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Regulators may outline who pays for grid upgrades needed to support surging AI power demand.

$1.3 trillion S&P 500 companies reported that level of capex for 2025, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That figure includes $412 billion for just five large hyperscalers: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle.

The early Chinese ‌backers of ‌AI startup Manus are ​planning to buy the company back from Meta ‌at ⁠the $2 billion price that the ⁠Facebook parent paid, The ​Information reported ​on ​Thursday, citing ‌two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The move is in ‌response to ​a ​Chinese ​government order ‌that the deal ​be ​reversed, the report said.

Israeli AI cybersecurity startup Dream, co-founded by the former head of spyware firm NSO Group, said it ‌raised $260 million in a private funding round, bringing its valuation to $3 billion. Co-founder ‌Shalev Hulio, who cut ties with NSO in 2022 after the company was accused by Meta of ​targeting WhatsApp and its users, went on to launch Dream in 2023. Hulio co-founded NSO in 2010 and previously served as its CEO.

Emily Dalton Smith, who was set to lead Meta's internal AI work push, is reportedly leaving the company.

US equity markets were tracking in the green before the opening bell Thursday as investors weighed t

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The stock market is salivating over big increases in corporate earnings, but there’s a catch. Analysts expect S&P 500 companies’ earnings growth to top 20% for a second consecutive quarter in the current period, in part because of soaring profits by semiconductor makers and other AI-infrastructure companies. This combination has worked wonders for corporate earnings broadly.

According to a media report, the leader of its internal AI initiative is leaving the company.

Investors weighed hawkish central bank messaging and rising Treasury yields, today, June 17, 2026.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -1.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.99%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ended Wednesday's session in negative territory after Federal Reserve officials unanimously voted to hold interest rates at their June FOMC meeting today, while also forecasting at least one possible rate hike ahead. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the trading day's market reactions to the Fed's big decision. This was Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting he presided over as the new chairman of the Fed.

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The company that ends up defining a new gadget is rarely the one that ships it first. Being first means being early, and being early means paying to teach everyone else why they should care. Smart glasses have lived in that expensive waiting room for years. Meta (META) turned camera-equipped ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is admitting to missteps in a newly leaked memo, following the company's significant workforce changes over the past year as it pours billions of dollars into developing artificial intelligence infrastructure. These changes include Meta’s decision last year to axe ...

The stunning rally in SpaceX shares is losing some steam. The stock was trading 6% lower this morning, after a staggering rally that propelled shares nearly 50% above its IPO price in less than three full days of trading. It may be that a frenetic wave of demand from individual investors is finally fizzling out.

Technology company Genspark.ai said on Wednesday it had raised $100 million in its extended funding round ‌that valued it at $2.6 billion, underscoring strong investor appetite ‌for AI companies developing workplace productivity tools. The round was backed by existing investors ​including Sozo Ventures, Korea Mirae Asset and UpHonest Capital. The latest investment brings the Palo Alto, California-based company's total Series B financing to $485 million.

US stocks look set for a cautious start on Wednesday as investors await the first Federal Reserve interest rate decision under new chair Kevin Warsh, with the focus less on the immediate policy outcome and more on the route forward. Futures point to a flat open for the Dow Jones and S&P...

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June 17 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures edged higher on Wednesday, as chip stocks rebounded ahead of the first interest rate decision under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh.

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EssilorLuxottica, ‌the ‌world's largest eyewear ​maker, has signed a ‌long-term ⁠deal with U.S. ⁠chipmaking equipment ​company ​Applied ​Materials to ‌develop augmented reality display technology ‌and ​AI ​glasses, ​the ‌companies said on ​Tuesday. (Reporting ​by Gianluca ​Lo ‌Nostro; Editing ​by Emelia ​Sithole-Matarise)

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SpaceX options volumes are already smashing records just hours into their first trading day. About 927,000 options contracts tied to SpaceX changed hands by around 11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, show Cboe Global Markets data.

The potential deal signals Qualcomm’s bid to strengthen its position in AI and data center semiconductors beyond its smartphone core.

The biggest IPO in history looks overvalued relative to its industry peers.

Space-X pulled off a Goldilocks IPO on Friday, and for good measure today is adding another gain to its initial 19% rise. Here's how other high-profile IPOs did on their first day of trading, according to Dow Jones Market Data: ‘Magnificent Seven’ growth stocks Nvidia, up 64%.

Investing.com -- On Monday, analysts at Wolfe Research described management's tone on a pre-quiet period call with AMD as constructive, saying there is "substantial room for upside to consensus for both CY26 and 27" driven by incremental CPU strength and the potential for additional gigawatt-scale MI450 customers.