MSFT - Microsoft (LIVE 2026-08-27)

Live thesis update by Gerrard 11:51 ET — pre-buy re-evaluation.

Catalyst stack (today/this morning)

1. ChronoScale 50MW AI compute deployment (8/27 08:01, Benzinga) — Microsoft North America AI compute expansion with ChronoScale. Material on top of the recent Australia A$25B / Norway Stargate takeovers.
2. HUMAIN ALLAM models into Foundry + M365 Copilot (8/26 04:36 + 08:08 follow-on, Benzinga) — long-term Saudi partnership, deepens Middle East AI footprint and embeds Arabic-first models into MSFT distribution.
3. Moonshot K3 revenue-share talks (8/26 04:15 + 12:49, Reuters exclusive) — MSFT/AMZN/GOOGL all in discussions with China's Moonshot AI; an actual China-frontier-model distribution deal is materially incremental.

Three independent AI-platform / distribution events in <30 hours. This is a re-rate window for the AI-platform leg, not a single headline.

Why now

• Live: $499.00 IEX, 0.08% spread (clean, tradeable).
• RS_QQQ_15m +0.29 → leading QQQ 15m, real bid, not chase risk.
• Day range $490.45–$505.11 (3.0% session), VWAP ~$499.65, -0.1% 1H.
• Position book at 4/7 slots, 21% deployed. Plenty of room to add a 5th leg without crowding.
• The AI-semi book (NVDA, AMD, AVGO, LRCX) is all already at the silicon level. MSFT is the AI-platform layer — different node, different timeframe, different risk expression. Stand up the leg.

Setup

• Entry: MARKET $499.00 band, tight (20 sh = ~$10k notional, 5% of book)
• Stop: $480 hard (~$20 below entry, 2x intraday range)
• T1: $525 trim 7 sh (8/14 reaction extension + retest of AH highs)
• T2: $540 runner (Stifel reset path, +2.0R from $499)
• Invalidation: 1h close <$480 on RTH volume, OR any of the three catalyst events formally unwinds (Moonshot talks break, ChronoScale deal cancelled, HUMAIN deal walking back), OR QQQ breaks below $710 with sustained negative RS.
• Catalyst-specific kill: Trump broader semi-tariff announcement that explicitly names AI data center servers (8/27 morning Politico scoop) — this is a known overhang but a more aggressive escalation than the current "weighing" framing would be a thesis-level hit.

Existing thesis (refreshed from prior)

• Stifel $540 PT (downgraded from $540 → $392 in Feb; the Feb downgrade is now stale; current Street PT floor is rising with the AI-platform deals).
• MSFT cloud + AI franchise re-rating via OpenAI re-pricing, sovereign AI deals, custom silicon.
• $480–510 base after 7/30 ER reaction; today's $505 AH high tagged the upper band.

Trade

• Size: 20 sh (~$10k), MARKET with explicit $499.00 limit (avoid sub-penny pitfall on bands)
• Stop: $480, target $540, T1 $525 trim 7 sh
• Catalyst window: 1–3 sessions; reassess at $525 trim checkpoint.

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U.S. equities staged their strongest rally in weeks on Tuesday, as a Wall Street Journal report indicated President Donald Trump told aides he was willing to end military hostilities with Iran, even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. The remarks followed Monday’s more conciliatory me...
Oil Tumbles, Nasdaq 100 Jumps 3% As Iran Says It's Ready To Halt Hostilities: 10 Stocks Moving
WTI crude oil plunged 2% to $100 per barrel after Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian declared the Islamic Republic is ready to end the war but demanded guarantees from the United States. The breakthrough rhetoric sent equities soaring in early afternoon trading on Tuesday. The Nasdaq 100 – as tra...
Palantir, Tesla, Apple Top Iran Retaliation List: 'A US Company Will Be Destroyed'
Technology stocks spiked on Tuesday on news that tension in the Middle East could be de-escalating. That could be a welcome sign for more than a dozen companies that have been put on a retaliation list by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iran Targets 18 Tech Companies Despite Pres...
Trump Says 'We'll Be Leaving Very Soon' From Iran And 'They Don't Have To Make A Deal' — Dow Futures Spike 96 Points
Late Tuesday, U.S. stock futures moved higher and oil prices stayed elevated as President Donald Trump signaled a potential end to military operations in Iran within weeks. Markets Rise As Investors Bet On De-Escalation At the time of writing, Dow futures rose 96 points, or 0.21%, to 46,678.00, w...
ActiveOps Agrees To Sell WorkiQ Trademarks In UK, US, Australia And EU To Microsoft For $10M In Cash

Billionaire Investor Reduces Microsoft Stake Amid Cloud Growth Concerns
Activist investor Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC slashed its stake in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) by 16% in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to a recent 13F filing, reflecting his holdings as of Dec. 31, 2025, Third Point trimmed its stake in ...
Consumer Tech News (Mar 30-Apr 2): Tesla, Nio, XPeng Drive EV Growth, Apple iPhone 17, Meta Ray-Ban Launches & More
Software and Semiconductors Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is accelerating its shift toward in-house AI development with a new lineup of models designed to improve speed, efficiency, and cost across core enterprise use cases. Microsoft has reportedly entered an exclusivity agree...
Benzinga Bulls And Bears: Virgin Galactic, Applied Digital, Beyond Meat — And Markets Rebound On Iran Optimism
Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. U.S. stocks snapped a five-week losing streak with a strong rebound, as shifting signals from President Donald Trump around a potential Iran ceasefire briefly lifted ...
Ceasefire Hopium Keeps Stock Market Above Support Zone, Important Inflation Data Ahead
Ceasefire Hopium Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY)which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the stock market continues to stay above zone 1 (support). RSI on the chart shows the stock mar...
Oil Surges To $115, Stocks Slide As Trump Deadline Looms: What's Moving Markets Tuesday?
U.S. equities edged lower on Tuesday as escalating military action in the Middle East and surging oil prices kept investors on the defensive.  President Donald Trump stated that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” warning that unless Iran’s leadership agr...
Mag 7 Stocks Melt Up After Ceasefire—Wall Street Cheers Truce as Mega Caps Rally
The Magnificent Seven stocks staged a powerful rebound Wednesday morning after a ceasefire agreement between Iran and President Donald Trump sparked a broad risk-on rally across global markets.  AAPL stock is up. See the chart and price action here.  Nasdaq Rallies Investors piled back ...
Deploy Cash And Reduce Hedges; Spectacular Rally Leads Market To Resistance Zone; Inflation Data Ahead
Deploy Cash And Reduce Hedges The remaining hedges are still very profitable.  Consider taking additional profits on hedges, especially on any pullback.  Consider deploying cash, especially on a pullback. Market At Resistance Zone Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P ...
Trump Administration Scores Key Win As Appeals Court Lets Pentagon Blacklist Anthropic — Claude Parent Reacts
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court in Washington declined to temporarily block the Pentagon's decision to label Anthropic a national security risk. Appeals Court Sides With Pentagon — For Now The development handed the Donald Trump administration a key interim victory in a closely watched lega...
Is A Market Turn Coming? Kobeissi Letter Spots Ominous Drop In Billionaire-Favored Stocks
Market commentator The Kobeissi Letter has flagged a divergence in equity markets, noting that stocks heavily favored by U.S. billionaires are underperforming the broader S&P 500 — a trend it says has historically preceded stronger market performance. Billionaire-Favored Stocks Lag Broader Ma...
Mythos AI Fears; Energy-Driven High Inflation Data; Markets Bet On An Iranian Off-Ramp
Mythos Risk Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the stock market has now rallied into zone 1 (resistance). The chart shows the volume yesterday was...
Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline Back at Full Steam After Iran Disruptions
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that its East-West pipeline has been fully restored to its peak throughput of roughly 7 million barrels daily, following damage inflicted on its energy infrastructure during the ongoing conflict with Iran. The restart lands as oil crashes after a U.S.-Iran ceasefi...
What's Going On With Amazon Stock Monday?
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Monday unveiled its LEO Aviation Antenna, designed to deliver high-speed satellite internet of up to 1 Gbps download and 400 Mbps upload to airline passengers and crew. The system uses low Earth orbit satellites to provide consistent, gate-to-gate connectivity ac...
Trump Comment Triggers Massive Short Squeeze - Market Deep Into Resistance Zone; JPMorgan Warns Of Risks
Massive Short Squeeze Please click here for a chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the stock market moved from below zone 1 (resistance) to near the top band of zone 1 in one day on ...
Stocks Rally Toward Record Highs, Oil Crashes 7% As Iran Talks Show Progress: What's Moving Markets Tuesday?
U.S. stocks pushed back toward pre-war highs Tuesday, with the S&P 500 reclaiming the 6,960 level and small caps leading a broad-based advance as investors cheered fresh signs of progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations that sent crude oil tumbling nearly 7%. • What’s driving XLY shares up? Preside...
'Microsoft Takes Over Stargate Data Center From OpenAI in Norway' - Bloomberg News

Avoid The Classic Investor Mistake As Trump Says Iran War Is 'Close to Over'
Ahead Of The Curve Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the stock market has now moved above the upper band of zone 1.  Zone 1 was previously r...
Anthropic Releases Claude 4.7, Introducing Mythos-Inspired Cybersecurity Protections
Anthropic has released its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.7, which will test new cyber capabilities "not as advanced" as those of Mythos Preview. "We stated that we would keep Claude Mytho's Preview's release limited and test new cyber safeguards on less capable models first," a company press rel...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Set To Extend Rally As Trump Says Iran War May End 'Pretty Soon'— Netflix, State Street, Truist In Focus (UPDATED)
U.S. stock futures moved higher early Friday, as investors built on recent optimism that tensions in the Middle East may be easing. President Donald Trump said the Iran war "should be ending pretty soon," describing developments as "going along swimmingly" during remarks in Las Vegas on Thursday....
Aggressive Buying As Hormuz Strait Opens; Trump Says Inflation Is Fake
Strait Of Hormuz Open Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that the stock market is now above the magnet. In the Morning Capsule on April 13, we wro...
FOMO Trumps Strait Closure, And Warsh's Logic For Rate Cuts
Fear Of Missing Out Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that the stock market is pulling back in the early trade but is still above the magnet as o...
Sorry, Microsoft: Google Just Put The 'Golden Handcuffs' On Geothermal Leader Fervo
This S-1 filing isn’t just a roadmap for an IPO; it's a peek into the high-stakes ‘Game of Thrones’ currently being played by Big Tech over the future of the power grid. While the headline of Fervo Energy Company‘s filing is the 3-gigawatt target, the fine print tells a story of strategic dominan...
Nasdaq 100 Tops Records As Iran Ceasefire Extends, GE Vernova Soars 13%: Stock Market Today
Tech stocks brushed new record highs during midday Wednesday, as a fresh wave of blockbuster corporate earnings propelled mega-cap technology and speculative names higher. Across U.S. equity markets, gains were broad-based but concentrated in large-cap growth. The S&P 500 rose 0.85% to 7,123,...
Market Cheers Ceasefire Oblivious To Iran Hardliners Winning Power Struggle
Extremely Positive Sentiment Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the stock market is seeing buying in the early trade. The chart shows the volume o...
Microsoft Commits A$25B ($18B) To Australia By 2029 For AI Infrastructure, Cyber Defence And Three Million AI Skills Training In Largest-Ever Local Investment

