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Okta stock rallies on a solid Q2 and raised future guidance. The release triggered a wave of bullish analyst research notes on Thursday.

The discount retailer posted a 33% jump in earnings per share and lifted its annual EPS outlook to $7.80–$8.00

The chip design software company reported $2.48 billion in quarterly revenue and lifted its full-year revenue target to $9.715 billion at the midpoint

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Major tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are calling for a society-wide defensive surge to defeat what they

Nvidia stock was surging following an earnings report that is making Wall Street rethink its assumptions about the chip maker's growth.

Software and semiconductor stocks are high-flying in morning trading on the backs of stellar Salesforce, Crowdstrike and Nvidia earnings Wednesday. Salesforce is up more than 20%. The software giant said it was deepening its partnership with Anthropic, boosting investor confidence in its ability to integrate AI into its software.

NVIDIA's blowout earnings sent shockwaves through a corner of the market that had nothing to do with chips, lifting two power-hungry capacity operators on a read-across trade that reveals exactly how leveraged the AI buildout has become.

Synopsys beats Q3 estimates as EDA and Ansys fuel strong growth, while higher margins and an upgraded fiscal 2026 outlook add momentum.

Laffer Tengler Investments CEO & CIO Nancy Tengler joins Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to break down what Nvidia’s (NVDA) latest earnings say about the chipmaker’s outlook and why she remains bullish on the stock. “I don’t know what to find wrong with the report,” Tengler says.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 results that exceeded its prior expectations, supported by growth in computing, home theater, mobile phones and newer product categories. The company raised its full-year outlook while outlining continued investments in retail media, its third-

Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) raised its annual sales and profit forecast on Thursday after posting second-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations, even as shares fell 5%. The consumer electronics retailer reported revenue of $9.8 billion for the quarter, above analyst estimates of...

The chipmaking giant beat expectations as Wall Street looks to the Fed’s meeting in Jackson Hole.

Salesforce's blowout quarter sent shockwaves through software stocks that never reported a single number this week, and the names catching the biggest bids are some of the most beaten-down agentic-AI plays in the market.

Investing.com -- Synopsys is positioned for a stronger fiscal 2027 as demand for electronic design automation and chip-design intellectual property improves, Baird said, upgrading the semiconductor software provider to Outperform and raising its price target to $560.

Investing.com -- Okta's improving growth profile and growing traction for newer identity products have prompted BofA Securities to turn more constructive on the cybersecurity company, while warning that much of its recovery may already be reflected in the stock.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.39% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.84%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini...

Software stocks gained after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the SaaSpocalypse was over.

Salesforce stock is rallying after the enterprise software maker’s second-quarter results topped expectations.

Salesforce spent months as the broken name in enterprise software, dragging the sector's AI credibility down with it. Now one earnings report and a surprise Anthropic partnership are forcing the bears to rethink everything.

Best Buy Co. , Inc. (NYSE:BBY) shares fell 3.

Okta and CrowdStrike both crushed earnings, but one stock is surging nearly twice as hard as the other despite posting slower growth and a troubling dip in a key bookings metric.

Salesforce posted $11.35 billion in Q2 revenue and unveiled a Claude-powered plugin for sales teams as stock climbed 12% after hours

Okta Inc (NASDAQ:OKTA) shares are set to open about 18% higher on Thursday after the identity management software company reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations for revenue and adjusted earnings. Okta reported total revenue of $805 million for the quarter...

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) shares jumped 7. 1% in pre-market trading, staging a strong recovery following six consecutive sessions of declines that had wiped roughly 24% from the stock’s value.

Best Buy (BBY) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +7.30% and +2.25%, respectively, for the quarter ended July 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Dollar General (DG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +11.50% and +1.00%, respectively, for the quarter ended July 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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The company reported $805 million in revenue and raised its full-year guidance, citing demand for tools to secure AI agents

The stock market had wildly different reactions to Dollar Tree and Dollar General's earnings early Thursday morning. Dollar General stock shot up more than 12%, while Dollar Tree sank about 4.5%. Dollar Tree Earnings Dollar Tree reported earnings of $2.

The artificial-intelligence trade roared back to life on Thursday after Nvidia's medium-term guidance signaled that demand for chips should remain robust next year. Shares of Marvell Technology jumped 4% in premarket trading.