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CrowdStrike Stock Gets Morgan Stanley Upgrade as Strong Outlook Blunts AI Fears

CrowdStrike Stock Gets Morgan Stanley Upgrade as Strong Outlook Blunts AI Fears

CrowdStrike shares held steady at $434.25 Tuesday after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock and raised its price target to $510. The company forecast fiscal 2027 revenue above Wall Street estimates and reported fourth-quarter revenue up 23% to $1.31 billion. Costs tied to the July 2024 Windows outage rose to $117.7 million for fiscal 2026 but narrowed last quarter. CrowdStrike recently agreed to acquire SGNL and Seraphic Security.
Corning Incorporated shares jump as AI fiber trade rebounds ahead of OFC 2026

Corning Incorporated shares jump as AI fiber trade rebounds ahead of OFC 2026

Corning shares climbed 6.5% to $137.50 midday Tuesday, with Ciena and Lumentum also up over 6%. The gains followed strong optical-fiber demand and a $6 billion Meta Platforms supply deal. Corning’s fourth-quarter optical communications sales rose 24% to $1.70 billion. Investors remain cautious ahead of the OFC 2026 conference next week in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Micron Technology rises as analysts look past Nvidia Vera Rubin HBM4 setback

Micron Technology rises as analysts look past Nvidia Vera Rubin HBM4 setback

Micron Technology shares climbed 2.3% Monday after Citi and Susquehanna raised price targets ahead of March 18 earnings. Reports said Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI system will use HBM4 memory from Samsung and SK Hynix, not Micron, though Micron is expected to supply chips for mid-tier Rubin CPX models. The stock traded at $378.78 in afternoon trade.
Plug Power eyes AI data-center boom with 250-MW PJM hydrogen bid

Plug Power eyes AI data-center boom with 250-MW PJM hydrogen bid

Plug Power plans to offer up to 250 megawatts of hydrogen-generated electricity in a potential PJM Interconnection auction, aiming to supply surging data-center demand. The company reported a 2025 net loss of about $1.7 billion and is relying on asset sales and financing to address liquidity needs. Plug shares rose 0.2% midday Monday. Jose Luis Crespo became CEO on March 2.
NVIDIA Corporation pushes deeper into factory AI with ABB robot deal ahead of GTC

NVIDIA Corporation pushes deeper into factory AI with ABB robot deal ahead of GTC

ABB’s robotics unit will integrate NVIDIA’s Omniverse libraries into its RobotStudio software, aiming for up to 99% accuracy between virtual training and real-world robot deployment. Foxconn is piloting the system in electronics assembly. The product, RobotStudio HyperReality, is set for release in the second half of 2026. The deal comes as Nvidia faces investor pressure for new growth beyond data-center chips.
Lumentum Holdings Stock Jumps as S&P 500 Addition Extends Nvidia-Linked AI Optics Rally (News Release Archive)

Lumentum Holdings Stock Jumps as S&P 500 Addition Extends Nvidia-Linked AI Optics Rally (News Release Archive)

Lumentum shares rose 10.6% to $617.81 in New York trading after S&P Dow Jones Indices said it will add the company to the S&P 500 on March 23. The move follows Nvidia’s $2 billion investment and a multiyear purchase agreement announced last week. Peers Coherent and Vertiv also gained. Lumentum reported second-quarter revenue up 65.5% to $665.5 million and forecast third-quarter revenue of up to $830 million.
Meta Stock Week Ahead: Why CPI, EU Pressure and AI Costs Could Drive the Next Move

Meta Stock Week Ahead: Why CPI, EU Pressure and AI Costs Could Drive the Next Move

Meta Platforms shares closed at $644.86 Friday, down 2.4%, after agreeing to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe for a year amid ongoing EU antitrust scrutiny. The company faces rising costs, with 2026 capital spending projected up to $135 billion. Meta has secured major AI chip deals with AMD and Google. Regulatory pressures increased as Indonesia and an Indian state moved to restrict social media for minors.
Palantir stock week ahead: Pentagon’s AI supplier crackdown puts PLTR in the crosshairs

