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Companies that have reported in the Q2 cycle are offering encouraging reads on order trends, margin resilience, and full-year demand. This fundamental health is filtering directly into analyst models, driving a steady stream of upward revisions for Q3 and beyond.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street ended higher on Friday, with the Dow adding more than half a percent, the S&P 500 gaining seven-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing one percent.</p><p>:: Amazon</p><p>Amazon surged more than 15% after the tech giant posted its biggest quarterly revenue growth in over four years. Its results, along with a similar report from Microsoft this week, alleviated investor concerns about potential overspending on AI data centers.</p><p>Meanwhile, shares of Apple tumbled more than 7% after a disappointing forecast showed that the iPhone maker was struggling to secure enough components, as the AI-driven data center boom strains global supply chains.</p><p>Friday marked the end of a bumpy week for stocks that included a Fed policy meeting in which the central bank left rates unchanged - but with three dissenters pushing for a 25 basis point hike.</p><p>Dean Smith is chief strategist & portfolio manager at FolioBeyond.</p><p>"I think there was a decent case to be made that a hike is in order. Inflation, we had a slightly softer print on the most recent one, but inflation is now running well above Fed's 2% stated target. It's higher now than it was a year ago and it seems to be reaccelerating. [FLASH] So it was a close call probably, but I think, you know, if I had been on that voting committee, I would have voted for a rate hike as well."</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Other stocks on the move Friday included Monolithic Power Systems, which rose more than 8% after forecasting third-quarter revenue above estimates.</p><p>But shares of GoDaddy slid nearly 17% after the domain registrar narrowed its annual revenue forecast.</p></body>
US equity indexes rose this week as investors selectively rewarded big tech for delivering evidence
Microsoft extended its advance after Azure guidance and a $50 billion quarterly investment plan drove a historic rally.
Profit growth is finally catching up with market dominance
Samsung and SK Hynix produced their largest recorded gains as investors returned to Korean semiconductor stocks after a severe July selloff.
Higher interest rates and profit-taking outweighed evidence that cloud and device companies need increasing quantities of memory chips.
Amazon delivered blockbuster results across the board.
Microsoft's revenue nearly quintupled Accenture's in the latest quarter, a gap that has only widened over two years.
Microsoft added $450 billion in market value in a single day after posting $90 billion in quarterly revenue.
Growth is a hallmark of all great companies, but the laws of gravity eventually take hold. Those who rode the COVID boom and ensuing tech selloff in 2022 will surely remember that the market’s punishment can be swift and severe when trajectories fall.
By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian July 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street climbed on Friday, lifted by Amazon as the tech heavyweight's strong quarterly report bolstered investor confidence in AI-related
Alphabet just posted the biggest quarter in its history, yet the stock is barely moving while rivals surge. The case for a $500 share price by 2027 looks audacious on the surface, but one critical number in the earnings report suggests the market is misreading what comes next.
Investing.com -- A packed week of Big Tech earnings produced significant moves in both directions, with memory stocks experiencing significant volatility.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $12.1 billion, or $6.11 per share, as higher upstream realizations, production volumes and refining margins lifted results. Adjusted earnings were $12 billion, or $6.06 per share, while cash flow from operations excluding working capital to
Amazon stock is racing toward its best trading day in more than a decade following its Q2 results. A strong performance from its cloud-computing division is helping ease fears that the tech giant could lose ground to rival offerings from Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet. "Amazon Web Services finally saw the long-awaited growth inflection, shooting to the top of the cloud wars as AI quarter-to-quarter revenue mimics Anthropic's meteoric rise," Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik wrote to clients Friday following Amazon's report.
Microsoft faces an August 11 Copilot lawsuit deadline, days after the biggest one-day market cap gain in US history.
One market level could validate Microsoft's renewed momentum
Wall Street sees stronger returns behind massive infrastructure spending
Over the past two days, four of the trillion-dollar tech giants have reported earnings. Each day, there's been one clear winner and one clear loser. Today, Amazon stock is winning while Apple is down.
Microsoft's shares just surged 15% on earnings, yet the stock still lags where it started the year. Before you dismiss the move as too late, there are two fundamental signals buried in the results that the market has not fully priced in.
IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat on July 27 at Nasdaq MarketSite with Anton Nicholas, Chief Executive Officer of ICR. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed […]
Baird just set the highest AMD price target on Wall Street after a brutal July selloff, and a surprise Microsoft announcement may have handed AMD the exact catalyst needed to justify it.
Oracle has cratered nearly 50% while its cloud rivals held steady, yet three Wall Street desks are calling for a price that would more than triple your money from here, and a blockbuster new partnership just gave that thesis a serious jolt.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) fell 20% since July 15th, even though FQ2 2026 revenue beat estimates. Sales rose 28% year over year to $60.8 billion, ahead of the $60.3 billion Wall Street wanted, and ad impressions climbed 14%. Investors aren’t punishing Meta’s ad business, they’re punishing what it costs to run. Why Did it Tank? What […]
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