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JPMorgan data show hedge funds cut positions in the biggest U.S. tech names, with some adding bearish bets, just before SpaceX began trading Friday
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix is looking to choose the Nasdaq for its planned U.S. listing, two sources familiar with the matter said, opting for the technology-heavy bourse to capitalize on investor appetite for AI-linked stocks. The planned listing as early as August comes after a 230% surge in SK Hynix's share price this year, lifting its market value above $1 trillion in May. The U.S. listing is expected to broaden the company's investor base and raise its profile among global investors. The company selected Nasdaq over the New York Stock Exchange, said the sources, who declined to be identified because the information was not public.
Hedge funds sold out of the biggest U.S. tech stocks, and some even added bearish positions, according to data from a JPMorgan note late Thursday, just before SpaceX was set to go public on Friday. Shares in the "Magnificent Seven" -- a group that includes some of the biggest tech names on Wall Street, namely Nvidia, Apple, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla, and Microsoft, have all declined since last Friday. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, which tracks these stocks closely, declined over 2.4% since June 5, with some analysts saying investors were clearing their decks in order to prepare for the debut of Elon Musk's Space X on Friday.
As states like Ohio move to increase their regulation of data centers and reduce their subsidies for the businesses behind them, the costs of building and operating them could increase significantly.
I bought more Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) this morning, and I will probably buy more before the week ends. The stock is down 7.02% over the past week and 17.47% year to date, and every red candle has made me a more eager owner of a roughly $2.95 trillion business that is still growing like a mid-cap. ... Why I Can’t Stop Buying This Trillion-Dollar Juggernaut Even as June Volatility and the Fed Threaten to Shake Wall Street
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Wall Street has plenty of reasons to run from Lululemon Athletica (LULU). The premium athletic apparel firm trimmed its full-year guidance, warned of lower demand in the second quarter, and highlighted further difficulties in its important Americas sector. But when a once-hot growth stock becomes ...
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.
Microsoft is limiting employees' use of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 because of the AI startup's new data retention requirements, The Verge reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Anthropic on Tuesday said it is rolling out Claude Fable 5, a public version of its Mythos AI model, with guardrails barring its use in risky areas such as cybersecurity. Claude Fable 5 is the most powerful model Anthropic has made available for wider use, with the company citing its performance in software engineering and analytics.
Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI is expected to go public within the next year, although the timing co
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Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) is set to report its earnings on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Heading into the results, the stock has experienced notable pressure, dropping roughly 8% over the past five days as investors heavily scrutinize the company's ability to successfully monetize its generative AI tools.
LinkedIn is aiming to burnish its position as a go-to platform for business advertisers with a new team of marketing experts that it expects to generate an annualized run rate of $100 million next fiscal year, a source familiar with the matter said. The Microsoft-owned platform on Wednesday unveiled BrandWorks, the newly assembled team that aims to deliver higher-performing ad campaigns for customers ranging from software giant SAP to privately held website hosting platform Webflow. "We're developing services that are designed to meet the marketer where they are," said Alex Josephson, VP of BrandWorks, who previously built a similar offering called Twitter Next.
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...
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Oracle reports fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon as it continues to disrupt its own legacy software business with cloud software and services. Wall Street analysts are expecting the company to report $1.96 in adjusted earnings per share, up from $1.70 the year before. With sales of its mature business software stalled, in 2019 Oracle began running the Microsoft cloud-pivot playbook.
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