AI Anxiety Returns: ServiceNow, IBM Earnings Drag Software Shares Down
Enterprise software shares plummeted in Thursday’s premarket session. Traders reacted to quarterly reports from ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM). Nasdaq futures are down 0.36% while S&P 500 futures have shed 0.39%. Despite both companies exceedin...
Nasdaq 100 Eases From Records As Software Stocks Plunge: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks eased back from record highs on Thursday as a lack of progress in the U.S.-Iran standoff rekindled risk-off flows, pushing oil back above $94 per barrel and igniting a defensive rotation that hammered tech. The pullback followed Wednesday’s record closes for both the S&P 500 and N...
Two Markets In One—Chips And Oil Are Fighting
Two things are true this morning. Intel just dragged semis into another record run, and Brent crude is still holding above $104 with Gulf output down 57% from pre-war levels. That is the split market: AI leadership is saying risk-on, while energy and inflation are telling the Fed to stay careful....
Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Fall, S&P 500 Gains As Trump Halts Iran Talks— Organon, SAP, Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service In Focus (UPDATED)
Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, the economic data and the headline were updated in the story. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures pared losses to advance, whereas Dow Jones futures fell on Monday, following Friday’s mixed close. This week, investors will ...
Consumer Tech News (Apr 20-24): U.S. Warns China Over AI Theft, Big Tech Faces Political Scrutiny Over AI & More
Donald Trump administration accused China-linked entities of carrying out large-scale theft of U.S. artificial intelligence technology, warning of stronger enforcement measures against what it describes as unauthorized “distillation” of frontier AI models. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-...
ServiceNow CEO Says AI Fear Is Missing Real Story: Customers Are Spending More
ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW) is pitching artificial intelligence as a growth engine, not a threat, after first-quarter results topped company guidance. The enterprise software company said customers are moving from AI experiments into broader deployments, according to the ServiceNow earnings call t...
Nvidia Tops $5 Trillion Market Cap As AI Boom Lifts Intel, AMD And Chip Stocks: 'Own It, Don't Trade It,' Says Jim Cramer
On Friday, Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares gained 4.32%, pushing the chip designer’s valuation past $5 trillion as a fresh wave of AI-driven optimism lifted semiconductor stocks across the board. AI Demand Fuels Nvidia's Historic Rally Shares of Nvidia closed at $208.27 on Friday, marking their ...
Microsoft Shares Slip After OpenAI Amends Partnership Terms
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are trading lower Monday after its AI partner OpenAI announced amended terms of their ongoing relationship that increases flexibility. Microsoft stock is trading in a tight range. Where is MSFT stock headed? Amended Agreement Highlights Under the am...
The Dow Jones Earnings Showdown: 11 Blue‑Chips Step Up This Week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set for a busy week with 11 of the 30 components reporting quarterly financial results. Here's a look at the stocks and their year-to-date performances. Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks On Watch It's a big earnings week for the stock market and ETFs like the...
Semi Mania; OpenAI May Recruit Qualcomm To Challenge Apple's Smartphone; Two Major Market Triggers Ahead
Major Triggers Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: The chart shows SOXL was rising on a very steep trendline. The chart shows SOXL gapped up on Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) earnings and has continued to rise. ...
Nasdaq 100 Eases From Records As Brent Tops $108: Stock Market Today
U.S. tech stocks eased slightly from record highs at midday Monday as a fresh leg higher in crude prices and a packed earnings-and-policy week kept buyers cautious. The Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.4% to 27,206, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones each shed about 0.1% and the Russell 2000 hugged the flat...
Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down On April 28? Traders Weigh Record Highs Against Iran Uncertainty, Big Tech Earnings
The S&P 500 inched to another record on Monday, rising 0.12% to close at 7,173.91, as investors balanced optimism around earnings against renewed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks. The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is turning bearish into Tuesday as traders weigh whether r...
Sam Altman's Problems Mount: Why Elon Musk And Google Relish OpenAI Latest Developments
OpenAI was hoping its new GPT-5.5 model, released last week to strong benchmark scores, would shift the narrative. The problems are mounting up faster than the company can answer them. The ChatGPT maker missed its internal target of one billion weekly active users by year-end. It also missed its ...
Semi Mania Backtracks On OpenAI Missing Targets; Oil Rises Awaiting Trump; UAE Quits OPEC
Pressure From Oil Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: The chart shows the semiconductor mania is backtracking. The chart shows our signal to take partial profits on VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) yesterday in ...
Why Is CoreWeave Stock Falling Tuesday?
CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) shares are trading lower Tuesday. The stock fell 5.93% to $105.38 following reports that OpenAI missed internal revenue and growth targets. CoreWeave is a critical infrastructure provider for OpenAI. Investor caution also seems to be driven by CoreWeave's projected $3...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Drops Amid Tech Sell-Off, Oil Climbs To $100 On Hormuz Drama
U.S. stocks slipped into negative territory Tuesday, as a sharp pullback in megacap tech on renewed AI spending concerns offset strength in energy shares fueled by a surge in crude prices. Oil rallied despite limited geopolitical reaction after President Donald Trump said Iran is a "state of coll...
Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Drop, Nasdaq Gains Ahead Of Powell's Last Speech As Fed Chair— Robinhood, Starbucks, Alphabet In Focus (UPDATED)
(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, and the headline were updated in the story.) Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures declined, while Nasdaq rose in premarket on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s lower close. New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increas...
Earnings Scheduled For April 29, 2026
Companies Reporting Before The Bell • Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $0.21 per share on revenue of $311.52 million. • Scotts Miracle Gro (NYSE:SMG) is likely to report quarterly earnings at $4.01 per share on revenue of $1.40 billion. • Urban Edge Propert...
Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down On April 29?
The S&P 500 fell 0.49% on Tuesday to close at 7,138.80, pulling back from record highs as investors took profits ahead of a pivotal day for megacap earnings and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is leaning bullish heading into Wednesday, wit...
Nasdaq Tumbles Over 200 Points Amid Tech Sell-Off: Investor Sentiment Declines, But Fear Index Remains In 'Greed' Zone
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Tuesday. U.S. stocks settled lower on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 200 points during the session amid a rise in crude oil prices. Oil rallie...
Microsoft, Amazon And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Wednesday
With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Wednesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) to report quarterly earnings at $4.06 per share on revenue of $81.36 billion after the closing bell, according ...
Oil Surges 6%, S&P 500 Wobbles Before Fed And Tech Earnings: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks wobbled in choppy Wednesday midday trade as crude oil rallied on a stalled U.S.-Iran standoff, the 10-year Treasury yield punched back above 4.4%, and traders braced for a Federal Reserve decision and a heavy slate of after-hours earnings from Big Tech. Crude led the macro narrative. ...
Microsoft Q3 Adj. EPS $4.27 Beats $4.06 Estimate, Sales $82.886B Beat $81.393B Estimate

Seagate Assuages OpenAI Fears; Non-AI Semi Demand Rising; 5 Earnings Ahead Will Determine Market's Fate
Mag7 Earnings Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: The chart shows an island reversal in semiconductors.  In traditional technical analysis, this is a negative pattern and often indicates a top.  Prudent inv...
Microsoft Says Delivered Results That Exceeded Expectations Across Revenue, Operating Income, And Earnings Per Share, Reflecting Strong Execution And Growing Demand For The Microsoft Cloud

Microsoft Says Our AI Business Surpassed An Annual Revenue Run Rate Of $37B, up 123% Year-over-Year

Microsoft Q3 Highlights: AI Revenue Up 123% YoY, Hits Annual Run Rate $37 Billion, Helps With Double Beat
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced third-quarter financial results on Wednesday after market close. Here are the key highlights. Microsoft Q3 Earnings Microsoft reported third-quarter revenue of $82.9 billion, up 18% year-over-year. The revenue total beat a Street consensus estimate of...
Microsoft Cloud Revenue Was $54.5B And Increased 29%, And Commercial Remaining Performance Obligation Increased 99% To $627B

Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Gain As Trump Weighs 'Short And Powerful' Iran Strikes— Alphabet, Meta, Amazon In Focus (UPDATED)
(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, the economic data and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stock futures shed earlier losses to advance on Thursday morning, following Wednesday's largely lower close as only tech stocks ended on a positive note. Inv...
Microsoft Doubles Down On Agentic AI, Custom Chips And Data Center Surge As Q3 Results Shine
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella said the software giant is entering a "consequential platform shift" driven by AI agents, as its artificial intelligence business surpassed $37 billion in annual recurring revenue and cloud growth remained robust in a record third quarter. Microsoft...
Microsoft CFO Says Supply Chain Limits Can Be Managed As MSFT Lifts CapEx Outlook To Nearly $190 Billion For 2026: 'We Are Doing Our Best...'
On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) said it is confident it can navigate hardware and supply chain constraints as it sharply raises its capital spending outlook to nearly $190 billion for 2026. AI Demand Drives Massive Infrastructure Push During the company's third-quarter earnings call, ...
Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down On April 30? Here's How Polymarket Traders Lean As Trump's Naval Blockade Sends Brent Crude Near $115
The S&P 500 closed lower on Wednesday, slipping to 7,135.95 as investors balanced a pivotal day of megacap tech earnings against an escalating geopolitical standoff and the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is slightly bearish headi...
Microsoft Sees Q4 Sales $86.700B-$87.800B vs $87.528B Est

