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(Bloomberg) -- Jack Ma-backed OceanBase is seeking to raise money to help it operate more independently and bankroll its expansion into AI database services, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeUEFA Considering Boycott of FIFA To

(Bloomberg) -- Larry Ellison and his family would be on the hook for $9.8 billion if Paramount Skydance Corp.’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. falls apart.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterASML Slides on Report of China Starting DUV Tool ProductionParamount, which

(Bloomberg) -- For months, Big Tech has flooded debt markets with mega bonds that were initially snatched up by investors keen to get exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. As demand wanes and bubble concerns mount, those deals are becoming harder and costlier to get over the line. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeApple Set

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) said it earned operating income of $274 million, or $1.32 per share, in the second quarter of 2026 and said results keep it on track to reach the high end of its full-year operating EPS guidance range. President and CEO Joi Harris said the company continued to advance reliabil

Wall Street’s forecasts for Big Tech require a major leap of faith: that the biggest AI hyperscalers can boost revenue much faster than the costs of running their businesses. Investors are already on edge about these companies’ soaring capital expenditures related to artificial intelligence. The bullish earnings narrative requires these companies to achieve newfound operating efficiency even as they spend trillions of dollars in capex over the next few years.

‘The money has to come from somewhere,’ says Bryce Doty at Sit, of pressure heavy AI-debt supply and the rest of the bond market

A closely watched gauge of risk in holding the debt of companies at the centre of the AI boom is rising rapidly, underscoring growing jitters...

Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...

Oracle is set to report Q1 earnings, with analysts expecting double-digit year-over-year EPS growth.

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Despite the futures rebound, retail investors remain cautious. Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.

Markets will be watching out for quarterly results from Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week.

Nvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion financing ‌for OpenAI as part of a ‌massive data center project, The Wall Street Journal reported ​on Sunday. The guarantees from Nvidia would help the ChatGPT maker lease a 10-gigawatt project that SoftBank's energy subsidiary is developing in southern Ohio, ‌the newspaper said, ⁠citing people familiar with the matter. Nvidia, OpenAI and U.S. Commerce Department did not respond to requests for comment outside ‌regular business hours.

Stocks fell as investors weighed AI CapEx concerns, Oracle's credit downgrade, Netflix and Tesla earnings, and upcoming Fed and Magnificent 7 reports, plus stock picks across sectors.

The U.S. Department of Defense has entered an aggressive new era of spending this year. Before launching into its massive new tech overhauls, it kicked off the momentum with a $266 million firm-fixed-price contract awarded to Rocket Lab for 12 suborbital launches. But aerospace isn't the only ...

Federal AI contracts are pouring into enterprise software order books, and two of the sector's most beaten-down stocks are suddenly surging. Whether today's rally marks a genuine turning point or a fleeting squeeze depends on details buried inside fresh earnings reports and a blockbuster government deal.

Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $0.44 per share, compared with a loss of $0.11 per share in the first quarter, as book value and total return improved during the period. Controller Jerry Sintes said book value rose to $7.22 per share at June 30 from $7.08 a

Uber just cut a chunk of its customer service workforce in the name of AI efficiency, and it is far from alone. The real question is whether these scattered layoffs signal the early edge of a wave that could reshape employment across entire industries.

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Oracle Powers Higher After Landing Potential $7 Billion Federal Contract

Oracle stock climbed in early trading Friday after the enterprise technology company won a software deal with the Pentagon that could be worth $7 billion over the next decade. Oracle has been a Pentagon contractor since the early 1990s, the company noted in its news release. Oracle stock was up more than 2% to 122.70 in recent trades on the stock market today.

The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher before the open Friday as investors assess Wash

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is weak, with a shift toward ‘extremely bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.

Concerns about artificial-intelligence spending shaved roughly $890 billion in market value from the Magnificent Seven on Thursday.

On July 21, Mizuho told clients that Oracle (ORCL) stock could more than double from here. The bank reiterated its Outperform rating and kept its $320 price target, a call that implies about a 164% rise from Monday's close. That number stands out because Oracle has been one of 2026's most punished ...

The Defense Department signed an up to 10-year, near $7 billion contract with Oracle intended to streamline fragmented licensing and intra-agency efficiency. The Austin-based cloud computing and software company separately maintained different contracts across the agency.

WASHINGTON, July 23 () - The Pentagon announced on Thursday a nearly $7 billion, up-to-10-year agreement with Oracle ‌to consolidate the department's on-premises software licenses ‌into a single contract, the latest move by the Pentagon's technology ​chief to cut costs by eliminating fragmented purchasing. The Enterprise Software Agreement, negotiated by the Department of the Navy, is between the Pentagon and Oracle for its on-premises ‌compute usage.

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. launched products this week allowing investors to quickly cut — or ramp up — exposure to tech industry debt, as concerns mount over hyperscalers’ huge future bond sales for artificial intelligence investments.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 DemandAlphabet Falls a

(Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc. said it has cut 10% of jobs within its customer service operations as part of a broader effort to simplify its ranks and “embrace artificial intelligence.” Most Read from BloombergTrump’s 100% Generic Drug Duty Threatens US Low-Cost SupplyApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesTrump Extends Pardons to

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) executives said the company’s second-quarter 2026 results were driven by broad demand for artificial intelligence across Search, YouTube and Google Cloud, while also signaling that heavy infrastructure spending will continue as capacity remains constrained. Chief Executive Su