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Chevron and Microsoft have signed a 20 year deal for Chevron to supply electricity to a large AI focused data center in Texas tied to Project Kilby. Chevron is also reviewing additional U.S. data center power projects that would use its natural gas resources. The move signals an expansion of Chevron's role in supplying power to tech infrastructure as AI related electricity demand grows. Chevron, traded as NYSE:CVX, is stepping directly into the data center power business with this long term...
The artificial intelligence trade, which has powered by the lion’s share of stock performance and corporate profit growth this year, hit a snag on Wednesday amid reports that Meta Platforms is ready to challenge the market’s key players just as investors worry that cheaper China-based versions could unsettle the market’s hottest bet over the back half of the year. “The Magnificent Seven aren’t broken, they are evolving,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.
Alphabet (GOOGL) just got one of the most renowned promotions in the stock market. Google parent Alphabet officially entered the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 29, replacing Verizon Communications (VZ) and giving the 30-stock blue-chip index a stronger stake in the artificial intelligence ...
Microsoft's stock looks far cheaper than Apple's.
Three years into the artificial intelligence buildout, hyperscaler spending has carried semiconductors from a cyclical play to the highest-beta vehicle in the equity market. Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon are guiding combined 2026 capital expenditures above $400 billion, up from roughly $230 billion in 2024, and most of that flows through chip designers, foundries, memory ... After Three Years of Tracking the AI Capex Cycle These 3 Semiconductor ETFs Sit on Top of the Trade
Meta surged more than 11% on a report that the company plans to sell its excess computing power to third parties. The stock is on track for its largest single-day gain since April 9, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranks among the AI stocks beyond NVIDIA that could surge in 2026. Following Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s product announcements, JMP Securities reaffirmed its Market Outperform rating and $550 price target for the company’s shares on June 23. On June 16, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stated that Copilot Cowork will be available globally and billed […]
Exxon Mobil maintains a sizable lead in quarterly revenue, while both energy giants report steady results with only minor fluctuations over two years.
Tech bull Dan Ives of Wedbush initiated coverage of SpaceX with an Outperform rating and a $190 price target, weighing in on a stock that has whipsawed investors in the three weeks since its record-setting initial public offering. Ives sees SpaceX as a player in the hyperscaler wars too.
Bianco Research president Jim Bianco explains exactly how software names like Salesforce (CRM) and Microsoft (MSFT) are being threatened by AI adoption.
The cuts are expected to affect less than 2.5% of Microsoft's workforce and could be announced as early as next week
According to a Bloomberg report, Meta is preparing to enter the AI cloud infrastructure market by selling AI computing power, in a bid to take on Amazon and Microsoft.
MSFT's premium valuation faces a key test as cloud growth stays strong but AI spending pressures margins. Does guidance justify the higher P/E?
Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are up 10% to $619 in morning trading, marking one of the sharpest single-session moves for the stock this year. The catalyst is a Bloomberg report that the company is building a cloud infrastructure business to sell its excess AI computing capacity to outside customers. If confirmed, the shift would ... Meta Platforms Jumps 10% on Potential Plans to Sell AI Compute, Challenging Amazon, Microsoft, Google
Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi discusses the current state of the AI "bubble" and tech trade with Slatestone Wealth Chief Market Strategist Kenny Polcari and Bianco Research President Jim Bianco.
AI data centres, memory scarcity and factory capacity are costing consumers –and console makers
Meta is reportedly building a cloud computing business.
Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Report says Meta is preparing a move into cloud infrastructureShares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) climbed as much as 8% on Wednesday after a Bloomberg report said the company is preparing to enter the cloud infrastructure market by offering customers access to surplus artificial intelligence computing resources. If launched, the initiative would place Meta in direct competition with leading cloud providers including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), w
The artificial intelligence race has become a contest of infrastructure as much as software. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) have each built cloud businesses that generate tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue by renting computing power to other companies. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has taken a different approach, spending heavily to build ... Meta Is About to Make Its Next Billion-Dollar Bet. Wall Street Thinks It Could Be Huge
Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) plan to sell spare computing power is less a bold expansion than an admission, that the company has built so much AI capacity it now needs somewhere to put the surplus. The Facebook and Instagram owner has spent heavily on data centres...
New cuts could affect thousands of employees.
Less than 2.5% of the workforce affected, with sales, consulting, and Xbox among the areas targeted