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(Bloomberg) -- Anthropic PBC is set to close its latest round of funding, which may top $30 billion at a valuation above $900 billion, as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, vaulting ahead of rival OpenAI to become the world’s most valuable AI startup.Most Read from BloombergBungie Plans Layoffs After Ending ‘Destiny 2’ DevelopmentSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaUAE Joins Saudis, Qatar in Urging Trump Not to Restart WarIran in Talks Wi
A young saver opens a Schwab account, picks the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHG) over a plain S&P 500 fund because they want a growth tilt at almost no cost, and assumes 197 holdings buys them diversification. The math says otherwise. SCHG’s top 10 names drive 59% of the portfolio, which means more than ... SCHG’s Top Ten Holdings Now Drive 59 Percent of the Fund, Creating Hidden Single Stock Risk
Alphabet's Google on Friday appealed a Washington federal judge's ruling that it holds illegal monopolies in online search and related advertising. • Google argued that U.S. Judge Amit Mehta made legal errors in his 2024 ruling, which found the company illegally blocked competitors by paying billions of dollars annually to firms including Apple to be the default search engine on new devices. • The arrangements did not prevent the device makers and browser developers from promoting rival search services like Microsoft's Bing, Google argued.
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has partnered with Cohen & Steers to offer a new hybrid credit fund to clients outside the U.S. through its global wealth platform. The bank has reorganized its investment banking unit, appointing new co heads and adjusting sector coverage to respond to global dealmaking activity. In Chicago, JPMorgan is working with Google on a redevelopment of a key downtown commercial area, tying the bank more closely to a high profile urban renewal project. For investors...
Strong first-quarter earnings growth and resilient AI spending are prompting strategists at UBS and CIBC to raise their S&P 500 targets.
Wedbush Securities has added Datadog Inc (NASDAQ:DDOG) and SK Hynix (KRX: 000660) to its closely watched IVES AI 30 list, citing the memory super-cycle and AI observability as two of the most compelling themes in the current phase of the artificial intelligence buildout. In a note to clients,...
Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) unit Google's new AI ad tools should help reduce concerns about competition f
The data center buildout doesn’t seem like it’s about to slow down. As more firms look to step up and supply AI compute, some of which (unlike the cash-rich hyperscalers) are risking their shirts by going into debt, it feels like timing the peak in the AI boom or the beginning of an AI bubble ... The AI Data Center Buildout Is Accelerating, and Nuclear Could Be the Most Underowned Piece of the Puzzle
Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.
Semtech (SMTC) is likely to report "upside" to fiscal Q1 results and fiscal Q2 outlook as demand for
Meta resolves a major school district case, but roughly 1,200 related lawsuits remain pending.
Elon Musk's private space operator, SpaceX (SPAX.PVT), released its S-1 filing this week as it plans to go public via IPO in June. The Wall Street Journal has reported that AI developer OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) is preparing to file for its own mega-IPO. As investors anticipate this mega-IPO, should they be equally cautious as they are bullish on these companies ? Portfolio Wealth Advisors president and CIO Lee Munson, Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, and Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré weigh in on the wave of upcoming IPOs.
Whale Rock Capital Management, run by the very impressive Alex Sacerdote, is having its moment in the sun after yet another incredible quarter. Indeed, the fund might be lesser-known compared to some of the other giants out there, but it’s rising through the ranks — and fast, thanks in part to a very unique mix ... This Alphabet‑Heavy Fund Has a Front‑Row Seat to the AI Boom — and the Market Can See Why It’s Suddenly a Top Performer
IBM (NYSE: IBM) surged 12.4% to close at $252.97 on May 21, 2026, after the Commerce Department announced $2.0 billion in quantum computing grants to nine companies. The headline? IBM secures $1 billion in government funding for a new quantum chip foundry called Anderon, with IBM matching the investment dollar-for-dollar. The stock's reaction was swift and decisive.
Buying shares in Space Exploration Technologies Corp may give investors a chance to own a piece of Elon Musk‘s vision for Mars. What it may not give them is much say in how the company is run. Buried within SpaceX’s...
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) CEO Michael Dell is turning a decades-old detour into one of the largest public university donations in U.S. history. The $750 million gift to the University of Texas at Austin follows a personal history Dell tied to...
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce injected massive momentum into the quantum computing sector, announcing over $2.0 billion in federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act across nine quantum computing companies. D-Wave (QBTS) secured a $100 million letter of intent to accelerate domestic system fabrication, granting the federal government an equity stake. The stock surged immediately on the news, reflecting renewed investor confidence in sovereign backing for quantum infrastructu
Nike has been working through falling sales, renewed wholesale partnerships, operational restructuring by sport, and persistent pressure from its China business and tariffs, while also rolling out AI-enabled shopping via Google’s Gemini and AI Mode search in the US. At the same time, Nike’s role as kit supplier to multiple national teams for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and its push into AI-powered commerce highlight how the company is trying to reinvigorate demand and keep its brand central to...
META slid more than 10% in a month as heavy AI spending and valuation concerns offset strong engagement and ad tool adoption.
CAI, a global services firm, has announced strategic partnerships with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft to enhance multicloud integration, aiming to support public sector and enterprise clients in modernizing their IT infrastructure. By collaborating with Anthropic, Databricks, and LMNTRIX, CAI seeks to deliver a comprehensive cloud solution that integrates security and AI capabilities across AWS and Azure environments. This multicloud strategy is designed to help organizations avoid...
There’s a bit of overlap between the world’s largest and second-largest companies, and it’s becoming a bit more striking over time. Indeed, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), which just pulled the curtain on a slew of AI innovations at its I/O 2026 event, and GPU titan Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), which just delivered another blockbuster result for its first quarter, ... Alphabet’s Growing Overlap With NVIDIA Is Getting Hard to Ignore
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Alpha Wealth Funds, LLC, an investment management company, released its Q1 2025 letter for the “Insiders Fund”. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund lost 7.14% in the quarter, tied to a 6.75% fall in March due to the War in Iran. This compares to the S&P 500’s -4.33% return for […]