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03 Apr, 2026 @ 22:05 by Yahoo! Finance

Here comes Microsoft (MSFT) with one of its biggest global investments. The 50-year old technology giant, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, is boosting its global artificial intelligence push with a massive new investment in Japan, further signaling just how critical AI infrastructure has ...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the 10 Best Stocks to Invest In According to Billionaire Steve Cohen. Steve Cohen has held a long-term bullish view on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). This is reflected in the 13F filings as well. The tech giant has featured in the 13F portfolio of the fund since the second quarter […]

03 Apr, 2026 @ 20:54 by Yahoo! Finance

Find insight on Microsoft, Meituan, LG Electronics and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is helping robotics companies scale physical artificial intelligence into real-world industrial applications, introducing new models and frameworks in March designed to move AI systems from simulation into real-world deployment. CEO Jensen Huang said the shift marks the end of purely digital automation. "Every industrial company will become a robotics company," Huang said at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference last month. His comments came as the chip giant's market val

Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it.

03 Apr, 2026 @ 19:26 by Yahoo! Finance

SpaceX is worth how much? Bloomberg reported Thursday that SpaceX was seeking an initial public offering valuation of about $2 trillion, up from earlier estimates of $1.8 trillion. SpaceX was valued at $1.25 trillion after its merger in February with xAI.

AI data center buildouts stoke demand for housing and energy. Target Hospitality is expanding in this market.

Microsoft is planning to build its own frontier model.

Microsoft’s fair value estimate has been trimmed slightly, with the price target moving from US$594.62 to US$587.31, a modest reset in the modelled upside. That adjustment lines up with a broader analyst split, where many firms are cutting targets but still flagging long term potential, while a smaller group grows more cautious on AI execution risks, valuation, and competitive threats. As you read on, you will see how these shifting signals can help you track and interpret the evolving...

FEATURES - MAIN Parents of teenagers demanding driving lessons will quickly reacquaint themselves with what some car manufacturers call the passenger-side assist grip. The more popular name has three words starting with “oh” and ending with “handle,” with an s-word in the middle that shan’t be employed here.

Company pivots toward paid AI subscriptions, targeting materially higher Copilot uptake after weak early monetization.

03 Apr, 2026 @ 16:30 by Yahoo! Finance

Nano Nuclear Energy claimed a milestone Thursday on the path to commercializing small modular reactors amid the AI boom. The nuclear energy stock popped. The startup announced it has applied to the U.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was last seen trading near $373, while the average analyst price target sits at $587.31. That gap exceeds 57%, a dislocation that demands explanation. The stock has shed 22.8% year-to-date, falling from $484.35 at the start of the year. When a company of this scale trades this far below where 57 analysts ... After Microsoft’s Q1 Slide, Are the Bulls Still On Board?

03 Apr, 2026 @ 16:06 by Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft Invests $10 Billion in Japan. SoftBank and Sakura Internet Join AI Buildout

Microsoft stock is near 1-year lows and has underperformed other Magnificent Seven stocks so far in 2026.

The Artemis II astronauts are using Microsoft Surface Pro devices, according to NASA.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the best blue-chip AI stocks to buy now. On April 2, Reuters reported that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is in talks to acquire satellite telecom group Globalstar as it accelerates efforts to expand Project Kuiper, its low Earth orbit satellite program. The move would strengthen Amazon’s push to rival SpaceX’s […]

I looked at prototypes and rare materials that even Tim Cook hadn’t known about. They tell the story of America’s most iconic company.

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the best blue-chip AI stocks to buy now. On March 27, Microsoft formed a strategic partnership with Victoria University to meet Victoria’s rising need for data center capacity amid heightened cloud and AI adoption. The partners established the Microsoft Datacenter Academy for Victoria’s growing technical talent needs. With […]

IBM has always been synonymous with technology, from buzzy corporate mainframes to boxy personal computers, rewarding shareholders handsomely over many decades. Arizona State University finance professor Hendrik Bessembinder crunched the numbers and discovered that IBM created $525.9 ...

Cloud expansion, data centers, and AI training push deepen Microsoft's Japan strategy amid rising energy constraints

03 Apr, 2026 @ 14:43 by Yahoo! Finance

Alphabet's 2025 comeback was epic.

03 Apr, 2026 @ 14:37 by Yahoo! Finance

Company floats valuation ahead of investor meetings, with listing possibly in June and proceeds reaching up to $75 billion.

This week marks exactly one year since President Trump enacted his "Liberation Day" tariffs last April 2 as the administration took aim at US trading partners and other countries around the world.Yahoo Finance Head of News Myles Udland sits down with Barron's Investor Circle Newsletter editor Josh Schafer, Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick, and StockBrokers.com director of investor research Jessica Inskip to look back on the market's (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) reaction to US trade tariff policies and what Wall Street has learned since then.

Monthly income checks from a portfolio of NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet sound appealing until you realize those same stocks have compounded at extraordinary rates for a decade. The investor’s dilemma is real: collect premiums now or let the position run. Amplify CWP Growth & Income ETF (NYSEARCA:QDVO) is built around a specific answer to ... Amplify’s QDVO Turned Magnificent Seven Stocks Into a 10.7% Income Machine

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