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eight Telecom (powered by StarHub) is marking eight Day, its annual brand celebration held every August, with the launch of the eight Shop and a lucky draw featuring prizes worth a total of $88,888.

Wall Street is paying top dollar to buy insurance against tech giants like Meta and Alphabet defaulting on their debt, in a sign that AI spending is seriously worrying the bond market. The five main data center operators— Alphabet Amazon.com Meta Platforms Microsoft and Oracle —are spending huge sums on the artificial intelligence buildout. For 2026, the aggregate free cash flow of the five hyperscalers is estimated to fall to negative $2.8 billion, from $187 billion in 2025.

The stock market is doubting everything it once held true, and it has the potential to end the years of easy returns.

As investors await Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) quarterly results, Gene Munster argues the company’s long-term AI strategy—not its near-term earnings—will determine whether it can maintain its market leadership. Munster Says Microsoft’s AI Transition Matters More Than Earnings Ahead of Microsoft’s earnings report on Wednesday, Deepwater Asset Management’s managing partner said that Wall Street is focused on the wrong metric, arguing that the software giant’s biggest challenges lie years ahead

[220+ Pages Latest Report] According to a market research study published by Healthcare Foresights, the demand analysis of Global AI in Medical Coding Market size & share revenue was valued at approximately USD 3 Billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 3.4 Billion in 2026 and is expected to reach around USD 10.6 Billion by 2035, at a CAGR of 13.5% between 2026 and 2035. The key market players listed in the report with their sales, revenues and strategies are 3M Company, Optum Inc. (UnitedHe

Apple, Coca-Cola, and Philip Morris International surged to all-time highs on Tuesday as positive catalysts, strong earnings results, and Wall Street optimism helped the shares higher.

Investors' focus is shifting back to low-risk stocks.

Jensen Huang had never posted on X before July 24. His first post on the platform wasn't about chips or Nvidia's earnings or the next GPU architecture. It was a letter. An open letter signed by more than 20 tech companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Google, OpenAI, Hugging Face, Mistral, ...

One trades at a 23x revenue multiple with $6.7B in free cash flow; the other is burning cash and facing litigation.

Apple's market cap briefly hit $5 trillion before Thursday's earnings, testing Tim Cook's final report as CEO.

(Bloomberg) -- Jack Ma-backed OceanBase is seeking to raise money to help it operate more independently and bankroll its expansion into AI database services, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeUEFA Considering Boycott of FIFA To

Analysts raised price targets, but concerns over lower margins, and weak package volumes kept investors cautious about the company's outlook.

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Kimi K3 has reignited AI cost fears and has decimated tech stocks. However, the current carnage echoes the DeepSeek disruption of early 2025.

Jim Cramer says Wall Street's shift from AI stocks to safer, more reliable value names echoes the 2000 dot-com bust.

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci says he still believes in capitalism. What worries him is that the version many Americans are experiencing today no longer resembles the system he grew up with. Speaking with bestselling author Daniel Silva on a...

When you think about the best semiconductor stocks, you probably start with Nvidia. Let's look at the leader of the AI revolution and its chipmaking peers.

SK Hynix revenue for the quarter reached 79 trillion Korean won, well short of expectations of 84 trillion won, but up 257% on the year.

As a kid, back in the 1980s, my family did its grocery shopping at the Star Market in our town. That wasn't as much a choice as it was really the only option. There were some specialty markets like butchers and a store that just sold fruit and vegetables, but we didn't have a Target, Walmart, ...

In July 2026, Alphabet reported second-quarter 2026 results showing sales of US$119.80 billion and net income of US$112.19 billion, alongside the filing of a US$69.24 billion Class C stock shelf, an affirmed quarterly dividend, and a newly certified U.S. class action lawsuit that continues to be litigated with no settlement or judgment to date. These developments come as Alphabet pauses buybacks under its 2025 program and commits to very large AI-related capital expenditure that has turned...

(Bloomberg) -- An attempt by a lender to offload a portion of a loan backing a Hong Kong data center project is highlighting a global trend of banks reshuffling lending to keep exposure to the booming sector within limits.Most Read from BloombergChip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsNvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI FearsApple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at CenterCitadel Securities Sees Warsh Delivering Surprise Fed HikeSpaceX Rebounds A

Cookware went prestige and clean this Prime Day 2026, as premium sets and ceramic coatings pulled ahead of legacy nonstick. Market Defense's "FROM CART TO COUNTERTOP: Amazon Prime Day June 2026 Home & Kitchen Report" breaks down the top sellers, the search terms, and the competitive shifts that defined Prime Day for Cookware and Kitchen Appliances.

STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed mixed on Tuesday with the Dow gaining 1%, the S&P 500 edging up about two-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq dipping by roughly two-tenths of a percent.Markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers in the race to build out AI infrastructure.But Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments, said to expect these companies to announce more AI spending when they report quarterly results this week."Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending. I think you'll actually see companies increase spending next year and then things will normalize and stabilize... We're focused on adding to the US names because you can't have a situation where companies are penalized for spending, i.e. the hyperscalers, and companies are penalized for being on the receiving end to the spending, Micron, chip names. At some point, this will come, regress to the mean and we'll start to pay attention to fundamentals."Shares of Microsoft rose ahead of its report on Wednesday, while Amazon dipped before its results on Thursday.Shares of Apple closed almost 1% higher, though they rose nearly 2% during the trading session and briefly exceeded a $5 trillion market valuation for the first time. The iPhone maker reports its results on Thursday.Outside of technology, shares of Coca-Cola rallied 5% after the beverage company raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts.:: ArchiveAnd shares of Boeing jumped nearly 5% after the airplane maker generated positive free cash flow as its turnaround plans gained momentum.Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is due to announce its interest-rate decision at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. Traders see about a 70% chance that the central bank will leave rates unchanged, according to CME's FedWatch tool.

Nasdaq dropped for the fifth straight session on Tuesday, its longest losing streak since January this year.

Netflix's stock is undervalued relative to its recent history.

The veteran tech investor says Microsoft’s long-term valuation will depend less on quarterly results and more on how it adapts to AI-driven software and pricing changes.

Etsy recently expanded its artificial intelligence push by embedding conversational agents across buyer discovery, seller tools, and off-site commerce, supported by partnerships with OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. This move positions Etsy to integrate agent-driven shopping directly into its marketplace, potentially reshaping how high-intent buyers and sellers interact on the platform. Next, we’ll examine how Etsy’s new conversational AI partnerships could influence its existing investment...

Rezolve AI, NasdaqGM:RZLV, has reported preliminary first half 2026 revenues of about US$127 million. The figure is nearly 20 times higher than the same period a year earlier. Management links this revenue step up to recent enterprise deployments and partnerships with Tata Consultancy Services, Zilch and Microsoft. Rezolve AI focuses on AI driven commerce infrastructure, which aims to connect retailers, payment providers and consumers across digital and physical channels. The wider AI and...

Apple’s supposedly inadequate AI spending suddenly looks less like falling behind and more like avoiding a very expensive bill.

Josh Lipton stock the market movers for Wednesday, July 29th, including the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. After the closing bell, Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (META) report second quarter earnings, with investors watching closely for signs that their massive AI investments are beginning to pay off.

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STORY: :: Lisa Bernhard, Reuters:: Nancy Tengler, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Laffer Tengler InvestmentsGlobal markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers as they race to build out AI infrastructure."I actually think they are right to spend," Tengler said. "Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending."Speaking with Reuters' Lisa Bernhard, Tengler also discussed this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting, the second under new Chair Kevin Warsh.And though markets are pricing in rate hikes before the end of the year, Tengler said she believes Warsh will "persuade his colleagues that raising [rates] would be perilous in this environment."

It felt a little like the 1990s on Tuesday, as Coca-Cola took center stage in the stock market after the soft-drink leader reported strong second-quarter earnings. Coke stock rallied 5% to $88.27 after touching a record $90 earlier in the session. Other consumer stocks gained, including PepsiCo Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble as investors continued to rotate out of technology, with the exchange-traded fund losing 1.8%.

In recent days, multiple partners including Broadvoice, CloudMoyo, Hanshow, Knox Systems, and others have launched or deepened integrations with Microsoft platforms such as Dynamics 365, Azure, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, while investors focus on Microsoft’s upcoming Q4 earnings amid heavy AI and cloud infrastructure spending. These developments highlight how Microsoft’s ecosystem, spanning AI security models like MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, partner-led industry solutions, and expanded Azure...

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) raised its full-year 2026 outlook after reporting second-quarter revenue and operating-profit growth, citing the completion of its planned reduction of lower-yielding Amazon volume, network reconfiguration efforts and gains in higher-value shipping segments. UPS rep

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Apple is slated to report earnings Thursday afternoon, with traders expecting the iPhone maker’s stock could extend its record-setting rally following the results.

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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises as oil prices falls. This week's Fed policy meeting is key for markets. A telecom name breaks out of a base.

