Microsoft Outperforms Nasdaq as AI Spending Cycle Shows Signs of Easing
Markets Daniel Marsh

Microsoft Outperforms Nasdaq as AI Spending Cycle Shows Signs of Easing

Microsoft rose 2.3% in the past week, outperforming the Nasdaq by 5.1 percentage points, as investors look for AI capex easing. Alphabet reports Wednesday; Microsoft reports July 29.

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AI Platform Stocks Seen as Next Growth Phase After Nvidia's Run
Analysis Daniel Marsh

AI Platform Stocks Seen as Next Growth Phase After Nvidia's Run

As semiconductor stocks enter correction, AI platform operators may deliver the next upside surprise, with Alphabet's earnings on July 22 as a key test.

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Value Funds See $3B Inflow as Chip Rout Sparks Rotation
Markets Daniel Marsh

Value Funds See $3B Inflow as Chip Rout Sparks Rotation

Investors moved $3 billion into value stocks after a chip sector downturn, while growth funds lost $7.18 billion. Energy led Friday's gains despite outflows.

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Five Megacaps Face $6.5 Trillion Earnings Test This Week
Earnings James Calloway

Five Megacaps Face $6.5 Trillion Earnings Test This Week

Wall Street braces for key earnings from Alphabet, Tesla, Intel, Texas Instruments, and American Express, representing $6.5 trillion in market value.

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Earnings Season Tests AI Rally: 5 Key Questions for Investors
Earnings James Calloway

Earnings Season Tests AI Rally: 5 Key Questions for Investors

AI-related stocks face a crucial earnings test as chip indexes slip into bear market territory despite strong overall profit growth. Key questions loom over capital expenditure and demand.

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Small Caps Lead but Market Breadth Weakens; S&P 500 Falls to 7,457.69
Markets Daniel Marsh

Small Caps Lead but Market Breadth Weakens; S&P 500 Falls to 7,457.69

Small caps led the Nasdaq by 2.4 percentage points last week, but both indexes declined. The S&P 500 fell 1.55% to 7,457.69, with market breadth weak.

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CSL Recovers A$16 Billion from Low, Underperforms Plasma Peers
Markets Daniel Marsh

CSL Recovers A$16 Billion from Low, Underperforms Plasma Peers

CSL shares have climbed 37% from their low, adding A$16 billion in value, but last week's 0.35% rise trailed plasma sector rivals Grifols and Takeda.

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SoundHound AI Merger Analysis: Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement
Analysis Daniel Marsh

SoundHound AI Merger Analysis: Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

SoundHound AI closed at $6.27 on Friday, down 5.6% for the week. Preliminary merger data reveals a 108% increase in revenue per basic share.

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Nvidia Defies Chip Rout as Analysts Lift Earnings Forecasts
Technology Sarah Chen

Nvidia Defies Chip Rout as Analysts Lift Earnings Forecasts

Nvidia dropped 3.9% last week but beat the chip index by 6.1 percentage points. Analysts boosted FY2027 and FY2028 EPS estimates, pointing to improving earnings per dollar.

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Nebius Stock Tumbles 19% Despite $775 Million GPU-Backed Loan
Markets Daniel Marsh

Nebius Stock Tumbles 19% Despite $775 Million GPU-Backed Loan

Nebius shares plunged 19% even after finalizing a $775 million loan secured by deployed GPUs and customer cash flows.

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AtaiBeckley Shares Reflect Merger CVR Valued at 19% of Par
Markets Daniel Marsh

AtaiBeckley Shares Reflect Merger CVR Valued at 19% of Par

AtaiBeckley shares surged 39.7% last week to $7.22, with the merger CVR valued at $0.47, representing 18.8% of its $2.50 maximum payout.

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Magnificent Seven Face AI Profit Margin Squeeze as Earnings Season Begins
Earnings James Calloway

Magnificent Seven Face AI Profit Margin Squeeze as Earnings Season Begins

The Magnificent Seven's earnings growth advantage over the S&P 500's other 493 companies has narrowed from 45.8 to 8.3 points, intensifying focus on their AI spending.

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