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Plus, America’s big cities are rapidly losing kids, and Trump puts off a major escalation of his military campaign against Iran.
Despite the futures rebound, retail investors remain cautious. Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.
Intel's stock is surging while the rest of the chip sector sits flat, and the reasons behind that split tell a much bigger story about where the semiconductor race is actually headed.
(Bloomberg) -- Corporate earnings strong enough to beat the highest expectations in years have failed to impress investors fretting about AI spending and economic growth.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesAlphabet Falls as $205 Billion Spending Plan Fuels AI Cost FearAbo
3M beat second-quarter estimates and raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance following its AI infrastructure partnership with Microsoft.
(Bloomberg) -- Investors who spent weeks watching US stocks go nowhere are pinning their hopes for a breakout on a key pillar of the four-year bull run: corporate earnings. Most Read from BloombergTrump’s 100% Generic Drug Duty Threatens US Low-Cost SupplyApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesTrump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century KingSpaceX Set to Unlock $116 Billion in Shares After IPO Restrictions LiftTreasury Flags Concern Over ‘Potenti
(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc., has more than quadrupled its office space in Miami this year shortly after co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin bought homes in the area.Most Read from BloombergYemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi ArabiaChina AI Sensation Moonshot’s Gamble on Big Models Pays OffTrump Vows 50% Tariff on Canadian Goods Using Depression-Era LawMoonshot’s Kimi K3 May Be More About Memory Than ComputeUS Strikes Iran in Escalating Campaign After Troops KilledGoogle’s pa
The parabolic AI trade has sent many chip stocks to the moon, as investors have bet that hyperscalers such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta will continue to aggressively expand AI capital expenditures. However, the rally now faces significant headwinds, with valuation and revenue sustainability concerns resurfacing amid rising competition from cheaper Chinese models. The […]
(Bloomberg) -- Moonshot AI has told investors it’s preparing to list in as early as six months, seizing the opportunity to tap capital markets after its latest model upended industry perceptions of China’s burgeoning capabilities and sent global tech stocks reeling.Most Read from BloombergFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyTaylor Farms P
Three numbers on Meta's income statement keep pulling my money back before the July 29 earnings call, and one of them proves something no other hyperscaler has managed to pull off yet.
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. was upgraded to buy at HSBC Holdings Plc on Friday, in the latest reflection of how Wall Street is increasingly positive on the iPhone maker’s position in a market where many trades related to artificial intelligence have been faltering.Most Read from BloombergGoogle Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal GoalsThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsBeckham’s IM8 Gets $1 Billion From General Catalyst for GrowthNasdaq Futures Tumble
<body><p>STORY: From SK Hynix shares yo-yoing to Apple suing OpenAI...</p><p>This is AI Weekly.</p><p>:: AI Weekly</p><p>SK Hynix shares went on a wild ride after its U.S. listing last week.</p><p>Shares plunged 15% in trading on Monday, marking the South Korean chip giant's biggest one-day fall on record.</p><p>But the firm's stock bounced back almost 13% later in the week.</p><p>It followed gains made in U.S. tech stocks after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data and upbeat analyst forecasts for AI memory demand.</p><p>Meta plans to produce AI chips this September.</p><p>That's according to a memo seen by Reuters.</p><p>The move would help Meta gain more independence from chip suppliers like Nvidia.</p><p>Apple sued OpenAI and two former employees.</p><p>The U.S. tech giant alleged misappropriation of its trade secrets to benefit the ChatGPT-maker's move into consumer hardware.</p><p>It accused OpenAI of orchestrating an effort to acquire and exploit Apple's confidential information through former employees, recruiting practices and supplier relations.</p><p>OpenAI said in a statement they "have no interest in other companies’ trade secrets."</p><p>IBM shares plunged by a quarter in one day.</p><p>Investors sold off after the U.S. tech company signaled the AI infrastructure boom has drawn spending away from the software sector.</p><p>IBM said it expected revenue to rise just 1% in the second quarter, falling short of Wall Street hopes.</p><p>The announcement added to worries over a software industry already rocked by the rise of AI tools.</p><p>And TSMC raised it forecast for capital spending by up to 14% for this year.</p><p>It comes after the chipmaker and major Nvidia supplier posted a 77% jump in second-quarter profit of $22 billion.</p><p>That was well ahead of market forecasts and the firm's ninth straight quarter of double-digit percentage growth.</p><p>Looking ahead, capital expenditure for this year is forecast to now be between $60 billion and $64 billion.</p></body>
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - A microchip rebound on Thursday helped investors look past roiling Middle East tensions and the potential of renewed hostilities fueling longer-term
By Ragini Mathur and Avinash P July 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes advanced on Thursday, as rising chipmakers helped outweigh geopolitical anxiety over renewed attacks that could prolong the
SanDisk is the most direct publicly traded beneficiary of the disclosed arrangement, given that the memo specifically names the company as Meta's flash storage supplier; the stock's move reverses a bruising stretch that had weighed on the NAND-flash sector coming into this week.
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks followed their European counterparts lower amid a chip-driven tech selloff on Tuesday as a flare-up of Middle East tensions sent crude
(Bloomberg) -- Broadcom Inc. said Monday that it will provide custom chips for Apple Inc. in an expanded deal that runs through 2031.Most Read from BloombergGreece Offers Bounty to Catch Ravenous Fish Lured by Warming SeaOil, Gas Tankers Cross Hormuz Via Oman-Side Route After U-TurnsThe Tanker Tycoon Making Millions on Hormuz Shuttle RunsModi’s Flagship Biofuel Push Faces Backlash From MotoristsFIFA Allows Balogun to Play After Trump Call Sparking UproarThe companies have signed a new multi-year
The past few months have seen frenetic buying and selling by individual stock traders. Leading market maker Citadel Securities says that retail cash equity volumes in May hit a record, doubling in two years. Then that accelerated in June with nine of the 10 busiest days the market maker has ever experienced coming in a month, according to a mid-June report by strategist Scott Rubner.
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Global shares are pulling back after a bumper quarter.
Meta Platforms shares had their best day since January after Bloomberg reported that the Facebook parent will sell access to AI computing power and models similar to those offered by Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
Meta shares soared nearly 9% Wednesday on a report that the company is wading into the business of selling cloud computing services and access to AI models.
Alphabet (GOOGL) just got one of the most renowned promotions in the stock market. Google parent Alphabet officially entered the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 29, replacing Verizon Communications (VZ) and giving the 30-stock blue-chip index a stronger stake in the artificial intelligence ...