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The stock market is at highs but results and spending for Apple, Amazon, Google and more will be key. Iran talks were called off.

Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI goes to trial Monday, and the fate of the company's future may hang in the balance.

AEye Inc shares are rallying Friday morning following the appointment of Paul Berton as the company's new Vice President of Operations and Quality. Here’s what investors need to know. Former Lucid Motors and Apple Executive Joins AEye Leadership Berton brings a resume from Lucid Motors, where he led manufacturing and engineering for low-voltage ECUs across more than 30 products. His background also includes leadership roles at Apple and Intel. Don't Miss: A single bad hire can set a startup back

Turnaround strategies and AI deployment are to blame.

Oklo's liquid-metal cooled SMR technology is impressive, but you can invest in that technology without anywhere near as much risk.

Investing.com -- The stock market’s recent climb to record highs is being powered by a narrow, AI-driven engine, masking a broader and deeper decline in the average equity.

Investors may focus on the company's AI and product strategy.

26 Apr, 2026 @ 06:45 by Yahoo! Finance

Investing.com -- The rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence into the U.S. workforce has long sparked fears of mass job displacement. However, new research from Morgan Stanley suggests a more constructive reality: AI is currently acting as a catalyst for growth rather than a replacement for human capital.

Wall Street has a short memory and an even shorter fuse. When a stock cracks, conviction tends to follow price, not the other way around. Investors who loved a company at $300 will quietly hate it at $145, even when the underlying business has barely budged. That pattern has been playing out in ...

The big five hyperscalers plan to spend a total of more than $700 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure this year.

25 Apr, 2026 @ 21:03 by Yahoo! Finance

When Michael Burry makes a move, people pay attention. Not because he is always right, but because he tends to act before the crowd catches on. And what he just did in the software sector is exactly the kind of contrarian bet his reputation was built on. The stock he bought is one of the biggest ...

The "Great Rotation" made this AI company an attractive buy.

Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) has launched its first large scale voluntary buyout program in the U.S., targeting roughly 7% of its domestic workforce. The offer is aimed at senior director level and below employees who meet a defined age plus tenure threshold. The program is tied to the company’s push to reorient its organization around AI and follows significant AI related capital expenditure. For you as an investor, this move points to a meaningful reset in how Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT)...

The software giant has rallied ahead of next week's report.

Analyst upgrade and Apple timing shift move Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) shares climbed after Barclays upgraded the stock, noting expectations that a delay in new low end Apple devices could extend demand for Skyworks components in current iPhone models. See our latest analysis for Skyworks Solutions. Beyond the upgrade, the stock has been rebuilding momentum, with a 1 month share price return of 13.28% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 7.97%, although the 5 year...

25 Apr, 2026 @ 16:00 by Yahoo! Finance

Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha with support from Lidl’s owner, Schwarz Group. With the blessing of their governments, the companies intend to offer a sovereign alternative to enterprises in an AI landscape dominated by American players.

25 Apr, 2026 @ 15:18 by Yahoo! Finance

The median annual pay of large company CEOs hit $29.4 million last year, a record high, up 23.2%. It’s still one big fat guessing game.

Microsoft has struggled in 2026.

25 Apr, 2026 @ 14:07 by Yahoo! Finance

Apple is heading into its April 30 earnings report, with investors focused on iPhone demand, outlooks, and what’s next for its AI strategy under its upcoming new CEO. The iPhone maker's stock has lagged this year, down about 0.64% year to date compared with a 4.67% gain for the S&P 500 index, ...

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As Apple inches toward foldable iPhones, Barclays is turning to chipmakers like Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo, seeing an opportunity to buy these stocks at attractive levels.

25 Apr, 2026 @ 11:35 by Yahoo! Finance

Google Cloud Next 2026 featured eighth-generation TPUs, the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and Workspace Intelligence as Alphabet deploys up to $185 billion in 2026 capex.

Apple and Alphabet have been most effective at using buybacks to increase earnings per share.

Microsoft is set to report earnings Wednesday afternoon, with the stock seen potentially hitting its highest point in months following the report.

The stock market brims with optimism ahead of a huge surge of AI hyperscaler earnings, amid an historical transition at the Federal Reserve.

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