Microsoft and Meta just confirmed what AI infrastructure bulls wanted to hear: Demand for compute isn't cooling off.
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Rocket Lab has bounced back from yesterday's rout.
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Apple's earnings report comes days after the company launched Apple Upgrade in the U.S.—a program that BofA Securities says could improve affordability for consumers and help the company wrestle some control from wireless carriers. As part of Apple Upgrade, customers now have one- or two-year leasing options for iPhones and Apple Watches, and two- or three-year options for Macs and iPads. Apple has long offered trade-ins and financing plans, but "the new structure packages those familiar mechanics into a broader platform spanning major hardware categories," wrote Wamsi Mohan, an analyst at BofA.
Tech stocks led a rebound in the major indexes, but gains weren't felt broadly across the market. The S&P 500 was up 1%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.2%. Tech dominated gains on a sector level, up 5.6%.
D-Wave Quantum’s recent past announcement that it was added to the NASDAQ Composite Index followed news that AT&T would expand its use of the company’s quantum computing technology across multiple network operations workflows. AT&T reported cutting a key network optimization workload from about one hour to less than 15 seconds using D-Wave’s annealing-based system, underscoring the technology’s operational impact. Next, we’ll explore how AT&T’s broader adoption of D-Wave’s annealing quantum...
July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as Microsoft's forecast-beating results soothed investor concerns about massive AI spending by companies, while investors parsed fresh
Stocks kicked off Thursday’s trading session higher, reemerging from the carnage of Wednesday’s selloff. The S&P 500 was up 0.9%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.6%. Rosenberg Research’s Dave Rosenberg described the moves as “a weak stock-market bound on shaky ground,” nodding to the major averages’ “precarious technical positions,” yesterday’s rise in bond yields, and oil price spikes.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh praised the bond market’s recent rate moves on Wednesday. He may not feel that way now.
U. S. stock index futures pointed to a stronger opening on Thursday, with investors looking for a rebound after the heavy losses recorded in the previous session.
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