Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Anthropic have agreed to a deal covering tens of billions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence servers, according to a Wall Street Journal report, in a move that could strengthen AMD’s position against Nvidia while expanding Anthropic’s computing capacity. Under the reported agreement, Anthropic will purchase up to 2
US stocks opened lower on Wednesday as weakness in semiconductor stocks and higher oil prices weighed on investor sentiment ahead of a crucial day of corporate earnings led by Alphabet, Tesla and other major technology companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 78 points, or 0.15%. The S&P 500 declined 0.12%, while the Nasdaq Composite
MarketAxess stock has been in a steep decline this year and is now hovering near its lowest level in more than a decade. Shares were trading at $114.24 on Monday, down 81% from their all-time high, wiping out much of the company’s value as its market capitalization plunged from more than $21 billion to about
Nvidia (NVDA) stock traded modestly higher on Monday, but investor attention is increasingly shifting toward the upcoming earnings season, where major technology companies are expected to provide fresh updates on artificial intelligence spending. Shares of the AI chipmaker rose 0.93% to $204.69 on Monday, although the gain trailed the 1.8% advance in the PHLX Semiconductor
Alphabet (GOOGL) shares climbed about 3% on Monday after a report said Google is developing a new AI server chip designed specifically to run its Gemini models more efficiently. According to The Information, the chip, internally codenamed “Frozen v2,” would permanently embed parts of Gemini’s architecture into the silicon. The design is intended to reduce
UK stocks closed lower on Monday as investors weighed continued geopolitical tensions in the Middle East alongside the appointment of Andy Burnham as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister and the formation of his cabinet. The FTSE 100 declined 0.7%, marking its biggest one-day fall in about two weeks. The FTSE 250 slipped 0.3%, while
US stocks ended mixed on Monday as investors balanced hopes of easing in the US-Iran conflict against uncertainty ahead of a crucial week of corporate earnings. While semiconductor stocks rebounded from last week’s selloff, broader market sentiment remained cautious. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 297 points, or 0.57%, to close at 51,848.96. The S&P
US stocks closed lower on Friday, capping a weak week for Wall Street as a deepening selloff in semiconductor stocks and renewed concerns over artificial intelligence spending weighed on investor sentiment. The decline came despite a strong start to the second-quarter earnings season, with rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East adding to market uncertainty.
Some of Wall Street’s fastest-growing companies are turning expansion into something more tangible: cash. Nvidia, Micron Technology, CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks have each reported sharp increases in operating or free cash flow while management or analysts lifted profit forecasts. That combination provides stronger confirmation than an earnings beat alone because cash is available for
Wall Street’s biggest banks are proving that even geopolitical uncertainty and volatile markets can be highly profitable when trading desks stay busy and artificial intelligence fuels an unprecedented wave of capital raising. The six largest US banks generated a combined $55 billion in second-quarter profits, comfortably exceeding analysts’ expectations as market volatility, record AI-related fundraising