What's Going On With Microsoft Stock Thursday?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares slipped Thursday despite the company delivering strong third-quarter financial results driven by cloud and artificial intelligence demand. The tech giant reported revenue of $82.9 billion for the quarter, marking an 18% increase from last year and surpas...
One Line In Meta's Earnings Wiped Out The Celebration
It should have been a clean beat. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) posted 33% revenue growth to $56.31 billion, delivered $32.23 billion in operating cash flow, and guided the next quarter as high as $61 billion. And then came the line that mattered. The Number That Changed Everything Buried in...
Alphabet Soars, Meta Sinks As Big Tech Splits — ETFs Let You Pick The Right Side
The latest earnings from Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Alphabet, Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) didn't just move stocks, they challenged the once-unified "Magnificent Seven" trade. For ETF investors, that split is becoming an o...
AI Memory Crunch Sends Storage Stocks Higher — But Big Tech Must Pay Up
Memory is becoming one of the highest hidden costs in the AI arms race. Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) raised its 2026 capital expenditure outlook to $125 billion to $145 billion, up from a prior range of $115 billion to $135 billion.  On the company's earnings call, CFO Susan Li said the...
Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Roars As Industrials Rescue Wall Street From Meta-Led Tech Slide
A violent rotation tore through Wall Street at midday Thursday as blue-chip industrials and healthcare drove the Dow above 49,500 points, masking a selloff in mega-cap tech after Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) rattled investors with the scale of their AI capit...
Microsoft's Cloud Beat Lands, But AI Stock Laggard Still Has Something To Prove
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) delivered a better-than-expected quarter on both the top and bottom lines, but investors remain focused on whether the company's cloud and AI spending story showed enough momentum to reset expectations. MSFT stock is down after earnings. See the price action here.&nb...
Tech Powers Nasdaq's Best Month Since 2020: These Stocks Are The Silent Performers
The Nasdaq Composite Index capped a breakout April, logging its strongest monthly advance since the early-pandemic rally as a wave of strong earnings and renewed confidence in artificial intelligence lifted technology shares. Big tech earnings were a major catalyst, with several names topping Wal...
S&P 500 Settles Above 7,200: Investor Sentiment Improves, Fear Index Remains In 'Greed' Zone
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Thursday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 recording its first settlement above the 7,200 level. In earnings, Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT...
Pentagon Keeps Anthropic Claude Ban, Separates Mythos Amid 'National Security' Concerns
On Friday, the Pentagon’s tech chief said Anthropic‘s Claude models remain a supply chain risk, and other departments might phase out their usage over the months. Emil Michael, on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday, highlighted that Mythos, the AI model, with its advanced cyber capabilities, could pot...
Blowout Earnings From SanDisk And Western Digital But Stock Reaction Is A Tell; 'Most Popular Ever' iPhone
Important Tell For Stock Market Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: SOXL continues to be a tell for the entire stock market because semiconductors are the leading sector and super aggressive investors are focused on ...
Consumer Tech News (Apr 27-May 1): Tech Buzz Builds As Earnings Season Drives Market Moves
April didn't just rally — it rewrote the playbook for Wall Street momentum with the biggest tech earnings on a spree. AI euphoria, blockbuster earnings, and relentless dip buying turned skeptics into believers. But beneath the surge, soaring capex and execution risks are starting to test the narr...
Mag 7 Just Committed $710 Billion To AI Capex
Apple beat at $111.2B with a $100B buyback. Meta got hit. Powell’s last press conference brought the most divided Fed since 1992. $710 billion. That’s what Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) , Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Meta (NASDAQ:META) just told the market they (NYSE:M...
Stock Market Today: Oil Jumps 5%, S&P 500 Drops As Iran Strikes UAE Port
U.S. stocks fell Monday after an Iranian drone strike on a UAE oil facility sent Brent crude above $114 a barrel, increasing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike by March 2027. On Sunday night, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would “guide” stranded ships safely out of the St...
Palantir Earnings Loom; GameStop's eBay Ambitions; China's Defiance Of US Sanctions
Tempered Rally Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the rally attempted in the early trade today was tempered. The chart shows the volume continues ...
Microsoft's $627 Billion Order Book Is Bigger Than The Combined Size Of IBM, Salesforce, Dell And Adobe
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) beat analyst estimates for revenue and earnings per share in the third quarter. That was only part of the growth story. The technology giant is also updating its commercial remaining performance obligation, which was up a staggering 99% year-over-year. Microsof...
Is Semi Mania Leading To A 2000-Style Crash? US-Iran Proposal Lifts Market, Pressures Oil
Semiconductor Mania Grows Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: The chart shows a 312% gain as of this writing in the premarket in leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL since the March 30 low. The gap up shown this morning ...
Arm's AI Party Hits A Supply Wall, Stock Falls
Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARM) shares fell on Thursday after giving up early gains as the company flagged supply constraints for its new AI chips and warned about potential weakness in the smartphone market, even after topping fiscal fourth-quarter earnings expectations. Arm said demand for its AI...
Nasdaq 100 Climbs Records, Oil Extends Drop As Iran Weighs Hormuz Deal: Stock Market Today
U.S. tech stocks clung to record highs by midday Thursday as crude oil tumbled nearly 3% on hopes that Iran will accept a 14-point U.S. memorandum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. WTI crude fell 3.3% to roughly $91.93 a barrel, while Brent crude slid 3.0% to $98.26, on pace to close at the lowest ...
What's Going On With IREN Stock On Friday?
IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) is up during Friday's premarket session, trading higher by 8.48% as the company recently announced a significant partnership with Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). This collaboration allows Nvidia to purchase up to 30 million ordinary shares at $70 each, potentially val...
NVIDIA Supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Posts Strong April Sales
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) continued to ride the AI semiconductor boom in 2026. However, its latest monthly results signaled moderating growth momentum even as the company expanded partnerships and raised spending plans. Taiwan Semiconductor AI Demand Continues To Powe...
Double Mania Drives Market; Bombing a Love Tap? Strong Jobs Report Raises Specter Of Rate Hike
Strong Jobs Report Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that as of this writing the stock market is going higher after the jobs report. RSI on the c...
What's Going On With IREN Stock Monday?
IREN Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) shares face selling pressure this Monday. The move follows a volatile period where a massive partnership-driven rally met the reality of a disappointing earnings report. While the stock surged 7.65% on Friday, the momentum stalled as traders digested a significant top-line...
Consumer Tech News (May 4- 8): Big Tech Gain On AI Momentum, Pentagon Awards $500M AI Contract & More
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has awarded a major $500 million contract to Scale AI, a startup in which Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) holds a minority stake, to support data analysis and AI-driven decision-making. The award marks a ...
Airbnb Reveals AI Agents Now Handle 60% Of New Coding— CEO Brian Chesky Says That Allows One Engineer To Do Work Of 20
Airbnb Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) said AI generated 60% of its new code in the first quarter, as the company reported an 18% revenue surge to $2.7 billion. One engineer can now handle work that previously required a team of 20, CEO Brian Chesky said on the company’s earnings call, with AI agents operatin...
Micron Benefits From Samsung Trouble; Buying Mania Hampered by Rising Oil
Semi Mania Please click here for an enlarged chart of Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of MU stock is being used to illustrate the point.  Micron is the leader of the semi mania.  Micro...
Hot Inflation Data; Treasury Auction Test Ahead; Trump's Iran Comment Draws Attention
Treasury Auction Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows a shallow pullback in the early trade today. RSI on the chart shows the stock market is ...
'Microsoft's LinkedIn Is Preparing To Announce Layoffs On Wednesday; LinkedIn Cuts Amount To About 5% Of Its Staff, Source Says'

Hot PPI; Semis Gain On Jensen Huang's China Visit
Hot Producer Price Index Due to hot Producer Price Index (PPI) on the heels of hot Consumer Price Index (CPI), cash and hedges are being increased in our protection band. Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: The chart...
Why Nvidia Bulls Are Suddenly Watching Nebius Ahead Of NVDA Earnings
Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) may not command the same attention as Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), but its latest quarter is suddenly giving Nvidia bulls another reason for confidence ahead of Nvidia earnings next week. Nebius stock surged after the company posted explosive first quarter results, w...
Cisco Adds to AI Fever; Optimism About Trump's China Visit; 30-Year Bond Over 5%
AI Fever Fuel Please click here for an enlarged chart of Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of CSCO stock is being used to illustrate the point. The chart shows the jump up in CSCO stock after earnin...
Chip Stocks Fall As Inflation Fears Trigger Profit-Taking
Semiconductor stocks, including NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) and Taiw...
'Anthropic agrees terms of $30bn funding deal at $900bn valuation' - Financial Times

Consumer Tech News (May 11-15): Trump–Xi Talk Fails to Deliver Chip Deal, Elon Musk vs. OpenAI Trail & More
Global semiconductor stocks retreated after President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up their summit without announcing major chip agreements or a clear breakthrough on NVIDIA Corp’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) China business, dampening investor expectations acro...
Wall Street Pros Maintain Bullish S&P 500 Forecasts As Earning Growth Hits 27.7%
The blue-chip S&P 500 Index jumped to a record high of $7,513 this month before pulling back to $7,408 on Friday. It has jumped by 7.7% this year and 26% in the last 12 months. Still, Wall Street analysts have maintained their bullish forecasts, which are backed by the soaring corporate earni...
Nebius Group, Cisco Systems, Micron Technology And More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week
Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (May 11 to May 15) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate/geopolitical news flow. Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Microsoft Corp. (NAS...
Microsoft Stock Edges Higher After Jury Rules Against Musk In OpenAI Trial
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock is edging higher Monday afternoon following a major courtroom victory for its core artificial intelligence partner, OpenAI. Here’s what investors need to know. Microsoft stock is holding steady today. What’s next for MSFT stock? Jury Rejects Elon Musk’s Massive ...
Meta Doubles Down, Reassigns 7,000 Employees To AI Teams While Slashing 8,000 Jobs In Mark Zuckerberg's High-Stakes Push: Report
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is reportedly reshaping its workforce around artificial intelligence by moving thousands of employees into new AI-focused divisions while simultaneously cutting roughly 8,000 jobs as CEO Mark Zuckerberg accelerates the company's massive AI ambitions. Meta's AI R...
Nasdaq 100 Falls 1% As 30-Year Yields Spike To 19-Year Highs: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks extended losses by midday Tuesday as a fresh Treasury rout pushed long-dated yields to multi-decade highs and a crowded chipmaker trade unwound, with investors growing impatient over the unresolved U.S.–Iran standoff that has kept oil prices elevated and inflation expectations sticky....
S&P 500 Rebounds Ahead Of Nvidia's Print, Oil Sinks 5% On Iran Truce Hopes: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks halted a three-day losing streak at midday Wednesday as oil prices sank more than 5% on revived hopes of a U.S.-Iran de-escalation, easing the energy-driven inflation shock that has dogged risk assets all week and setting the stage for NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) earning...
Semi Mania Resumes Ahead of Nvidia Earnings On Samsung Woes And Tankers Exiting Hormuz
Samsung Strike Please click here for a chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: The chart shows yesterday SOXL traded in the range of $135.02 – $160.54 and closed at $151.89.   In traditional technical analysis, the fact that the closing was so much ...
Nvidia's China Business Is Now A 'Nothingburger': Analyst
On Wednesday, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $82 billion, up 85% year over year and 20% sequentially, while adjusted EPS reached $1.87. Data center revenue surged 92% to $75 billion as hyperscalers and AI developers accelerated Blackwell deployments. The ...
GlobalFoundries Stock Hits 52-Week High - Here's Why
GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) on Thursday launched Quantum Technology Solutions, a new business aimed at scaling U.S. quantum computing manufacturing capabilities. The company said it will manufacture quantum processor units, cryogenic control chips, advanced packaging and superconducting int...
Dow Jones Hits Record Highs, DELL Jumps 15%: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks pushed higher by midday Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average punching to a fresh record high as a powerful AI-led rally in chip and PC names overpowered another shock to consumer sentiment. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are now on track for an eighth straight weekly gain — t...
Consumer Tech News (May 18-22): Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs, Nvidia Posts Strong Earnings & More
The Trump administration‘s Golden Dome missile-defense plan is drawing fresh fire from Democrats and arms-control advocates, who argue the proposed shield could become a trillion-dollar catalyst for a new nuclear arms race while opening a multiyear revenue opportunity for defense contractors...
IREN Secures Blackwell Firepower To Feed Booming AI Cloud Demand
IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) said Tuesday it signed a purchase agreement with Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) for NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) air-cooled Blackwell systems to support its previously announced five-year, $3.4 billion managed-services AI cloud contract. IREN Expands AI Infrastructure...
Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker Flags Dell's $9.7 Billion Pentagon Win Weeks After Trump Praised The Company — Shares Surge 48% In A Month
On Wednesday, a social media account known for tracking political and market developments linked President Donald Trump's recent praise of Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) to the company's newly announced multibillion-dollar Pentagon contract. Tracker Connects Trump Comments To Dell Pentagon Contrac...
Dell Wins $9.7 Billion Pentagon Contract, Fueling Stock Rally
Dell Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:DELL) shares moved higher in Wednesday’s extended trading after the Pentagon awarded Dell Federal Systems a five-year, $9.7 billion deal to manage Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) software licensing across the Defense Department, intelligence community and U.S. Coast Gu...
What's Going On With Microsoft Stock Thursday?
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock traded higher Thursday as investors rotated back into mega-cap technology stocks, with the Technology sector leading broader market gains. The rally appeared driven more by renewed strength in large-cap growth stocks than by a single company-specific catalyst. ...
S&P 500 Hits Record Highs, Snowflake Jumps 37% On AI Boom: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks hit record highs Thursday after reports that Washington and Tehran agreed to a 60-day ceasefire extension and phased resumption of Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic. The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% to a record 7,557.85, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 32 points, or 0.1%, to 5...
Triple Manias Take A Hit As US And Iran Exchange Strikes But Cooler PCE May Reignite Momentum
Potential Fourth Mania Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: The chart shows SOXL taking a hit yesterday.  SOXL traded as high as $255.53 in the premarket yesterday and later traded as low as $204.00.  This i...
Dell Is Up 80% Since Trump Told You To Buy It — Here's The Trade
It is a familiar pattern by now: President Donald Trump names a stock, and investors who pay attention get paid. This time it was Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL).   DELL stock is soaring. See the chart and price action here. The Dell Trade On May 8th, the president told the public to go o...
Dow Jones Tops 51,000, Dell Jumps 28% On Blowout AI Sales: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks climbed to fresh record highs by midday Friday as investors piled further into the artificial-intelligence trade following a blockbuster forecast from Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL). Dell surged 28% after reporting first-quarter revenue of $43.8 billion, an 88% increase from a yea...
Buying On Iran Deal; Dell Earnings Support Semi Rally; Rocket Explosion Is Bad News For Space Mania
Stock Market Manias Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows zone 1 (support).  There is a fair probability of the stock market pulling into zone 1...
Consumer Tech News (May 25-29): Dell, IBM, CrowdStrike, Meta Lead Big Tech AI Push
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Thursday criticized the President Donald Trump Administration's decision to introduce a $250 bill featuring a portrait of the President. Earnings Results Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)  reported first-quarter revenue of $43.84 bil...
The S&P Hit A Record While 8 Of 11 Sectors Fell
Dell ripped roughly 30% on $16.1B in quarterly AI server sales. Eight of eleven sectors still finished May in the red. Inside: oil cracks on a 60-day Iran ceasefire, and Anthropic lines up a $900B raise. Markets just wrapped a strong and strange month. Here is what actually moved, what it means, ...
Dan Loeb Touted Semiconductors As The 'Most Attractive Sector' In AI Boom— But His Nvidia Sell-Off Tells A Different Story
Despite publicly praising Nvidia Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) historic performance and the broader artificial intelligence (AI) sector, billionaire investor Dan Loeb's latest 13F filing reveals that his hedge fund, Third Point LLC, dumped nearly 90% of its stake in the semiconductor giant during the fir...
S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Drop From Records As Rate-Hike Bets Build, Oil Climbs: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks retreated from record highs at midday Wednesday as hotter-than-expected economic data and a renewed surge in Treasury yields revived fears the Federal Reserve could soon raise interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% to around 7,568, putting a nine-session winning streak in jeopardy....
Broadcom's AI Outlook Misses, But Bigger ETF Opportunity Is Emerging
Broadcom Inc’s (NASDAQ:AVGO) post-earnings sell-off may have disappointed shareholders, but it highlighted a bigger story brewing across the artificial intelligence ecosystem. The earnings commentary highlighted the growing importance of custom AI chips, or application-specific integrated circuit...
Semi Mania's Broadcom Problem; World's Smartest Banker To Pitch SpaceX; Japan Risk To AI Trade
Semi Mania Please click here for an enlarged chart of Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of AVGO stock is being used to illustrate the point.  Broadcom is a semiconductor company that has diversified...
Momo Aggressively Buys Semiconductor Dip; Big Setback For SpaceX; Blowout Jobs Report
Blowout Jobs Report Please click here for a chart of the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock. The chart of the leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL is being used to illustrate the point. Semiconductor...
Consumer Tech News (June 1-3): AI Demand Surge Prompts Big Earnings Beat, AI Can Steal Jobs & More
The Donald Trump administration is reportedly exploring whether the U.S. government should take ownership stakes in leading artificial intelligence companies, a move that comes days after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) unveiled a proposal calling for public ownership of...
Trump's $100,000 H-1B Fee Ruled Unlawful, Judge Says 'It Is A Tax,' No Matter What The Payment Is Called
A federal judge's decision to strike down President Donald Trump's controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee removes a major cost burden for large technology employers that continue to rely heavily on skilled foreign talent. Federal Judge Blocks Trump's H-1B Visa Fee On Monday, U.S. District Judge Leo...
MANGOS Is The New Magnificent Seven — And Half Of It Hasn't Gone Public Yet
From FAANG to Mag7 to MANGOS, Wall Street loves its acronyms—each one a barometer of its era. First came FAANG — Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) (formerly Facebook), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:G...
OpenAI Joins SpaceX, Anthropic In AI IPO Wave: What Prediction Markets Say About The Race
OpenAI confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering Monday, joining Anthropic and Elon Musk‘s SpaceX in a wave of trillion-dollar listings expected to hit Wall Street within months. But the ChatGPT maker may face a structural problem. If SpaceX and Anthropic exhaust investor appe...
Mark Zuckerberg Teams Up With India's Richest Man To Build Meta's Next AI Powerhouse
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is partnering with Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s Reliance Industries to develop its first AI-enabled data center in India, as the Facebook parent accelerates its global artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. Reliance said Wednesday it will build a ...
OpenAI And Oracle Partner To Let OCI Customers Access OpenAI Frontier Models And Codex Via Existing Oracle Universal Credits

