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Micron reports earnings amid soaring memory demand from the AI boom that has driven the stock to new records, but pitfalls loom amid supply bottlenecks and tough macros.
Apple is betting that AI will keep customers loyal to its ecosystem, not pull them away from it.
SpaceX has transformed space exploration and built a powerful technology platform, but its potential $1.77 trillion valuation raises the ultimate investor question, whether its extraordinary future can justify its extraordinary price.
Dell's blowout earnings confirm its transformation from a traditional hardware maker into a key AI infrastructure provider, but sustaining that momentum will depend on execution, competition, and the durability of AI spending
Markets widely anticipate Apple to unveil its revamped AI-powered Siri at next week's WWDC, amid strong business and stock momentum, but risks loom.
America’s retail heavyweights, from The Home Depot and Target to Lowe’s and Walmart, could provide one of the clearest tests yet of US consumer resilience in 2026, revealing whether spending remains broad-based or is increasingly shifting toward essentials as economic pressures build.
Wednesday's earnings come amid continued AI investments that support Nvidia demand, but there are growing risks to its dominance.
Q1 earnings are undeniably strong, but strip out mega-cap winners like Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms, and the story shifts from explosive growth to a healthier, but far more uneven, corporate backdrop.
AI-driven fears sparked a sharp selloff in software stocks, but improving earnings and more balanced sentiment suggest the sector may be stabilising as investors reassess its role in the AI era.
Meta’s increased AI spending sparked a negative market reaction as its cloudless model inhibits monetization, but the results were actually really strong, benefiting from AI-driven advertising growth.
Alphabet's blowout earnings show its massive AI investments are paying off, driving financial growth and cloud demand, but challenges still loom.
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