UiPath's stock has been left for dead, yet several of enterprise software's biggest players have compelling reasons to want it. Five names stand out as potential acquirers, and the logic behind one of them is almost impossible to argue against.
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ServiceNow has been cut nearly in half over the past year, but one AI metric reporting tonight could flip the entire recovery thesis in a single session.
OpenAI is adding David Vélez, founder and global chief executive of Nubank, a Latin American digital services firm, and Robin Vince, the chief executive of Bank of New York Mellon to its board of directors, the company said. Vince will chair the audit committee, OpenAI said. The company has worked to improve its corporate governance after a previous set of directors abruptly fired Chief Executive Sam Altman three years ago for what they described as a lack of candor in his communications, throwing the company into disarray.
Salesforce Hit by Morgan Stanley Downgrade Over Sluggish Growth Outlook
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Shares of the corporate stalwart plunged 25% as AI purchases crowd out traditional tech spending in many companies’ budgets.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Tuesday ahead of the June CPI inflation report. IBM stock plunged 23% on earnings.
Wall Street looked set for a mixed open as investors digested a 23% plunge in IBM shares, another jump in oil prices and the start of the second-quarter earnings season. Dow Jones futures were down 281 points, or 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures were 0.1% lower. Nasdaq futures were pointing...
Since the AI hiring correction took hold, tens of thousands of employees have watched their jobs disappear, despite the companies that cut them posting some of the strongest earnings in their history. Oracle (ORCL) eliminated 21,000 positions over the past year, even as its full-year adjusted ...
US stocks are set for a weaker start to the week after last week finished on a positive note, with technology shares expected to come under the most pressure as investors balanced renewed geopolitical tensions against a busy week for inflation data and the start of bank earnings...
Salesforce is hoping its acquisition of Fin can help accelerate revenue growth.
Salesforce (CRM) rarely draws a downgrade from two research firms at once. This week it did. On Thursday, July 9, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Bernstein downgraded Salesforce to a Hold. The stock fell roughly 3% to 4% at its low before steadying the next day. However, what matters beyond the price ...
Investing.com -- Bernstein revealed in a note on Thursday that it has downgraded Salesforce.com to Sector Weight from Outperform, removing its price target and citing weak customer feedback on the company's Agentforce artificial intelligence product.
KeyBanc downgraded Salesforce on views its AI strategy isn't jelling. Salesforce stock stumbled on the news as other software companies also retreated.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index fell Monday, while tech futures rallied. Micron stock and Sandisk rebounded in premarket trading.
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:VGT) just gave back a chunk of its 2026 run, sliding 5% in a single week as semiconductor names corrected. The fund is still up about 21% year to date and roughly 39% over the past year, but holders should treat that pullback as the market beginning to question the ... VGT Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance in H2 2026
UiPath’s agentic automation push is raising the stakes for its next report, where investors will look for proof that new workflow tools are lifting ARR, retention, and margins.
The Dow just closed out its best first half since 2021, up 8.7% year-to-date, yet Wednesday’s open felt like a nervous glance at the door. CNBC’s Dominic Chu kicked off July with mixed earnings, one big M&A shrug, and a jobs report that gave the bulls something to chew on. Chu flagged the labor data. ... The Dow Just Had Its Best First Half Since 2021, but This Jobs Number Is Flashing Yellow
Investing.com -- Guggenheim Securities upgraded shares of Salesforce, Check Point Software Technologies and ServiceNow to Buy, arguing that investor concerns over artificial intelligence have driven software valuations to overly pessimistic levels despite limited evidence of severe business disruption.
Palantir stock is rising following the announcement of a partnership with Nvidia to build custom artificial intelligence models for the U.S. government.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as we get ready to start a holiday-shortened trading week, with the Federal 4th of July holiday scheduled for Friday, before we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country on Saturday. Futures are higher after reports that the U.S. and Iran have agreed to halt hostilities, which we ... Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Applovin, Casey’s General Stores, CrowdStrike, Honeywell Aerospace, Salesforce, Synaptics,
Salesforce's new acquisition has figured out how to win in the age of agentic AI.