'OpenAI to Acquire Cloud Platform Ona to Support AI Agents' - Bloomberg

Stock Market Whipsawed on Trump Statements, SpaceX Euphoria, ECB Rate Hike, Hotter PPI but Prior Revised
Whipsawed Stock Market Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the stock market is in zone 1 (support). RSI on the chart shows the stock market is over...
OpenAI Buys Cloud Execution Startup Ona To Scale Agent Workloads
OpenAI has acquired cloud-based developer Ona to power Codex with secure, customer-controlled cloud infrastructure for long-running AI agents that can continue working across devices and sessions even after a browser is closed or a computer is shut down. The ChatGPT parent company said the integr...
SpaceX Stock Closes Up 19% In Record-Shattering IPO Debut
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) made history Friday, closing its first day of trading at $160.95 per share — a gain of 19.22% from its $135 IPO price. SPCX stock closed its first day of trading. See all of the news and price action here. The debut capped the largest IPO in hist...
Michael Dell's Net Worth Jumps $72 Billion on Dell Rally, and Analysts Predict Further Gains
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock is in a strong bull run, helped by a large US government contract and its role as a critical AI infrastructure company. It has jumped by 215% this year and 250% in the last 12 months, and analysts predict that it has more gains to go. Dell Stock Surge Boosts Mi...
Consumer Tech News (Jun 8-12): SpaceX Debuts On Nasdaq, Big Tech Faces Political Scrutiny & More
Geopolitical Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg after his reported $300 million superyacht appeared in Seattle around the same time the company disclosed plans to cut nearly 1,400 jobs in W...
Software Prices See Biggest Increase On Record As AI Data Centers Absorb Global Chip Supply
Consumer prices for computer software and accessories rose roughly 14.5% year-over-year in May, the largest annual increase in data dating back to 2000. Software and Chip Prices Hit Records The figures were reported by The Kobeissi Letter, an account on X that tracks macroeconomic data, citing th...
What Is Going On With Meta Stock On Monday?
Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) stock rose on Monday as investors moved back into large-cap technology stocks amid a broader market rally and improving risk appetite. Market Rally Lifts Meta Meta gained on Monday as U.S. stock futures advanced after President Donald Trump announced a peace agre...
Stock Market Euphoric Over New Musk Post And Iran Deal
Euphoric Stock Market Please click here for an enlarged chart of United States Oil ETF (NYSE:USO). Note the following: The chart shows oil is falling about 5% on the U.S. Iran deal.  The deal appears to lift the U.S. blockade, open the Strait of Hormuz, and extend the ceasefire for 60 days.&...
SpaceX Crypto Squeeze; Bonds Do Not Share Stock Market Euphoria; Warsh Era Begins
Bonds Not Euphoric Like Stock Market Please click here for an enlarged chart of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT). Note the following: The chart shows that yesterday, bonds did not share the stock market's euphoria on the Iran deal.  Expectations were that bonds would rally on ...
Jim Cramer On SpaceX's Wild Rally: 'This Stock Might As Well Be Called Elon Musk'
The recent surge in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) shares is more a testament to Elon Musk‘s transformative business acumen than the company’s current earnings, says CNBC’s Jim Cramer. Cramer opined that the company, potentially facing losses for years to come, does not warran...
Fed Holds Rates Steady; Retail Sales Remain Resilient
Positioning Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the most important sector in this market.  Leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL is the momo crowd's favorite semiconductor ETF.  For this reaso...
As SpaceX Falls Back To Earth, Bear ETFs Reach For The Stars
Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:SPCX), or SpaceX’s post-IPO honeymoon appears to be fading as shares of the aerospace and AI giant slid more than 20% from their Tuesday peak, raising fresh questions about whether the stock’s meteoric rise can continue and what the pullback means for E...
'Microsoft and Chevron Sign 20-Year Power Deal For Texas Data Center' - Bloomberg

SPCX, INTC, NFLX And More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week
Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (June 15 to June 18) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, listings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate/geopolitical news flow. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MS...
Alphabet Tumbles 6%, SpaceX Sinks 10% On Bond Sale: Stock Market Today
A renewed slide in AI hyperscalers pulled Wall Street’s biggest benchmarks lower at midday Monday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are swinging into the red even as the Dow Jones and small caps pushed higher.  U.S.-Iran talks over the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices sliding, amid lingering b...
Microsoft Stock In Focus After Inking 20-Yr, 2.67 GW Power Deal With Chevron To Fuel AI Growth
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are in the spotlight Tuesday after the company announced a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) for a co-located natural gas power facility in West Texas — one of the largest dedicated power and data center developments in...
Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down Today?
The S&P 500 finished little changed on Thursday as investors rotated out of technology stocks despite a blockbuster earnings report from Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), with Polymarket traders turning cautious ahead of Friday’s opening bell. The S&P 500 slipped 0.01% to close at 7,357...
Apple, Triller Group, BlackBerry, Synaptics And Microsoft: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today
Major U.S. indices ended Thursday on a mixed note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 0.14% to 51,920.62, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.01% to 7,357.49 and the Nasdaq declined 0.46% to 25,358.60. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throu...
Microsoft Has Worst Month Since 2000, Micron Delivers Memorable Beat: This Week On Wall Street
It’s been a week of stark contrast on Wall Street. Crude collapsed below $70 as the Strait of Hormuz reopened, yet the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge hit a three-year high, the Magnificent Seven kept bleeding, and Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) delivered what analysts called “a memorable bea...
Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down Today?
U.S. equity futures are pointing to a green start for the trading week, buoyed by signs of stabilization in the Middle East and a temporary pause in direct military hostilities. Major earnings expected this week include Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE), Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ), and General Mills...
Benzinga Bulls And Bears: Micron, Take-Two, SpaceX — And Nasdaq Posts Sharpest Decline In Months
Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. U.S. stocks endured a volatile week as investors reassessed the sustainability of the artificial intelligence boom amid mounting concerns over soaring capital expendi...
Roger Altman Says ‘Nobody Understands How To Value’ SpaceX Or Anthropic, Evercore Chair Warns Investors To Brace For ‘Lot Of Volatility'
Roger Altman, Evercore founder and senior chairman, warned on Monday that traditional valuation methods struggle to capture high-growth companies such as newly public SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) and IPO-bound Anthropic, where enormous scale, artificial intelligence and uncertain long-term cash flows mak...
Prudent Investors Pay Attention To News From Korea; Buying On Talks From Iran After Strikes
Leading Indicator Please click here for an enlarged chart of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of AMAT stock is being used to illustrate the point.  The chart is a monthly chart to give a l...
Nokia, SAP And Microsoft Enter Strategic Multi-Year Agreement to Advance Cloud- And AI-Driven Business Transformation

