides AI and Azure growth, but slowing cloud guidance, capacity limits, and rising competition cast a shadow on its momentum.
Broadcom stock is up 31% while Marvell has risen 41% in April. Oppenheimer analysts back both to keep going.
The video streamer’s shares are falling, but that could be a buying opportunity given full-year guidance remains unchanged.
The iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF (IBTJ) holds Treasuries that mature in 2029, allowing its price behavior to gradually shift from rate-driven volatility toward a more time-defined outcome. That distinction becomes more relevant for investors managing toward a specific horizon rather than trading interest rate moves.
eBay (EBAY) stock surged 56% over the last twelve months. Its forward P/E multiple expanded from 12x to 17x, while full-year revenue grew just 7.9% last year. What is happening.
All three of the market indexes (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Friday's session with significant gains, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average which rose by nearly 868 points (1.79%) in the day. The S&P 500 ended the trading week 4.5% higher while the Nasdaq Composite surged by 6.84%. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre notes the fresh record highs for US stocks.
Apple has begun a large scale leadership transition in its Wearables, Home and Accessories group, as long time executive Stan Ng retires after more than 30 years at the company. The company is also expanding its cybersecurity posture through Project Glasswing, an industry alliance using advanced AI, called Mythos, to address shared cybersecurity risks. For investors tracking NasdaqGS:AAPL, these shifts touch two areas that matter for the long term story: product leadership in Apple Watch,...
Tech stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR E
The iPhone has become one of the dominant players in China's smartphone market and continues to press its advantage.
On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) surged over 800 points, while both the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) gained over 1% each. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a look at the week's biggest market moves, including action from the "Magnificent Seven" (MAGS), semiconductor sector (^SOX), software sector (IGV), CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX), 10-year Treasury yields (^TNX), the US dollar (DX-Y.NYB), bitcoin (BTC-USD), and more.