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AI Stocks Soar as $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal Sparks Frenzy – But Investors Eye Bubble

AI Stocks Soar as $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal Sparks Frenzy – But Investors Eye Bubble

Nvidia said it will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, pushing its shares to record highs before a slight pullback. AI chipmakers and memory suppliers surged, with AMD up 2.7% and Micron, Western Digital, and Seagate gaining 5–9%. Alibaba stock jumped 10% on its AI push. U.S. and EU regulators advanced new AI disclosure laws.
30 September 2025
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AI Stocks Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B Bet & Other Big Moves Ignite Markets (Sept 28–29, 2025)

AI Stocks Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B Bet & Other Big Moves Ignite Markets (Sept 28–29, 2025)

NVIDIA said it plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, sending its shares to record highs and sparking antitrust warnings. Alphabet reached a $3 trillion valuation after a key court win, while Alibaba stock surged 10% on new AI initiatives. U.S. and EU regulators stepped up scrutiny, and Asian chip stocks fell on U.S. export curbs. Major indexes stayed near highs as AI optimism and fiscal stimulus fueled gains.
29 September 2025
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AI Stocks Soar as Nvidia Hits $4T, Apple Feels the Heat, and Musk Doubles Down – Daily Roundup

Wall Street’s AI Frenzy: Nvidia Skyrockets, Oracle Tanking – Top Analyst Moves Explained

Nvidia shares hit record highs after Barclays raised its price target to $240 and the company agreed to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, supplying advanced chips. Morgan Stanley named Microsoft its top large-cap software pick, lifting the target to $625. Oracle stock fell sharply after Redburn initiated coverage with a Sell rating, citing overestimated cloud value. Alibaba’s target rose to $195 as it announced major AI investments and new global data centers.
28 September 2025
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AI Stocks Frenzy! Nvidia, Microsoft Soar on OpenAI Drive – Is a Bubble Brewing?

AI Stocks Frenzy! Nvidia, Microsoft Soar on OpenAI Drive – Is a Bubble Brewing?

Nvidia jumped after announcing a $100 billion OpenAI investment, while Microsoft beat Q2 forecasts and pledged $30 billion for UK AI. Alibaba surged nearly 10% on a new AI model and Nvidia partnership. U.S. equity funds saw $12 billion in inflows, led by AI-focused ETFs. Analysts warn AI spending may outpace returns, with Bain estimating $500 billion/year needed for data centers by 2030.
28 September 2025
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Alibaba Stock Skyrockets on AI Breakthrough – Key Facts & Latest 2025 Update

Alibaba’s $53 Billion AI Blitz: Stock Soars on Nvidia Pact and Global Cloud Push

Alibaba shares jumped nearly 10% to a four-year high after the company pledged to boost AI investment beyond its $53 billion budget and announced a partnership with Nvidia. The deal will bring Nvidia’s AI tools to Alibaba Cloud, including software for robotics and autonomous driving. Alibaba also launched new AI models and plans data centers in Brazil, France, and the Netherlands. Financial terms of the Nvidia partnership were not disclosed.
25 September 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Bet and Major Tech AI Moves Send Shares Surging (Sept 24–25, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Nvidia’s $100B OpenAI Bet and Major Tech AI Moves Send Shares Surging (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Nvidia announced up to $100 billion investment in OpenAI, sending its market value above $4.2 trillion and shares to record highs. Microsoft added Anthropic’s AI models to Copilot and signed a $17.4 billion GPU deal with Nebius. Alibaba surged 10% after unveiling a 1-trillion-parameter AI model and new data center plans. Fed comments on high equity valuations briefly cooled tech stocks, while California advanced AI regulation.
25 September 2025
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Asia Markets Whipsaw: Japan’s Record Rally, China Tech Soars on AI, Scandal Rocks Manila (Sep 24–25, 2025)

Asia Markets Whipsaw: Japan’s Record Rally, China Tech Soars on AI, Scandal Rocks Manila (Sep 24–25, 2025)

Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at a record ¥45,755 on Sep 25, up 0.3%, as investors shifted into lagging stocks. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 1.4% and Alibaba surged nearly 9% after a major AI investment. India’s Sensex slid 0.5% on U.S. visa fee news and foreign outflows. The Philippines’ PSE index dropped 1% to a six-month low amid a corruption scandal and weak peso.
25 September 2025
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Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% on Sept. 24, ending a three-day record streak as tech shares retreated after Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned equity prices are “fairly highly valued.” Nvidia, Oracle, and Micron dropped, while Alibaba surged 8% and Intel rose 6% on Apple stake reports. U.S. crude hit a seven-week high, boosting energy stocks. New home sales jumped 20.5% in August, but Treasury yields edged higher.
25 September 2025
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Asian Markets on an AI High then Jolt as Powell Strikes Caution (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Asian Markets on an AI High then Jolt as Powell Strikes Caution (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record 45,630 as AI stocks surged, while Shanghai and Shenzhen indexes rallied on tech gains. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech Index jumped 2.5% as Alibaba soared 9%. Seoul’s KOSPI slipped 0.4% after Fed warnings, but Hanwha Aerospace rose 5% on defense demand. India’s Sensex fell 0.47% as autos and IT lagged; the rupee edged higher.
24 September 2025
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Nasdaq’s 48-Hour Whiplash: AI Mega-Deals, Fed Curveballs & Record Highs

Nasdaq’s 48-Hour Whiplash: AI Mega-Deals, Fed Curveballs & Record Highs

The Nasdaq Composite fell about 1% on Sept. 23 after Fed Chair Jerome Powell called stock valuations “fairly highly valued” and gave no timeline for more rate cuts. Nvidia shares hit a record high after announcing up to $100 billion investment in OpenAI, while Alibaba’s U.S. shares surged 9% on increased AI spending. U.S. Treasury yields dropped midweek, and gold reached a new all-time high near $3,764 an ounce.
24 September 2025
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Wall Street Roiled: Fed Warning Cools Rally as AI Frenzy Ignites Stocks and Crash Fears

Wall Street Roiled: Fed Warning Cools Rally as AI Frenzy Ignites Stocks and Crash Fears

U.S. stocks ended a three-day record streak Tuesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned asset prices are “fairly highly valued,” sending the S&P 500 down 0.6%. President Trump canceled budget talks with Democrats, raising shutdown risks. Nvidia fell 3% while Alibaba jumped 9% on AI news. Lithium Americas soared 89% after reports of possible U.S. investment. Oil prices hit three-week highs as inventories dropped.
24 September 2025
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Alibaba Stock Skyrockets on AI Breakthrough – Key Facts & Latest 2025 Update

Alibaba Stock Skyrockets on $53B AI Push – Hits 4-Year High, Experts Bullish

Alibaba shares surged nearly 10% to about $177 on September 24, 2025, hitting a four-year high after the company announced a $53 billion AI investment and new partnerships with Nvidia. The company unveiled its most advanced AI model, Qwen3-Max, and reported 26% year-on-year cloud revenue growth for the June quarter. Wall Street raised price targets, with Bank of America and Barclays citing strong AI prospects.
24 September 2025
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Alibaba Stock Soars on AI Ambitions: BABA’s 2025 Surge and What’s Next

Alibaba Stock Soars on AI Ambitions: BABA’s 2025 Surge and What’s Next

Alibaba shares surged nearly 8% to $176 on September 24, 2025, their highest since 2021, and are up about 90% year-to-date. CEO Eddie Wu announced increased AI investment beyond the $53 billion budget set in February. The company unveiled its new “Qwen3-Max” AI model and plans new data centers in Brazil, Europe, and Asia. Quarterly cloud revenue rose 26%, but overall revenue missed estimates as spending on AI and commerce weighed on profit.
24 September 2025
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AI Stocks Skyrocket Globally as $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal and Alibaba’s Mega AI Push Ignite Market (Sept 23–24, 2025)

AI Stocks Skyrocket Globally as $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal and Alibaba’s Mega AI Push Ignite Market (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Nvidia said it will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI and supply advanced chips, driving its shares to record highs and raising antitrust questions. Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares jumped 8% after unveiling a trillion-parameter AI model and pledging over $53 billion in AI spending. U.S. markets paused after recent AI-driven gains, with Nvidia falling 2.8% and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipping up to 1%.
24 September 2025
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AI Superpower Showdown: U.S. vs. China vs. Europe – Who’s Winning the Global AI Race?

AI Superpower Showdown: U.S. vs. China vs. Europe – Who’s Winning the Global AI Race?

