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CRM trades at a steep discount after a 31% YTD slide, but Agentforce and Data Cloud drive surging recurring revenues and revive growth.

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Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) is one of the best data governance stocks to buy for AI compliance. The latest relevant development came on April 29, 2026, when Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) launched Agentforce Operations, a system designed to automate back-office workflows using AI agents. The compliance angle is direct: Salesforce said the product can turn messy documents […]

Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shared his thoughts on as he discussed Big Tech’s AI spending. When a caller asked about the stock during the episode, Cramer said: Okay, CRM’s very tough. It’s one of my smallest positions. It’s tough because the market hates software, whether it be Palantir, whether […]

Cloudflare (NET) announced a round of layoffs, following Coinbase's (COIN) similar announcement at the beginning of the week. Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré, Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma, and EMJ Capital founder and president Eric Jackson chat with Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi about the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workforce.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.79%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.74%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.77%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Friday ahead of the April jobs report. Coinbase and Cloudflare dived on earnings.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) launched Agentforce Operations, a new tool aimed at automating complex enterprise workflows, alongside rising adoption of its broader Agentforce AI platform. The company is shifting to a new revenue reporting structure that aligns more closely with its AI offerings and how customers are using its products. These moves highlight how AI is becoming central to how Salesforce builds products and explains its business performance. Salesforce, trading at $186.34, is rolling...

Adobe is down 26.7% YTD and trades at a low 10.08 P/E as it ramps GenAI across Creative Cloud, yet muted sentiment suggests wait and see.

NVDA, PLTR and CRM are 3 Big Data plays as AI analytics demand surges, powering faster decisions, lower costs and real-time insights.

Despite Salesforce's weak performance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook on the stock’s prospects.

E-commerce platform Shopify reported significant milestones for the first quarter of 2026, with merchants on its platform generating over $100 billion in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV). The company's financial performance sees a notable 34% revenue growth alongside consistent free cash flow margins. These results highlight broad-based growth across different geographies, merchant sizes, and channels, underscoring Shopify's strategic investments in enhancing merchant tools and internal...

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) is one of the 8 Best Cloud Computing Stocks To Buy In 2026. According to an investor presentation shared on May 1, Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) plans to revamp its revenue reporting structure from FY27. The move is aimed at better aligning its reporting with the company’s AI-led Agentic Enterprise strategy. Under the […]

Marc Benioff has run Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) since 1999, and he has given no signal he intends to leave. Yet 26 years into his tenure as co-founder, board chair, and chief executive, the question of what happens without him is worth asking. Why Benioff Matters More Than a Typical Software CEO Benioff is a category-defining ... Beyond Benioff: Is Salesforce Ready for Life Without Its Founder?

First Advantage (FA) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +21.89% and +3.03%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Merck Animal Health selects Salesforce's Agentforce Life Sciences to support unified omnichannel engagement for veterinarians and animal health providers. New integrations from eGain and Mili extend Salesforce's AI capabilities into Service Cloud and private client workflows. These customer wins and ecosystem additions highlight further adoption of Salesforce's AI platform beyond prior product announcements. For investors watching Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), the focus has shifted from product...

The latest trading day saw Salesforce (CRM) settling at $181.08, representing a -3.16% change from its previous close.

Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) is one of the best stocks to buy in 2026 according to billionaire George Soros. On May 1, Barclays named Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) as one of its top stock picks in the infrastructure software space amid the AI shift. According to the investment bank, AI is reshaping the enterprise software landscape, and […]

Is Zoom Communications stock (NASDAQ: ZM) pricey at 18 times earnings? Not at all.

Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei warned that some software companies could "completely go bust" without AI integration while speaking at his company's The Briefing: Financial Services event. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley breaks down Amodei's comments and what it could be signaling for software developers.

Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei warned that some software companies could "completely go bust" while speaking at the AI developer's The Briefing: Financial Services event.. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman and Yahoo Finance Head of News Myles Udland highlight Amodei's comments and the factors that could raise alarm bells for tech companies this late in the AI Boom.

Palantir execs say the company has a unique ability to stop the slop plaguing AI models. It’s worth hearing them out.

The stodgy earnings call is morphing into a new kind of corporate performance, designed to be watched, clipped, and shared.

Freshworks said on Tuesday it would cut 11% of its workforce, or about 500 jobs, as the business-software company grapples ‌with an industry being reshaped by artificial intelligence. Shares of the company were ‌down around 5% in extended trading. Peer Atlassian, last month, said it would slash roughly 10% of jobs.

Salesforce (CRM) is reshaping its story around AI agents, highlighted by the launch of Agentforce Operations, new AI-focused revenue segments, and deeper Google Cloud integration that lets automated agents work across multiple enterprise systems. See our latest analysis for Salesforce. Recent AI announcements, including Agentforce Operations and the expanded Google Cloud partnership, come after a weak year to date, with a share price return decline of 26.87% but a smaller 7 day share price...

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Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) is one of the best enterprise software stocks to buy right now. On April 29, Salesforce launched Agentforce Operations, a new suite of specialized AI agents designed to eliminate back-office bottlenecks by automating complex, cross-system tasks. Unlike traditional workflow tools that merely route handoffs between people, these agents autonomously execute work across […]

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for Salesforce (CRM) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?