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Strong first-quarter earnings growth and resilient AI spending are prompting strategists at UBS and CIBC to raise their S&P 500 targets.

Trillion dollar companies are typically profitable. SpaceX lost about $5 billion in 2025, according to its IPO registration statement.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce injected massive momentum into the quantum computing sector, announcing over $2.0 billion in federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act across nine quantum computing companies. D-Wave (QBTS) secured a $100 million letter of intent to accelerate domestic system fabrication, granting the federal government an equity stake. The stock surged immediately on the news, reflecting renewed investor confidence in sovereign backing for quantum infrastructu

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The largest U.S. IPOs tend to underperform the market, with a not-insignificant share of those stocks delivering negative returns..

Alphabet's Waymo said on Thursday it has suspended its robotaxi service on freeways ‌in the United States and paused its operations ‌in Atlanta, Georgia as it updates software to improve performance around ​construction zones and flooded roadways. The suspension comes as Waymo, which has been growing its robotaxi operation slowly and steadily for years in the U.S., has quickened the pace of ‌expansion, as others, ⁠including Tesla and Amazon's Zoox, step up their push in the sector. "We have temporarily paused ⁠freeway operations, as we work to integrate recent technical learnings into our software and expect to resume these routes ​soon," ​a Waymo spokesperson said in ​an email.

May 21 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Waymo said on Thursday it has suspended its robotaxi service on freeways in the United States and paused its operations in Atlanta, Georgia as it updates software to

The companies reached a settlement with a Kentucky school district to avoid a coming trial over accusations that they intentionally designed their platforms to addict young people.

Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian breaks down SpaceX's (SPAX.PVT) finances ahead of its upcoming initial public offering (IPO).

Meta Platforms on Thursday settled the first case set for trial seeking to make social media companies cover the costs that school districts say they have incurred to combat ‌a mental health crisis allegedly fueled by platforms. The agreement fully resolves a lawsuit brought by Breathitt County School District ‌in eastern Kentucky, following earlier settlements by co-defendants Alphabet's YouTube, Snap and TikTok. The case had been scheduled for a June 15 trial in federal court ​in Oakland, California.

Arqit Quantum (NASDAQ:ARQQ) reported higher first-half fiscal 2026 revenue and said it is seeing increased commercial activity as governments, telecom operators and defense-related customers evaluate post-quantum cybersecurity needs. Chief Executive Officer Andy Leaver told investors that the marke

(Bloomberg) -- The S&P 500 Index has had a fitful 2026 as it aims for a fourth-straight year of double-digit percentage gains, something it hasn’t done since the 1990s, while contending with risks from the war in Iran and rising inflation. Most Read from BloombergSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaModi’s Toffee Gift to Meloni Ignites Rally in Wrong Indian StockIran Threatens to Retaliate Beyond Middle East If US AttacksGoldman CEO Slides Into Musk’s DMs During Bid to

Anthropic is in talks to rent servers powered by Microsoft-designed chips to meet rising demand for its AI services, The ‌Information reported on Thursday, in what would be a major boost ‌for the tech giant's in-house chip efforts. The Claude creator's talks to rent the chips are still ​early and may not lead to an agreement, the report said, citing two people who spoke to executives involved in the discussions. Microsoft and Anthropic did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

The latest quarterly earnings from Big Tech companies have given investors ample reason to stay invested in the AI trade, helping lift equities despite the unprecedented disruption in ‌the oil markets that has clouded the economic growth outlook. Nvidia rounded out the results from the so-called ‌Magnificent Seven that includes Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms and Tesla. Revenue ​growth at the Magnificent Seven remains highly uneven, with Nvidia's blistering pace helping maintain its dominant lead.

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Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok were hit with complaints from European Union consumer groups ‌on Thursday for allegedly failing to protect users from financial scams ‌on their platforms. The move highlights growing pressure worldwide on Big Tech to do more to address ​the negative impacts of social media, particularly for children and vulnerable users. The complaints, filed by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and 29 of its members in 27 European countries, were submitted to the European Commission and national regulators under the Digital Services ‌Act, which requires large ⁠online platforms to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content.

Competition is growing, but the AI chip maker’s sluggish stock doesn’t give enough credit for its strong position.

U.S. energy storage developers installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, marking a record ‌high for the quarter, an industry report showed on Thursday. Energy storage ‌capacity grew 32% in the quarter from a year ago despite federal actions the industry ​says are slowing clean energy development, the report by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence said. The SEIA said the demand is being driven by data centers, volatile electricity prices and disruptions to global gas and gas ‌turbine supplies.

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Jensen Huang is betting on a new AI lab that thinks the current chatbot frenzy is just the beginning. Nvidia (NVDA) has already emerged as one of the greatest winners of the artificial intelligence boom. Its chips now make up the backbone of most of the infrastructure powering modern AI, helping ...

Google held its annual developer conference last week and unveiled Gemini 3.5 Pro, new AI search integrations, and a product lineup that BofA called evidence of "accelerating velocity of AI innovation." The stock barely moved. That is the strange position Google finds itself in heading into the ...

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In addition to the earnings release, Nvidia's CFO Colette Kress shared commentary that revealed four key developments in its business, beyond the company's first quarter earnings-per-share beat.

(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp., the world’s most valuable company, delivered a sales forecast that drew a lukewarm reaction from investors, even as revenue from data center operators continued to surge. Most Read from BloombergSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaIran Threatens to Retaliate Beyond Middle East If US AttacksHasbro Cancels Dungeons & Dragons Game From ‘Star Wars’ VeteranUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersUS Treasuries Rebound on Optimi

Nvidia’s latest quarterly sales are projected to rise 79%. Investors have grown complacent about the growth.

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Google said it had rejected a request from two British unions for voluntary recognition but would negotiate with ‌them via a state-backed conciliation service, delaying a potential statutory process that ‌could force recognition. Under UK rules, the move opens a 20-working-day window, extendable by agreement, for talks on ​recognition.

Moby summary of Evogene Ltd.'s Q1 2026 earnings call