Anthropic Says 'We're Grateful' as Trump Administration Lifts Export Controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 After AI Security Standoff
On Tuesday, Anthropic announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models. Anthropic Restores Access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 "We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked w...
Trump Hails S&P 500's Best Quarter Since 2020 as US-Iran Indirect Talks Wrap Up
The U.S. stock market has closed out its most profitable quarter in six years, a milestone celebrated by President Donald Trump as indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran wrapped up in Qatar, easing global energy supply fears. A Tech-Driven Market Surge The S&P 500 surged nea...
Dow Hits Records as Money Rotates Out of AI Chips Into Blue Chips: This Week on Wall Street
As America approaches its 250th birthday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average — the oldest U.S. stock market index — capped a holiday-shortened week at fresh record highs, surpassing 52,500 points on Thursday. The rally reflected a great rotation from AI capex names into the blue-chip industrials, b...
Xbox in Chaos: Why Microsoft Just Axed 4,800 Jobs
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock fell more than 1% on Monday after the company unveiled another round of layoffs, even as technology stocks rallied. The Nasdaq gained 1.83%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.83%. 4,800 Job Cuts Microsoft will cut about 4,800 jobs, or roughly 2% of its workforce, as i...
Key Nvidia Supplier Foxconn Posts 40% Q2 Revenue Jump on AI Server Demand
Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said it expects its overall operations to grow on a quarterly and annual basis after reporting a 40% year-on-year ‌rise in second-quarter revenue. Quarterly revenue for Nvidia Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) server assembly partner and Apple...
Consumer Tech (June 29-July 2): Microsoft Announces Layoffs, Meta & Google Sued In Several States & More
The Government of India has expressed concerns over Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) introducing usernames on its messaging platform, WhatsApp, citing a potential increase in cybercrime. Meta suffered a significant legal setback after a federal judge allowed most cl...
Benzinga Bulls and Bears: AeroVironment, Reddit, Oracle — And Stocks End Week on High Note
Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. U.S. stocks finished the week on a strong note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing to fresh record highs as investors rotated into industrials and other v...
Dow Settles Above 53,000: Investor Sentiment Improves, Fear & Greed Index Moves To ‘Neutral’ Zone
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in overall market sentiment, moving to the “Neutral” zone on Monday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% during the session amid a rebound in chip stocks. Major indices closed the holiday-sho...
Samsung Selloff Sends Warning To US Investors; Amazon Enters AI Debt Binge
Samsung Warning Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher.  SOXL is the momo crowd’s favorite semiconductor ETF. The chart shows that...
Semiconductors Below Support; Fed Minutes Ahead; Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is Over, But Will He Back Off?
Will President Trump Back Off? Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher.  SOXL is the momo crowd’s favorite semiconductor ETF. The c...
SK Hynix 7X Oversubscription Boosts Semi Stocks; Earnings Season Ahead; Oil Pulls Back After Iran Attacks
Buying In Semis Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher.  SOXL is the momo crowd’s favorite semiconductor ETF. The chart shows that...
Semis Volatile As Traders Wait For SK Hynix's Discount To Micron To Close; US Approves Cryptobank
Watch SK Hynix Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher.  SOXL is the momo crowd’s favorite semiconductor ETF. The chart shows that ...
Elizabeth Warren Calls UAE Chip Export Rule 'Corrupt' as Commerce Department Eases Controls on Trump-Linked Stablecoin Deal
The Commerce Department eased export controls on the United Arab Emirates on Friday, pledging favorable reviews for license applications involving MGX despite the fund’s use of a President Donald Trump family-linked stablecoin in its $2 billion investment in Binance (CRYPTO: BNB). The unpublished...
Critical 4 Hours Ahead, Korea And Iran Drive Selling In US Markets
Important Data Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher.  SOXL is the momo crowd’s favorite semiconductor ETF. The chart shows...
New York Just Hit Brakes on AI: Kathy Hochul To Reportedly Freeze New 50 MW Data Centers Amid Grid Strain
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, on Tuesday, reportedly ordered the nation’s first statewide pause on new hyperscale data centers, temporarily halting environmental permits for up to a year. The freeze is intended to give the state time to develop rules that protect the environment, the power grid, an...
IBM Crashes 24%, Drags Big Tech and IT Services Stocks Into Selloff

Reported Earlier: 'New York Becomes First State To Impose Data Center Moratorium; Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) Signed An Order To Block New Facilities For A Year' - Washington Post

Nebius Stock Jumps on $1 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) shares are trading higher by about 4% during Tuesday’s premarket session as risk appetite improves for high-beta tech names. Nasdaq futures are up 1.10% while S&P 500 futures have gained 0.23%. Details As per Bloomberg, the company secured a deal worth over $1 billi...
Bank Earnings Indicate Strong Economy; IBM Drops Dragging Software; Warsh Says No Tolerance For Inflation
Cooler Inflation Data Please click here for an enlarged chart of JPMorgan stock (JPM). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of JPM stock is being used to illustrate the point. JPMorgan is important because it is the largest bank in th...
57 Economists Wrong On Inflation; ASML Earnings Bring Optimism To AI Trade
Cooler PPI Please click here for an enlarged chart of ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of ASML is being used to illustrate the point. ASML is important because ASML is the undisputed leader in extrem...
Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
The S&P 500 climbed for a second straight session on Wednesday as fresh signs of easing inflation and upbeat corporate earnings supported equities. However, Polymarket traders are growing more cautious about Thursday’s open. The S&P 500 gained 0.38% to close at 7,572.40. However, the July...
Why Is Nebius Stock Falling on Thursday?
Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) stock fell on Thursday amid a broader technology sector pullback that impacted artificial intelligence infrastructure companies. The market movement followed earlier risk-off trends that previously weighed on high-growth AI equities. Nasdaq futures are down 1.07% w...
Korea Drives Semi Stocks Lower Despite Solid Taiwan Semi Earnings; Apple Boosts China AI Models
Korea Leading Semiconductors  Please click here for an enlarged chart of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of TSM stock is being used to illustrate the point. Taiwan S...
Consumer Tech (Jul 13-17): IBM Sees Worst Day On Record, Gemini 3.5 Pro Release Delayed, Uber Acquires Delivery Hero & More
President Donald Trump, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano criticized New York’s decision to temporarily halt approvals for new large-scale data centers. President Donald Trump‘s One Big Beautiful Bill Act cost the clean e...
Why Is IREN Stock Jumping on Monday?
IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) shares are up on Monday, rising as high as 15%, as the company announced a significant increase in its annualized run-rate revenue forecast. This comes on the heels of securing new multi-year cloud services contracts valued at $2.8 billion with leading AI developers suc...
Why Is Oracle Stock Falling on Monday?
Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL) stock continues to face downward pressure on Monday as traders weigh the technology firm’s rising debt burden against its extensive artificial intelligence infrastructure investments. For context, the Nasdaq is up 1.15% while the S&P 500 has gained 0.43%. In a recent ...
IREN Stock Rally Sparks 40% Surge in Leveraged ETFs After $2.8 Billion AI Deal Win
Leveraged ETFs tied to IREN Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) surged as much as 40% on Monday, dramatically outperforming the underlying stock after the AI infrastructure company raised its long-term cloud revenue outlook and unveiled $2.8 billion in new customer contracts. • IREN stock is surging to new h...
3M Flags Consumer Electronics Weakness As Memory Costs Bite
3M Company (NYSE:MMM) stock rose Tuesday after the industrial conglomerate reported second-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year outlook for sales, earnings and free cash flow. Adjusted earnings came in at $2.40 per share, exceeding the analyst consensus estim...
Moody’s Stock Gains on Q2 Earnings Beat: Robust Debt Issuance, AI Growth Drive Target Raise
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) delivered a strong quarter, driven by broad-based momentum across its business lines. • What’s ahead for MCO stock? Quarterly Metrics The company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $4.68, beating the analyst consensus est...
Chip Stocks Retreat As Yemen’s Houthis Enter The War; Alphabet, Tesla Earnings Ahead
Red Sea Blockade Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher.  SOXL is the momo crowd’s favorite semiconductor ETF. The chart shows SOX...
Alphabet Spending Too Much on AI? Wall Street Sees Both Opportunity and Risk After Earnings: 'The Cloud Number Is the Most Important Number'
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) sparked mixed reactions on Wall Street after its second-quarter earnings, as investors weighed stronger-than-expected cloud growth against a higher AI spending bill and pressure on free cash flow. AI Budget Fuels CapEx Debate Investor Gary Black&nbs...
Google’s Most Profitable Quarter Ever Ended With Negative Cash: One Number Explains It
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) delivered the most profitable quarter in its history. It also delivered something it had never delivered before: negative free cash flow. Despite reporting record revenue and profit, Alphabet Inc. shares fell over 6% in early trading Thursday as investors focused on o...
QUICK SPARK: Magnificent Seven Eye Worst Day Since Trump's Tariff Turmoil
The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (BATS:MAGS), which tracks the seven largest U.S. technology companies, fell 4.25% Thursday morning, on pace for its worst session since April 2025. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) led the drop, down 12.31% after adjusted earnings of 33 cents a share missed the 51 cent...
Market Selling As Houthis Open A New Front; Google AI Cash Burn; Tesla Humanoid Spending
Houthi Attacks Please click here for an enlarged chart of Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ:GOOG). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of GOOG stock is being used to illustrate the point. The chart shows GOOG is gapping down after reporti...
Brent Tops $100, Alphabet, Tesla Sink Nasdaq 100: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks extended their slide on Thursday as Brent crude vaulted above $100 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to an 18-month high, while concerns over Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) rising AI capital expenditures overshadowed an otherwise strong quarterly report and added to inve...
Alphabet Lost $294 Billion in One Brutal Day — Almost an Entire Palantir
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) just erased $294 billion in market value in a single session — roughly the size of an entire Palantir Technologies Inc. The 7.1% plunge marked Alphabet’s worst trading day since May 2025 and the largest one-day destruction of shareholder value in the com...
Why Wall Street Says Intel's Rich Valuation May Still Be Worth Paying
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) stock gained in premarket trading on Friday after the chipmaker reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and issued third-quarter guidance above analyst estimates. Beats Estimates, Raises Outlook The chipmaker beat second-quarter expectations, with revenue ...
Everyone Talks GPUs, But CPUs Benefit From Agentic AI—Intel Earnings Stop Tech Stocks Bleeding
CPUs For Agentic AI Please click here for an enlarged chart of Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of INTC stock is being used to illustrate the point. The chart shows INTC stock is gapping up after good ear...
How $100 Oil Just Repriced Tech: This Is Rotation, Not Liquidation—Confirmation Could Come Next Week
Brent closed at $100.69, the Mag 7 lost $938.7 billion, and Intel just flipped the after-hours script. Two facts that should not feel comfortable together: oil crossed $100 while the market’s most expensive growth stocks absorbed nearly $1 trillion in lost value. That is what happens when an infl...
Oil Broke $100, Alphabet's AI Bill Scares Investors: What Moved Wall Street This Week
Two of America’s largest companies reported earnings this week. Neither was punished for what it sold. Both were punished for what they spent. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) lost $294 billion in market value on Thursday, the largest single-session loss in the company’s history. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:T...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 Futures Rise as US-Iran Halt Retaliatory Strikes—Microchip Technology, AMD, Nucor in Focus (UPDATED)
U.S. stock futures were rising on Monday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices advanced, following Friday’s mixed close. U.S. factory demand showed resilience in June as new orders for manufactured durable goods rebounded 0.3% to $334.8 billion, recovering from May’s revised 4.0% ...
Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
U.S. stock futures are rising heading into Monday morning, driven by a temporary lull in Middle East hostilities and a steep pullback in global energy prices. The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is bullish for the July 27 opening bell. The “S&P 500 (SPX) Up or Down on July 27?” c...
Nasdaq 100 Enters Correction, SanDisk Sinks Over 50% From Peak: Stock Market Today
The Nasdaq 100 officially slipped into correction territory on Tuesday, falling more than 10% from its early June record high as the AI-driven sell-off deepened on mounting concerns over rising competition from China. The memory sector has been at the heart of July’s rout. SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:S...
Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Slip, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Rise as Investors Await Federal Reserve's Decision On Interest Rates—Ford, Bloom, Microsoft in Focus (UPDATED)
(Editor’s note: The lede, headline, futures and ETFs data were updated.) U.S. stock futures were mixed on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones index slipped, the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices gained, following Tuesday’s mixed close. This comes as the U.S. military said it intercepted a surprise Irani...
Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
The S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday as investors rotated into old-economy sectors while semiconductor stocks remained under pressure. Now, Polymarket traders are betting the benchmark index will build on those gains at Wednesday’s open. The S&P 500 closed 0.21% higher at 7,428.78, after o...
Dow Jumps Over 500 Points As Oil Prices Fall: Investor Sentiment Improves, Greed Index Remains In ‘Fear’ Zone
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Tuesday. U.S. stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 500 points during the session, driven by strong earnings reports and...
Procter & Gamble, Microsoft And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Wednesday
With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Wednesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) to post quarterly earnings of $1.41 per share on revenue of $21.38 billion before the opening bell, accordi...
Trump Bans Chinese Humanoid Robots; Micron Competitor SK Hynix Creates Volatility; Fed Decision Looms
Fed Decision Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of SK Hynix Inc – ADR (NASDAQ:SKHY). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of SKHY stock is being used to illustrate the point. South Korea’s SK Hynix is one of the world’s thr...
Oil Spikes 7%, Nasdaq 100 Sinks Before Fed: Stock Market Today
A deepening sell-off gripped Wall Street midday Wednesday as crude oil spiked on a fresh U.S.-Iran escalation just hours before the Federal Reserve’s rate verdict, dragging the S&P 500 to four-week lows and knocking the Nasdaq 100 down more than 10% from prior records. President Donald Trump ...
Microsoft Q4 Adj. EPS $4.74 Beats $4.24 Estimate, Sales $90.007B Beat $87.621B Estimate

