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The AI hyperscalers are all delivering solid results.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is one of the best high volume stocks to invest in according to hedge funds. On May 5, AMD reported Q1 2026 revenue of $10.3 billion, a 38% increase year-over-year. The Data Center segment officially became the company’s primary growth engine, contributing $5.8 billion (up 57% year-over-year) due to high […]

Meta Platforms (NasdaqGS:META) is laying off 8,000 employees as part of an expanded cost control effort. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is linking the cuts directly to record AI infrastructure spending and heavier investment in data centers. Resources are being redirected from employee compensation toward AI hardware and related capital expenditure. The move is contributing to wider pressure on tech employment as peers reassess workforce and AI budgets. For you as an investor, this puts a spotlight on...

Investing.com -- A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to "rubber-stamp" a $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a Friday ruling reported by Reuters.

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3%. Nike will reduce its workforce by roughly 1,400 workers, or about 2%, mostly in its tech department, as it simplifies global operations. Inflation and economic uncertainty linked to the Iran conflict is giving some chief executives and tech leaders reason to pull back or pause their IT hiring, said Janco Chief Executive Victor Janulaitis.

The rise of AI agents is swinging attention back to the main brain of data-center computing, the CPU.

Tech stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR E

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The Senate Democrat said Meta’s reported plans to partner with a third-party stablecoin issuer could undermine “competition, privacy… and financial stability.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised an alarm over Meta's (NASDAQ: META) upcoming stablecoin plans. In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg on May 6, she demanded transparency over the company's plans to integrate a third-party stablecoin into its platform in the coming months. "The lack of ...

CloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support roles.

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.

Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple could still have room to run after blockbuster earnings

(Bloomberg) -- Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. are among private credit lenders involved in talks with chipmaker Broadcom Inc. over a roughly $35 billion financing, the latest indication that companies are mobilizing all sources of capital to fund the AI build-out. Most Read from BloombergBillionaire Duke of Westminster to Sell £700 Million of US Real Estate AssetsSony to Pay Almost $4 Billion for Bieber, Neil Young CatalogUS Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From

AI hyperscalers issued $121 billion in bonds in 2025, four times their five-year average, and the shift is rewriting credit-index rankings

While the push into further AI adoption has driven a wide trend of layoffs in the tech sector in 2026, Acting US Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling speaks with Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Jennifer Schonberger about how his department is examining artificial intelligence's impact on the labor market.

Memory-chip stocks rallied on Friday amid heightened spending on AI data centers. Micron stock and Sandisk both hit record highs.

Bitcoin’s long-term trajectory is not in doubt despite its volatility, according to Lightspark CEO David Marcus. "The interesting thing about the price of Bitcoin is that it ebbs and flows, but over the very long run, it always trends in...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar as he highlighted AI winners to buy for 2026. Cramer mentioned the company during the episode and said: What else? You need to have a cloud infrastructure to run the models. Think Google Cloud, Microsoft’s Azure, Amazon Web Services. You also got that […]

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar as he highlighted AI winners to buy for 2026. Cramer highlighted the company’s woes, as he remarked: It’s hard to see that because the other publicly traded companies in the data center race, Microsoft and Meta, seem at this point to be, well, […]

Smart glasses are entering their iPhone moment in 2026, and for the first time in a generation, Meta and Google are defining the inflection. Industry projections show category sales rising from 6 million units in 2025 to 20 million units in 2026, and Apple’s flagship smart glasses do not ship until 2Q 2027, with full-display ... Smart glasses are about to have their iPhone moment and Apple is late to the party

Meta gave investors something important in its latest earnings: Early proof that its AI investments are starting to pay off.

CoreWeave shares sink as forecast dissapoints.

On Meta’s Q1 2026 earnings call, CFO Susan Li said the quiet part out loud. “We recently shared internally that we plan to reduce the size of our employee base in May. We believe a leaner operating model will allow us to move more quickly while also helping to offset the substantial investments we are ... Mark Zuckerberg Just Told 8,000 Employees Their Layoffs Are a Line Item in His $145 Billion AI Bill

The Trade Desk (TTD) stock is trading near $20 in extended trading. The primary catalyst is a Q1 earnings report featuring a revenue beat of $688.9 million but an EPS miss of $0.28, coupled with softer forward guidance. At a $20 price point, the stock trades at a forward P/E multiple of 9.7x based on $2.06 in estimated 2026 earnings. This represents a significant compression from its three-year average forward P/E of approximately 42x. It also sits well below the S&P 500 average of 24.0x. On the

The primary signal within CoreWeave’s (CRWV) Q1 2026 results is the transition of the company from a high-growth AI darling into a massive, capital-intensive infrastructure utility. While a $99.4 billion revenue backlog provides long-term visibility, the widening gap between contracted demand and operational delivery suggests a shift in the investment narrative from growth potential to industrial execution.

The Trump bull run might be getting a tad on the overheated side after going on one of the fiercest rallies off the lows of March. With the CNN Fear and Greed Index swinging right back into “greed” territory, with market momentum moving towards extreme levels, it certainly feels like it’s a good idea to ... The Trump Bull Run Is Getting Overheated, But There Are Still Pockets of Value Hiding in Plain Sight