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Top 10 Growth Stocks to Watch in Q2 2026 as AI Spending Faces Its Hardest Test Yet

Top 10 Growth Stocks to Watch in Q2 2026 as AI Spending Faces Its Hardest Test Yet

Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are set to report before the bell Wednesday, and that’s where the Q2 2026 growth focus lands. Visa, T-Mobile, FICO, NXP, Corning, and Starbucks numbers are already on the table for investors to chew over. On Tuesday, tech stocks took another hit—fresh worries over AI spending dragged the Nasdaq down 0.90%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.49%, and the Dow edged lower by 0.05%.
US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Slides as AI Selloff Hits Nvidia, Fed and Oil Risks Loom

US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Slides as AI Selloff Hits Nvidia, Fed and Oil Risks Loom

Nasdaq Composite slumped Tuesday morning, pulling major U.S. equity benchmarks into the red after renewed worries about artificial intelligence demand rattled chipmakers and names tied to the cloud. By 11:49 a.m. ET, Nasdaq had dropped 1.44%. The S&P 500 was off 0.78%, while the Dow managed a slim 0.12% gain, according to Reuters.
Best AI Stocks to Buy Today: 6 Names Wall Street Is Watching Before Big Tech’s $600 Billion AI Test

Best AI Stocks to Buy Today: 6 Names Wall Street Is Watching Before Big Tech’s $600 Billion AI Test

This week throws the spotlight on Big Tech’s $600 billion AI spending spree, with Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta in the thick of the “best AI stocks to buy today” argument ahead of Wednesday’s big earnings lineup. Reports are on tap from Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon. Investors will be tracking whether those heavy AI investments are showing up in cloud sales, advertising gains, and enterprise software growth.
Best Stocks To Buy Today: 7 Names Wall Street Is Testing As Oil Shock Hits The AI Rally

Best Stocks To Buy Today: 7 Names Wall Street Is Testing As Oil Shock Hits The AI Rally

U.S. stock futures edged lower early Tuesday, with oil prices still running hot amid the U.S.-Iran standoff. That’s making traders pickier, favoring stocks with defined catalysts over blanket market exposure. Dow e-minis dipped 0.16%, S&P 500 e-minis were off by 0.18%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis slid 0.51% in the early going, according to Reuters.
S&P 500’s April Rally Has One Big Catch as Big Tech Earnings Loom

S&P 500’s April Rally Has One Big Catch as Big Tech Earnings Loom

Stocks in the U.S. edged lower Monday, pulling back after last week's run to record highs and a sharp rally through April. Oil prices ticked up. Investors mostly hesitated ahead of a packed week featuring earnings from the big tech names and the upcoming Fed decision. By 11:04 a.m. ET, the S&P 500 had slipped 0.17% to 7,153.03. “The market was trying to hold on to its gains,” noted Phil Blancato, chief market strategist at Osaic Wealth, as traders waited for fresh data.
VTI’s Tiny Drop Is Hiding a Bigger Test for U.S. Stocks

VTI’s Tiny Drop Is Hiding a Bigger Test for U.S. Stocks

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF slipped at the open on Monday before ticking up, trading at $352.17, up 12 cents. AI-fueled earnings optimism was bumping up against fresh oil-market jitters linked to Iran, leaving the broad U.S. stock-market fund in a tight spot. VTI started the session at $352.00 and briefly dropped to $351.41.
Nasdaq Pullback Deepens As AI Rally Runs Into Big Tech Earnings, Fed Decision And Oil Shock

Nasdaq Pullback Deepens As AI Rally Runs Into Big Tech Earnings, Fed Decision And Oil Shock

Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.4% to 24,738.40 on Monday, pausing after its recent highs as traders pared back tech holdings ahead of earnings from Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Apple. The S&P 500 edged 0.16% lower, while the Dow barely budged, according to LSEG data cited by Reuters.
Oracle Stock Bulls Just Got a $16 Billion AI Test. Dan Ives Says Wall Street Is Getting It Wrong

