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NASDAQ:GOOGL 7 February 2026 - 14 February 2026

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Apollo’s $3.4B xAI chip lease puts Nvidia demand, Broadcom’s Google TPU push back in focus

Apollo’s $3.4B xAI chip lease puts Nvidia demand, Broadcom’s Google TPU push back in focus

Apollo Global Management is nearing a $3.4 billion loan agreement for an investment vehicle that plans to acquire Nvidia chips and lease them to Elon Musk’s xAI, according to The Information on Monday. Valor Equity Partners is arranging the deal, which could be wrapped up this week, the report said. Apollo would not comment. SpaceX, Nvidia, and xAI didn’t respond to requests for comment.
9 February 2026
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AI stocks brace for a big week: Micron slips on Samsung HBM4 talk as Nvidia looms

AI stocks brace for a big week: Micron slips on Samsung HBM4 talk as Nvidia looms

Micron Technology stock slipped ahead of the bell Monday, following a Barron's piece pointing to a report that Samsung Electronics plans to kick off mass production of its next-gen high-bandwidth memory, HBM4, later this month. The chips are intended for Nvidia’s AI processors.
9 February 2026
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Cloud computing stocks bounce back — SKYY jumps, but Amazon’s AI spending plan keeps nerves high

Cloud computing stocks bounce back — SKYY jumps, but Amazon’s AI spending plan keeps nerves high

Cloud computing names wrapped up Friday in the green, with key cloud ETFs notching gains—First Trust Cloud Computing ETF up 4.4%, WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund ahead 3.5%, and Global X Cloud Computing ETF climbing 2.2%. Amazon, though, dropped 5.6% as investors balked at the mounting price tag of its AI buildout. Snowflake soared 7.5%, while Microsoft edged up 1.8%.
8 February 2026
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Big Tech stocks brace for AI spending scrutiny after Nvidia’s jump and Amazon’s drop

Big Tech stocks brace for AI spending scrutiny after Nvidia’s jump and Amazon’s drop

Big Tech walks into Monday divided: Friday’s bounce revived chip stocks, but Amazon sank as new concerns flared over AI infrastructure costs. The Dow topped 50,000 for the first time, with the S&P 500 rising 2% and the Nasdaq up a shade over 2%, thanks mostly to Nvidia and other semiconductors.
8 February 2026
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Nvidia, AMD jump on Big Tech AI spending plans; CPI and Nvidia earnings are the next test for AI stocks

Nvidia, AMD jump on Big Tech AI spending plans; CPI and Nvidia earnings are the next test for AI stocks

AI chip shares ended last week on a sharp rebound, with Nvidia up 7.8% on Friday as the Dow logged its first close above 50,000. Advanced Micro Devices rose 8.3% and Broadcom gained 7.1%, while Amazon fell 5.6% and software names such as CrowdStrike and Palantir climbed more than 4%; the Nasdaq still slipped 1.9% for the week. Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird, said he sees “real demand for AI products” beneath the noise.
8 February 2026
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Dow hits 50,000 — jobs and inflation data loom after Wall Street’s AI-fueled rebound

Dow hits 50,000 — jobs and inflation data loom after Wall Street’s AI-fueled rebound

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past the 50,000 mark for the first time Friday, wrapping up the session at a record 50,115.67. That’s a gain of 1,206.95 points, or 2.47%. Caterpillar rallied 7.1%, delivering the biggest lift to the blue-chip gauge. “The broadening that we have seen in the market” is showing, according to Chuck Carlson, chief executive at Horizon Investment Services. So far this year, the Dow is up 4.3%, beating both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Because the index is price-weighted, pricier shares like Caterpillar have an outsized impact.
8 February 2026
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Big Tech’s $630B AI data-center spending surge is squeezing chips, electricians — and investor patience

Big Tech’s $630B AI data-center spending surge is squeezing chips, electricians — and investor patience

Amazon.com sketched out a $200 billion capital spending plan for 2026, with the bulk aimed at assets like data centers and servers. The stock fell 9% on Friday. That spike in outlays is stirring up echoes of the dot-com era’s infrastructure binge in the early 2000s—an effort that gave birth to the current internet but ended up handing backers only modest gains.
8 February 2026
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Cloud computing stocks rebounded — but Amazon’s $200 billion spending plan keeps traders on edge

Cloud computing stocks rebounded — but Amazon’s $200 billion spending plan keeps traders on edge

Cloud computing names caught a bid Friday. First Trust Cloud Computing ETF climbed 4.4%, while WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund tacked on 3.5%. The group’s late-week rally followed a volatile run for tech. Amazon dropped 5.6%. Microsoft managed a 1.8% gain, Alphabet shed 2.5%. Cloudflare and Datadog finished higher.
7 February 2026
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