‘Investors are too complacent,’ KeyBanc analyst Brandon Nispel says after the iPhone maker’s market cap surpassed Nvidia’s.

Investor Steve Eisman sold Alphabet and boosted cash, warning that crowded AI exposure could magnify a market correction. Artificial intelligence has propelled equities higher, filled corporate spending plans, and changed the bond market. Investor Steve Eisman now concerns himself that the two ...

United Parcel Service reports adjusted second-quarter earnings per share of $1.76. Wall Street was looking for $1.66.

Growth is still accelerating, and the antitrust worries are familiar, but Alphabet's real vulnerability is a multi-year-high profit margin leaning on gains it may not repeat.

Apple could finish the year as the world's largest company if its financial results remain strong.

Investors push the iPhone maker to a new milestone despite AI concerns

The milestone arrives as the company prepares for a leadership change and a renewed AI push.

Apple Upgrade replaces two existing financing programs and extends leasing across iPhones, Macs, iPads and Apple Watches.

Alphabet's AI-driven growth across Search, Cloud and Gemini is gaining traction, but can it offset rising spending, legal risks and ad market exposure?

Blue chips outperformed Tuesday on solid results from Coca-Cola and Boeing, while slumping chip stocks held the Nasdaq back.

UPS beat expectations, but the market has concerns over operating margins and U.S. Domestic segment performance.

Apple's (AAPL) market cap topped $5 trillion, becoming only the second company ever to do so. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley outlines the details.

Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL) are the next Big Tech names — part of the Magnificent Seven — to report quarterly earnings results this week. Zacks Investment Research stock strategist Ethan Feller weighs in on investors' expectations for these Magnificent Seven member stocks.

Microsoft stock headed higher Tuesday, building on two straight advances as investors awaited the tech heavyweight's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report due Wednesday. Is Microsoft stock a buy or sell now? Coming into Tuesday's session, the stock had risen more than 10% from its June lows and was running into its 50-day moving average.

UPS said earnings improved in the second quarter as it fully ended handling low-margin Amazon shipments and continued streamlining its domestic network as it concentrates on high-quality revenue. The post UPS shift away from Amazon shows bigger payoff appeared first on FreightWaves.

Morgan Stanley analysts say despite growing investor anxiety, major tech giants will achieve returns on invested capital between 25% and 50% from their massive trillion-dollar artificial intelligence spending.

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Earnings are the most important thing, and expectations are high. But interest rates are rising, and energy tensions aren't easing.

All three main equity indexes were in the green to start the trading week, but questions about war overtook optimism about earnings.

Every sector but healthcare was up on Friday, as investors, traders and speculators priced in broad optimism about the future.

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As of May 2026, Asian markets have shown resilience with Chinese equities advancing and Japan's indices reaching record highs, driven by strong domestic demand and optimism in technology sectors. In this environment, identifying undervalued stocks can be an attractive strategy for investors seeking opportunities where market prices may not fully reflect a company's intrinsic value.

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) has expanded its partnership with Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO, XETRA:1YD) in a multi-year agreement that will run through 2029 and include an initial commitment to deploy more than 1 gigawatt of custom silicon capacity, as the social media giant...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) is training a photorealistic digital version of its chief executive to interact with the company's 79,000 staff. Meta is developing an AI-powered replica of Mark Zuckerberg designed to interact with employees on his behalf, according to a...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) is expected to overtake Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)'s Google as the largest digital advertising company by net revenue, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing eMarketer projections. Meta is projected at about $243.46 billion versus...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) has earned a repeat ‘Buy’ rating from Bank of America following the unexpected early launch of the company’s newest large language model, Muse Spark. Bank of America also kept its price target on Meta unchanged at $885, with shares up 3.4%...

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) on Thursday announced an expanded agreement with Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) to provide AI cloud capacity through December 2032. The deal, valued at approximately $21 billion, continues the companies’ existing relationship and supports Meta’s...

Trump announced that a two-week ceasefire deal had been agreed between the US and Iran

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) saw its shares rise nearly 9% following the announcement of Muse Spark, the first model from its newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs. In a blog post, the company described the model is a natively multimodal reasoning system with...

Analysts at Jefferies say that while regulatory scrutiny may affect Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB), the company could still present attractive long-term investment opportunities. In a note to clients, Jefferies highlighted that concerns around regulatory and...

Energy prices are reignited by a seeming lack of diplomatic progress ahead of President Trump's five-day deadline on military strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) fell about 7.8% on Thursday afternoon, pressured by a series of legal setbacks, fresh layoffs and lingering investor concerns over elevated capital spending. The decline came as the broader “Magnificent 7” technology group...