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Futures Gain as Fed's Preferred Gauge Core PCE Inflation Eases to 0.1% Monthly—Meta, Microsoft, Apple in Focus (UPDATED)
(Editor’s note: The headline and ETFs and economic data were updated.) U.S. stock futures were higher on Thursday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices rose, following Wednesday’s lower close. U.S. real gross domestic product grew at a 1.5% annualized rate in the second quarter, d...
Ross Gerber Says MSFT Is 'Crushing It,' Jim Cramer Calls Quarter a 'Tour De Force' After Earnings Beat
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) delivered a blowout fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, sending shares higher after-hours and drawing sharp praise from prominent market voices as bullish sentiment around the artificial intelligence trade deepened. Wealth Manager Says AI Payoff Is Durable R...
MSFT Says the Next Phase of AI Is 'Per Seat Plus Consumption' as Copilot Usage Grows
As artificial intelligence shifts computing from static software to intelligent assistants that work continuously on a user’s behalf, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) says the next phase of its AI business will be driven not just by software subscriptions but by how much customers actually use its A...
Why Microsoft Shares Are Trading Higher By 8%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket
Shares of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results. Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue of $90.01 billion, up 18% year-over-year. The revenue total beat a Street consensus estimate of $87...
Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
The S&P 500 snapped a three-day winning streak on Wednesday as rising Treasury yields, a hawkish market reaction to the Federal Reserve and renewed geopolitical tensions sparked a broad-based selloff. Despite the sharp decline, Polymarket traders are betting the benchmark index will bounce ba...
Microsoft's Copilot Just Crossed 30 Million Paid Seats as CEO Satya Nadella Unveiled Unified App: 'Major Step Forward'
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella said Copilot is rapidly evolving from a chat assistant into autonomous AI agents with more than double the seat additions quarter-over-quarter. Copilot Seats Top 30 Million During the company’s fourth quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Nadella said...
Apple, Microsoft And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday
With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to post quarterly earnings of $1.89 per share on revenue of $108.65 billion after the closing bell, according to data...
Mark Zuckerberg Says Can't Rely on Open Source AI Models Right Now: 'We Think That There's Some Risk…'
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will continue building its own frontier AI models rather than relying on third-party open-source alternatives, saying today’s open-source models lag behind the industry’s most advanced systems and that depending on other compa...
Meta Platforms, Qualcomm, Robinhood, Microsoft and Chipotle: Why These 5 Stock Are on Investors' Radars Today
Major U.S. indices ended the session lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 2.19% to 51,594.14, the S&P 500 declining 1.52% to 7,316.15 and the Nasdaq shedding 1.74% to 24,442.94 The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.50%–3.75% for a fifth consecutiv...
Microsoft Sees Q1 Sales $89.850B-$90.950B vs $89.634B Est

Microsoft CFO Says For The Full Year, Cloud Revenue Surpassed $214B, With Nearly 90% From Customers Outside Of Frontier Model Companies; In Cloud Business, Customer Demand Continues To Exceed Available Capacity; Revenue Growth In Cloud Unit Helped By Earlier Delivery Of New Capacity; Additional Import Of Capacity Was Quickly Monetized

