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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the 10 Trending AI Stocks on News and Ratings. On July 2, DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria raised the price target on the stock to $600 from $500, maintaining a “Buy” rating. The firm reiterated the stock as its top mega-cap pick, quoting how Microsoft is doing a great job extending […]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the 10 Trending AI Stocks on News and Ratings. On July 2, Jefferies upgraded the stock to “Hold” from underperform and raised the price target to roughly $188 per share from $171. Analyst Edison Lee highlighted Apple’s 15% annual growth in sales volume in April and May as a catalyst behind […]

05 Jul, 2025 @ 15:10 by Yahoo! Finance

The two companies below have generally delivered superior market performances. The stock market has an incredibly impressive long-term track record of wealth creation, and we can reasonably expect it to continue delivering excellent returns over the next 20 years. Two excellent prospects over the next couple of decades are Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG).

With President Trump's budget now law, the focus shifts back to tariffs this week. Tesla rival Uber leads five stocks in buy zones.

Similar to last year, stocks such as Palantir, Nvidia, and Microsoft remain among the hottest names driving the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.

Sam Altman’s collaborative leadership with Microsoft reflects his pragmatic approach to partnerships and his influence on the direction of artificial intelligence.

05 Jul, 2025 @ 10:30 by Yahoo! Finance

Investing.com -- In a note to clients on Monday, Bernstein analysts said the hyperscale cloud market remains on a strong, long-term growth path, with generative AI now taking center stage as the primary revenue driver.

We recently published 12 Stocks Jim Cramer Recently Talked About In His “Idea-Driven” Market. Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is a sizable American electricity company whose shares have gained 28% year-to-date. The stock has benefited primarily from investor interest in AI and the expected increase […]

We recently published Jim Cramer Recently Discussed These 11 Stocks & Said The Robots Are Coming. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. Cramer continues to be one of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s strongest proponents even though the firm’s shares have lost 12.6% year-to-date. The stock has struggled due to trade […]

Most of these stocks don't pay super-attractive dividends, but one offers a solid dividend yield of 2.43%. Growth investors could be interested in the foundation's largest holding. Bill Gates could have been the world's first trillionaire.

05 Jul, 2025 @ 09:30 by Yahoo! Finance

Alphabet is trading at a low valuation compared to its peers. Meta Platforms is assembling a dream team of AI talent. A couple of years ago, the chief investment strategist at Bank of America Global Research -- a fellow by the name of Michael Hartnett -- borrowed the title of a classic film to identify a hot new group of tech stocks that had been lifting the entire U.S. market on their shoulders throughout the early 2020s: the "Magnificent Seven."

Tesla is fresh off the launch of its supervised robotaxi program in June, which the company is now slowly expanding. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the world's leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, but many analysts believe the company's true value lies in its futuristic product platforms like the autonomous robotaxi and Optimus humanoid robot. In fact, CEO Elon Musk believes those products will make Tesla the largest company in the world one day.

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported record second-quarter revenue on strong demand for artificial intelligence products but cautioned about geopolitical and exchange rate headwinds. Revenue for Apple's biggest iPhone assembler jumped 15.82% year-on-year to T$1.797 trillion, Foxconn said in a statement on Saturday, beating the T$1.7896 trillion LSEG SmartEstimate, which gives greater weight to forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate. Robust AI demand led to strong revenue growth for its cloud and networking products division, said Foxconn, whose customers include AI chip firm Nvidia.

More than three years since Apple’s film CODA won the best picture Oscar, the tech company has hit another Hollywood milestone: its first summer...

04 Jul, 2025 @ 23:28 by Yahoo! Finance

The market is feeling good about Netflix after management maintained guidance and said it believes it can reach $1 trillion in market cap by 2030. It received several analyst upgrades in June. NASA said it will stream rocket launches this summer, and streaming stocks rose after Apple released a film in theaters.

04 Jul, 2025 @ 17:42 by Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft is closing its operations in Pakistan, marking the end of a 25-year presence in the South Asian nation. The Redmond-based company on Friday told TechCrunch that it is changing its operational model in Pakistan and will now serve its customers through resellers and “other closely located Microsoft offices.” “Our customer agreements and service will […]

The collaboration aims to improve the accessibility and customisability of Lunit’s AI algorithms for cancer detection.

04 Jul, 2025 @ 16:55 by Yahoo! Finance

Since first institutional inflow signal in 1996, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is up 8,364%.

Apple (AAPL) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Clara Technologies (CLTE.CN), up more than 8% and nearer to 52 week highs on last look, on Friday sa

GTLB benefits from DevSecOps momentum as new platform features and enterprise adoption fuel ongoing growth.

Neudesic renews Microsoft Cloud Security Specialization, reinforcing IBM's push into hybrid, multi-cloud security solutions.

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Some 30 datasets, filled with 16 billion login credentials that had been stolen by cybercriminals from platforms like Apple, Google, and Facebook, have been found on the dark web, Cybernews reported last week. "This is not just a leak – it's a ...

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Microsoft (MSFT). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

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