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IBM just logged its worst single-session collapse in nearly four decades, and the shockwaves are already hitting Microsoft, ServiceNow, and the broader software sector in ways that raise an uncomfortable question about where enterprise spending is actually going.
Salesforce stock was downgraded late Wednesday by an analyst at KeyBanc who admitted he might be doing it “at exactly the wrong time.” Salesforce has fallen 37% this year and the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF is down 13% amid fears about the disruption caused by artificial intelligence. More than 70% of analysts covering Salesforce stock think it’s a Buy, with an average price target of $241.08, implying a 45% jump from Wednesday’s closing price of $166.58.
Microsoft stock is having a terrible year but it’s starting to get a boost for an unlikely reason. The shares started the second half of the year well, rising 3% Wednesday and pointing higher again in premarket trading Thursday. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software exchange-traded fund, has climbed for four consecutive days through Wednesday–and was pointing higher again ahead of the open Thursday.
JFrog and Qualys are outperforming the broader software sector as bullish technical patterns suggest both stocks could continue leading into the second half of 2026.
Fortinet, Amprius Technologies, and AppLovin are showing bearish technical signals, including MACD reversals and RSI weakness, despite strong recent gains.
Investing.com -- The broader software complex experienced widespread declines on Friday as fragile investor confidence gave way to a wave of sympathetic selling across the sector. The turn lower continued to arrest a month-long recovery fueled in part by strong corporate results and forward guidance from Snowflake. The shift in capital allocation reflects a market that remains deeply hypersensitive to any perceived headwind within the enterprise technology layer. Rather than treating recent oper
The PHLX Semiconductor Index, or SOX, was up 6.5%, which would be its best one-day performance since May 12, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The move underscores how successful traders have been chasing momentum in the red-hot chip sector.
The Nasdaq tumbled shortly after the market opened, and software stocks may be to blame. The Dow was down 408 points, or 0.8%. A big reason for the Nasdaq’s decline was a 4% slide in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF.
Enterprise software providers have reached a major hurdle with AI, but this could mean a buy opportunity for investors willing to take on risk.