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Amazon (AMZN) has spent years establishing one of the most formidable cloud businesses in the world, but the artificial intelligence explosion is requiring every big cloud provider to face a tougher question. No longer is it enough to rent out computational power. Customers are now looking for ...
(Bloomberg) -- Prometheus, an artificial intelligence startup led by Jeff Bezos, has raised a round of funding that values it at $41 billion, bolstering the Amazon.com Inc. founder’s status as a significant player in the AI boom.Most Read from BloombergXbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulTrump Vows New Attacks on Iran, Threatens Key Energy TargetsHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’US Strikes Iran in Trump Escalation Over Stalled Peace TalksSpaceX IPO
All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Thursday, as chip stocks rebounded
(Bloomberg) -- Cloud-computing giants powering the artificial intelligence boom are tapping global debt markets to fund hundreds of billions of dollars needed for data centers, chips and other infrastructure. Junk-rated CoreWeave Inc. is now following their lead.Most Read from BloombergXbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’Trump Vows New Attacks on Iran, Threatens Key Energy TargetsUS Strikes Iran in Trump Escalation
Companies repurchase stock when they’re feeling optimistic about the future prospects of their company. Amazon is no exception, and the world’s biggest online retailer has bought back billions of dollars' worth of shares in recent years. With a market capitalization of more than $2.5 trillion, and ...
Theker, a Barcelona-based AI robotics company, has raised $85 million in a fundraising round, it said on Thursday, highlighting ongoing growth in the Spanish tech sector. Theker says it develops robots which use AI to perform various tasks in industrial environments. The fundraising round was led by venture capital firm CRV, while other companies involved included Samsung and luxury goods company LVMH.
Caterpillar announced an 8% dividend hike after Wednesday's close, extending its streak of dividend increases to 32 years. CAT stock led Dow Jones Industrial Average winners early Thursday, rebounding from a key support level after suffering its sharpest loss since April 3, 2025, the day after President Donald Trump unveiled "Liberation Day" tariffs. Caterpillar is among 69 members of the S&P 500 that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 years.
(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. said its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water worldwide last year, or about 5% of the amount metro Seattle consumes annually.Most Read from BloombergXbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’US Strikes Iran in Trump Escalation Over Stalled Peace TalksOracle Falls Most in Six Months on Mounting Data Center CostsTech Stocks Sink as Oil Jumps on US-Iran Jitters: Markets WrapThe world’
(Bloomberg) -- When Applied Digital Corp. first tapped the junk-bond market in November to fund a data center project tied to CoreWeave Inc., it had to stomach a hefty yield to get the deal done. Fast forward to this week, and borrowing costs for another portion of the same project tumbled.Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’Xbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulUS Strikes Iran in Trump Escalation Over Stalled Peace TalksTech Sto
Germany’s Neura Robotics said it secured up to $1.4 billion in funding to build a physical artificial intelligence platform, backed by Amazon Nvidia and the European Investment Bank. The robotics company on Wednesday said the funding aims to scale production to several million robots by 2030 as demand for physical AI expands across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and consumer applications. The company, which reports an order backlog exceeding $1 billion, said it received backing from technology and financial players, including Tether, Amazon, Nvidia, Qualcomm Technologies Bosch, Schaeffler and the European Investment Bank.
South Korea has slapped a record fine on Coupang, the country’s largest online retailer, over a data breach that hit most of its population,...
Navan stock surges after the AI-focused corporate travel company surpassed Wall Street’s expectations with first-quarter earnings and raised guidance.
Oracle on Wednesday forecast capital spending plans for fiscal 2027 above Wall Street estimates, as the cloud computing company said it will also raise more debt in 2027, reflecting the staggering scale of cash burn needed to build out its AI infrastructure. Its shares fell 8.9% in extended trading, after Oracle said it expects to raise nearly $40 billion through a combination of debt and equity financing in 2027. Oracle, which has major deals to build data centers for customers such as Meta Platforms and OpenAI, is working to position itself as a major rival to cloud leaders such as Amazon.com and Microsoft.
