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If you’ve been watching markets lately, you’ve probably noticed something odd: investors seem far less worried about tariffs than headlines suggest they should be. Even as political rhetoric heats up, equities have stayed surprisingly resilient, with the S&P 500 grinding higher and volatility sitting below long-term averages, according to data from the CBOE Volatility Index ... Forget Tariffs — These 3 Threats Could Trigger the First Major Trump-Era Market Crash
Apple (AAPL) will be reporting fiscal second quarter earnings results after Thursday's market close; this will be the company's first earnings release since CEO Tim Cook announced his plans to step down in September and hand the leadership reins off to John Ternus. Julie Hyman breaks down Wall Street's expectations for the iPhone maker.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Thursday after key inflation data. Meta stock plunged on earnings.
Nvidia stock is rising alongside Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom as investors digest spending forecasts from large technology companies.
Apple stock doesn’t have much farther to go before closing above $4 trillion in market capitalization. Earnings could help it get there. Apple shares were up 0.3% Thursday morning to $270.20, pushing the iPhone maker’s market cap to $3.
The AI boom is still gaining steam.
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Alphabet rises after the Google parent reports strong first-quarter earnings, while Meta sinks on lofty capital spending guidance.
The Nasdaq turned suddenly lower. Someone was selling Mag 7 stocks at the open. The tech-heavy index was 0.4% lower after rising initially. The S&P 500 was flat. The Dow was still up 400 points, or 0.
(Bloomberg) -- The National Security Agency has been testing the capabilities of Anthropic PBC’s new artificial intelligence model to find cybersecurity vulnerabilities in popular software, including Microsoft Corp. products, according to a US official and another person familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergUS Seeks to Deploy Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Against IranNorth Korea Confirms Suicide Rule for Soldiers Ukraine CapturesJunior Bankers Sick of Grunt Work Build $2 Bill
Alphabet's cloud growth and AI backlog impressed investors, while Meta shares fell after lifting capital expenditure plans to $145 billion.
Microsoft (MSFT) was among the Magnificent Seven tech companies that reported earnings results yesterday, topping fiscal third quarter estimates as its AI business grew 123% year over year. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman and Yahoo Finance Head of News Myles Udland examine the key figures from Microsoft's earnings release.
Everyone is spending a ton on artificial intelligence. But not every company spending that money is trading higher. Here’s why.
Microsoft posted adjusted earnings of $4.27 a share on revenue of $82.9 billion, exceeding Wall Street estimates on both metrics.
(Bloomberg) -- A frenzied day of earnings reports offered a glimpse at how some of the world’s biggest tech companies are doing in artificial intelligence. The upshot: Alphabet Inc.’s Google is seeing a clear payoff from its AI spending, while Meta Platforms Inc. is lagging behind.Most Read from BloombergUS Seeks to Deploy Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Against IranNorth Korea Confirms Suicide Rule for Soldiers Ukraine CapturesJunior Bankers Sick of Grunt Work Build $2 Billion AI Tool to
Record capital plan reflects demand for cloud and AI infrastructure.
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) opened higher Thursday after a wave of mega-cap tech earnings, a 2% Q1 GDP print, and a pullback in crude oil. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is doing the heavy lifting on cloud strength, while Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Meta (NASDAQ:META) are dragging on AI capex concerns. On the economic front, a GDP surprise is ... Nasdaq Composite Turns Corner as Tech Earnings and Strong GDP Take the Wheel
The Federal Reserve's primary inflation measure hit its highest level since November 2023, while first-quarter GDP growth slightly undershot forecasts, despite a huge boost in spending on AI-related equipment and software. The S&P 500 rose modestly after the data as investors weighed earnings reports and capital spending plans from Google, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. The inflation data follows Wednesday's hawkish policy signals at the final Fed meeting presided over by Chairman Jerome Powell.
As Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced earnings, they reiterated the amounts they would spend on AI data centers, and some said they were committed to continued growth. A rise in memory chip costs will increase Microsoft’s spending to $190 billion, the company said on its earnings call. That figure would ... AI Data Center Spending Rushes Toward $800 Billion
Apple stock started Thursday in the red as investors got ready to hear about the iPhone maker’s second-quarter earnings. Shares were down 0.4% to $269.20 in early trading. The stock is down 1.1% this year.
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The stock market looked to close out its best month since 2020 on Thursday after a Big Tech earnings bonanza boosted AI stocks. The Nasdaq rose 0.6%. The S&P 500 gained 0.4%. The Dow rose 200 points, or 0.
Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon all beat Q1 estimates
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is off to the races this morning, up 0.50% thanks to tailwinds from mega-cap earnings beats and a sharp pullback in oil prices, even as the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge ran hotter than expected. The broader markets are seeing the glass half full, pushing the S&P 500 (^GSPC) to a gain ... S&P 500 Rides Tech Earnings Wave Despite Inflation Warning Shot