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(Bloomberg) -- After spending much of the year in the stock market doghouse over fears about their profligate spending on artificial intelligence, the world’s biggest technology companies are suddenly leading the way once again. Most Read from BloombergOpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300Iran Wants to Bar US, Israeli Ships From Hormuz in Peace AccordIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanTrump Administration Considers Order on Autism and VaccinesIshbi

(Bloomberg) -- When BlackRock Inc. sought to raise billions in debt financing for a Meta Platforms Inc. data center, there was one type of investor the asset management giant wanted to avoid: those looking for a quick profit.Most Read from BloombergOpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300Iran Wants to Bar US, Israeli Ships From Hormuz in Peace AccordIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanTrump Administration Considers Order on Autism and VaccinesIshbia’s

Cloud companies’ capex would run at roughly 3% of the U.S. GDP every year from 2027 to 2029, up from 0.3% of GDP in 2019 and 1.4% in 2025, according to a top economist.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $312 million, up 10% from a year earlier and above the high end of its guidance range, as accelerating artificial intelligence revenue helped drive subscription growth. Subscription revenue rose 14% year over year, marking a third consecut

Utility companies are increasingly benefiting from the AI data center boom, and here is my favorite way to gain exposure to this investment theme.

A modest earnings premium sits on top of one exceptional margin, and the AI build-out is now pressing on that margin.

(Bloomberg) -- Nscale is telling prospective investors it has about $51 billion of total contracted revenue ahead of a US initial public offering that could take place as soon as in September, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanGoogle AI Veterans Depart During Seismic Leadership ShiftWhy Do Data Centers Use So Much Fresh Water?Microsoft’s AI Sales Mostly Come From OpenAI, Disclosures ShowOpenAI Models Joine

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down in late-morning trading Thursday, while the the S&P 500 an

Microsoft price prediction as Citi raises its MSFT target to $600 after strong Azure earnings, with CoinCodex forecasting a similar move toward $600.

Optical networking startup Lumilens said on Thursday it was valued at $5.51 billion in its latest funding round, ‌as surging investment in AI data centers fuels demand for ‌high-speed connectivity technologies. The San Jose, California-based company designs and manufactures optical and networking products ​that help data centers move data faster while using less power. It raised more than $700 million in the Series C funding round co-led by Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, Meritech, Seligman Ventures and Spark Capital, bringing its ‌total funding to more than $900 ⁠million.

Nuclear play Constellation Energy jumped about 7% Thursday morning after beating analyst views on earnings and profits.

Microsoft launched its largest India data center in Hyderabad on Thursday and has signed up ‌Adani Group and HDFC Bank among early users ‌as it races rivals for the country's fast-growing AI market. The Windows maker has ‌committed about $20.5 billion to ⁠expand its India opreations, betting on a market of more than 1 billion internet users and ⁠one of the world's deepest pools of tech talent. • Azure, Microsoft's cloud-computing arm, has posted double-digit revenue ​increases in ​India for the last two ​years, the company said.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises, while tech futures drop as AI stocks Sandisk and Western Digital plunge on earnings.

Every quarter, Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet publicly announce they cannot buy fast enough from one company, and that paper trail shapes every investment decision I make heading into a critical August earnings date.

Investors have not missed out quite yet after Microsoft's post-earnings rally.

A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) reported second-quarter revenue growth of 15.5% as demand for its application networking and security offerings benefited from AI-related traffic, latency and security requirements. The company raised its full-year revenue and earnings outlook, citing results through the fir

(Bloomberg) -- Nintendo Co. reported stronger-than-expected earnings buoyed by tariff refunds from the US and strong sales of a pair of in-house titles for its flagship Switch 2 console.Most Read from BloombergIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanGoogle AI Veterans Depart During Seismic Leadership ShiftSpaceX’s AI Splurge Puts a Damper on First Earnings After IPOMajor Hedge Funds Targeted in Wave of Attempted CyberattacksMicrosoft’s AI Sales Mostly Come From OpenAI, Disclosure

Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) reported second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $374 million and adjusted free cash flow of $212 million, citing contributions from recently acquired natural gas plants, higher PJM capacity pricing, increased generation volumes and the ramp of its AWS contract. For the first ha

(Bloomberg) -- Artificial intelligence’s tremendous hunger for electricity is already well known. What’s less familiar is how the rapid fluctuations in data centers’ appetites can break essential equipment at the facilities.Most Read from BloombergIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanGoogle AI Veterans Depart During Seismic Leadership ShiftSpaceX’s AI Splurge Puts a Damper on First Earnings After IPOMicrosoft’s AI Sales Mostly Come From OpenAI, Disclosures ShowSpaceX’s $101 Bi

(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia were poised to ease Thursday as investors digested gains in technology shares while watching for fresh signs of progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Most Read from BloombergIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanSpaceX’s AI Splurge Puts a Damper on First Earnings After IPOTrump Says Iran Talks Going Well as Hopes Rise for Hormuz DealChina’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’ for Rival US Model MakersTaco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasit

Sandisk shattered Wall Street estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter as relentless hyperscaler demand for AI data storage triggered severe capacity bottlenecks and surging memory chip prices.

(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. generates most of its artificial intelligence revenue from OpenAI, according to new disclosures from the company. Most Read from BloombergSpaceX’s AI Splurge Puts a Damper on First Earnings After IPOIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanTrump Says Iran Talks Going Well as Hopes Rise for Hormuz DealChina’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’ for Rival US Model MakersTaco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasite Weeks Before RecallThe software giant recorded $2

Big Tech just closed out its second-quarter 2026 earnings season, and the results looked, on paper, like a triumph. Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet all posted numbers that blew past Wall Street's estimates, and headlines celebrated growth rates that haven't been seen in years. Dig one layer deeper, ...

The storage and memory maker is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter financials after the stock market closes on Wednesday.

Shopify beat Wall Street expectations, raised its outlook, and argued that AI companies are becoming partners—not competitors—of its e-commerce platform.

Microsoft stock is on a four-day winning streak after breaking out of a cup base at a pivot of 466.32 amid an earnings beat.

Canada's Shopify projected current-quarter revenue growth above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling the company's AI efforts were drawing more merchants ‌to its suite of e-commerce services, sending its U.S.-listed shares up 26% ‌premarket. The company's solid outlook and a second-quarter revenue beat are set to quell investor concerns about growing ​competition from new AI tools targeting small businesses that have dented Shopify's shares. If premarket gains hold, Shopify shares are set to recoup all losses this year.

Kenya's Nairobi Securities Exchange is creating East Africa's first AI stocks-focused exchange-traded fund, which it plans to offer to investors before year-end, its CEO said. The Nairobi market attracts a sizeable ‌proportion of foreign equity investors given its profitable banking sector and telecoms operator Safaricom, but it does not currently ‌offer exposure to AI stocks. "We want essentially to be able to bring a product to our market where the underlying basket is a reflection of companies that ​have a direct exposure to AI," Frank Mwiti told Reuters.

Citadel’s purchase of the bulk of the stock portfolio of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness helped propel its performance last month. Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund, a more diversified vehicle that includes wagers on and against shares alongside credit, commodity, macro and quant positions, gained about 6% in July, while Citadel’s tactical-trading fund gained about 11%, the person said. Citadel snapped up the AI stocks from Situational on July 30, at a discount of greater than 10%, as the San Francisco-based firm was scrambling to raise cash to meet margin calls following a brutal tech selloff, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

Host Kenny Polcari joins Man Group Chief Market Strategist Kristina Hooper and Legato Financial CIO Ryan Kelly to debate the risks of massive AI CapEx spending and how a hawkish Federal Reserve could impact markets ahead of the midterms.