All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading, as investors weighed the latest
Amazon.com muscled into the less-than-truckload (LTL) freight business on Wednesday, driving S&P 500 members FedEx Freight and Old Dominion Freight Lines into a pothole. However, the freight stocks bounced back off early lows as investors saw a relatively modest near-term threat.
Old Dominion, Saia, and XPO each fell 5% or more after Amazon opened its less-than-truckload service to all U.S. businesses
Investing.com -- Shares of several trucking companies fell sharply on Tuesday after Amazon announced the U.S. expansion of its less-than-truckload freight service to any destination and any business size, rattling investors in the transportation and logistics sector.
(Bloomberg) -- Shares of several large trucking companies plunged on Wednesday after Amazon.com Inc. announced an expansion of its shipping service that has already shaken the transportation and logistics sector and unsettled investors.Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’US Launches Strikes Against Iran After Helicopter Shot DownUS Strikes Iran After Helicopter Downed, Testing Peace TalksStocks Pare Tech-Led Drop as Rotation Gains Speed: Markets W
Amazon Broadens Freight Offering Across the United StatesShares of Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA), Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) and FedEx Freight (NYSE:FDXF) came under pressure in premarket trading after Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) unveiled a significant expansion of its less-than-truckload (LTL) freight business. Saia and Old Dominion shares fell approximately 7%, while FedEx Freight declined around 6%, as investors assessed the competitive implications of Amazon’s move deeper into the freight transpo
Morgan Stanley forecasts AI-related global debt issuance to more than double to nearly $570 billion in 2026, pointing to rising bond supply and credit market activity as hyperscalers turn to alternative funding sources to meet massive AI-driven capex needs. Here are some details: • Tech companies that have long relied on strong cash flows are increasingly turning to debt financing as investment needs surge • Morgan Stanley estimates AI-related global debt issuance stood at nearly $236 billion as of May 31, 2026, fourfold more than the same period last year • Hyperscalers Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are expected to spend $700 billion in outlays this year • Morgan Stanley ex...
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 30% rise in its monthly sales, reflecting continued strength in demand spurred by a global rush to build AI infrastructure. Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’US Strikes Iran After Helicopter Downed, Testing Peace TalksUS Launches Strikes Against Iran After Helicopter Shot DownStocks Pare Tech-Led Drop as Rotation Gains Speed: Markets WrapSurface Naval Drone Rescued Downed US Apache
Meta Platforms will lease an AI-ready data centre to be built by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, the U.S. tech major said on Wednesday, deepening ties with the Indian conglomerate. The deal comes at a time when India has seen a surge in hyperscale data centre builds led by U.S. cloud majors such as Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet's Google, as New Delhi seeks to draw in investment in AI. In February, Reliance committed about $110 billion and Adani outlined $100 billion in investments to position India as an AI hub.
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) closed Friday at $599, capping a stretch in which SMH has returned roughly 146% over the past year and tacked on nearly 20% in May alone. SMH is up about 66% year to date, and the rally has been driven less by NVIDIA than most holders assume. Because the fund ... SMH ETF Investors: Watch Hyperscaler Capex Guidance at July Earnings Calls
SpaceX is really a compute company, and Cipher Digital has closed a debt raise for $810 million tied to its Stingray AI data center for Amazon.
Alex Sacerdote, founder of Whale Rock Capital, dropped a line on a recent Invest Like the Best episode that stopped listeners cold: “When we were buying Nvidia in 2023, we were paying 4 times earnings. When we bought Tesla in 2019 for the car S-curve, we were paying 5 times earnings. When we were owning ... Prominent Tech Investor: ‘When We Were Buying Nvidia in 2023, We Were Paying 4 Times Earnings’
While the SpaceX IPO grabs the headlines, three other private AI and defense names on the 2026 initial public offering (IPO) calendar are also highly anticipated: Anduril, Anthropic, and Databricks. None trades publicly. There are no analyst price targets, no consensus multiples, and no shares to buy in a brokerage account. What exists are prediction-market ... Three Hotly Anticipated AI IPOs: Which One Is Poised to List First?
Investing.com -- CoreWeave Inc. is holding calls with European high-yield investors on Tuesday as the AI infrastructure provider evaluates financing transactions that may include dollar and euro bonds, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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