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Exposure to the artificial-intelligence boom has become virtually impossible for investors to avoid. The theme hasn’t just cornered the stock market. It has systematically swallowed up corporate credit and venture capital, too.

Chinese rival to Micron could shake up the chip market, U.S. will put 25% tariff on some Brazilian goods, United Airlines raises full-year guidance, and more news to start your day.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) raised its 2026 capital spending plan and full-year revenue outlook as executives said demand for leading-edge chips tied to artificial intelligence remains “extremely robust,” even as some consumer and price-sensitive end markets face pressure. On the

With Q2 earnings closing in, Jefferies just named its top Magnificent 7 pick and the choice cuts across some of the most widely held retirement stocks in America. One of these three tech giants wins on valuation, one wins on income, and one barely shows up to the fight.

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day.) US equities rose Wednesday, driving major inde

FINANCE U.S. stocks edged higher Wednesday as gains in megacap technology names offset weakness in chip stocks. PayPal surged on reports of a takeover offer and another round of strong bank earnings kept Wall Street in an upbeat mood.

Amazon veteran Dave Brown, a senior vice president in Amazon ‌Web Services and member of the elite internal ‌group advising CEO Andy Jassy, is leaving the company after 19 years. He ​is leaving for another job, according to a memo from AWS CEO Matt Garman, who did not provide specifics. "AWS ‌business and team has ⁠never been in a stronger position, and I have never been more optimistic about the ⁠incredible opportunity we have ahead of us," said Garman in the memo.

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul for announcing a temporary ban on data centers, calling it a “terrible decision” and urging the state to change its decision immediately. Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsOpenAI’s First Device Will Be Movable, Screenless Speaker Built as AI CompanionTrump Drops 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf PressureUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz Ch

JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (Reuters) - Amazon's low-earth orbit satellite internet venture Amazon Leo has signed an agreement with South Africa's Herotel ‌to launch a new broadband service aimed at connecting underserved ‌rural communities, it said on Wednesday. Under the agreement, Herotel, South Africa's largest fixed internet service provider, ​will use Amazon Leo's satellite technology to offer a new service called evry, which is expected to launch commercially in 2027 for residential customers.

(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street banks, scouring every corner of the capital markets to finance the artificial intelligence buildout, have landed on a new pool of funds: US leveraged loans, which are clamoring for the transactions amid a dearth of buyout deals.Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsOpenAI’s First Device Will Be Movable, Screenless Speaker Built as AI CompanionTrump Drops 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf PressureUS Hits Iran With Strik

Amazon said Wednesday that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027, seemingly pushing ahead of Elon Musk's rival Starlink to win business in Africa's most advanced economy. Amazon, which was founded by Jeff Bezos, said that it would partner with South African internet provider Herotel to launch a new service in the country of 62 million people.

The hyperscalers are under pressure to show results from their AI spending.

Just one day after glowing reviews, a surprise revenue warning sent the stock into a tailspin and brought lawyers to the door.

(Bloomberg) -- The artificial intelligence features built in to Alphabet Inc.’s Google Search pose an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a new report from the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media, a California-based nonprofit.Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsTrump Drops 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf PressureUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeOpenAI’s First Device Will Be Movable, Screen

U.S. stock futures were largely higher in early European trade, as positive market sentiment following lower-than-expected inflation data buoyed risk assets.

(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI's much-anticipated push into consumer devices is slated to begin with a mobile, screen-free smart speaker designed to be a new type of home computer for the AI era, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeTrump Shelves 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf PressureA Cocaine Bust in Spain Leads All the Way to Wall StreetUS CPI Falls for the First Time Since 2020, Core Gauge Flat'We Fal

(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI’s much-anticipated push into consumer devices is slated to begin with a mobile, screen-free smart speaker designed to be a new type of home computer for the AI era, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeTrump Shelves 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf PressureA Cocaine Bust in Spain Leads All the Way to Wall StreetUS CPI Falls for the First Time Since 2020, Core Gauge Flat‘We Fal

Frontier Airlines said on Tuesday it will launch in-flight Wi-Fi using SpaceX's ‌Starlink satellite internet and start installing it across ‌its fleet in early 2027. The Denver-based airline is the first ultra-low-cost U.S. ​carrier to sign on with Elon Musk's Starlink as the company competes with Amazon's Kuiper for airline customers to provide in-flight Wi-Fi. Frontier's Starlink rollout follows the airline's introduction of first-class seating and loyalty program changes ⁠aimed at winning over higher spenders.

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. received a rare bearish rating as KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded the stock to underweight, citing concerns over both demand and valuation.Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeLindsey Graham, Senate Hawk Turned Trump Ally, Dies at 71Trump Embraces Australian Retirement System Backed by Larry FinkDisney Exiting Streaming Could Spur 40% Rally: Wells FargoOpenAI Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Moment Set Stage for Legal Fight With App

DAKAR, July 14 (Reuters) - No bank card. Shoppers in Africa increasingly are buying online from big brands such as Amazon or Walmart even though they have no physical presence on much of the continent.

(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son said that in the not-so-distant future, nuclear fusion technology will offer the most realistic solution for powering AI data centers’ ballooning needs. Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeLindsey Graham, Senate Hawk Turned Trump Ally, Dies at 71Trump Embraces Australian Retirement System Backed by Larry FinkOpenAI Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Moment Set Stage for Legal Fight With AppleHormuz Route

According to a report by The Information, the company is said to be specifically looking at "neocloud" providers to increase the adoption of its custom TPUs, including Nvidia-backed Nscale.

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(Bloomberg) -- Investors are flocking back to Apple Inc. as nervousness about artificial intelligence spending weighs on the stocks of chipmakers and cloud-computing giants. Most Read from BloombergLindsey Graham, Senate Hawk Turned Trump Ally, Dies at 71Hormuz Route Open Despite Iran Declaration, Maritime Group SaysOpenAI Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Moment Set Stage for Legal Fight With AppleTrump Embraces Australian Retirement System Backed by Larry FinkUS Renews Iran Strikes as Both Sides Dispute Hormuz

Wall Street is sending a message to tech companies engaged in a historic borrowing spree to fund investments in artificial-intelligence infrastructure: for pity’s sake, please slow down. Over the past several weeks, the investment-grade corporate bond market has struggled to absorb a combined $75 billion of bond issuance from Nvidia SpaceX and Amazon.com That marks a shift from earlier in the year, when investors were generally happy to hand money to so-called AI hyperscalers by any possible means. While Nvidia and SpaceX were able to borrow at reasonably low interest rates, their newly issued bonds quickly slumped in the secondary market, disappointing investors who often like to flip such bonds.

Analysts expect Alphabet’s second-quarter capital expenditures to reach $44.9 billion, a 100% increase from the prior year period.

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Jim Cramer just made his first bearish call in 25 years, and the trigger was not a market crash or a recession signal but a single bond deal that he says proves the AI spending machine is quietly running out of fuel.