Azure Ignites Microsoft Stock: AI-Fueled Earnings Beat Sparks 9% Rally
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock surged about 9% in Thursday’s premarket session after the software giant reported fourth-quarter results that comfortably beat Wall Street expectations, driven by accelerating Azure cloud growth and rising AI adoption. Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue ...
Microsoft Stock Surges Nearly 10% in Thursday Premarket as Dan Ives Hails Azure Growth the ‘Best Barometer’ for Enterprise AI After Q4 Earnings
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares surged 10.17% in pre-market trading to $430.26 after delivering a blowout fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. The sharp post-earnings rally comes as tech analyst Dan Ives labeled the announcement the “most important of this earnings season” for gauging glob...
Microsoft’s $3.2B Anthropic Gain Beat an Entire Business Segment
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has spent the past two years positioning itself as one of artificial intelligence’s biggest builders. But during its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report, the company revealed that simply investing in AI proved lucrative enough to outperform one of its own operating...
Nasdaq Surges Over 600 Points; Microsoft Shares Jump After Upbeat Q4 Results
U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 600 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.69% to 51,951.16 while the NASDAQ surged 2.54% to 25,063.22. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.29% to 7,410.80. Leading and La...
Lam Research, Xerox, FormFactor, Microsoft And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday
U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 300 points on Thursday. Shares of Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued first-quarter guidance above estimates. Lam Research reported...
Microsoft, Meta Earnings Expose a Growing Divide in the AI ETF Trade
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) delivered sharply different messages this earnings season, reinforcing a growing divide in the AI trade. While Microsoft showed its massive AI investments are beginning to generate measurable returns, Meta’s earnings miss and high...
QUICK SPARK: Microsoft Stock Eyes Best Rally Since March 2020
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares surged 14% Thursday, putting the software giant on track for its strongest single-day gain since March 2020 as investors cheered quarterly results that reinforced the company’s artificial intelligence momentum. Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue o...
Microsoft Becomes Top Analyst Pick as Q4 Results ‘Change the Narrative’
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are trading higher after the company beat analyst estimates in the fourth quarter for both revenue and earnings per share. Analysts see more upside ahead with price targets of $522 and beyond. The Microsoft Analysts Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Thomas Blake...
What's Going On With Applied Digital Stock Today?
Applied Digital Corp (NASDAQ:APLD) stock is trading higher Thursday morning, gaining momentum alongside the broader artificial intelligence infrastructure sector following Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) fourth-quarter financial report. Applied Digital stock is among today’s top performers. Why is...
Stock Market Today: Microsoft Ignites Chip Rebound as SanDisk Jumps 24%
U.S. equities clawed back Wednesday’s post-Fed losses by midday Thursday, with a blowout cloud print from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) reviving the artificial intelligence trade and dragging beaten-down semiconductor names sharply higher. The Nasdaq 100 led with a 3.1% advance, th...
Nasdaq 100's Best Day Since May 2025: 10 Stocks Driving the Move
The Nasdaq-100 is on track to deliver its strongest daily gain in more than a year. The index tracked by the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) surged 3.5% in afternoon trading, on pace for its best session since May 2025, when the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause with China unlea...
AMD Stock Jumps as Microsoft, Samsung Earnings Reignite AI Chip Trade
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shares are bouncing back from months of weakness on Thursday as blowout earnings from Microsoft and Lam Research combined with a record quarter from Samsung reversed a brutal stretch for chip stocks. Advanced Micro Devices stock is among today’s top perfor...
Tesla Stock is Climbing Today: What's Going On?
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are bouncing Thursday as a sweeping technology rally sparked by Microsoft’s earnings explosion lifts sentiment across high-beta names, with the stock also benefiting from an oversold bounce after drifting toward its July lows in recent sessions. Tesla shares are tr...
Intel Stock Soars as Microsoft's Cloud Fuels AI Hardware Market
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) shares are surging Thursday as Microsoft’s record cloud quarter validated the demand outlook for AI hardware across the semiconductor supply chain while Samsung’s warning that the global chip shortage could extend into 2028 reinforced the case for sustained pricing power...
Samsung Profits Surge 1300%; 30-Year Bond Yield Highest Since 2007; Momo's Favorite Semi ETF Loses 70%
Egypt Fear Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE:SOXL). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that drove the stock market higher.  SOXL is the momo crowd’s favorite semiconductor ETF. The chart shows that from the recent...
SKHY Stock Jumps 6% In Friday Premarket After Shares Surged 30% to Hit First-Ever Daily Limit In South Korea (UPDATED)
(Editor’s note: The headline has been updated and SKHY’s pre-market move has been added.) SK Hynix Inc. (NASDAQ:SKHY) has hit its first-ever intraday limit, surging 29.95% to 1.718 million won on Friday. The U.S.-listed American depositary receipts climbed 6.20% during the pre-market trading...
'The Breakout the Stock Needed': Analyst Cheers Amazon's AWS Surge
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock jumped about 12% in Friday’s premarket session after the company reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and robust growth in its cloud business. The broader market was also supportive, with Nasdaq futures rising 1.06% and S&P 500 futures gai...
Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
The S&P 500 rebounded sharply on Thursday as strong earnings from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and a broad rally in semiconductor stocks lifted investor sentiment following the previous session’s selloff. Polymarket traders now expect the benchmark index to extend those gains at Friday’s ope...
US Schools Are Ditching Chromebooks for MacBooks by the Thousands— Apple Just Named Names
Apple‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) 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 Neo Parekh told a...
Nasdaq Jumps Over 600 Points as MSFT Shares Surge: Investor Sentiment Improves, but Greed Index Remains in 'Fear' Zone
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Thursday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 600 points during the session. The Nasdaq Composite also ended its ...
Amazon Stock Pops 9.5% After-Hours as AWS Fuels Earnings Beat: Jim Cramer Calls it 'Astonishing'
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares jumped Thursday after the company delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, with investors and analysts praising accelerating Amazon Web Services profitability as evidence that returns on artificial intelligence investments are beginning to ma...
SK Hynix Stock Soars 22%, Samsung Jumps 19% as Kospi Hits Trading Halt: Dow Futures Climb 151 Points
Asian stocks traded higher at the time of writing, led by a nearly 13% surge in South Korea’s KOSPI, while U.S. stock futures advanced and oil prices remained elevated. Asian Markets Trend Higher as Samsung, SK Hynix Surge South Korea’s KOSPI surged 12.84% to 6,311.81, with gains in semiconductor...
South Korea's KOSPI Rallies 18%, Its Best Day Ever: SK Hynix Jumps 30%
South Korea’s stock market just delivered the largest single-day gain in its 46-year history, rising 17.9% on Friday. The only other session in which the index gained more than 10% was Oct. 30, 2008. SK Hynix Inc. (NASDAQ:SKHY) rose 29.95% in Seoul to 1,718,000 won, touching the 30% daily price l...
Microsoft Stock Eyes Best Week Since 2000: History Has a Warning for Buyers
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) added roughly $450 billion of market value on Thursday, the largest one-day market-cap gain any company has ever posted. Shares closed up 15.51%, lifting market capitalization to $3.35 trillion and eclipsing the previous record set by Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), whic...
Microsoft Stock Surge: Analyst Highlights Expanding Cloud Footprint and OpenAI Momentum
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock gained almost 3% on Friday as investors continue to lean into strong cloud demand and upbeat AI adoption signals, even while the Technology sector is down 0.7% and the S&P 500 is up 0.2%. The latest earnings snapshot showed a 14th straight "double beat," wit...
Fed's Warsh Sparks Bond Selloff, Apple Warns of '100-Year' Memory Flood: What Moved Markets This Week
The final week of July was not for the faint of heart. Treasury yields climbed to levels not seen since 2007, the Federal Reserve left investors debating whether rate hikes are becoming more distant, and Big Tech earnings redrew the line between AI winners and losers. Warsh’s ‘Good Family Fight’ ...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq 100 Futures Gain as Trump Halts 'Massive Attack' on Iran—Atkore, Alibaba, ArcelorMittal in Focus (UPDATED)
U.S. stock futures rose on Monday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 indices advanced, following Friday’s higher close. President Donald Trump called off a planned strike on Iran to resume negotiations. Over the weekend, Trump said negotiations with Iran would begin Monday after he ha...
Wall Street Questioned the AI Boom, Earnings Are Delivering: Here Are the ETFs You Should Watch Closely
Artificial intelligence is translating into record earnings surprises, with companies exposed to the AI ecosystem outperforming the broader market by a wide margin as second-quarter results roll in. AI-Exposed Companies Delivering Historic Earnings Beats The S&P 500 companies have beaten Wall...
Consumer Tech (July 27-31): AI Boom Drives Tech Earnings As Apple, Amazon Lead Markets & More
Senators from across the aisle have reportedly sent a letter to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, urging the company to refrain from using memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) in its devices,...
Wall Street Is Falling Out of Love With the AI Trade — Here's Why
The S&P 500’s headline calm has masked a sharp internal reshuffle, with money rotating away from crowded AI-linked trades as investors start demanding clearer evidence that heavy spending will turn into profits, according to JPMorgan Private Bank’s Global Investment Strategist, Kriti Gupta. T...
Gene Munster Sees AAPL Stock Slump as Temporary, Steve Jobs' Critique of Microsoft and More: This Week in Appleverse
The week that just ended was quite eventful for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The company reported record-breaking numbers in its third-quarter earnings, but the stock took a hit due to the future outlook. Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top Apple stories. Apple Stock Slump Could Just Be...
S&P 500 Earnings Growth Hits 47.4%, Best Since 2021
The S&P 500 Index made a modest recovery in the last two consecutive days, reaching a high of 7,490, a few points below the all-time high of 7,616.  This recovery happened after the Federal Reserve delivered a relatively hawkish interest rate decision. Officials left rates unchanged at 3...
SK Hynix, Meta, Apple, and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About this Week
Retail investors talked up five hot stocks during the week (July 27 to July 31) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate news flow. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Ama...
Benzinga Bulls And Bears: Amazon, Microsoft, SpaceX
Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. U.S. stocks closed a volatile week mixed as investors navigated a hawkish Federal Reserve, surging Treasury yields and sharply divergent earnings from the biggest tec...
CoreWeave Stock Jumps as AI Data-Center Demand Skyrockets Ahead of Q2 Earnings
Neocloud stocks led by CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) gained by about 12% on Monday as stronger Big Tech earnings reinforced demand for AI data centers and optimism around major new long-term GPU computing contracts. The Nasdaq is up 1.35% while the S&P 500 has gained 1.10%. CoreWeave is a mod...
What Is Going On With Nebius Stock On Monday?
Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) stock rose with other neocloud stocks Monday as stronger Big Tech earnings reinforced investor confidence in AI data-center demand and long-term GPU computing contracts. The Nasdaq gained 1.35%, while the S&P 500 rose 1.10%. Nebius is a vertically integrated cl...
Yen Intervention And Falling Oil Help Stocks, But Selling In Korea Throws A Monkey Wrench
Falling Oil Please click here for an enlarged chart of United States Oil ETF (NYSE:USO). Note the following: Understanding the moves in oil are very important because they have been directly impacting bonds and moves in bonds in turn have been impacting the stock market. The chart shows the run u...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Futures Rise After Strong Monday Gains— McDonald's, AMD, Palantir in Focus
U.S. stock futures edged higher on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s gains after President Donald Trump said he would halt further military strikes on Iran, easing fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East and sending oil prices sharply lower. Dow futures rose about 0.2%, while S&P...
Palantir Stock Soars Nearly 15% After Hours as Company 'Smoked Expectations' on Earnings, but Jim Cramer Questions if 'Old Days' Still Viable
On Monday, Palantir Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) shares surged nearly 15% in after-hours trading as Wall Street commentators praised the AI software company’s blowout second-quarter results and raised outlook. Jim Cramer, Analysts React to Palantir’s Blowout Quarter CNBC’s Jim Cramer took to ...
47% Earnings Growth? Not Really; Bezos Sells Amazon Stock; Strong Earnings From Palantir, Caterpillar
Earnings Movers Please click here for an enlarged chart of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of AMZN stock is being used to illustrate the point. The AMZN chart illustrates the contrast between how s...
World's Smartest Banker Warns Of Hidden Margin Debt; SanDisk, WDC Disappoint; SK Hynix's Flash Crash
Hidden Margin Debt Danger Please click here for an enalrged chart of SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ:SNDK). Note the following: Sandisk (SNDK) is important because it has been a leading stock due to explosive NAND memory demand for AI. Sandisk also has been one of the momo crowd’s favorite stocks. The chart...
AI Infrastructure Trade Powers 2026’s Best-Performing Leveraged ETFs
The best-performing ETFs of 2026 all share one defining characteristic: they are leveraged funds tracking companies at the center of the AI infrastructure boom. They include: GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF (NASDAQ:DLLL), up about 760% year to date. The GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF (NA...
Chinese Buying Lifts Gold And Silver From Technical Support; Jobs Report Shocker And Iran Hopium Trigger Aggressive Stock Buying
Shocking Jobs Report Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows buying in the early trade in the stock market. The chart shows the stock market continues ...
Why Is CoreWeave Stock Soaring Wednesday?
CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) stock jumped in Wednesday’s premarket session as investors focused on stronger AI compute pricing, higher revenue guidance and continued demand for large-scale AI infrastructure. The company said it raised prices by about 25% across AI compute offerings in July to re...
Quantinuum Strikes Oracle Deal as Quantum Cloud Race Heats Up: ‘Next Phase of Enterprise Computing’
Quantinuum Inc. (NASDAQ:QNT) and Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL) announced a multi-year partnership Tuesday that will bring the Helios quantum computer to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), giving customers direct access to quantum hardware alongside Oracle’s GPU and high-performance computing infrastru...
Neocloud Stocks Catch Fire As CoreWeave Doubles Revenue
Neocloud stocks are rallying Wednesday after a pair of blowout earnings reports from sector leaders CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) and Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS) reinforced the scale of AI infrastructure demand. CRWV stock is racing higher. See the real-time price action here.  CoreWeave ...
Super Micro, Lumentum, CoreWeave Earnings Highlight AI Infrastructure Demand; CPI Data Shows Stagflation Risks Remain
To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Surging AI Infrastructure Demand Please click here for an enlarged chart of Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of SMCI stock is being used...
Microsoft Stock is Falling: What's Going On Today?
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares are pulling back Wednesday, giving back some ground after an extended run higher that followed the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. Microsoft stock is under selling pressure. Why are MSFT shares declining? MSFT Stock Pulls Back After Strong Earnings M...
Tesla, Palantir Fall as CPI Sends September Fed Hike Odds to 33%
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) fell Wednesday even as a benign July inflation report lifted the broader tech market and sent the odds of a September Federal Reserve rate hike to 33%. Headline CPI rose 0.1% in July, bringing annual inflation to 3.4% from 3.5%...
How To Trade SPY, QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, GOOGL, META, And TSLA Using Technical Analysis
Good Morning Traders! Today’s economic calendar brings us the final major inflation data of the week before Friday’s University of Michigan sentiment report. At 8:30AM ET, markets will receive July PPI Final Demand, Core PPI excluding Food and Energy, and PPI excluding Food, Energy and Trade alon...
IREN Jumps 10% as Microsoft Accepts First AI Data Center Under $9.7 Billion Deal
IREN Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) shares jumped over 10% Thursday after Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) formally approved Horizon 1, clearing the first of four AI data centers IREN is building under their five-year, $9.7 billion cloud services deal. The milestone may be the clearest evidence yet that the com...
IREN Hands Microsoft Its First AI Cloud Deployment
IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) stock jumped Thursday after the company delivered its Horizon 1 AI Cloud deployment to Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). The milestone advances IREN’s $9.7 billion cloud services contract with Microsoft.The Nasdaq is up 1.27% while the S&P 500 has gained 0.58%.IR...
Smart Money Sells #1 Dow Stock; Hidden Inflation In PPI; Applied Materials Earnings To Tell A Key AI Story
Important Earnings Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of CSCO stock is being used to illustrate the point. Cisco is important because it is an example...
What's Going On With AMD Stock Friday?
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) stock gained by almost 1% during Friday’s premarket session as investors digest record $5 billion bond financing plans tied to its AI buildout.Nasdaq futures are up 0.27% while S&P 500 futures have gained 0.10%.AMD is pairing a potential $5 billion bond...
Applied Materials Has Better Growth Prospects Than It Did 32% Ago; Retail Sales Stumble
Investor Traps Please click here for a chart of Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT). Note the following: This article about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of AMAT stock is being used to illustrate the point.  Applied Materials is one of the largest semiconductor ma...
CoreWeave Jumped After Earnings, But Key Risks Could Derail Rally
CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) stock popped after the company published strong financial results, which demonstrated that its revenue growth was accelerating. It jumped to a multi-month high of $117.30, up by 93% from its lowest level in July. This rally may be derailed as the company faces some major r...
Consumer Tech (Aug 10-14): Trump Faces Federal Lawsuits, Apple & Alibaba To Create AI Model For China & More
Ukraine’s military intelligence service is warning that Russia is accelerating deployment of its planned Rassvet low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation, which could eventually provide Moscow with Starlink-like battlefield connectivity. Donald Trump is facing a federal lawsuit from two ...
'Anthropic Revenue Surges to Over $11.5B in Second Quarter'- Bloomberg

