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Apple (AAPL) reported the type of quarter that should have sent its stock price skyrocketing. Revenue rose 16% from a year earlier to $109 billion, while profit increased 26% to $29 billion. iPhone sales jumped 22%, Mac revenue climbed 25%, and the iPhone 17 produced the biggest product launch in ...

Apple‘s latest earnings call revealed a wave of K-12 districts abandoning Chromebooks and Windows machines in favor of the company’s new MacBook Neo, with Chief Financial Officer Kevan Parekh naming specific schools driving the shift. Districts Go All-In on MacBook...

This isn't the first rally we've seen in Microsoft's stock this year.

Tim Cook spent part of July 30 thanking Apple shareholders at the end of what he confirmed would be his last earnings call as CEO. John Ternus takes over Sept. 1, and Cook moves to executive chairman. The farewell was warm. The statement that followed was not. Cook described Apple's memory cost ...

Apple Inc. said its red-hot Services division lost some momentum in the fiscal third quarter, with CFO Kevan Parekh pointing to an unusual culprit: there was no blockbuster “F1“ movie release this year to boost Apple TV+ revenue. Apple’s fiscal...

Apple's new Upgrade program is the latest sign that smartphone ownership is changing.

UK, Australian, and Italian regulators have opened investigations into Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) regarding Microsoft 365 subscription changes and the integration of Copilot features. The probes focus on whether Microsoft clearly informed customers about product changes, Copilot rollout, and related pricing. Authorities are examining potential misleading practices and the impact on consumer rights in key international markets. Microsoft sits at the center of cloud software and productivity...

Apple's Q3 was impressive, but margins look set to come down.

Microsoft is betting that AI-powered security tools can help organizations fight attacks faster.

01 Aug, 2026 @ 15:07 by Yahoo! Finance

Microsoft will spend more on data centers throughout fiscal 2027.

Qualcomm's handset business is under pressure. But experts say its expanding AI and connected-device ecosystem represent the bigger story.

Should you buy Apple at a near-$5 trillion valuation?

Alphabet and Microsoft both crushed Q2 earnings and doubled their infrastructure bets, yet the market punished one and rewarded the other. The answer comes down to a single question neither company has fully answered yet.

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01 Aug, 2026 @ 12:50 by Yahoo! Finance

Apple just posted a quarter that looked flawless until you find the hidden ingredient propping up its margins, and now the stock trades above what 47 analysts think it is worth.

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Galaxy has already repurposed its Helios site from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, with the first 200 MW of an 800 MW deal being delivered to CoreWeave.

Nvidia stock dropped more than 8% over the past three months.

The US technology billionaire who led the acquisition of English cricket's most lucrative Hundred franchise is in talks to buy London's new NBA Europe team. Sky News has learnt that Nikesh Arora, chief executive of the New York-listed cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, is on a list of bidders being considered to acquire the latest addition to the capital's sports line-up. Mr Arora last year assembled a group which instantly became known as the 'Tech Titans' when it bought a 49% stake in the Lords-based London Spirit Hundred team.

The size of their respective cloud businesses matters, but there are other important considerations.

iPhone and iPad maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 16.4% year on year to $109.4 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.02 per share was 7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

01 Aug, 2026 @ 06:03 by Yahoo! Finance

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $0.91 per diluted share, up $0.15 from the same period a year earlier, and reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance of $5.51 to $5.61 per share, assuming normal weather for the remainder of the year. President and Chief Executiv

The software giant's cloud pivot turned a sleepy blue chip into one of the market's great compounders.

Like SpaceX, five of the seven Magnificent Seven stocks sank below their IPO price during the first year after their IPO.

Investing.com -- South Korean exports grew faster than expected in July, supported by strong global demand for semiconductors and computers used in artificial intelligence infrastructure, preliminary trade data showed on Saturday.

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