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Enthusiasm for Big Tech and its huge investments in artificial intelligence is powering the stock market to record highs again. With a resilient economy and scorching demand, there’s seemingly only one obstacle that can derail this ride: higher interest rates.

Tiger Global Management trimmed several of its Big Tech stakes, exited Netflix, and took positions in Advanced Micro Devices and SpaceX during the second quarter, according to regulatory disclosures filed Friday. • The hedge fund cut its Alphabet holdings by 45.4% to 5.81 million shares as of June 30 from the end of March, and its Nvidia stake by 6.8% to 11.20 million shares. • It trimmed its Microsoft stake by 9.3% to 2.27 million shares and its Amazon position by 3.2% to 9.68 million shares.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Blackstone Inc. and Apollo Global Management Inc. had been working tirelessly for months to draw up debt deals that would help developers of artificial intelligence systems pay for chips from Nvidia Corp.

Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 closed at a record high, as rising crude prices after the latest developments in the Middle East kept

By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 climbed to an intraday record high on Thursday, powered by advances in semiconductor and other heavyweight technology stocks, as a retreat

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.
Two newly public quantum computing companies are about to report earnings. Their results will test the appetite for the budding technology that has captivated some corners of Wall Street.
Nvidia reached a deal with some of Wall Street’s largest firms to help raise $500 billion to fund the AI infrastructure build-out. Apollo Global Management Blackstone BlackRock Brookfield Asset Management Goldman Sachs and KKR agreed to help Nvidia assemble financing in a deal that could be announced as soon as Monday, people familiar with the matter said. Spending commitments on data centers and other AI infrastructure have reached eye-popping levels, and Wall Street’s banks and investment firms have been rushing to finance the boom in increasingly creative ways.
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Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) reported record second-quarter fee-related earnings and spread-related earnings, citing momentum in origination, capital formation and investment performance across its asset management and retirement services businesses. The alternative asset manager generated f
(Bloomberg) -- Volta Infra Holdings Ltd., a new artificial intelligence cloud company, has raised $300 million in venture funding and secured an additional $5 billion worth of financing to help a wider mix of technology companies gain access to costly AI chips. The funding, set to be announced Tuesday, values Volta at $2.4 billion, and was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Altimeter Capital. Nvidia Corp. and Michael Dell also participated. Azora, the asset-management firm providing the financing
Google has assembled one of the largest infrastructure financing programmes in history to sell more than $150bn of AI chips destined for Anthropic...
A European court rejected Broadcom's attempt to block regulators from demanding U.S.-based VMware legal documents.
AMD heads into its August 4 earnings report riding a massive AI-fueled surge, but a demanding valuation and fresh insider selling raise the question of whether the rally has legs or a stumble is coming.
NVIDIA and Broadcom just reported back-to-back blowout quarters selling to the same hyperscale customers with opposite strategies, and the gap between their stock reactions tells you something important about where AI infrastructure spending goes next.
During Thursday night's earnings call, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook highlighted a string of milestones, including the company's best-ever June quarter, with revenue reaching $109.4 billion. iPhone revenue surged 22% year-over-year to $54.3 billion, while Mac revenue climbed to a record $10.4 billion. Beyond the financial results, Cook reaffirmed Apple's commitment to US manufacturing, announcing plans to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years. The investment, which the company said includes the reinvestment of tariff-related funds, expands Apple's long-term domestic manufacturing strategy. As part of that effort, Apple has entered a new multiyear agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) under its American Manufacturing Program. The partnership is expected to contribute more than $30 billion in investment to build an end-to-end silicon supply chain and advanced manufacturing equipment in the United States.
During Thursday night's earnings call, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook highlighted a string of milestones, including the company's best-ever June quarter, with revenue reaching $109.4 billion. iPhone revenue surged 22% year-over-year to $54.3 billion, while Mac revenue climbed to a record $10.4 billion. Beyond the financial results, Cook reaffirmed Apple's commitment to US manufacturing, announcing plans to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years. The investment, which the company said includes the reinvestment of tariff-related funds, expands Apple's long-term domestic manufacturing strategy. As part of that effort, Apple has entered a new multiyear agreement with Broadcom (AVGO) under its American Manufacturing Program. The partnership is expected to contribute more than $30 billion in investment to build an end-to-end silicon supply chain and advanced manufacturing equipment in the United States.
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Texas Instruments and Qualcomm offer different paths to AI growth and dividend income, but which chip stock gives investors the better setup?
AMD earned plaudits from Wall Street for its latest processors and computer systems for artificial intelligence.
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July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, pressured by weakness in chip stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the first batch of Big Tech earnings that could decide
Broadcom (AVGO) just landed a customer that most investors will never think about when they buy the stock. Broadcom is currently known for one thing: custom AI chips. Yet the deal that could matter most for the next few years has nothing to do with silicon. On July 16, 2026, Broadcom and Standard ...
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