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ADP's solid growth, margin gains and cash returns support its appeal, but a 21.5X valuation leaves little room for execution setbacks.

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Enterprise software names are staging one of their sharpest single-day reversals of the year, and the catalyst has less to do with their own fundamentals than with what is happening in a completely different corner of the market.

Enterprise software providers, many left behind in the artificial-intelligence boom, were the apparent beneficiaries of a pullback in chip and hardware stocks. Workday the human-resources software provider, was the top performer in the large-cap index on Monday, jumping 9.3%. Altogether, the much-watched exchange-traded fund, or IGV, rose 4%, while the ETF, or SOXX, slumped 3.1%.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.65%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.56%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.65%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

FTSE 100 up 78 points at 10,814 Oil prices drop as US and Iran pause strikes AstraZeneca and Vodafone report as results season ups a gear 4.07pm: London blue-chips at highest since war started London stocks are back at their highest level since the first weekend of the Iran war,...

UiPath's stock has been left for dead, yet several of enterprise software's biggest players have compelling reasons to want it. Five names stand out as potential acquirers, and the logic behind one of them is almost impossible to argue against.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.54%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) fell -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

FTSE 100 up 163 points at 10,749 Index hits highest since 3 March Inflation eases to 2.6% from 2.8%, but core CPI unmoved Brent crude oil hits 6-week high Wetherspoon's, Greencore, Mulberry, Liontrust post updates 3.12pm: Super Micro with super update An exception to the selling...

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Tuesday as GM stock jumped on earnings. Marvell, Micron and Sandisk rallied.

Technology stocks were surging early Tuesday but the beaten-down software sector was only enduring more pain as the artificial-intelligence trade sparked back into life. Chip stocks, including Intel, Micron and Marvell were among the biggest risers ahead of the open, along with memory storage names Sandisk and Western Digital.

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US stocks appeared set for a steady start on Wednesday as investors drew confidence from strong bank earnings and a softer-than-expected inflation report the day before, even as oil prices remained elevated following fresh US strikes on Iran. Nasdaq futures were up 0.5% ahead of the opening...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors continued to rotate out of high-flying semiconductors into beaten-down software stocks.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Guggenheim's John DiFucci upgraded both Salesforce and ServiceNow to Buy, arguing the AI-disruption fear that gutted the software sector during the year had pushed valuations too low.

Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci raises his rating on Salesforce to Buy from Hold with a $228 price target.

Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci raises his rating on Salesforce to Buy from Hold with a $228 price target.

Workday (WDAY) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.

Shares of enterprise software company Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) jumped 6.1% in the morning session after Monness, Crespi, Hardt upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral with a $150 price target.

ServiceNow, WorkDay, and AppLovin are software stocks trading near the top of the S&P 500. Is the AI narrative around software changing?

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed up +0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.48%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.14%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Investing.com -- The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF saw retail investors pour in a record $46 million on Monday.

We just covered the Jeff Bezos Stock Portfolio: Top 10 Stock Picks and Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) ranks 4th on this list. Jeff Bezos established a highly profitable enterprise software position by backing Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) well before it became a dominant force in cloud-based corporate management. In October 2011, Bezos Expeditions joined high-profile institutional asset […]

Palantir stock rose Monday, eyeing an early buy point, as software names again rallied, boosted by financial results at Snowflake and Dell.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.72%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.36%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.66%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.37%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Snowflake's impressive earnings results provided clearer evidence that the "SaaSpocalypse" — a rolling selloff that had erased approximately $2 trillion from software market values since late 2025 on fears that AI would make subscription software obsolete — had been overstated for platforms sitting at the centre of AI workflows.

Workday shares rose after the company posted solid revenue growth.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Treasury yields cooled and risk-on rotation lifted AI-linked growth names, helping the SaaS sector recover from the previous day's Intuit-driven sell-off.