Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) shares moved 9% higher on Wednesday after Super Micro Computer released a stronger-than-expected preliminary update that reinforced expectations for continued spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The rally followed Super Micro’s announcement that it received more than $60 billion in new orders during its fiscal fourth quarter, driving its order backlog to
Global markets remained focused on four major developments on Wednesday, as the US and Iran signaled no immediate return to negotiations amid escalating military action. AMD and Anthropic reportedly reached a multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure agreement centered on next-generation chips. Gold climbed to a two-week high as a weaker dollar offset concerns over higher oil prices.
Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) shares fell on Wednesday as investors weighed fresh regulatory scrutiny surrounding the company’s UK National Health Service (NHS) Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract alongside growing concerns over emerging competition ahead of its upcoming earnings report. The decline comes as the UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) addressed concerns over how NHS
US stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as rising oil prices and caution ahead of a key batch of corporate earnings weighed on investor sentiment. Investors also continued to monitor developments in the Middle East and reassess expectations for Federal Reserve interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6%. The Dow
Alphabet Inc. reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations on earnings and revenue, driven by strong cloud growth, although its search advertising business narrowly missed analyst estimates. The Google parent posted cloud revenue of $24.77 billion for the quarter ended June 30, an 82% increase from a year earlier and ahead of Bloomberg-compiled analyst
Jito’s latest product launch has put fresh attention on the JTO token at a time when sentiment across the cryptocurrency market is improving. The protocol has introduced JTX, a self-custodial trading platform built for Solana assets and tokenised real-world assets, adding a new business line beyond its well-known liquid staking and MEV infrastructure. https://twitter.com/jtx_trade/status/2079586859529777388?s=20 Following
Tesla (TSLA) shares are inching higher ahead of the company’s second-quarter earnings scheduled to be released after market close on Wednesday, July 22nd. Consensus is for the EV specialist to post a nearly 15% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) to $0.31 on revenue of at least $25.7 billion – which would represent a
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) shares surged 12% on Tuesday after Bank of America argued that the rapid emergence of low-cost, open-source Chinese artificial intelligence models could increase, rather than reduce, demand for memory chips. The rally came ahead of a key week for the technology sector, with investors awaiting earnings from Alphabet and other major
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW) is emerging as one of Wall Street’s preferred cybersecurity plays as concerns over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence models drive demand for security products and services. The view follows comments from International Business Machines (IBM), which said last week that enterprise customers are placing greater emphasis on cybersecurity as more advanced
US stocks closed sharply higher on Tuesday, led by a strong rebound in semiconductor shares as investors looked past geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and focused on the upcoming wave of Big Tech earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 384.46 points, or 0.74%, to close at 52,223.72. The S&P 500 gained 0.86%