IBM launched its new Power S1112 on-premise server for local AI inferencing shortly after reporting preliminary Q2 2026 revenue of $17.2 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.93, both missing estimates and triggering a 25%+ single-day stock plunge. How do investors feel about this?
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IBM's Earnings Fallout Continues as Oppenheimer Downgrades the Stock
A spectacular run for chip makers, server suppliers, and memory and storage names seems to have investors on edge.
The earnings season is full steam ahead, and tech stocks are leading the march higher. All three major indexes were in the green to kick off Wednesday’s session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.7%. The S&P 500 gained 0.
If you want to know the tech sector's priorities, follow the money.

IBM (IBM) stock plunged over 20% in Tuesday's session after releasing weaker-than-expected preliminary results for its second quarter. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down what IBM's figures is signaling about the broader separation between software and chip stocks.
A bad day for International Business Machines has turned into great day for CrowdStrike Holdings and other cybersecurity companies. The reason why seems to be a short reference about cybersecurity in a letter to shareholders from IBM CEO Arvind Krishna. Krishna discussed how IBM clients in June shifted quarterly capital spending toward servers, storage, and memory purchases ahead of expected price increases.

IBM stock collapses 25% after the company preannounced its Q2 earnings results.
The Dow is caught in a tug-of-war between strong bank earnings and IBM's historic drop. The Dow's top performer was Goldman Sachs, which popped 5.5% after reporting record results. Goldman is the heaviest weighted component in the Dow.
IBM stock was heading for its largest same-day plunge in nearly 40 years on Tuesday after the company’s preliminary second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue missed analysts’ targets. In a letter to shareholders, CEO Arvind Krishna explained that the shortfall was largely driven by the company’s infrastructure business. “What played out was worse than our expectations,” Krishna wrote.
IBM reported preliminary Q2 revenue of $17.2 billion, well below analyst expectations, as large deals failed to close on time
Investing.com --IBM’s preliminary second-quarter results delivered a gut punch to investors, sending the stock down 19% on Tuesday morning as a massive, industry-wide shift in hardware capital expenditure (capex) cannibalized the company’s high-margin software business.
IBM stock tumbled after the company published its earnings ahead of schedule and acknowledged a "disappointing" quarter.
International Business Machines will release its second-quarter earnings next month, and analysts anticipate a single-digit bottom-line growth.
Micron (MU) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +17.39% and +12.91%, respectively, for the quarter ended May 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman takes a closer look at some of Tuesday's trending tickers and stories, including JPMorgan (JPM) upgrading IBM (IBM), Carnival's (CCL) second quarter revenue missing estimates, and AMC (AMC) stock plunging.
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Datavault AI Inc (DVLT) reports robust tokenization contracts and strategic partnerships, while navigating regulatory challenges and market competition.
Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) reported flat full-year fiscal 2026 revenue on a reported basis and outlined a fiscal 2027 outlook that reflects continued pressure from longer sales cycles and changes in how customers buy IBM-related technology, while management emphasized margin expansion, cash generation and gr
