In the midst of an expensive AI transformation, the company is grappling with litigation that could cost it billions and force painful changes.
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<body><p>STORY: Wall Street ended mixed on Monday, with the Dow gaining half a percent, the S&P 500 virtually flat and the Nasdaq dropping marginally.</p><p>Investors awaited earnings results from Big Tech companies this week, including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Apple. Of the four, only Apple has seen significant gains this year, with investors concerned about future returns on massive AI spending.</p><p>Skyler Weinand is chief investment officer at Regan Capital.</p><p>"If they don't come out and beat [estimates], they're going to sell off even further. You're going to see some profit taking. You're going to see some hedge funds and retail [investors] potentially pack it in for the rest of the year, sitting up 10 to 15%. I don't blame them. // I don't really see the opportunity for these companies that have run so much over the past 18 to 24 months on that AI build out. I don't see that as a huge buying opportunity. I would rather be looking at some of the companies that have fallen behind a little bit. Auto manufacturers are having their day right now. Defense companies are having their day. Some of these companies that will continue to print earnings regardless of what comes from AI build out."</p><p>The Philadelphia semiconductor index extended its recent selloff, falling more than 2%. It is down 21% from its record high close on June 22 but remains up 63% in 2026.</p><p>Chinese chipmaker CXMT's stellar debut on Monday and a report that the country has started manufacturing homegrown deep ultraviolet chipmaking tools also signaled intensifying competition for the U.S. semiconductor industry.</p><p>Meanwhile, oil prices slid after President Donald Trump said the administration was having "good talks" with Iran, but warned that U.S. strikes would resume if the negotiations failed to deliver.</p><p>Shares of Occidental Petroleum fell more than 4% and Exxon Mobil also closed lower.</p><p>Traders this week will also turn their attention to Tuesday's start of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, with traders projecting a more than 60% chance that the central bank will leave rates unchanged, according to CME's FedWatch tool.</p></body>
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Meta Platforms is slated to post its quarterly earnings after markets close Wednesday, with traders pricing in a sizable move from the social media giant’s stock.
Big Tech names like Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon report this week, and Gene Munster breaks down the one earnings signal that could determine whether the AI trade accelerates or stalls — plus why he still believes we’re only in the third inning of AI and how retail investors should position now.
Meta and Microsoft both report on July 29, but their AI bets pay out on completely different timelines, and that gap could decide which stock gets punished and which gets rewarded before October.
AMD has quietly transformed from a chip underdog into a rack-scale platform, and the hyperscalers placing the biggest bets in AI infrastructure are already voting with their wallets. Here is why one investor keeps loading up even at a triple-digit P/E.
Wall Street is headed for its busiest week of the earnings season and while earnings have been strong so far, one thing is clear: Good isn't good enough for tech companies. Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are some of the 170 companies reporting earnings this week after Alphabet and Tesla set the stage last week. More than 130 S&P 500 companies have already reported earnings, with most beating earnings expectations, but whether those earnings beats translated into a move higher for the stocks was a more complicated story.
Chip stocks pulled Nasdaq lower to start the week, as falling oil prices failed to give markets a broad reprieve. Nvidia shares are down about 5%, dragging its market value below that of Apple’s in intraday trading. Investors will watch for a fresh batch of U.S. tech earnings this week, including reports from Microsoft and Meta Platforms on Wednesday.
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CoreWeave built the fastest path to $5 billion in cloud revenue history, then watched its stock collapse 40% as its biggest customer announced a move that sent Wall Street scrambling to pick sides.

It's a big week for tech earnings, with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), and Microsoft (MSFT) all set to report quarterly results. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma and Argent Capital Management portfolio manager Jed Ellerbroek discuss their expectations for the upcoming reports. Yahoo Finance's AlphaSpace is a premium investment platform that combines data, charting, news, analysis, and more to help retail investors understand markets.
Three megacaps that fell sharply last week have been on growth investors' radars in recent days.
Oil prices (CL=F, BZ=F) are pulling back as the U.S. and Iran pause military strikes. Tortoise senior portfolio manager & managing director Rob Thummel joins Market Catalysts to discuss the volatility of oil prices and why he sees long-term value in energy stocks.
Four of the Magnificent Seven are set to report earnings this week. Neuberger senior research analyst Dan Flax joins Julie Hyman on Market Catalysts to discuss whether investors should be concerned about soaring AI spending as tech giants ramp up capital expenditures (capex).
Meta's ballooning capex plans spooked the market twice already this year, yet one investor keeps hitting the buy button anyway. The reasoning behind that conviction challenges everything the bearish capex narrative assumes.
