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Meta Platforms will face a coalition of state attorneys general in a California federal court trial beginning on Wednesday over claims it engineered Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, a case that could expose the company to massive damages and force it to make sweeping changes to its platforms. The trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, ‌will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designed its platforms to keep young users hooked and misled consumers about their safety. It will also address claims by 29 states that the ‌company illegally collected and used children's data in violation of federal law.

Coherent (NYSE:COHR) shares climbed 5. 7% in premarket trading to $347.

Form Energy’s fundraising has surpassed $2 billion for batteries that can continuously run for 100 hours.

Shares of CoreWeave and Super Micro Computer climbed premarket on Wednesday after ‌upbeat forecasts from the two AI infrastructure companies ‌reinforced demand expectations for computing capacity. Shares of neocloud provider CoreWeave rose more ​than 18%, with peer Nebius Group rising 10%. Server maker Super Micro's shares climbed nearly 9%.

Stocks tied to the AI trade are back on top this morning after stellar results from CoreWeave and Super Micro Computer. Cloud-computing company CoreWeave reported its fifth consecutive quarter of record revenue and a sales backlog of $104 billion yesterday—in the latest sign of continued strength of demand for AI computing. Server company Super Micro Computer reported sales that nearly doubled in its fiscal fourth quarter and surging profit.

When I spoke to Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, in early June, she said she didn’t want to talk too much about the company’s share price. Its share price was down more than 50% from one year prior even though the company beat revenue estimates for its fiscal 2026, which ended March 31. The drop was partly attributed to the “SaaS Apocalypse,” but also to investor concerns about the impact of a 2025 acquisition, a move the company made to expand the business in the U.S.

By Saeed Azhar and Pritam Biswas NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Bank of America said on Wednesday it plans to deploy $250 billion by July 2027 to support U.S. digital and infrastructure projects, a move

With the automaker’s divestment, the facility will become the battery maker’s first wholly owned factory in North America.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it had filed six lawsuits against U. companies it accuses of illegally selling black-market versions of ‌its experimental obesity drug retatrutide, escalating its campaign against unauthorized sellers before the medicine ‌has won regulatory approval.

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For some time, it seemed as though owners of existing power plants—such as Vistra and Constellation Energy —were in a great spot. With demand growth outstripping new power supply, incumbent power plants could reap higher prices for their output without putting much capital at risk. Power plant owners have had a rough year on the stock market.

E-commerce and gaming company Sea (NYSE:SE) will be reporting results this Tuesday before market hours. Here’s what to expect.

Investors braced for fresh Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which could alter the Fed's interest rate calculus.

U. S. stock futures moved higher ahead of closely watched July inflation figures, with investors looking for clues about how the data could influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions over the coming months.

Bank of America said on Wednesday it plans to deploy $250 billion through July next year ‌to support U.S. digital and infrastructure projects, an initiative ‌it says will bolster the country's economic growth and help create tens of ​thousands of jobs. The Wall Street bank's "Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative," launched on the heels of the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations, will include primary market lending, investments, capital markets services, and banking and advisory ‌offerings.

Bank of America has committed $250bn to fund US infrastructure projects in a move that will support Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda after...

The bank is joining rivals that are rolling out pledges to back investments in U.S. critical industries.

The bank is joining rivals that are rolling out pledges to back investments in U.S. critical industries.

The cost of Amazon's AI pivot may be weighing on the stock.

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.

Stock futures were rising on Wednesday after cloud computing company CoreWeave, optical networking company Lumentum, and server maker Super Micro all reported solid quarterly results, breathing some life into the AI trade ahead of the July inflation report.

Futures tied to the the major U.S. stock indexes rose, while oil was up as the deadlock between the U.S. and Iran continued.

Today Inflation data: Consumer price index for July, 8:30 a.m. ET Other data: EIA petroleum status report, Treasury budget Bond auctions: 10-year Treasury note Earnings: Cisco Systems, Stubhub, Coherent, Air Canada Thursday Economic data: Producer price index for July, Jobless claims, EIA natural-gas storage report Earnings: Applied Materials, Tapestry Federal Reserve speakers: Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, one of three Fed regional bank heads to dissent from last month’s rate decision.

Since February 2026, Cal-Maine has been in a holding pattern, posting a small return of 4.2% while floating around $85.09. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 11% gain during that period.

Plug Power (PLUG) is back in focus after its latest quarterly update. The hydrogen fuel cell company reported second quarter 2026 results and raised its revenue growth guidance for the full year. See our latest analysis for Plug Power. The earnings beat and raised guidance have given Plug Power some short term momentum, with a 1 day share price return of 5.21% and a 7 day share price return of 2.78%. Even so, the 90 day share price return is down 43.94%. The 1 year total shareholder return of...

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Hedge funds upped short bets on AI-related stocks in July, according to a Wednesday report from data platform Hazeltree, part of a broad shift in the month that saw

Bechtle (ETR:BC8) reported double-digit growth across most key metrics in the second quarter and first half of 2026, prompting the IT services provider to raise its full-year outlook despite what management described as continued challenging market conditions. Chief Executive Officer Thomas Olemotz

Asian stocks rose and US equity-index futures advanced as CoreWeave reported stronger-than-expected sales growth and Super Micro's revenue forecast topped estimates. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.

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