Oracle Stock Bulls Just Got a $16 Billion AI Test. Dan Ives Says Wall Street Is Getting It Wrong

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives stepped in to defend Oracle after its shares took another beating, initiating coverage with an outperform rating. Ives argued that investors have it wrong—he sees the company’s AI data-center investments as anchored by contracts, not just risky bets. Oracle last traded at $173.28 ahead of Monday’s New York session, off 1.7% from its previous close.
US Stock Futures Today: Oil Spike Tests Wall Street Rally Before Fed and Big Tech Earnings

US Stock Futures Today: Oil Spike Tests Wall Street Rally Before Fed and Big Tech Earnings

U.S. stock futures ticked lower early Monday, with oil prices on the rise as U.S.-Iran peace talks faltered—casting a fresh shadow over Wall Street’s record run heading into a heavy stretch of earnings and an upcoming Fed meeting. At 5:44 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis slipped 65 points, or 0.13%. S&P 500 E-minis eased 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis dipped 0.05%, according to Reuters. These E-mini futures give traders an early sense of where the main indexes could open, since they trade ahead of regular hours.
US Stock Market Week Ahead: Why Wall Street’s Record Rally Faces Its Biggest Test This Week

US Stock Market Week Ahead: Why Wall Street’s Record Rally Faces Its Biggest Test This Week

This week could be a turning point for Wall Street’s record run. Heavyweights Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Apple are all set to release results, just as the Federal Reserve prepares to meet and new data on U.S. growth and inflation lands. In a new wrinkle, Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said he’s prepared to move ahead with Kevin Warsh’s nomination to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair.
Meta’s Amazon Chip Deal Shows AI Race Is Moving Beyond Nvidia GPUs

Meta’s Amazon Chip Deal Shows AI Race Is Moving Beyond Nvidia GPUs

Meta Platforms Inc landed a multiyear agreement to tap Amazon Web Services’ Graviton5 CPUs, handing Amazon a major win in the custom-chip space and supplying Meta with fresh horsepower for its AI expansion. According to an AWS executive speaking to Reuters, the deal is valued in the billions and will span “tens of millions of cores.”
US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Slip as Oil Jumps and Fed Uncertainty Caps Rally

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Slip as Oil Jumps and Fed Uncertainty Caps Rally

Stocks faded into the red Tuesday afternoon, with renewed gains in oil and Treasury yields wiping out the morning’s strength. By early afternoon, the S&P 500 slipped 0.32% to 7,086.48. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.29% to 24,334.67, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.27% to 49,307.73—each index had been in positive territory earlier.
Amazon to Invest Up to $25 Billion More in Anthropic as Claude Maker Commits $100 Billion to AWS

Amazon to Invest Up to $25 Billion More in Anthropic as Claude Maker Commits $100 Billion to AWS

Amazon on Monday pledged as much as $25 billion in fresh investment for Anthropic, tightening its relationship with the Claude AI maker. Anthropic, in turn, is on the hook to spend north of $100 billion on Amazon Web Services over the next ten years. The arrangement kicks off with $5 billion up front, while the remaining $20 billion depends on hitting certain commercial targets. That’s all in addition to the $8 billion Amazon has already put into Anthropic.
TQQQ Is Back in Focus as Filings Reveal Bigger Bets on Leveraged Nasdaq ETF

TQQQ Is Back in Focus as Filings Reveal Bigger Bets on Leveraged Nasdaq ETF

Between April 18 and April 20, three reports relying on the latest 13F filings found that money managers boosted their holdings in ProShares UltraPro QQQ during the fourth quarter. Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund took the most aggressive stance, raising its position to 2.40 million shares—about $126.6 million in value. Q3 Asset Management and Main Street Group wrapped up the period with 234,413 shares and 113,470 shares, respectively.
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