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In a move that would have sounded ridiculous just a few years ago, GameStop (NYSE: GME) has officially proposed acquiring eBay for $125 per share. That values the deal at roughly $55 billion, and turns one of the most unlikely comeback stories in corporate history into a full-blown takeover attempt. If you rewind to 2021, GameStop was the poster child of retail decline. Today, it’s trying to buy one of the internet’s original marketplaces. Also see, Should eBay Go For GameStop's Offer.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) opened the week lower as oil prices spiked on renewed Iran tensions, with index futures slipping 0.1% after conflicting reports about a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz. WTI crude futures jumped 3% to trade above $105 per barrel, and Brent climbed 3% to above $111, pulling capital into energy names. Futures recovered once ... S&P 500 Faces Oil-Fueled Sell-off Pressure in Possible Return to Merger Monday Deal

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) trades around $408, while Wall Street’s consensus target sits at $576.42, meaning analysts see a significant 41% upside for the stock today. Microsoft is one of the world’s most valuable companies, with a $3.16 trillion market cap and a software empire that leans heavily on Azure cloud and its OpenAI partnership. The stock’s performance ... Analysts See 41% Upside for Microsoft Stock After Nearly 100% Backlog Growth

GameStop (GME) shocked the retail sector on May 3, 2026, with an unsolicited $56 billion bid for eBay (EBAY). The proposal offers $125 per share in a 50-50 split of cash and GameStop common stock. It is a bold "reverse takeover" attempt by a company with an $11.9 billion market cap seeking to absorb a marketplace nearly four times its size. Also see What GameStop's $55B Bid For eBay Means For Investors.

Google Cloud revenue rose by 63% in Q1, far faster than AWS or Azure.

Investing.com -- First-quarter earnings have come in “exceptionally strong,” providing the primary fuel behind the U.S. stock market's recent rally even as elevated energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty cloud the outlook, according to Goldman Sachs.

Investors reward growth but question heavy spending

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Monday on the latest U.S.-Iran news. Oil prices continued to rally, topping $105 a barrel.

AI stocks are seeing leadership shift as Google storms ahead, Nvidia wavers, software lags and key earnings loom.

Enthusiasm for all things related to artificial intelligence has powered the stock market higher in recent years. But now, Wall Street is taking a harder look at Big Tech’s scramble to monetize the AI boom.

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Tech stocks are in focus amid an earnings bonanza, layoffs, and AI spending plans.

Analysts think that steep pullbacks present excellent buying opportunities for these stocks.

It continues to lag its megacap peers as investors question its artificial intelligence (AI) spending plans.

Unless Meta gets more specific about AI products, it could lag behind other AI stocks.

Alphabet leads Mag 7 hyperscalers as cloud and AI drive standout Q1 results, outpacing Amazon and Microsoft in growth and momentum.

Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Nvidia headline Zacks' earnings preview as Mag 7 profits surge, with Nvidia's report still ahead.

Following high-profile testimony from billionaire Elon Musk last week, one of OpenAI's co-founders will testify Monday in the California lawsuit brought by the world's richest man against the creators of ChatGPT. Musk is seeking to force his rivals in artificial intelligence (AI) development to revert to a non-profit foundation.OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman, who in 10 years has gone from being Musk's protege to a bitter rival, is not expected to take the stand until the week of May 11.

Tech firms led a rally across most Asian markets Monday following another healthy day on Wall Street fuelled by more strong earnings, while investors were also cheered by news that Iran had submitted fresh proposals to end its war with the United States.Iran's foreign ministry said Tehran had submitted a 14-point plan "focused on ending the war" and that Washington had already responded to it in a message to Pakistani mediators, which Iran was reviewing.

You already know these companies -- and they're making big waves in the emerging quantum computing space.

Gen Digital (GEN) has put AI security at the center of its story, pairing the launch of VPN for Agents and expanded Norton AI Agent Protection with Q3 FY2026 results and guidance for continued high single digit growth. See our latest analysis for Gen Digital. Despite a steady stream of AI security launches and partnerships with xAI and Microsoft, Gen Digital’s 1 year total shareholder return is down 23.92%, while the 3 year total shareholder return of 20.29% signals longer term gains from an...

Retail money pours into semiconductor ETFs as the AI capex supercycle outshines crypto funds in 2026's hottest ETF trade.

Lip-Bu Tan, the CEO of Intel Corporation, has taken on a new role as a board member of quantum computing firm PsiQuantum, which is currently valued at $7 billion. “Their focus on fault-tolerant systems that can be manufactured at scale using the semiconductor industry sets them apart,” Tan told Semafor on Thursday, as he commended PsiQuantum’s unique approach. PsiQuantum is strengthening ties with the semiconductor industry as it advances scalable, error-tolerant quantum computers using photonic

Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates deemed Elon Musk‘s vision of producing the Tesla Inc. Semi Truck as impractical, but the saleable version of the all-electric truck just entered mass production. Bill Gates On Tesla Semi On Thursday, influencer Sawyer Merritt posted on the social media platform, recounting how Gates had been bearish about the Tesla Semi. “Welp, today Tesla officially started mass production of their Semi truck, and it very much works lol,” Merritt said in the post. Six years

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was among the stocks Jim Cramer highlighted, as he discussed the massive AI infrastructure buildout. Cramer discussed the company’s latest quarterly report, as he remarked: Third, there’s Microsoft, much tougher, okay, and I mean like much tougher. They got clobbered today, down nearly 4%. Ouch. I didn’t want this. But rooting doesn’t […]

Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) was among the stocks Jim Cramer highlighted, as he discussed the massive AI infrastructure buildout. Cramer was slightly bearish on the stock during the episode, as he commented: Seagate, which had just reported a terrific quarter, but with Western Digital, Sandisk, those stocks though, are really overextended for me. They’re […]

A small but telling crack in the cloud and AI giant's growth narrative is starting to show.

On a recent Prof G Markets segment, data center veteran John Perella described a near-miss in Virginia that should focus every infrastructure investor’s attention. “9 data centers went offline or they went to backup power. And when the grid came back up, the grid was expecting the data centers to be there and they weren’t.” ... Data Center Expert Warns Gigawatt-Scale AI Buildouts Could Trigger Rolling Blackouts

Amazon turned in a great Q1, but it's just getting started.