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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) remains in focus as its resilient U.S. smartphone position contrasts with growing pressure across the global handset market from rising memory costs. Apple shares edged lower in Monday premarket trading, slipping less than 0.5%. Nasdaq futures rose 0.02%, while S&P 500 futures fell 0.11%. Apple Holds US Smartphone Share Apple maintained its U.S. smartphone shipment share year over year in the second quarter of 2026, even as volumes eased following the iPhone 17e launch i

Tech giant Google has been quietly making overtures to major studios as it tries to find ways to get Hollywood to use its AI technology.

Across S&P 500 companies, per-share earnings soared 53% in the second quarter from a year earlier, while sales rose nearly 16%, according to data from LSEG. Investment gains from tech giants Amazon.com and Alphabet added fuel to the big earnings surge.

The development of AI technology is the stock market issue of 2026, 2027, 2028, and likely beyond. AI has created trillions in stock market value, and set off an epic arms race among technology giants looking to dominate the space. A Barron’s analysis recently suggested that the U.S. economy can handle spending 25% of economic output before a new-technology bubble pops.

Retail investors continue to monitor the trading activity of members of Congress, especially when they buy stocks and then sell them several months later. Here’s a look at a three-month trade that may have actually turned into a loss for...

Wix was seen as an AI victim, but its Gemini integration could turn the threat into a powerful source of customers.

Marvell is emerging as a key supplier to the biggest AI cloud companies, with new Google and Amazon deals strengthening its case for a major custom-chip opportunity.

Alphabet was a late addition to Berkshire's portfolio before Buffett retired.

Here’s what could happen to ESTC shares next.

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix said Thursday it will begin volume production of next-generation HBM4E chips at its Indiana facility in the third quarter of 2029, as CEO Kwak Noh-Jung warned the current memory shortage will persist through 2030. Billion-Dollar...

AI is expanding the value of Google Search; subscriptions are adding a more predictable and diversified revenue stream.

Workday's Q2 revenue grew 12.8% and margins widened as AI adoption accelerated, with $1.33 billion in buybacks and a new $4 billion authorization fueling a bullish, if capped, outlook.

Two nearly identical Vanguard growth ETFs are posting returns that differ by five full percentage points this year, and the cheaper one is losing. The reason has nothing to do with fees.

SpaceX and Alphabet are a comparison that not many investors are making.
Investing.com -- Networking is replacing raw computing power as the main constraint on artificial intelligence performance as AI systems grow larger and more complex, Citi analysts said following the second day of the Hot Chips conference.
On August 25, 2026, Google Cloud officially launched Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services, moving its agentic AI strategy into the highly regulated territory of capital markets and corporate banking. The platform is now available in preview, marking a shift toward what Google hopes will be a more governed, audit-ready approach to workplace automation. At the […]

Marvell’s shares fell after investors decided its giant Google AI deal would take too long to move the numbers. Then Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) and Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) fell with it on August 28. Barron’s argued the sympathy selloff made little sense because Marvell’s actual data-center results remained strong, especially for the optical demand that […]

AppLovin's massive revenue growth and net margin contrast sharply with Alphabet's fortress balance sheet.
Investing.com -- Anthropic is the hardest U.S. technology company to recruit employees away from, according to AI recruitment specialist JC Christian, who shared his rankings during a Truist Securities investor call.

Alphabet (NasdaqGS: GOOGL) faces intensifying scrutiny as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission moves to finalize a YouTube consumer protection investigation, with a lawsuit reportedly being prepared. Google is undergoing significant AI leadership changes alongside reported delays to its Gemini AI model releases, raising fresh questions about the group’s AI direction. Alphabet has agreed to a substantial settlement of a UK class action lawsuit over Play Store competition practices, easing a long...

Shares of digital payments platform PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) fell 12.7% in the afternoon session after Bloomberg News reported that a consortium led by payment processor Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International abandoned its $53 billion takeover pursuit of the company.
Marvell Stock Crashes Below Key Support After 10% Selloff





