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Cloud Computing 30 April 2026 - 19 May 2026
ARK Investment Management bought 223,690 shares of Snowflake, valued at about $52 million, after Snowflake raised its outlook and announced a five-year, $6 billion deal with Amazon Web Services. Snowflake shares jumped on the news. Microsoft shares ended at $379.40, down 2.9% since June 12, underperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Upcoming Micron earnings and new U.S. inflation data are expected to test the AI spending narrative. Nebius traded higher in premarket and will join the Nasdaq-100 on June 22, along with CoreWeave, Astera Labs, Rocket Lab, and Teradyne. Nebius also completed the acquisition of Eigen AI, adding model-optimization software to its AI cloud platform, and the stock spiked as focus shifted to execution factors like power, chips, financing, and margins. Rackspace Technology shares surged 33.8% after announcing a deal to provide 30 megawatts of AMD-powered AI compute, with phased rollout from late 2026 through 2028. Southwest Airlines plans to move most of its systems to Amazon Web Services’ cloud-based, AI-enabled infrastructure by 2028 as part of a commercial overhaul. IREN shares rose on investor enthusiasm for its shift from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure, supported by commitments from Microsoft, Nvidia, and Dell, but the stock still carries high execution risk and faces scrutiny over the pace of converting AI-cloud deals and GPU financing into revenue. CoreWeave shares gained about 9% after news it will join the Nasdaq-100, with a new senior-notes deal supporting its AI infrastructure expansion. SharonAI announced a six-year NVIDIA collaboration for new AI data-center capacity in Australia, though the company remains unprofitable. Oracle shares dropped despite record results, as investors focus on the cost of AI data-center expansion and new financing plans, with cloud infrastructure growing 93% and a $638 billion backlog. Alphabet shares slipped despite a price target increase, as attention turned to Google Cloud growth and regulatory risks.