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IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) is one of the best crypto-related stocks to invest in. On November 10, 2025, The Fly reported that Canaccord Genuity increased its price target on IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) from $42 to $70, while reiterating a “Buy” rating. The investment firm sees the company’s GPU cloud contract with Microsoft as a key growth driver. It […]
ServiceNow recently announced a comprehensive series of AI integrations and partnerships with industry leaders including Microsoft, Tanium, Palo Alto Networks, and Aria Systems, all aimed at enhancing productivity, workflow automation, security, and unified enterprise management for business clients. These collaborations introduce advanced AI agent governance and automation across platforms like Microsoft 365, strengthen security controls for AI workloads, and streamline end-to-end solution...
Traders might swear there's an "AI bubble", but after strong earnings results from AI giant Nvidia and the well-received launch of Alphabet's new Gemini 3 Pro AI model, it looks like the market is only penalizing one corner of the burgeoning tech industry: the friends of ChatGPT creator OpenAI. AI ...
One major exception came from Alphabet, which finished up 3.5%, passing Microsoft to become the world’s third-largest company. Until recently, Google-parent Alphabet was seen as an AI laggard, with more to lose from the new technology than gain. Alphabet has a rich source of funds in its massive advertising business, while rival OpenAI is likely to need more debt, stock issuance, and other creative forms of financing to pay for its AI models.
Wondering if Microsoft’s current share price is a golden opportunity or just the status quo? You are not alone, with many investors eyeing whether it’s undervalued or trading at a premium. Recently, Microsoft’s stock has pulled back, with a drop of 7.4% over the past week and 9.3% in the last month, but it’s still up 12.8% year-to-date and 14.1% over the last year. This recent dip comes as investors digest a flurry of announcements, including continued investment in AI, major partnerships...
The blistering growth of artificial intelligence investment has left many market watchers with a familiar, uneasy feeling. So as billions of dollars flow into chip makers, data centers and startups, the question on everyone’s mind looms — are we in an AI bubble? According to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the answer is “yes” — but with some heavy qualifiers. Gates was quick to clarify that not all bubbles are created equal in an Oct. 28 interview on CNBC. And that from his perspective, the AI
MIAMI, November 21, 2025--ExperienceBypass™, a global enterprise transformation advisory firm, announced the release of a new industry report outlining structural risks emerging in the rapidly expanding AI market. The report, authored by Honorio J. Padron, Founder and CEO of ExperienceBypass™, argues that the real AI bubble is not financial, it is architectural, and that tens of thousands of AI point solution companies will disappear over the next 36 to 48 months as enterprise architecture conso
New York Fed President John Williams made the case for a near-term cut to interest rates. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, overtook Microsoft as the third-largest company by market value, behind Nvidia and Apple. Small stocks outperformed, with the Russell 2000 rising 2.8%.
Eli Lilly (LLY) became the 10th U.S. company to reach the $1 trillion market cap milestone on Friday, following nine others that mostly come from technology. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker, the first pharmaceutical company to hit the 13-digit mark, rode a wave behind the booming market for weight-loss drugs.
The stock market rebounded Friday on Fed rate cut hopes but suffered damaging weekly losses. Nvidia, Apple and Eli Lilly are in focus.
Apple is the IBD Stock Of The Day as the consumer electronics giant prepares for a busy holiday shopping season.
Eli Lilly on Friday became the first health care company to top $1 trillion in market capitalization, joining a club of mostly tech names.
As AI redefines what it means to be a database firm, MongoDB stock could get a boost from the software maker's "nonrelational" DNA.
Alphabet stock rises again, making the Google parent the third largest U.S. company by market capitalization.
Oracle is a cloud-software company, now tied closely to the artificial intelligence investment trade, that may be doing the same thing. Shares in Oracle have tumbled 40% since early September, lopping nearly $360 billion from its market value, since the company unveiled a huge jump in projected revenue from its burgeoning AI business. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
“AI is in a rational bubble,” says Mohamed El-Erian. “It makes sense to overinvest in it, to overspend on it, because the payoff is enormous.” But, he warns, there will be a small number of winners.
We recently published 13 Stocks That Crossed Jim Cramer’s Radar. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed. Whether they’ve struggled or flourished, Cramer has been an ardent supporter of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s shares throughout 2025. In September, ahead of the iPhone launch, Cramer commented that “Apple remains a maligned company with […]
A judge's surprise ruling turns the AI boom into Google's unexpected shield, reshaping the power map of Big Tech.
A Rothschild/Redburn analyst has downgraded Microsoft and Amazon as the bull thesis fails to play out with the intensity many have expected.
A number of the major hedge funds and big money managers, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which axed its Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stake by nearly 65%, were big net sellers of big tech in the third quarter. And while there were buyers of big tech companies, including the likes of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway ... The Big Hedge Funds Were Selling Big Tech—Time to Take Profits?
The nation’s biggest economic engine—artificial intelligence—is linked to one of its biggest economic anxieties—rising electricity prices. AI data centers use so much electricity that they’re causing prices to rise for nearby communities. Nowhere was that tension more evident this week than at a meeting on data centers by PJM, the nation’s largest electricity grid operator.
Paramount Skydance Corp., Netflix Inc. and Comcast Corp. have all made offers for all or part of the New York-based entertainment giant. While similar regulatory concerns hang over all three bids, each also faces unique issues. Which partner Warner Bros. picks will impact the regulatory process.
Tech Titans Tumble: AI Boom Shows Cracks Despite Strong Earnings
Broadcom, Qualcomm, Apple Show Interest in Intel But Analysts Doubt Impact
The chipmaker’s blockbuster earnings offered a brief reprieve, but a rapid reversal in trading cemented investor worries about the sustainability of the AI boom.