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NEW HARTFORD, N.Y., December 11, 2025--PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), a leading foodservice technology provider, today announced the launch of Smart Passes, a wallet-native loyalty solution that transforms Apple and Google Wallet into a real-time, app-free loyalty channel.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s answer to a crucial question on interest rates stoked big gains for stocks on Wednesday, but bigger concerns over a query put to executives at Oracle looked set to unwind nearly all of them. The Fed lowered its benchmark borrowing rate for a third consecutive meeting, taking it to between 3.5% and 3.75% and forecast a further quarter-point reduction in 2026. Powell told reporters that risks to the central bank’s dual mandate for full employment and steady prices were largely balanced but noted that delayed data from the 43-day U.S. government shutdown still will need to be assessed.
Appointment underscores Alphabet's focus on scaling compute for AI demand
CEO pushes back on proposed rules he says could reshape how app stores operate.
Oracle stock tumbled after the company reported second-quarter earnings that came in way above projections, and guidance that came in short of estimates.
Wall Street futures pointed lower pre-bell Thursday after IT giant and AI-player Oracle (ORCL) repor
U.S. tech and AI-related stocks were falling in premarket trading Thursday as investors responded to Oracle's consensus misses for both earnings and AI spending. Though Oracle's losses are deeper premarket—down 11%—AI-focused stocks also dropped.
The price of bitcoin and ether slipped lower on Thursday as Fed chair Jerome Powell signalled the central bank will proceed cautiously into 2026.
Despite Snowflake's solid operating results, its stock might struggle to produce another blistering return next year.
The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Thursday.
The US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the third time this year.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the Trending AI Stocks on Wall Street. On December 8, UBS analyst David Vogt reiterated a “Neutral” rating on the stock with a $280.00 price target. The rating affirmation follows firm research that has indicated rising interest in Apple Intelligence and foldables. However, the firm believes that these improving interest […]
Large holdings in stocks like Nvidia and Alphabet continue to propel this ETF to market-beating returns.
Apple customers in selected mainland Chinese cities can now get a new iPhone delivered to their door for free within three hours, as the US tech giant steps up efforts to defend its turf in the world's largest smartphone market. From Wednesday, three-hour delivery is free for in-stock items including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and AirPods. Other products will incur a delivery fee of 45 yuan (US$6.40). Apple normally charges 45 yuan for its express service in mainland
Oracle missed revenue and profit expectations, and reported a jump in spending on AI data centres.
NVDA and MSFT stand out as Tech drives Q4 earnings, with the sector powering nearly half of S&P 500 growth expectations.
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) is one of the Trending AI Stocks on Wall Street. On December 8, Citizens maintained its “Market Outperform” rating on the stock with a $270.00 price target. The firm is positive on the stock, citing Google’s data visibility edge via Cloudfare as an infrastructure advantage in the broader AI ecosystem. Highlighting CEO Matt […]
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Tom Hancock, a portfolio manager at GMO, favors companies that consistently earn a high return on capital and reinvest in the business.
transcosmos is proud to announce that it has won the Data Integration Excellence Award at the Microsoft Advertising Partner Awards 2025. This award honors a partner company that delivers creative, scalable solutions using data and signals to achieve successful client outcomes.
This cloud computing provider is experiencing accelerating growth.
For Q4, Tech sector earnings are expected to be up +13% from the same period last year on +15.8% higher revenues, reflecting the 10th consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth.
In recent days, Apple has outlined a sweeping leadership transition, including the upcoming retirement of long‑time general counsel Kate Adams, the planned arrival of former Meta chief legal officer Jennifer Newstead to oversee a merged Legal and Government Affairs group in 2026, and the future retirement of AI head John Giannandrea as he shifts into an advisory role. These moves, alongside Lisa Jackson’s planned departure after overseeing a more than 60% cut in Apple’s emissions since 2015...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing posted an upbeat sales report for the month of November. TSM stock hit a buy point on the news.
Nebius Group recently secured multi-billion-dollar, multi-year AI infrastructure contracts with Microsoft and Meta, raised about US$2.75 billion in convertible senior notes plus a US$1 billion equity offering, and continued positioning itself as a major alternative AI cloud provider in Europe and North America. At the same time, Nebius is using its AI cloud to back early-stage robotics and physical AI startups with US$1.5 million in compute credits, highlighting how it is cultivating future...