Why Is Netflix Stock Falling on Monday?
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock traded lower on Monday as structural headwinds from its second-quarter guidance continued to depress the share price. The decline comes despite a brief lift last Thursday following disclosures from Pershing Square Capital Management. The Nasdaq is up 0.14% while t...
CBRS Stock Popped Nearly 10% Over 5 Sessions, IREN Jumped 15% — Here’s the ‘Situational Awareness’ Strategy Connecting Them
Over the past five trading sessions, Cerebras Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRS) and IREN Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) have delivered strong gains. CBRS stock climbed 9.55%, while IREN shares outperformed with a 15.90% jump over the same period. The unifying factor between the two stocks is that it is owned by Sit...
US Debt Nearing $40T; Home Depot earnings Better Than Expected
$40 Trillion Debt Please click here for an enlarged chart of Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of HD stock is being used to illustrate the point. The trendline on the chart shows HD stock has been in a dow...
Walmart's Outlook Signals Cautious Spending Ahead; Treasury Euphoria Fades; Samsung Soars; Bitcoin Shorts Crushed
Weakening Consumer Please click here for an enlarged chart of Walmart Inc (NASDAQ:WMT). Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock.  The chart of WMT stock is being used to illustrate the point.  Walmart is the largest U.S. retailer, and thus its ...
The ‘Debasement’ Trade Is Here, and Commodities Are Sending the Warning
This week’s intervention by the U.S. Treasury to contain rising long-term bond yields is more than a signal markets cannot afford to ignore. It is the kind of decision that can set off a much bigger chain reaction across markets. Commodity expert Jeffrey Currie says markets are entering what coul...
Trump’s 50% Canada Auto Tariff Shock: These ETFs Could Be in the Crosshairs
President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat is giving investors a fresh reason to scrutinize auto-focused ETFs. Tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel are set to rise to 50% on Jan. 1, 2027. That’s up from the current 25% auto tariff. The announcement followed the collapse...
Trump Administration Proposes Over $100,000 H-1B Fee After Court Struck Down $100,000 Levy
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new $103,265 fee for employers filing H-1B petitions subject to the annual statutory cap, including petitions eligible for the 20,000 advanced-degree exemption. If approved, the new rule proposed on Monday would apply to workers seeking...
Treasury Bond Buybacks Cannot Solve A Fiscal Problem; Nvidia Earnings And Inflation Data Expected Tomorrow
Key Data Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ). Note the following: The chart shows that QQQ did not reach the low band of zone 1 (resistance) before pulling back. The chart shows that this morning QQQ is rallying.  Buying in QQQ this mornin...
The Fed Faces A Dangerous Choice For Investors; Nvidia Earnings Ahead
Dangerous Choice For Investors Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows the stock market is pulling back slightly after a slew of economic data. To the ...
AI Arms Race Fuels More Cyberattacks — and More Spending, CrowdStrike Says
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) stock rose in Thursday’s premarket trading after the cybersecurity company delivered what it called the best quarter in its history.Revenue rose to $1.47 billion, beating the $1.44 billion analyst estimate. Adjusted earnings of 31 cents per share topped the...
Nvidia Revenue Set to Increase 18X in 4 Years; Analyst Says 'Never in History' Has a Company Grown This Fast
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is on pace to deliver the fastest growth streak in corporate history, guiding for $108 billion in third-quarter revenue after a second quarter that crushed Wall Street’s expectations across the board. 1,730% Growth in Four Years If Nvidia delivers on its $108 billion th...
Nvidia's Unusual Move Answers AI Trade’s Key Question; $40 Trillion US Debt Bomb Ticks; Key Fed Speech Awaited
Nvidia’s Unusual Move Please click here for an enlarged chart of NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA). Note the following: The chart shows that NVDA gapped up above the low band of Zone 1 (resistance). RSI on the chart shows that NVDA has room to run. Prudent investors should carefully watch whether NVDA ca...
Microsoft Runs On It, Nvidia Validates It: IREN CEO Says the Real Edge Is Owning the Entire AI Stack
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is already running AI workloads on IREN’s infrastructure. NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) has now validated another layer of its platform. But according to co-CEO Daniel Roberts, those milestones point to a bigger story: in the AI infrastructure race, owning the entire stac...
S&P 500 and Dow Jones Outlook: Top Three Catalysts This Week
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones have moved sideways in the past few days and are both hovering near their all-time highs. The S&P 500 trades at 7,711 points, down from a record high of 7,820, while the Dow Jones has pulled back to 53,565 points, down from a record high of 54,753. This article l...
Oil Rises As US Strikes Iran; Warsh's Hawkishness Reverberates; Weak Stock Market Seasonality Ahead
Oil Rising Please click here for an enlarged chart of United States Oil ETF (NYSE:USO). Note the following: The chart shows oil is rising this morning. The chart shows oil has risen significantly from the low in early July when optimism about the Iran deal prevailed. Oil is important because it c...
Reuters Reported Anthropic Signed ~$35B Cloud Deal With Lambda

Long Bond Again Dips Into Danger Zone—Highest Yield in Japan Since 1996—AI Trade Under Pressure
Long Bond In Danger Zone Please click here for an enlarged chart of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT). Note the following: The chart shows that TLT has dipped back into the danger zone.  It is not just the U.S.  A global bond route is taking place this morning.  Japan...
Microsoft Adjusted Outlook FY27 Q1 Search & Advertising Revenue (Ex-TAC) Growth In Mid- To High-Single Digits; Adjusted FY27 Q1 Outlook Microsoft 365 Commercial Cloud Revenue Growth Of ~17% In Constant Currency

Microsoft Restated Q4 Azure Rev $29.42B; Adjusted FY27 Q1 Outlook Azure Rev Growth 44% To 45% In Constant Currency; Adjusted FY27 Q1 Agents & Infra Revenue Outlook $75.15B-$75.75B; Adjusted FY27 Q1 Outlook Devices And Consumer Rev $14.7B-$15.2B

Microsoft Consolidates Business Into Two Segments in Sweeping AI-Driven Overhaul
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock climbed nearly 3% on Thursday as investors digested the company’s sweeping AI-driven reporting overhaul. A broader risk-on session also supported megacap technology stocks. The Nasdaq gained 0.36%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.41%. Microsoft Reshapes Business A...
Snowflake Signals Surging AI Data Cloud Demand; Broadcom Sees Strong Chip Demand Through 2028; Yen Strengthens
AI Trade Please click here for an enlarged chart of Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW). Note the following: This article is about the big picture.  The chart of SNOW stock is being used to illustrate the point. Snowflake is important because its accelerating growth shows enterprise AI spending is bro...
Wall Street Rallies as Fed’s Waller Hints at September Rate Hold: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks rallied broadly at midday Thursday, bouncing off the four-session slide that had dragged the Nasdaq 100 back below its August close, after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled he could back leaving interest rates on hold this month. “If there is continued progress towa...
Jim Cramer Says Buy the Magnificent Seven Again, Traders See Nvidia as Clear Winner
Jim Cramer says it is time to buy the Magnificent Seven again, arguing several of the stocks have become cheaper just as their huge AI investments start producing stronger growth. "We’re witnessing the revenge of the Magnificent Seven and most people don’t even seem to know it," Cramer said Thurs...
Consumer Tech (Aug 31-Sep 4): NVIDIA Buys World's Largest Open AI Developer, Trump Claims Total Control On Hormuz & More
Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly preparing to lead a large delegation of business executives on his forthcoming visit to Washington. Norway has reached a 96% to 98% market share for electric vehicles, becoming the global leader in the transition from internal combust...
Michael Dell’s Net Worth Up $110 Billion So Far 2026: Why the Surge May Continue
Michael Dell’s net worth has jumped by over $110 billion this year, helped by the ongoing artificial intelligence boom that has pushed Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock to a record high.  Bloomberg data shows that Dell, 61, who started the company in 1982, has become the fifth richest pers...
Microsoft Breaks Out Azure Sales at $100 Billion Annualized Pace, Reorganizes AI Segments
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is navigating growing scrutiny over the energy costs of its data-center expansion while preparing to give investors greater visibility into Azure, its key cloud and artificial intelligence growth business. Microsoft Challenges Virginia Data-Center Rules Microsoft appe...
Oil Surge and Carry Trade Weigh On Stocks; Apple Bets Big On $2K Foldable iPhone
Oil Surge Please click here for an enlarged chart of United States Oil ETF (NYSE:USO). Note the following: The chart shows USO is approaching zone 1 (resistance). The chart shows oil was previously in zone 1 when there was peak Iran fear. RSI on the chart shows oil is very overbought. Prudent inv...
Trump’s $5K Free Money Could Be A Market Bonanza; China, Russia, Iran Leaders Meet In India; PPI Pushes Fed Rate-Hike Odds To 70%
Free Money Proposal Please click here for an enlarged chart of Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ). Note the following: The chart shows QQQ has been vacillating between zone 1 (resistance) and zone 2 (support). The chart shows QQQ is seeing selling today in the early trade as rising oil and r...
Houthi Victory Raises Risks; Hotter CPI Pushes Fed Rate-Hike Odds To 88%
88% Probability Of A Rate Hike Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that yesterday the stock market dipped into zone 1 (support). RSI on the chart s...
Nebius Stock Stuck in Bear Market as Risks to Its Growth Story Build
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) remains under pressure, with repeated attempts to rebound stalling out. The stock closed the week at $224, down 25% from its all-time high, even as the company continues to post strong revenue growth amid the ongoing artificial intelligence boom. Nebius Group Growth is ...
Dow Jones Index Outlook: Top Stock Market News This Week
The Dow Jones Index has slipped by over 4.1% from its all-time high as its biggest constituent companies lost momentum. It ended the week at 52,578 points and is still up by 10% this year. This article looks at the most important stock market news that may move the index this week.  Dow Jone...
10-Year Treasury Yield At Highest Level Since 2007 As Fed Decision Looms
Market Positioning Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart is a 15 minute chart to illustrate the price action since three AI leaders advocated for an AI slo...
Stocks Rise On Dovish Fed Hike Hopes—Strong Retail Sales Surprise
Dovish Hike Hopium Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that the stock market is in zone 1 (support). The chart shows buying in the early trade in s...
Triple Witching, Falling Oil, and Fed Hopium Drive Up Stocks, But Downside Risks Remain
Triple Witching Please click here for an enlarged chart of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX). Note the following: The chart shows that yesterday the stock market fell below the low band of zone 2 (support) before recovering t...
This Crude Refiner Has Beaten Every Magnificent Seven Stock in the Last 2 Years
Investors who spent the past two years chasing the AI trade through Magnificent Seven stocks would have made far more money buying a company that turns crude oil into fuel. Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) traded at $415 on Friday morning after setting a fresh record intraday high of $416.66. The s...
Bitcoin Tops $80,000, S&P 500 Slips as Yields Reclaim 5%: Stock Market Today
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) punched through $80,000 on Friday, driving a rally in crypto equities even as broader markets stalled under rising bond yields. Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid delivered a hawkish signal, defending rate hikes against sticky, broad-based inflation above 3%. Bond yiel...
Japan Outpaces S&P 500 By 81%—Yen Drops After BOJ Hike, Raising Spillover Risks For The US
Reaction To Japan Rate Hike Please click here for an enlarged chart comparing SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX) and iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSE:EWJ). Note the following: The chart shows Japan ETF EWJ has outperformed S&P...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Futures Gain as Trump Issues Fresh Warning to Iran — MRVL, AAPL, ACN in Focus
U.S. stock futures advanced on Monday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices rose, following Friday’s mixed close. Geopolitical tensions spiked over the weekend after President Donald Trump issued fresh warnings to Iran while Tehran threatened sustained retaliation against U.S. bas...
Nvidia-backed Nscale Wants to Ride the AI Infrastructure Boom to Wall Street: Files for NYSE IPO
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA)-backed British AI infrastructure provider Nscale filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange this week, seeking to list under the ticker “NSCL” as it rides explosive demand for computing power. Revenue Surges, but Losses Mount London-based Nscale...
Google Partners With Southern Co's Georgia Power for AI Data Centers, Deal Projected to Deliver $900 Million in Customer Benefits
Southern Company‘s (NYSE:SO) subsidiary Georgia Power and Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google announced Monday an agreement to support nuclear power uprates at the Vogtle and Hatch plants to secure more clean power for its data centers. What the Deal Involves The deal is expected ...