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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Cisco Systems folds Splunk into Nexus One to speed AI data center troubleshooting

Cisco Systems folds Splunk into Nexus One to speed AI data center troubleshooting

Cisco has integrated Splunk analytics into its Nexus Dashboard, enabling real-time network fault detection and automation for Nexus 9000 and Cisco 8000 switches and routers. The feature keeps sensitive telemetry data on premises, targeting compliance-focused customers. Cisco shares rose 3.4% Tuesday morning after the announcement. The move comes as Cisco faces competition from Arista and others in AI-driven networking.
10 March 2026
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Coherent Corp Stock Jumps Again as S&P 500 Entry Extends Nvidia-Backed AI Optics Rally

Coherent Corp Stock Jumps Again as S&P 500 Entry Extends Nvidia-Backed AI Optics Rally

Coherent Corp shares climbed nearly 6% Tuesday after the company said it will join the S&P 500 on March 23, following Nvidia’s $2 billion investment. The stock traded at $267.79 by late morning in New York. Coherent also launched new 980-nanometer micro-pump lasers ahead of the OFC telecom conference. Fiscal Q2 revenue rose 17% to $1.69 billion, with third-quarter guidance set at $1.70–$1.84 billion.
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Bitcoin or Cardano? Fresh $1,000 Crypto Calls Swing to Bitcoin as Ethereum Stays in Play

Bitcoin or Cardano? Fresh $1,000 Crypto Calls Swing to Bitcoin as Ethereum Stays in Play

Bitcoin traded near $71,255 Tuesday after spot bitcoin ETFs drew $167.1 million in net inflows March 9, reversing heavy outflows earlier in the week. Recent columns favored bitcoin over Cardano for retail buyers, citing fixed supply and ETF access, while a separate piece argued Ether’s case based on Ethereum’s $55 billion in decentralized finance. Cardano traded near $0.27, Ether at $2,069.
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Goldman Sachs Pitches Hedge Funds New Swap Trade to Bet Against Software Loans Amid AI Fears

Goldman Sachs Pitches Hedge Funds New Swap Trade to Bet Against Software Loans Amid AI Fears

Goldman Sachs is offering hedge funds a total return swap to bet on corporate loans tied to software, as AI concerns spread in credit markets, Reuters reports. No trades have been executed yet. Morgan Stanley estimates software makes up 16% of the $1.5 trillion U.S. loan market, with half rated B- or lower. Private credit activity is rising, with major banks allocating tens of billions to the sector.
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Applied Materials, Micron strike AI memory deal as $5 billion EPIC Center nears opening

Applied Materials, Micron strike AI memory deal as $5 billion EPIC Center nears opening

Applied Materials will partner with Micron Technology to develop advanced memory for AI systems at its $5 billion EPIC research center in Silicon Valley. Applied shares rose 1.9% and Micron gained 4.3% after the announcement. The companies will focus on DRAM, high-bandwidth memory, and NAND flash, with work spanning California and Idaho. Applied recently settled U.S. export allegations for $252 million.
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Strategy Inc (MSTR) Buys $1.28 Billion in Bitcoin, Tweaks Share-Sale Plan

Strategy Inc (MSTR) Buys $1.28 Billion in Bitcoin, Tweaks Share-Sale Plan

Strategy bought 17,994 bitcoin for $1.28 billion between March 2 and March 8, raising its holdings to 738,731 tokens, according to a Monday filing. The purchase was funded mainly by $899.5 million from common stock sales and $377.1 million from STRC preferred shares. Shares fell 0.9% Tuesday morning. The company’s average bitcoin purchase price remains above current market value.
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AppLovin Lands Stagwell Tie-Up as Mobile Gaming Ads Push Into Brand Budgets

AppLovin Lands Stagwell Tie-Up as Mobile Gaming Ads Push Into Brand Budgets

AppLovin partnered with Stagwell to expand access to its Axon ad platform, which reaches over 1 billion daily users on mobile apps and connected TV. The deal adds AppLovin’s reporting and optimization tools to Stagwell’s media services. AppLovin shares fell 4.2% Tuesday amid ongoing SEC scrutiny and competition from larger rivals. The company posted Q4 revenue of $1.66 billion, up 66% from a year earlier.
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Chevron Corporation Linked to Brazil’s Ipiranga Stake Talks as Ultrapar Weighs Sale (Reuters)

