Short sellers piled into Microsoft and Amazon at historically stretched levels before earnings, and the beats that followed set off a covering scramble that has powered both stocks for weeks. Now the question is whether the rally has legs or whether the easiest gains are already gone.
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Microsoft Corp, Meta Platforms Inc, Oracle Corp, Amazon and Alphabet have committed about $1.09 trillion in future payments under leases that have not yet begun, mostly for data centres needed to power the artificial intelligence boom. The commitments show that a substantial part of Big Tech's AI spending spree has already been locked in, without yet appearing as debt-like lease liabilities on company balance sheets. The total is nearly four times the roughly $285 billion of lease liabilities already recognised on the companies' balance sheets, according to company filings compiled by Reuters.
Meta Platforms (META) has moved back into focus after Q2 2026 earnings showed strong revenue growth alongside sharply higher AI infrastructure spending. Investors are weighing that combination against a lumpier share price over the past year. See our latest analysis for Meta Platforms. Meta Platforms' latest Q2 update and heavier AI data center spend have come after a choppy run for the stock. The share price is up 6.02% over one day but down 9.25% year to date, and the 1 year total...
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The tech stock rally continued, extending yesterday's gains, but today's rise looks a little different. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up 1.1%. The tech sector led the S&P 500, up 3.1%. Unlike yesterday, it wasn't the Magnificent Seven stocks doing the heavy lifting.
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Reddit beat earnings estimates and raised guidance, yet the stock cratered anyway after four words from the CEO spooked investors. Now the platform's own users are fighting each other over whether the selloff is a gift or a warning sign.
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Social network operator Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 28% year on year to $60.8 billion. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $62.5 billion was less impressive, coming in 0.9% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $6.18 per share was 16.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
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