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Equinix has a bold strategy to build out more data center capacity.
Investor concerns about the impact of AI are growing.
Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and other “hyperscalers” are in an arms race to invest in AI and beat competitors in a technology that could change vast parts of the economy. Google parent Alphabet Inc. said it’s poised to spend as much as $185 billion on data centers this year, more than it has invested in the past three years combined. Amazon.com Inc. promised an even bigger outlay: $200 billion.
Major tech companies lost $1 trillion in a market sell-off this week, sending chills across tech industry. However, I unicorn founders believe valuations will normalize.
IREN (NasdaqGS:IREN) has secured $3.6b in GPU financing supported by leading global banks. The company aligned this funding with a $1.9b customer prepayment tied to a $9.7b AI contract with Microsoft. IREN outlined plans to expand its data center power capacity by 1.6GW in Oklahoma and target 140,000 GPUs installed by 2026. IREN is pushing to reposition from Bitcoin mining toward AI cloud infrastructure, backed by substantial contracted demand. The shares recently closed at $41.83, with a...
There are several great investment opportunities in the AI sector.
The Dow Jones topped 50,000 for the first time, with JPMorgan, Apple and Boeing in buy areas. The Nasdaq is ailing, but these AI stocks are reviving.
Tech stocks are in turmoil, but Apple investors are staying calm.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the 10 AI Stocks to Keep on Your Radar. On February 4, UBS reiterated the stock as “Neutral” stating that its checks show Apple App Store checks show revenues continue to grow. On a reported basis, global App Store revenue grew ~7%, roughly in-line with the ~6% growth in November […]
Microsoft and other large tech firms are planning a record AI infrastructure spend of about $650b in 2026, concentrating an unprecedented amount of capital in a handful of platforms. Investors are questioning the scale and timing of these commitments as concerns rise over AI returns, OpenAI exposure and Azure capacity constraints. The shift in sentiment has coincided with one of the largest tech market sell offs since 2022, putting Microsoft’s AI and cloud spending plans under closer...
We recently published 12 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the stocks that Jim Cramer talked about. Software giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s shares dipped by 7% in extended trading after it reported its fiscal third-quarter earnings report. The results saw the firm post $81 billion in revenue and $4.14 in […]
The race to dominate the burgeoning AI market is pushing tech giants to adopt business models reminiscent of IBM's in the 1960s.
Microsoft and Meta Platforms are two artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to buy and hold for the long term.
Big Tech’s AI narrative dominated market attention this week as five mega-cap companies reinforced their commitment to artificial intelligence infrastructure, though investor reaction has been decidedly mixed. While earnings broadly exceeded expectations, stock performance tells a more complicated story about whether the market believes the AI investment thesis justifies current valuations. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) leads the ... Big Tech Dominates Market Coverage as AI Narrative Intensifies
Apple defied techs with a strong week. GE Aerospace, Royal Caribbean, Sterling Infrastructure and Toll Brothers made bullish moves Friday.
Software stocks tumbled nearly 20% over the week, marking one of its worst weekly performances since the 2022 tech rout.
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When considered as a percentage of GDP, the projected spending of four tech giants for 2026 rivals the most momentous capital efforts in U.S. history, as shown in these charts.
Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL) is shifting its artificial intelligence approach, planning to allow third-party AI chatbots in CarPlay. The company intends to integrate Google's Gemini AI into Siri, expanding its use of external AI technologies. Apple is adapting its previously stalled AI health coach project into features within the existing Health app. Apple has long been known for tight control over its ecosystem and a focus on hardware-led experiences. This move brings Apple more squarely into...
WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) reported full-year 2025 adjusted earnings of $5.27 per share, highlighting year-over-year growth, an expanded five-year capital plan tied to large-load demand, and progress on key regulatory matters in Wisconsin and Illinois during its fourth-quarter and year-end 2025 ear
Chinese consumers are snapping up Apple’s new iPhones, with a flashy “Hermès orange” premium model going viral and helping reverse a lengthy sales decline in one of the Silicon Valley company’s largest markets.
The OpenAI rival was initially seeking $10 billion but is now on track to raise more than double that amount at a $350 billion valuation, thanks in part to excess investor interest, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. Anthropic has lined up checks north of $1 billion each from Coatue Management, Singapore’s GIC and Iconiq Capital in its latest financing, in addition to as much as $15 billion from strategic investors Nvidia Corp. and Microsoft Corp., Bloomberg News previously reported. The latest funding round would nearly double Anthropic’s prior valuation and comes just five months after the company raised $13 billion — a sign of an investor frenzy buoyed by the artificial intelligence startup’s soaring revenue run rate, which crossed $9 billion last summer.
In the aftermath of its Q4 post-earnings selloff, Amazon stock is trading near its cheapest P/E valuation in a decade.
Iren's pivot from Bitcoin mining to Microsoft-backed AI infrastructure is redefining its long-term narrative, today, Feb. 6, 2026.