Chevron Corporation Linked to Brazil’s Ipiranga Stake Talks as Ultrapar Weighs Sale (Reuters)

Chevron is in talks for a possible minority stake in Brazilian fuel distributor Ipiranga, though its role in the bidding remains unconfirmed, sources told Reuters. Ultrapar, Ipiranga’s parent, hired BTG Pactual to manage a stake sale as it seeks to reduce exposure to fuel distribution. Chevron, Ultrapar, and BTG declined to comment. Chevron shares fell $1.25 to $188.19 Tuesday; Ultrapar’s U.S. shares edged up to $5.16.
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Lam Research Corporation Joins IBM in Sub-1nm Chip Push as AI Demand Raises the Stakes

Lam Research Corporation Joins IBM in Sub-1nm Chip Push as AI Demand Raises the Stakes

Lam Research and IBM announced a five-year partnership to develop sub-1nm chipmaking processes, aiming to advance beyond current 2nm technology. Lam shares rose $4.49 to $215.64 after the news. The companies will use IBM’s Albany NanoTech Complex and Lam’s fabrication tools. ASML’s new High-NA EUV lithography systems, priced at about $400 million each, are expected to take years to fully integrate into production.
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Marvell Technology Stock Rises as Bigger AI Revenue Bet Draws Wall Street Backing

Marvell Technology Stock Rises as Bigger AI Revenue Bet Draws Wall Street Backing

Marvell Technology shares rose 0.5% to $93.11 Tuesday after the company projected fiscal 2028 revenue near $15 billion and said AI infrastructure demand from Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon could top $630 billion this year. The stock’s gain followed an 18.4% surge Friday after Marvell raised its long-term outlook. Marvell plans to debut new 1.6-terabit optical products at OFC 2026 in Los Angeles next week.
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Exxon Mobil Corporation Wants a Texas Legal Home as Shareholder Battles Mount

Exxon Mobil Corporation Wants a Texas Legal Home as Shareholder Battles Mount

Exxon Mobil asked shareholders to approve moving its legal home from New Jersey to Texas, citing updated Texas corporate laws and a new business court. The shift would not affect jobs or assets but would place Exxon under Texas law. The proposal comes ahead of the company’s May 27 annual meeting and still requires shareholder and regulatory approval. Exxon expects the change could take effect around June 1.
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Intel launches edge AI chips as Lip-Bu Tan races to prove turnaround

Intel launches edge AI chips as Lip-Bu Tan races to prove turnaround

Intel launched new Core Series 2 processors for industrial and medical devices at Embedded World in Nuremberg, with systems available now and a healthcare software suite set for broader release in Q2. The company claims the chips outperform AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X on latency in its own tests. Intel shares rose 1.6% Tuesday morning in U.S. trading. Board chair Frank Yeary will retire in May, to be replaced by Craig Barratt.
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Alphabet Inc (Google) Class C Faces Indonesia Under-16 Rule as YouTube Enters Talks

Alphabet Inc (Google) Class C Faces Indonesia Under-16 Rule as YouTube Enters Talks

Indonesia will require YouTube, TikTok, Roblox, and Instagram to deactivate under-16 accounts on high-risk platforms starting March 28. YouTube and TikTok confirmed talks with officials as they review the new rule. The regulation targets core revenue streams for Alphabet, which reported over $60 billion in YouTube revenue last year. Meta warned the policy could push teens to less safe online spaces.
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Amazon AWS shifts defense AI workloads off Anthropic’s Claude after Pentagon supply-chain risk move

Amazon AWS shifts defense AI workloads off Anthropic’s Claude after Pentagon supply-chain risk move

Amazon’s cloud unit is moving Pentagon-related workloads off Anthropic’s Claude AI after the Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk. The move follows Anthropic’s refusal to remove safety limits on its AI, prompting a lawsuit against the government. Other agencies and contractors are also shifting away from Anthropic. Amazon remains a key Anthropic partner, with up to $8 billion invested.
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Broadcom Stock Back in Focus as $100 Billion AI Bet Sparks Fresh Rally

Broadcom Stock Back in Focus as $100 Billion AI Bet Sparks Fresh Rally

Broadcom shares closed at $345.75 on Monday, up 4.6%, after the company forecast AI chip revenue could top $100 billion in 2027. First-quarter AI revenue jumped 106% to $8.4 billion, with total revenue up 29% to $19.31 billion. The board approved a new $10 billion buyback. CEO Hock Tan said Broadcom has “line of sight” to more than $100 billion in AI chip revenue in 2027.
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Microsoft taps Anthropic for Copilot as enterprise AI agent race heats up

