Alphabet's Google unit is launching a new line of AI-powered smart glasses with real-time translation and voice navigation features. The glasses are being developed in partnership with eyewear brands including Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. This marks Google's return to the consumer wearable space with Gemini-powered hardware beyond laptops and smartphones. For investors watching NasdaqGS:GOOGL, this move into AI smart glasses adds another hardware angle to a business that is still mostly...
News
High-signal headlines only - macro events, earnings, M&A, regulatory. Listicles and analyst clickbait filtered out by default. Refreshed hourly.
U.S. energy storage developers installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, marking a record high for the quarter, an industry report showed on Thursday. Energy storage capacity grew 32% in the quarter from a year ago despite federal actions the industry says are slowing clean energy development, the report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence said. The SEIA said the demand is being driven by data centers, volatile electricity prices and disruptions to global gas and gas turbine supplies.
Google will invest $15 billion in a new Missouri data center campus tied to grid expansion and workforce development.
Google will invest $15 billion in a new Missouri data center campus tied to grid expansion and workforce development.
Nike (NYSE:NKE) has rolled out an AI powered shopping experience in partnership with Google. Customers can explore and buy Nike products directly through Gemini and Google Search. The launch comes ahead of a major international football tournament, targeting global fan interest. Nike is a global sportswear company that has been pushing deeper into digital commerce and direct to consumer channels. This new tie up with Google puts its products in front of shoppers where they already search,...
(Bloomberg) -- US insurer Aflac Inc. on Thursday sold a yen bond totaling ¥65.9 billion ($415 million) across four tranches, joining a wave of foreign issuers tapping Japan’s credit market.Most Read from BloombergSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaIran Threatens to Retaliate Beyond Middle East If US AttacksSpaceX Filing Reveals $4.28 Billion Loss, Musk’s Tight GripHasbro Cancels Dungeons & Dragons Game From ‘Star Wars’ VeteranUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electr
Jensen Huang is betting on a new AI lab that thinks the current chatbot frenzy is just the beginning. Nvidia (NVDA) has already emerged as one of the greatest winners of the artificial intelligence boom. Its chips now make up the backbone of most of the infrastructure powering modern AI, helping ...
Google held its annual developer conference last week and unveiled Gemini 3.5 Pro, new AI search integrations, and a product lineup that BofA called evidence of "accelerating velocity of AI innovation." The stock barely moved. That is the strange position Google finds itself in heading into the ...
(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s legal battle against OpenAI has hung over the ChatGPT maker for more than two years, threatening to unravel its restructuring as a for-profit business and undermine its plans to go public.Most Read from BloombergSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaIran Threatens to Retaliate Beyond Middle East If US AttacksHasbro Cancels Dungeons & Dragons Game From ‘Star Wars’ VeteranUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersUS Treasuries Re
CEO Jensen Huang says that Nvidia's growth prospects go beyond the massive spending from hyperscalers. Hyperscalers are the massive cloud providers, like Microsoft and Alphabet, that are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI. The concern on Wall Street is that eventually these companies will eventually stop spending as much on Nvidia chips.
Investing.com -- Anthropic is projected to more than double its revenue from $4.8 billion in the first quarter to $10.9 billion in the second quarter, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, citing figures shared during an ongoing funding round.
Arm stock pushes higher as Bernstein initiates coverage with an “outperform” rating. Here’s why analyst David Dai sees ARM shares ripping higher from here as the year unfolds.
(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp., the world’s most valuable company, delivered a sales forecast that drew a lukewarm reaction from investors, even as revenue from data center operators continued to surge. Most Read from BloombergSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaIran Threatens to Retaliate Beyond Middle East If US AttacksHasbro Cancels Dungeons & Dragons Game From ‘Star Wars’ VeteranUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersUS Treasuries Rebound on Optimi
One theme of Nvidia's fiscal first-quarter results is capital return to shareholders. The company increased its quarterly payout to 25 cents from 1 cent. That's a 2,400% increase. Nvidia increased its dividend by 900% in mid-2024.
Nvidia's first-quarter data center sales soared by 92% from last year to $75 billion, a new record. Nvidia also changed how it breaks up data center sales in its reporting. It's now showing how much of it comes from outside of the so-called "hyperscalers" of Amazon.com, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms.
Nvidia forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, and announced an $80 billion share repurchase program. Shares of the company were marginally down in extended trading. The world's most valuable company expects revenue of $91 billion, plus or minus 2%, compared with estimates of $86.84 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.
Glassdoor Senior Economist Daniel Zhao joins Brooke DiPalma on Market Domination to discuss employee confidence as companies continue trimming headcount and accelerating AI-driven workplace changes. Zhao explains why workers who embrace AI tools and adapt their skill sets may be better positioned for long-term job security.
We just covered the Graham Stephan Stock Portfolio: Top 11 Stocks and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE:VTI) ranks 8th on this list. Graham Stephan is a big proponent of investing in funds like Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE:VTI). He believes they lower the risk profile of the […]
We just covered the Graham Stephan Stock Portfolio: Top 11 Stocks and Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NASDAQ:VFIAX) ranks 6th on this list. Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NASDAQ:VFIAX) is an index fund that Graham Stephan has advocated buying in the past few years. The Vanguard 500 Index Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track […]
The AI trade has had favorites. NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta have carried the narrative, while two enterprise tech giants have quietly compounded earnings and built backlogs that few retail investors are talking about. With the S&P 500 up 8% year to date, the setup for these laggards looks asymmetric heading into the back half ... These 2 AI Giants Have Been Dormant. That’s Exactly Why They Might Surprise Investors
Every bull market since 2016 has been a mega cap story. The S&P 500’s gains over the past decade have been driven by a handful of growth giants whose weight in the index keeps expanding. Three growth ETFs consistently top my research: Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:MGK), Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHG), and ... After Watching Mega Caps Drive Every Bull Market This Decade These 3 Growth ETFs Keep Rising to the Top of My Research
Retirees chasing the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ) for its near 9.5% distribution yield are buying something more layered than they think. The fund pairs a Nasdaq-100 stock basket with equity-linked notes (ELNs), which are unsecured debt obligations issued by the banks. That distinction matters because the yield does not come purely from ... JEPQ’s 9.5% Yield Is Impressive, But the ELN Counterparty Risk Is the Hidden Cost
Nvidia has dominated the AI chip space since the start of the AI boom.
Google's I/O showcase highlighted massive AI ambitions, but investors appeared concerned by product sprawl and lack of focus.

Google Search (GOOG, GOOGL) will now prioritize artificial intelligence (AI)–generated search results. Yahoo Finance's Pras Subramanian and Julie Hyman discuss the biggest developments from Google's I/O conference.
Google redesigned search, launched new AI coding tools and expanded Gemini subscriptions at its annual developer conference.