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Tech stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF

Mark Zuckerberg is treating AI infrastructure like a personal passion project, and one venture capitalist thinks Wall Street may not have enough pull to stop him no matter how loud the complaints get.

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By Purvi Agarwal, Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Avinash P July 29 (Reuters) - European shares edged lower on Wednesday, as diverging results from French luxury groups weighed on the broader sector, while

Microsoft's AI business is growing at a triple-digit pace yet the stock sits near a 52-week low, and that gap between reality and share price raises one very specific question about where this company lands by decade-end.

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This is a hyper-growth chapter for Palantir Technologies. The company provides its Artificial Intelligence Platform to critical institutions like the Department of the Navy.

All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading Wednesday after President Trump v

Amazon has shed 6% in a week while sitting on the most aggressive capital spending in its history, yet Wall Street still sees a breakout coming. Here is what makes or breaks that case before July 30.

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) reports fiscal fourth-quarter results tonight, with analysts largely centering their attention on capital expenditures as the company continues its aggressive buildout of AI infrastructure. Bank of America analysts said "AI execution remains the central debate"...

A single capital spending number from Microsoft could either rescue a $700 billion AI trade from its worst selloff in months or confirm that the boom is finally running out of steam. Every chipmaker on five continents is watching.

Traders are expecting big swings from tech earnings on Wednesday, with options pricing in major after-market risks and short sellers lining up to bet against one of the market’s biggest stocks. Microsoft shares, which have fallen more than 15% from their early June peak and remain nearly 25% lower over the past year, are likely to move more than 6.6% in either direction after tonight’s June-quarter earnings, well ahead of its three-year average of around 4.8%. Short sellers, meanwhile, are crowding into the stock, with bets against the tech and cloud giant representing around 92 million shares, or 1.27% of its outstanding float, according to data from S3 Partners.

The latest oil spike was sending the Dow tumbling, but the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision and a gauntlet of earnings loom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points, or 1.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.

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Azure is printing billions at scale while a much smaller rival claims it shattered every profitability benchmark that matters. One of these AI stocks is quietly set up for the bigger surprise, and the answer is not obvious.

It felt a little like the 1990s on Tuesday, as Coca-Cola took center stage in the stock market after the soft-drink leader reported strong second-quarter earnings. It now trades with a higher valuation than Nvidia and other Magnificent Seven stocks. Coke stock rallied 5% to $88.27 on Tuesday after touching a record $90 earlier in the session, and was up 2.4% at $90.38 in early trading Wedneday.

Options imply a 6.6% move after earnings.

Major U.S. technology companies are borrowing heavily as they ramp up spending on their artificial intelligence buildout, and at steadily higher yields as investors become more selective about absorbing the growing supply. Amazon, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Oracle issued about $194 ‌billion of bonds in 2026 through July 7, up 79% from roughly $108 billion in all of 2025, according to a Reuters analysis ‌of LSEG data. Goldman Sachs expects bond issuance by the five hyperscalers, including Microsoft Corp, to reach roughly $250 billion this year and $400 billion in 2027.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday ahead of the Fed decision and Fed Chair Warsh's comments. SK Hynix sold off.

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JPMorgan's BBUS just priced itself below VTI, but the fee advantage comes with a quiet omission that changes the whole comparison, and whether it costs you or pays you depends on where your money actually sits.

Wall Street faces a twin set of risks on Wednesday, tied to Big Tech earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision, as stocks undergo a rare change of leadership ahead of the summer market doldrums. “The market’s response to both should provide a clearer indication of whether the current rotation continues or begins to develop into broader weakness,” said Zaheer Anwari, co-founder and CEO of the Luxembourg-based Revacy Fund.

Oil prices rise, Visa is streamlining, Corning has worst day in four months, and more news to start your day.

The main US stock measures were mostly trending higher in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders

Amazon reported its Q2 earnings after the bell on Thursday.

US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Wednesday as hostilities between the US and Iran resumed after

It felt a little like the 1990s on Tuesday, as Coca-Cola took center stage in the stock market after the soft-drink leader reported strong second-quarter earnings. Coke stock rallied 5% to $88.27 after touching a record $90 earlier in the session. Other consumer stocks gained, including PepsiCo Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble as investors continued to rotate out of technology, with the exchange-traded fund losing 1.8%.

The investigation is looking at changes made to monthly and annual subscription plans for Microsoft 365.

By Johann M Cherian and Ragini Mathur July 29 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy verdict against a backdrop of