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Whether investors realize it or not, the ruling is huge for Google's parent company and its stock.

IonQ (IONQ) shares rose 9.5% on Thursday, closing at $40.34 after six sessions that had mostly gone the other way. The reason on offer was research: quantum algorithms running inside mainstream engineering software, developed with Synopsys, sped up complex industrial design by up to 14.6%. That is genuine progress. It is also not a sale, and the price you pay for IonQ already assumes a great many sales.

Reddit (RDDT) stock trades near $153, down about 43% over the past year while the S&P 500 returned 17%. The market has already decided something here is wrong. The advertising business is not the problem; it is still growing fast. The risk sits one step upstream, in where the next visitor comes from.

The search giant's in-house AI chip is now a product line. Two companies collect on every system that ships.

Meta Platforms surged far past its mega-cap peers in a single month while the broader tech sector sat flat, and now shareholders face a decision that hinges entirely on how you read what the July earnings report actually said about the business.
AI is becoming a broader earnings engine across Google

Nvidia, Google and Emerald AI have launched the AI Energy Management Alliance (AEMA), a coalition that dynamically manages the electricity use of data centers in response to grid conditions. Varun Sivaram Founder and CEO of Emerald AI joins to discuss the alliance.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue faster over the past twelve months than every company in its peer group, and only one company in that group earns a wider operating margin. Palantir also carries the group's highest earnings multiple. Over those same twelve months the stock returned less than the S&P 500. The operational lead is evident, but current market valuations appear to price in much of that outperformance.

Starting the lightning round of the September 16 episode of Mad Money, a caller asked for thoughts on Nokia Oyj (NYSE:NOK) as they highlighted the company’s partnerships with NVIDIA and Google, networking and data center buildouts, and AI defense systems. Jim Cramer replied: I like Nokia very much. I’m glad you brought it to our […]

DTE Energy has been quietly signing contracts with some of the biggest hyperscalers on the planet, and the numbers behind that pipeline suggest most investors are not yet pricing in what it could mean for earnings growth.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) expects investment banking fees and markets revenue to rise in the mid-to-high teens percentage in the third quarter, according to co-President Doug Petno, contrasting sharply with Bank of America’s expectation for a roughly 10% decline in investment banking fees. Petno said JPMorgan entered the quarter with a strong pipeline and […]

World (WLD-USD), a crypto network co-founded by OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) CEO Sam Altman, just launched its super app "World Money," featuring global stablecoins, Stripe and Kalshi integration, and more. Scott Melker outlines the details in the video above. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto.
Succession is now fully moving from plan to reality

Fears of AI running amok have increased over the past week, with tech execs and President Donald Trump all weighing in on the matter.

Snowflake (SNOW) has returned about 53% over the past year, and its product revenue growth has accelerated for three straight quarters. In early September, the company cut its fiscal 2027 non-GAAP product gross margin guide by a point, to 74%, pointing to a heavier mix of fast-growing AI workloads that carry a lower contribution margin. So what happens to the stock if that mix keeps shifting.

Meta just raised its 2026 spending target to a figure that dwarfs what most countries invest in infrastructure, and shareholders are left weighing whether a collapsing free cash flow signals a historic pivot or a costly overreach.

Free cash flow is Alphabet's biggest problem, but this analyst isn't worried at all.
Netflix Stock Tumbles After Analyst Predicts More Pain Ahead

Most investors still see Alphabet as a search-and-ads company with a cloud kicker, but there is a commercial-scale robotaxi network buried inside the valuation that changes the entire risk-reward calculation.
Evercore says Google's search position is recovering, while a new antitrust ruling removes a major breakup risk.

Markets have become accustomed to corporate leaders eventually moving on, but few departures carry the weight of Warren Buffett leaving the chairman’s office at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE.BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B). Buffett has been synonymous with Berkshire since taking control in 1965, turning a struggling textile company into a near-$1 trillion conglomerate. Now, at 96, he is handing over […]