Microsoft taps Anthropic for Copilot as enterprise AI agent race heats up

Microsoft added Anthropic’s technology to Microsoft 365 Copilot with a new tool, Copilot Cowork, now in limited preview and expanding later in March. The company also launched Agent 365 and Microsoft 365 E7, set for general sale May 1 at $15 and $99 per user monthly. Microsoft aims to reduce reliance on OpenAI, offering Claude Sonnet models in Copilot alongside OpenAI’s. Some Copilot Cowork use will be included in the $30 Copilot plan.
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Tesla Faces Fresh Robotaxi Pressure as Zoox Expands and Safety Scrutiny Builds

Tesla Faces Fresh Robotaxi Pressure as Zoox Expands and Safety Scrutiny Builds

Amazon’s Zoox will expand robotaxi testing to Dallas and Phoenix, challenging Tesla’s lead in Austin. U.S. auto-safety officials open a national forum Tuesday on regulating driverless vehicles. Tesla began driverless rides in Austin in January but has not tested autonomous vehicles in California for six years. Waymo currently provides about 400,000 weekly rides and has logged 200 million driverless miles.
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Compass Group outlook faces fresh test as investor conferences begin after AI selloff

Compass Group outlook faces fresh test as investor conferences begin after AI selloff

Compass Group will meet investors in Florida and London on Tuesday after AI concerns overshadowed its 7.3% organic revenue growth last quarter. Shares hit a three-year low despite $4 billion in new business wins and the $1.7 billion Vermaat acquisition. The company plans to switch its share trading currency to U.S. dollars on April 1. Management faces questions as tech-sector clients drive ongoing market caution.
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Stock Market Today

  • Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low Amid Iran Conflict While Stocks Rally Driven by AI Boom
    April 24, 2026, 7:52 PM EDT. Consumer sentiment plunged to an all-time low of 49.8 in April, according to the University of Michigan survey, reflecting concerns over the Iran war and rising gasoline prices which remain over $4 per gallon. Inflation expectations rose to 4.7% for the next year. Despite this, the S&P 500 surged nearly 10% month-to-date, hitting record highs buoyed by strong semiconductor earnings and optimistic investor views that the Iran conflict will not escalate or disrupt energy infrastructure further. The stock rally is fueled by the AI technology boom, particularly in chipmakers like Intel and AMD, which are less sensitive to consumer spending. However, experts caution that continued consumer weakness could eventually impact the broader economy, as consumer spending accounts for roughly 70% of U.S. GDP.

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LightPath Technologies Stock Just Hit a 52-Week High. Here’s Why LPTH Is Back in Focus

LightPath Technologies Stock Just Hit a 52-Week High. Here’s Why LPTH Is Back in Focus

25 April 2026
LightPath Technologies shares closed up 10.05% at $16.09 in Orlando Friday, after hitting $16.53 and surpassing recent analyst targets. Trading volume jumped to 6.35 million shares. The company reported a $97.8 million backlog and second-quarter revenue of $16.4 million, up 120% from a year earlier. Recent orders and investor focus center on defense optics and infrared camera systems.
Wolfspeed Stock Jumps 13% Before May 5 Earnings Test

Wolfspeed Stock Jumps 13% Before May 5 Earnings Test

25 April 2026
Wolfspeed shares surged 13.36% to $31.23 on Friday, with trading volume hitting 8.4 million shares ahead of its May 5 earnings report. The chipmaker recently cut its debt by about $97 million and lowered annual interest expense by $62 million after refinancing in March. Wolfspeed reported a $151 million net loss last quarter and expects negative gross margins to continue.
VeriSign Falls After Q1 Beat as .Com Price Hike Puts Renewal Risk in Focus

VeriSign Falls After Q1 Beat as .Com Price Hike Puts Renewal Risk in Focus

25 April 2026
VeriSign reported first-quarter revenue of $429 million, up 6.6%, and net income of $215 million, as .com and .net registrations rose to 176.1 million. Shares fell 2.8% Friday to $269.20 after the company announced a Nov. 1 increase in the wholesale .com fee to $10.97. Management raised its 2026 growth outlook for domain registrations. Investors remain cautious over renewal and pricing risks.
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