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Bloomberg reported Intel is in talks with Apple to potentially become the consumer tech giant's main chip manufacturer for devices in the U.S.

Last week’s tech earnings put investors’ attention back on AI spending and whether it’s actually paying off. One megacap stands out, surging nearly 10% over the past five trading days, the best five-day performance among the Magnificent 7 stocks. That’s Alphabet. The stock is up 22% year to date as ...

Apple is in early discussions with Intel and Samsung about producing processors for its devices in the U.S., according to Bloomberg

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Tuesday, as oil prices slid despite

The gold standard of smartphone industry research is CounterPoint. It recently released its report on global first-quarter sales. One point is that the top 10 brands accounted for 25% of the market. The real headline should have been the extent to which Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) controls the market. Counterpoint’s Global Handset Model Sales Tracker showed ... Apple Hammers The Competition

Jim Cramer on Sunday argued that the latest wave of Big Tech earnings proves aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) and data center spending is fueling competitive advantage rather than creating a dangerous market bubble. Cramer Rejects AI Bubble Narrative After Big Tech Earnings In a detailed analysis published on CNBC, Cramer pushed back against mounting concerns that hyperscaler spending on AI infrastructure is overheated, saying the latest quarterly results show the opposite. "I am growing

Alphabet is on the cusp of overtaking Nvidia as the world's most valuable company, riding on a record stock rally fueled by its artificial intelligence efforts and booming cloud business. The potential ‌reshuffling would put the Google parent at the No.1 spot for the first time in more than a decade. ‌It last held that position briefly in February 2016 before Apple reclaimed the spot. The move reflects a dramatic shift in sentiment as Alphabet emerges as both a ​major AI services provider with its cloud platform and a key rival to Nvidia in chips through custom processors that have won customers such as Anthropic.

Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs once framed humanity's edge over apes and other high primates in simple terms: people build tools, then use those tools to outrun their own limits. Jobs Saw Bicycles As Proof Of Human Advantage In interviews from the early 1980s, Jobs described reading a Scientific American study that measured how efficiently different species moved. The condor, he said, used the least energy to travel a kilometer, while humans made "a rather unimpressive showing," ranking about

Concentrated bets on a handful of mega-cap technology names drove most of the S&P 500’s returns over the past three years, and Roundhill built MAGS to deliver that exposure in one ticker without forcing investors to guess which name will lead next. The Single-Decision Mega-Cap Tech Sleeve The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (NYSEARCA:MAGS) holds seven ... MAGS Is Up 181% Since Launch, but 2026 Reveals Its Hidden Weakness

Shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are catapulting 14% in Tuesday morning trading, changing hands near $109.60 after Bloomberg reported that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is exploring Intel’s foundry services for future U.S. chip production. The move extends a stunning run. Intel stock is up 118% over the past month and up roughly 197% year to date (YTD), breaking ... Intel Rips 14% Higher: Apple Foundry Reports Crush Bears in Massive Short Squeeze

Apple Deal Hopes Lift Intel Stock: Big Customer Chase Heats Up

By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi May 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes recovered on Tuesday as oil prices fell despite renewed Middle East tensions that threatened to upend a fragile truce

The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) opened higher Tuesday, with the tech-heavy benchmark riding a familiar trio of tailwinds: a fresh wave of strong earnings, a sharp pullback in crude oil, and a pause in Middle East escalation. Risk appetite is back, and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is riding the bullish wave. Google parent company Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL), ... Alphabet, Intel, Micron Lead Nasdaq Higher as Oil Drops on Paused Mideast Tensions

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) shares are tumbling roughly 10% in early trading Tuesday morning to about $45.50, after the company reported a Q1 2026 earnings beat alongside a soft Q2 outlook. The stock closed Monday at $50.39 before the report. The slide extends an already painful run. PYPL stock entered the earnings report down 13% year ... PayPal Tumbles 10% Despite Q1 Earnings Beat: Is the Venmo Spin-off Enough to Save the Stock?

Apple's early-stage talks come as advanced-node chip shortages constrain iPhone and Mac growth.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is included among the 10 Best Blue Chip Stocks to Invest in According to Billionaires. On May 1, Baird analyst William Power raised the firm’s price recommendation on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to $310 from $300. It reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated its model after quarterly results showed […]

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is preparing a new Create a Pass feature for iOS 27 that could make the iPhone's Wallet app more useful for users who still depend on QR codes from gyms, concerts, retailers and other services that do not support Apple Wallet directly. The current Wallet app is already central to Apple Pay, credit and debit cards, digital keys, retailer gift cards and passes from third-party apps, but the missing piece has been services that never built Wallet-compatible passes in the first place. According to people with knowledge of the matter, Apple's new tool is designed to address that gap by letting users take a QR code and generate their own customized pass around it.

The Wall Street Journal asked Hyundai Motor CEO José Muñoz if American car companies can make EVs to compete with Chinese ones. “It is impossible, unless they are subsidized by the government,” he said. The chances that the US government will do that are zero. It would have to hand out billions of dollars like ... Ford’s New EV Plan Already Doomed

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) heads into Tuesday with momentum after a powerful rebound last month in which the broader markets advanced 9%. A pullback in crude oil and first-quarter earnings beats are driving today’s gains as the markets embrace a reprieve in the Mideast escalation. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is capturing those tailwinds for gains ... S&P 500 Rises on Big Tech Bump, Corporate Profits and Oil Price Relief

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Tuesday as traders kept a close watch on the potential re-esc

Talks remain preliminary and no orders have been placed, but supply shortages and geopolitical risk are driving Apple to weigh alternatives

Intel stock was gaining on hopes it could be about to land a big customer for its chip-manufacturing services.

Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK-B) cash position has become one of the defining financial stories of recent years, swelling to truly historic proportions. The company ended 2025 with $373.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents, representing the largest corporate cash hoard in American business history. The initial peak occurred in the third quarter of 2025, when ... We May Soon Find Out Why Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Have Almost $400 Billion in Cash

The Dow Jones index rose Tuesday amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions. Palantir stock sold off on earnings.

Talks could give Apple another option beyond TSMC

Supply concerns push search beyond TSMC

Meta Platforms is bringing social media into a new era with artificial intelligence.

↘️ Palantir Technologies (PLTR): The data-analytics company’s stock slid more than 3% in premarket trading even though it posted record quarterly revenue and profit late on Monday. ↗️ Pinterest (PINS): Shares of the image-sharing company rallied 16% ahead of the opening bell after it posted double-digit sales growth and bullish second-quarter guidance.