Palantir stock week ahead: Pentagon’s AI supplier crackdown puts PLTR in the crosshairs

Palantir shares closed at $157.16 Friday after the Pentagon barred contractors from using Anthropic’s AI, raising questions about Palantir’s defense software that relies on Anthropic code. The U.S. General Services Administration also ended its Anthropic contract. Markets fell as oil surged and payrolls dropped. Investors await Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data and Pentagon guidance on the Anthropic ban.
Micron Technology stock week ahead: 6.7% slide puts March 18 earnings and AI demand in focus

Micron Technology stock week ahead: 6.7% slide puts March 18 earnings and AI demand in focus

Micron Technology shares fell 6.7% to $370.30 Friday as the Nasdaq dropped 1.59% following a surprise U.S. jobs loss and a spike in oil prices. The company’s next earnings call is set for March 18, with traders watching for updates on high-bandwidth memory demand and supply chain risks. Micron recently began sampling a new low-power server-memory module co-designed with Nvidia.
Netskope Inc rolls out AI Guardrails ahead of March 11 earnings as enterprise AI security race heats up

Netskope Inc rolls out AI Guardrails ahead of March 11 earnings as enterprise AI security race heats up

Netskope announced general availability of its AI Guardrails product ahead of its March 11 AI launch event and earnings report. The company is targeting businesses seeking to control employee use of generative AI amid rising data breaches. Netskope also rolled out NewEdge AI Fast Path and a healthcare integration with Imprivata. The firm raised $908.2 million in its September IPO and competes with Zscaler, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks.
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  • Brinker International (EAT) Rises Amid Market Decline: Key Earnings Outlook
    June 25, 2026, 7:28 PM EDT. Brinker International (EAT) shares edged up 0.14% to $132.29, outperforming the declining S&P 500 which dropped 0.43%. The restaurant operator, known for Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy, gained 1.45% over the past month, outpacing sector and market losses. Analysts expect Brinker to report earnings per share of $1.64, a 65.66% year-over-year rise, and revenue of $1.21 billion, up 12.9%. Full-year projections include $5.91 EPS and $4.83 billion revenue, reflecting strong growth. Brinker holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) with a forward P/E of 22.36 below the industry average 24.65. Its PEG ratio of 1.36 suggests reasonable valuation against expected growth. Investors monitor Brinker's earnings sentiment amid broader Retail-Restaurants sector placed in the bottom 46% by Zacks Industry Rank.

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Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) trades choppy after Russell Top 200 adds the AI play

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) trades choppy after Russell Top 200 adds the AI play

25 June 2026
Bloom Energy plunged 5.2% as it prepares to exit the Russell 2000 and join the Russell Top 200 after a 1,000% stock surge, forcing index funds to rebalance amid a $15 billion one-day equity swing; at $309.18, shares trade 24 times the midpoint of its 2026 revenue guide, still 12% above Barclays’ new target.
Figma drops ahead of Russell close with valuation gap stretching

Figma drops ahead of Russell close with valuation gap stretching

25 June 2026
Figma (NYSE:FIG) plunged 9.8% to $16.84—just above its 52-week low—on heavy volume ahead of its addition to the Russell 3000 after Friday’s close, with index funds tracking $12.2 trillion set to rebalance; Figma now trades at about 5x its 2026 revenue guide, 49% below its IPO price, despite 46% Q1 revenue growth and raised guidance, as analysts cite mixed ratings and persistent losses.
Bitcoin Holds $80,000 as ETF Outflows Put Rally Back on Trial

Bitcoin slips near $59,500 as ETF outflows hit options support

25 June 2026
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $469 million in net outflows on June 24, with IBIT and FBTC accounting for about 77% of the total, sending IBIT down 1.1% and MSTR plunging 9.3%; Citi says ETF flows explain 45% of weekly BTC return variation, highlighting outflows as a key signal for investor sentiment as bitcoin tests the high-$50,000s.
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