The new framework, completed in recent days, is seen as most likely to affect OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
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Arista Networks stock soared Tuesday after the network infrastructure company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. The results provided further evidence that demand for artificial-intelligence services is accelerating, with hardware suppliers like Arista among the main beneficiaries. Arista reported adjusted earnings of $1.02 a share for the second quarter, up from 73 cents last year and above analysts’ call for 89 cents, per FactSet.
Microsoft Corp, Meta Platforms Inc, Oracle Corp, Amazon and Alphabet have committed about $1.09 trillion in future payments under leases that have not yet begun, mostly for data centres needed to power the artificial intelligence boom. The commitments show that a substantial part of Big Tech's AI spending spree has already been locked in, without yet appearing as debt-like lease liabilities on company balance sheets. The total is nearly four times the roughly $285 billion of lease liabilities already recognised on the companies' balance sheets, according to company filings compiled by Reuters.
Apple may soon need to make up its mind about spending on AI. It resisted developing its own AI models, relying instead on OpenAI to fuel its AI strategy under a 2024 deal. Earlier this year, it abandoned OpenAI in favor of Google’s Gemini, which is set to power a revamped AI-infused version of its Siri digital assistant.
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Ford, BlackRock, and Google just pledged hundreds of millions to pull experienced tradespeople back into the workforce, and a 63-year-old electrician in Ohio is answering that call without realizing the bigger paychecks could trigger two separate federal penalties at once.
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SpaceX reports its inaugural quarterly numbers on Tuesday evening. A lot will be said about rocketry, AI, space, and even the future of human civilization. SpaceX is newly public and it just merged with Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, in February.
SpaceX is due to release its first earnings report as a public company after the close today. Here’s what to look for in its second-quarter performance: Starlink growth: SpaceX’s satellite internet product is the company’s cash cow.
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) reported unrealized gains from its investment in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX), boosting its second-quarter earnings, making it the latest major technology company to benefit from the Elon Musk-led company’s blockbuster public debut. SpaceX Stake Added to Quarterly Earnings During the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Monday, CFO David Glazer said unrealized gains from the company’s SpaceX investment contributed $0.03 to GAAP
Warren Buffett rarely calls his own investments mistakes. He rarely doubles down on ones he still questions. In a July CNBC interview, he did both at once. Buffett confirmed he personally started Berkshire's Alphabet position, confessed he should have bought years earlier, and flagged the enormous ...
Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $96.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $56.4 million, producing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 59%. The intellectual-property licensing company said results were in line with its expectations and reiterated full-year revenue guidance of $395 mi

Big Tech stocks are soaring after the companies reported earnings last week, namely Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN). Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley takes a closer look.
SpaceX is due to release its first earnings report as a public company Tuesday. Here’s what to look for in the company’s second-quarter performance: Starlink growth: SpaceX’s satellite internet product is the company’s cash cow.
Here's a look at the Magnificent Seven tech stocks, which are on quite a roll. The megacap stocks have added about $800 billion in market cap today alone, adding to about $1.1 trillion over the past two trading sessions, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Blowout cloud earnings and a sudden geopolitical thaw sent the biggest AI names surging Monday, but the question investors are scrambling to answer is whether the rally signals a lasting regime change or just a relief bounce before the next round of capex anxiety.
Alphabet was founded as Google in Menlo Park, California, in 1998, and its original name quickly became synonymous with the concept of the internet search engine. The company went public in 2004, and more than two decades later, it’s the third-largest company by market capitalization, with its ...
$500 billion That's the approximate amount of market cap lost by Apple since its four-session losing streak started Wednesday. The iPhone maker had just reclaimed its market-cap crown earlier in the week, but it has now slipped back to third among U.

Treasury yields (^FVX, ^TNX, ^TYX) have been soaring, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve. Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré and Zacks Investment Management chief market strategist Brian Mulberry discuss the implications of higher bond yields.
Amazon shares jumped 5% this morning, propelling the company to a $3.08 trillion market valuation. The gain comes on the heels of a 15% jump on Friday, when Amazon stock had its best day in years after investors liked what they saw in its latest report card.