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Shares of Elastic jump after the software developer beats analysts’ earnings target and hikes its guidance.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Friday, Aug, 28 2026 US market futures are pointing higher this morning, with S&P 500 contracts up about 0.5% and Nasdaq-100 futures ahead more than 1%. The move comes even as a key inflation gauge, the PCE price index, rose 0.2% in July and sits at 3.7% over the past year, which means the cost of everyday goods and services is still climbing faster than many households might like. At the same time, GDP growth slowed to a 1.5% annual pace while the...

The last several days have been very good to cybersecurity stocks.

CrowdStrike stock surged 20.5% as record earnings showed AI-driven cyberattacks are fueling enterprise security spending.

Shares of voice AI technology company SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) jumped 4% in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

CrowdStrike, Okta and Zeta Global soared to annual highs on Thursday due to strong quarterly results, followed by Wall Street optimism.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after quarterly earnings and upbeat corporate commentary signaled that artificial intelligence is driving growth across enterprise software rather than threatening legacy business models.

Shares of cybersecurity platform provider Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) jumped 12% in the afternoon session after peer cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike reported stronger-than-expected quarterly financial results, lifting investor sentiment across the cybersecurity sector.

Shares of cybersecurity platform provider CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) jumped 17.9% in the afternoon session after the company reported second-quarter financial results that topped Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year outlook.

Cybersecurity platform provider CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 25.8% year on year to $1.47 billion. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $1.53 billion at the midpoint, 0.7% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.31 per share was 6.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

On Aug. 27, 2026, enterprise software and semiconductor stocks surged on blockbuster earnings, offsetting weakness in consumer discretionary and real estate.

Cybersecurity stocks surged on Thursday after CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Okta (OKTA) both topped Q2 expectations yesterday evening and raised their outlooks.

Nvidia broke out on earnings but didn't have coattails. Meanwhile several software stocks flashed buy signals on a trio of earnings. Fed chief Kevin Warsh's big speech looms.

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23% That’s how much Salesforce’s shares jumped on Thursday. Big days for Salesforce, Nvidia, CrowdStrike and other tech stocks helped power the S&P 500 to a 0.7% gain. The tech sector overall soared 3.

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Salesforce stock (CRM) surges ahead by over 22% on Thursday since releasing strong second quarter earnings results, coming at a time when AI demand is driving growth within the software sector. Macquarie US head of software and services research Steve Koenig examines what he is seeing from tech investors and how Salesforce performed.

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

CrowdStrike Stock Soars as AI Demand Drives Major Earnings Beat