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The wave of debt issuance funding the artificial-intelligence buildout is testing the limits of investor demand, with some large bond buyers warning that the market is showing signs of indigestion. While fund managers remain comfortable with the credit quality of companies such as Amazon and Alphabet, Google's parent company, they are increasingly demanding higher yields to accommodate the flood of issuance. "You've started to see the indigestion show up in tech spreads in particular," said Neil Sutherland, head of U.S. fixed income at Schroders.
Investors will watch margins, rising HBM costs, China sales and the Rubin Ultra product roadmap.

Walmart earnings are due early Thursday after a summer promotional pricing blitz to lure inflation-weary consumers. On Wednesday, WMT stock edged higher, near a key level. The big Dow Jones stock is the nation's and world's largest retailer by 2025 sales, according to the National Retail Federation.

Eshallgo’s California subsidiary will exclusively distribute Zhongshan Senwei printing consumables in North America, initially targeting major e-commerce channels as the company builds its overseas operations. Key Investor TakeawaysEshallgo (NASDAQ:EHGO) has secured an exclusive North American distribution partnership with Chinese printing consumables manufacturer Zhongshan Senwei.

If humanoid robots are the future, then Elon Musk faces a formidable Chinese rival. China’s Unitree Robotics surged 460% on its trading debut in Shanghai Wednesday, giving the company a market capitalization of around $51 billion. Robots, of course, have been around for decades.

Estée Lauder Cos. posted quarterly results that beat estimates and ended a run of three straight declines in annual revenue, a sign the beauty conglomerate's turnaround efforts are gaining momentum.

Alphabet Inc. started marketing its debut Australian debt offering as the US tech giant targets its latest multi-billion dollar fundraising, with AI spending skyrocketing.

The partnership has extended the presence of Oracle AI Database@AWS to 22 regions.

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Magazine Luiza SA (MGLUY) reports robust physical store growth and improved margins, while navigating online market share losses and macroeconomic headwinds.

For years, Amazon led the market by offering free two-day delivery to Prime members. That was a massive improvement over previous shipping standards, and it became table stakes for any retailer hoping to sell to a mass audience. As a shopper, two-day shipping generally worked for me, but once Uber ...

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - AI infrastructure company Alpha Compute has signed a binding term sheet to acquire land and natural gas rights in Pennsylvania for $55 million to develop a 200-megawatt data center campus, CEO Brittany Kaiser told Reuters on Tuesday. Surging demand for artificial intelligence computing is driving a scramble for power supplies across the United States, prompting data center developers to secure their own energy sources rather than wait for grid connections.
Investing.com -- UBS upgraded Jabil to Buy from Neutral, citing stronger AI-driven demand and a more diversified business mix. The bank kept its $430 price target, implying about 28% upside, while raising its fiscal 2027 and 2028 EPS estimates to $16.78 and $20.24 from $15.89 and $18.34, respectively.
Every hyperscaler on the planet just committed to a spending spree that funnels through one chokepoint, and the Aug. 26 earnings report will either validate the conviction or expose the cracks in it.
Argus Research analyst Jim Kelleher early Monday upgraded Sandisk to Buy from Hold with a 12-month price target of $1,600. Sandisk stock advanced 2.2% to $1,238.50 on Monday. At the time, Sandisk was trading around $1,757.
Investing.com -- Strong second-quarter earnings from major U.S. companies have pushed stock indexes to fresh highs and eased concerns that the rally relies too heavily on a small group of artificial intelligence companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The tech mogul is the world's third-richest person.
S&P 500 earnings just shattered a record that has stood since 2008, but two tech giants are responsible for a distortion that changes everything investors think they know about this earnings season.
Trade Desk's (TTD) downbeat third-quarter outlook following a second-quarter miss indicates macro an
All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday after the Bureau of Labor St
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Friday ahead of a pivotal July jobs report. AI name Cloudflare stock soars on earnings.

