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IBM issued profit warning after weak second quarter, triggering selloff in software sector including Microsoft

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.97%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

IBM shares tumbled Tuesday after the software giant posted preliminary results for the second quarter that disappointed.

Software stocks were hammered after IBM preannounced weaker-than-expected Q2 financial results. Shares in IT services firms also fell.

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IBM just logged its worst single-session collapse in nearly four decades, and the shockwaves are already hitting Microsoft, ServiceNow, and the broader software sector in ways that raise an uncomfortable question about where enterprise spending is actually going.

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Tech stocks faced downward pressure Tuesday as disappointing preliminary results from IBM (NYSE:IBM) rippled across the sector, pulling shares of major software companies lower. Following IBM’s update, investors reacted sharply to the cooling sentiment in the broader software space: Accenture (NYSE:ACN): Fell 8% ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW): Dropped 6% Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY): Declined 5% Salesforce (NYSE:CRM): Slipped 5% The decline is rooted in a fundamental shift in enterprise capital expenditure (cap

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Tuesday ahead of the June CPI inflation report. IBM stock plunged 23% on earnings.

Wall Street looked set for a mixed open as investors digested a 23% plunge in IBM shares, another jump in oil prices and the start of the second-quarter earnings season. Dow Jones futures were down 281 points, or 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures were 0.1% lower. Nasdaq futures were pointing...

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks. While the Nasdaq retreated and semiconductor leaders like Micron (-4%) sold off, major SaaS incumbents caught a strong bid.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks.

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors appeared to rotate into oversold enterprise software names amid profit taking in chip stocks.

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Wall Street sees a sluggish legacy software company and keeps selling. One investor sees something else buried in the pipeline data, and keeps hitting buy on every red day.

Well, today software stocks are back from the dead. The index was down 0.7% with some of the year-to-date top performers among the top laggards. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF was up 0.8%, compared to the PHLX Semiconductor Index which was down 4.6%.

AppLovin stock was on track Monday to close lower for a fifth consecutive session as data indicate its e-commerce ad growth is slowing.

While retail traders rush back into a stock priced like a lottery ticket, one overlooked mega-cap is quietly printing record cash flow and beating earnings estimates by double digits. The valuation gap between hype and reality has rarely been this wide.

Microsoft's stock has fallen to a price level where buyers have repeatedly stepped in, but this time it arrives with an unprecedented spending plan that will define the battle.

Since the AI hiring correction took hold, tens of thousands of employees have watched their jobs disappear, despite the companies that cut them posting some of the strongest earnings in their history. Oracle (ORCL) eliminated 21,000 positions over the past year, even as its full-year adjusted ...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.33%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.12%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.33%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The Nasdaq was down 0.7%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.2%. The Dow was up 0.1%, or 55 points. Memory chip maker SK Hynix plunged more than 15%, its largest intraday decline on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The market has punished this software giant as if its core business is failing, yet the company's financial engine continues to run with remarkable efficiency.

Adobe has lost nearly 40% of its value over the past year while its underlying business keeps hitting records and raising guidance. Something in that math does not add up, and figuring out which side is wrong could define the trade.