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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.

Alphabet and Blackstone are forming a TPU-powered AI cloud venture targeting 500 megawatts of capacity by 2027.

Apple (AAPL) stock trades at $304.99 per share, a market cap of $4.5T, and 36.5 times trailing earnings. Is that a fair price, or is there more going on here.

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

Micron Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Broadcom are all major players in the AI realm.

What does that mean to the rest of us?

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 […]

Broadcom is locked in a clash of titans with rival artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia but seems to be holding its own as the member of Investor's Business Daily's Sector Leaders list hovers just below a buy point. As it awaits its second-quarter results, due June 3, Broadcom ended trading Thursday just below a cup base's pivot of 414.61 after recently scoring an all-time high, according to chart analysis tools on IBD's MarketSurge. In April, Broadcom scored a partnership with Google parent Alphabet.

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What's better: paying $2 trillion for SpaceX, with under $20 billion in revenue, or $5 trillion for Google (GOOG), generating $400 billion in revenue and $100 billion in profits.

Why your employer might soon be getting one too.

FEATURE Stock futures pointed higher Friday as investors remained cautiously optimistic a deal to end the stalemate between the U.S. and Iran could be reached. These stocks were moving in premarket trading: Estee Lauder rose 10%.

Honeywell is spinning off its aerospace segment, which could trigger a shake-up in the Dow Jones Industrial Average this summer.

Ackman was recently buying shares of Microsoft and Amazon.

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This manufacturer's growth is only getting faster.

TSMC is still rising, but MediaTek and Samsung are pulling ahead as AI demand spreads beyond Nvidia-linked advanced chips.

(Bloomberg) -- After several years flying high as Asia’s best Nvidia Corp. proxy, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is increasingly vying with other artificial intelligence stocks for investor attention.Most Read from BloombergBungie Plans Layoffs After Ending ‘Destiny 2’ DevelopmentSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaIran Says the US’s Latest Proposal Has ‘Narrowed the Gaps’Iran in Talks With Oman Over Permanent Hormuz Toll SystemModi’s Toffee Gift to Meloni Ign

Affirm Holdings Inc. recently expanded its collaboration with Google LLC, rolling out its installment payment options into Google Search, AI Mode, the Gemini app, and Google Pay checkout, while also extending its Royal Caribbean partnership to holidaymakers in the U.K. and Canada on top of the existing U.S. offering. These moves deepen Affirm’s presence across both major travel and technology ecosystems, potentially increasing how often consumers encounter its transparent, fee-free...

The largest U.S. IPOs tend to underperform the market, with a not-insignificant share of those stocks delivering negative returns..

Waymo temporarily pauses all U.S. freeway robotaxi operations to address construction zone performance issues while surface street routes remain active.

(Bloomberg) -- Australian burrito chain Guzman y Gomez Ltd. said it’s closing its Chicago restaurants and exiting the US after failing to generate adequate sales. The company’s shares soared.Most Read from BloombergSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaIran Says the US’s Latest Proposal Has ‘Narrowed the Gaps’Modi’s Toffee Gift to Meloni Ignites Rally in Wrong Indian StockIran in Talks With Oman Over Permanent Hormuz Toll SystemDow Average Climbs to Record on US-Iran De

Zacks GenXers Tracey Ryniec and Mark Vickery look back on the late 1990s and compare it with 2026'6 AI Revolution.