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(Bloomberg) -- More than two-thirds of the electricity sought for the artificial intelligence boom in the US isn’t likely to materialize due to “phantom” projects and long-shot pitches.Most Read from BloombergFive Takeaways From Zuckerberg’s 6,500-Word Manifesto on AIPhoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn’t DrivePakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden StancesTata Sons Chairman to Step Down, Deepening Leadership TurmoilTrump Weighs Call for Capital Gains Tax

For some time, it seemed as though owners of existing power plants—such as Vistra and Constellation Energy —were in a great spot. With demand growth outstripping new power supply, incumbent power plants could reap higher prices for their output without putting much capital at risk. Power plant owners have had a rough year on the stock market.

E-commerce and gaming company Sea (NYSE:SE) will be reporting results this Tuesday before market hours. Here’s what to expect.

Investors braced for fresh Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which could alter the Fed's interest rate calculus.

U. S. stock futures moved higher ahead of closely watched July inflation figures, with investors looking for clues about how the data could influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions over the coming months.

Bank of America said on Wednesday it plans to deploy $250 billion through July next year ‌to support U.S. digital and infrastructure projects, an initiative ‌it says will bolster the country's economic growth and help create tens of ​thousands of jobs. The Wall Street bank's "Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative," launched on the heels of the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations, will include primary market lending, investments, capital markets services, and banking and advisory ‌offerings.

Bank of America has committed $250bn to fund US infrastructure projects in a move that will support Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda after...

The bank is joining rivals that are rolling out pledges to back investments in U.S. critical industries.

The bank is joining rivals that are rolling out pledges to back investments in U.S. critical industries.

The cost of Amazon's AI pivot may be weighing on the stock.

The chip and software giant's reported profits more than doubled over the past year -- which happens to be how this gap closed both times before.

Stock futures were rising on Wednesday after cloud computing company CoreWeave, optical networking company Lumentum, and server maker Super Micro all reported solid quarterly results, breathing some life into the AI trade ahead of the July inflation report.

Futures tied to the the major U.S. stock indexes rose, while oil was up as the deadlock between the U.S. and Iran continued.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) may be at a crossroads come the September FOMC meeting.

Today Inflation data: Consumer price index for July, 8:30 a.m. ET Other data: EIA petroleum status report, Treasury budget Bond auctions: 10-year Treasury note Earnings: Cisco Systems, Stubhub, Coherent, Air Canada Thursday Economic data: Producer price index for July, Jobless claims, EIA natural-gas storage report Earnings: Applied Materials, Tapestry Federal Reserve speakers: Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, one of three Fed regional bank heads to dissent from last month’s rate decision.

Since February 2026, Cal-Maine has been in a holding pattern, posting a small return of 4.2% while floating around $85.09. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 11% gain during that period.

Plug Power (PLUG) is back in focus after its latest quarterly update. The hydrogen fuel cell company reported second quarter 2026 results and raised its revenue growth guidance for the full year. See our latest analysis for Plug Power. The earnings beat and raised guidance have given Plug Power some short term momentum, with a 1 day share price return of 5.21% and a 7 day share price return of 2.78%. Even so, the 90 day share price return is down 43.94%. The 1 year total shareholder return of...

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Hedge funds upped short bets on AI-related stocks in July, according to a Wednesday report from data platform Hazeltree, part of a broad shift in the month that saw

Bechtle (ETR:BC8) reported double-digit growth across most key metrics in the second quarter and first half of 2026, prompting the IT services provider to raise its full-year outlook despite what management described as continued challenging market conditions. Chief Executive Officer Thomas Olemotz

Investing.com -- CoreWeave shares jumped more than 15% on Tradegate Tuesday after the cloud-computing company posted its fifth consecutive quarter of record revenue and beat Wall Street estimates, underscoring continued strength in demand for AI computing.

Asian stocks rose and US equity-index futures advanced as CoreWeave reported stronger-than-expected sales growth and Super Micro's revenue forecast topped estimates. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.

(Bloomberg) -- Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, reported its best quarterly return in six years, helped by gains from its large holdings in global technology companies.Most Read from BloombergFive Takeaways From Zuckerberg’s 6,500-Word Manifesto on AIPhoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn’t DrivePakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden StancesApple’s Glass-Centric 20th-Anniversary iPhone Remains on Track for 2027Air India Pilot Tests Posi

The Taiwanese company reported another strong quarter as it boosted production of servers and other tech hardware for the global artificial-intelligence build-out.

DTC revenue surged 9% while streaming subscribers hit 81.6 million.

Strong data center and automation demand offset residential HVAC weakness.

Cerebras Systems stock has had a wild ride in a crowded field. But its Wafer-Scale Engine shows promise as AI enters a new era.

(Bloomberg) -- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported a better-than-expected increase in quarterly profit, signaling robust global demand for AI hardware.Most Read from BloombergFive Takeaways From Zuckerberg’s 6,500-Word Manifesto on AIPhoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn’t DrivePakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden StancesApple’s Glass-Centric 20th-Anniversary iPhone Remains on Track for 2027Air India Pilot Tests Positive for Drugs After Mid-Air Drop

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported on Wednesday a 35% ‌rise in second-quarter profit, beating analyst forecasts, on ‌continued strong demand for AI, which it predicted would drive growth this ​year. Net profit for the April to June period for Nvidia's biggest server maker and Apple's top iPhone assembler was T$59.97 billion ($1.86 billion), versus an LSEG consensus estimate of T$58.8 ‌billion and compared with ⁠T$44.4 billion a year earlier. Foxconn, formally ​called Hon Hai Precision Industry, ‌in July reported a 40% year-on-year jump in second-quarter revenue.

(Bloomberg) -- Activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP has urged Australia’s biggest gold miner Northern Star Resources Ltd. to overhaul its board, and named six nominees it said would restore market confidence in the company. Most Read from BloombergFive Takeaways From Zuckerberg’s 6,500-Word Manifesto on AIPhoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn’t DrivePakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden StancesApple’s Glass-Centric 20th-Anniversary iPhone R

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