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Nvidia will invest up to $2.1 billion in data center operator IREN, as part ‌of a broader deal to deploy up to ‌5 gigawatts of infrastructure to keep up with soaring artificial intelligence ​demand. The tie-up, announced on Thursday, underscores the hunger for computing power amid surging adoption of AI, as frontier model developers and Big Tech firms funnel billions to secure ‌capacity. • Shares of ⁠IREN were up around 9% in extended trading.

Bitcoin miner IREN continues its shift to AI infrastructure with a new strategic partnership with Nvidia. IREN stock rallies.

Iran deal doubts hit stocks Thursday, but Nvidia, Tesla were strong. CoreWeave, Rocket Lab, Cloudflare were earnings movers late. The jobs report is on deck.

President Trump met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday, while the administration extended its trade deadline with the European Union (EU) to July 4. Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul speaks more about what this meeting could mean for US-Brazil relations and the latest news about Trump's 25% tariffs against EU cars.

CoreWeave Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly ‌revenue on Thursday, as the ‌specialized cloud provider tapped into strong demand ​for its high-performance computing services used to train and deploy artificial intelligence models. CoreWeave's core advantage lies in its specialized infrastructure and a close relationship with AI chip bellwether Nvidia, which grants it ‌early and large-scale ​access to the ​most sought-after ​AI hardware.The company reported ‌total revenue of $2.08 billion ​for the ​first quarter, compared with analysts' average estimate of $1.97 billion, according ​to data ‌compiled by LSEG.

Elon Musk is dissolving his artificial-intelligence company, xAI. Now, SpaceX is the entity that will vie for AI supremacy with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Alphabet The company is getting its ducks in a row ahead of an IPO that is expected to be the biggest ever, raising as much as $75 billion and valuing the company at up to $2 trillion. Wednesday afternoon, Musk tweeted “xAI will be dissolved as a separate company, so it will just be SpaceXAI, the AI products from SpaceX.”

May 8 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp has begun discussions with U.S. chip giant Nvidia and Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn as it weighs plans to build "made-in-Japan" artificial

Japan's SoftBank ‌Corp has ‌begun discussions with ​U.S. chip giant Nvidia and Taiwanese contract ‌manufacturer ⁠Foxconn as the conglomerate ⁠weighs plans to build ​homegrown ​artificial ​intelligence servers, ‌the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday. SoftBank is considering starting design ‌and ​component ​assembly ​by the ‌end of the ​decade, ​Nikkei added.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) is the income-focused business development company that pays shareholders a $0.08 monthly distribution plus periodic supplemental payouts tied to portfolio exits. Income investors lean on GAIN for that monthly check, so the Q3 FY26 earnings miss reported February 3, 2026, where adjusted EPS came in at $0.21 against a $0.2275 estimate, raised ... Inside the $17 income play paying 5.7% yield after its biggest earnings disappointment

Gold is shining, with the PHLX Gold/Silver Sector (^XAU) jumping roughly 4% as spot gold climbed 1.5% and silver ripped 6.5% higher. New York gold futures pushed above $4,750 an ounce, gaining roughly 1.6% to $4,771, as a sliding dollar, falling Treasury yields, and renewed optimism around U.S.-Iran peace talks reignited bullion demand. The PHLX ... Gold Surges Past $4,770 as Geopolitical Optimism Cools Inflation Fears

Shares of Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) delivered some impressive quarterly earnings only to be met with a mildly negative reaction. Indeed, it was another tough crowd of Palantir shareholders. This beat-and-drop reaction has happened before and, if I were to place a bet, it’s probably going to happen again. Given good results no longer mean a good ... Palantir Just Beat Earnings and Dropped. This Has Happened Before. Here’s What Came Next

IonQ stock dropped Thursday a day after the quantum computing company posted solid results. IonQ's CEO had reaffirmed the belief that the company is will be the "Nvidia of Quantum." IonQ stock shed nearly 4% to 50.56 in morning trades.

Shares of Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) are climbing 11% to $5.76 in premarket trading on Thursday, May 7, after the connected fitness company posted a swing to GAAP profitability and lifted its full-year outlook. The bid follows an 8-K filed at 6:59 a.m. ET and an earnings call that began at 8:30 a.m. ET. The pop ... Peloton Soars 11% on Q3 Profit Turnaround, Raised Guidance, Spotify Partnership

According to the job research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, job cuts rose 38% in April compared to March. Much of this was blamed on AI-driven layoffs. The April number reached 83,387. The number was the third-highest figure since 2009, during the Great Recession. Andy Challenger said, “Technology companies continue to announce large-scale cuts and ... April Job Cuts Surge 38% On AI Downsizing

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The stock market has soared to record highs in recent weeks, and one sector has been doing a lot of the work.

GameStop is looking to acquire a much larger company than itself.

Investors seem to be overlooking serious threats to the U.S. economy related to the Iran war and tariffs.

Wall Street analysts project first-quarter sales growth of 139% from last year to almost $2 billion.

It could offer incredible opportunities down the line.

SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) reported a sharp year-over-year increase in first-quarter 2026 revenue and profitability, with management attributing the performance primarily to accelerating demand for precision timing in AI infrastructure and data center networking. On the company’s earnings call, CEO Rajesh

A multibillion-dollar tax benefit made the social media giant's first-quarter bottom line look much stronger than it really was.

Arista Networks delivered a strong Q1 report, but its stock still lost ground.

Arm (NASDAQ:ARM) reported record results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and the full fiscal year, pointing to accelerating momentum in cloud AI and growing customer interest in its recently launched Arm AGI CPU product family. Record quarter and full-year results CEO Rene Haas said Arm “deli

Despite a lower-than-expected loss in fiscal Q2, FuboTV's latest quarterly report had problem points.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs on Iran deal hopes. Nvidia leads new buys with Arm a big earnings mover late.

The quantum computing company raises its full-year revenue guidance on the heels of its latest quarter.

Arm Holdings forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, benefiting from higher adoption of its chip technology as tech firms spend heavily on artificial intelligence compute. The company expects quarterly revenue ‌of $1.26 billion, compared with estimates of $1.25 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG. Arm generates revenue by licensing its ‌technology to companies such as Nvidia and Apple, collecting royalty payments for every product built using its designs.

Super Micro forecast June-quarter profit above estimates after adjusted gross margin reached 10.1% in the fiscal third quarter.

Space-related funds are seeing a surge of inflows as investors eagerly await the IPO of Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPAX.PVT). In the latest installment of Yahoo Finance's ETF Report, TMX VettaFi head of research Todd Rosenbluth to talk about the ETFs that could draw in the most investors — like the Procure Space ETF (UFO) — as interest in the broader space economy grows. Rosenbluth goes on to weigh in on prediction market ETFs that are set to launch.