The U.S. developed about 70% of the world’s advanced AI models and drew $109 billion in private AI funding in 2024, far outpacing China and the UK. China now publishes more AI research than the U.S. and EU combined, files the most patents, and is closing the gap in generative AI despite chip bans. The EU lags in funding and scale but leads in regulation with its new AI Act. AI has become a core asset in global power competition.
22 September 2025
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Huawei’s AI Superchip Power Play Shakes Up Nvidia’s Throne

Huawei’s AI Superchip Power Play Shakes Up Nvidia’s Throne

Huawei revealed new Ascend AI chips and Atlas SuperPod supercomputers, claiming it will double computing power each year and rival Nvidia’s top systems by 2026. The company announced in-house high-bandwidth memory, ending reliance on SK Hynix and Samsung. The launch comes as China orders tech firms to stop buying Nvidia chips amid regulatory probes. Huawei says domestic chipmaking is no longer a major constraint.
18 September 2025
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AI Accelerator Chip Gold Rush: Inside the Global Race for a $300B Market by 2030

Shockwaves in Silicon: Nvidia’s AI Chip Ban in China Escalates the Tech Cold War

China’s internet regulator has ordered tech giants including Alibaba and ByteDance to stop buying and testing Nvidia’s latest RTX 6000D AI chips, escalating restrictions on U.S. chipmaker sales. The move follows tightened U.S. export controls and affects about 13% of Nvidia’s sales. Nvidia’s stock dropped 3% on the news. Chinese firms are turning to domestic chips and alternatives.
17 September 2025
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Alibaba’s AI Chip Coup: How a Blockbuster Deal Is Turbocharging China’s Tech Ambitions

Alibaba’s AI Chip Coup: How a Blockbuster Deal Is Turbocharging China’s Tech Ambitions

China Unicom has installed about 23,000 domestic AI chips, including Alibaba’s T-Head accelerators, in a $390 million data center in Qinghai, state media reported. Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares jumped over 5% after the deal was announced. The chips deliver 3,579 petaflops of computing power and compete with Nvidia’s China-only H20 GPU. Beijing requires over half of chips in state data centers to be locally made.
17 September 2025
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AI Chip Boom, Google’s New Tricks, and Hollywood’s Robot Wars – Today’s AI News Roundup

AI Chip Wars: USA vs China vs Taiwan – Inside the Trillion-Dollar Race to 2030

The global AI chip market is projected to surpass $400 billion by 2030, with data center GPU sales from NVIDIA alone hitting $80 billion in 2024. Taiwan’s TSMC manufactures about 90% of the world’s most advanced chips, making the island a key supply chain hub. The U.S. leads in design and has tightened export controls on China, which is investing heavily to boost domestic production. Demand for AI chips is surging across industries.
17 September 2025
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AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

China’s mandatory AI content labeling rules take effect Sept. 1, while the U.S. revoked chip export waivers to China, hitting Samsung and SK Hynix shares. EU officials rejected calls to delay the AI Act. OpenAI is planning a massive India data center; Alibaba’s new AI chip fueled a 26% cloud revenue jump. Meta faces scrutiny after its chatbots impersonated celebrities without consent, prompting new guardrails and U.S. investigations.
1 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Hershey (HSY) Shares Drop Amid Mixed Earnings Forecast and Sector Weakness
    April 10, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT. Hershey (HSY) shares fell 1.21% to $162.91, underperforming the broader S&P 500 which declined 0.4%. Over the past month, HSY dropped 3.23%, trailing the Consumer Staples sector loss of 1.24%. Investors await Hershey's earnings report on July 30, 2025, with expected earnings per share (EPS) of $1, down 21.26% year-over-year, while revenue is projected to rise 21.35% to $2.52 billion. Full-year estimates project EPS of $5.88, down 37.25%, and revenue of $11.5 billion, up 2.64%. Analyst sentiment is cautious, reflected in Hershey's Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell), with a slight 1.13% drop in consensus EPS estimates in the past month. Valuation shows a premium Forward Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.05 versus the industry average of 22.77, and a high Price/Earnings to Growth (PEG) ratio of 6.09 against the industry's 4.5, signaling tempered growth expectations amid sector weakness.

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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Climbs as Traders Eye Fragile Iran Ceasefire

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Climbs as Traders Eye Fragile Iran Ceasefire

10 April 2026
London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.38% to 10,644.28 late Friday morning as investors awaited U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan. Brent crude climbed 1% to $96.83 a barrel, while sterling eased but was on track for its biggest weekly gain since January. The FTSE 250 gained 0.79%. Britain’s 10-year gilt yield stood at 4.807%.
US Stock Market Today: CPI, Oil and Iran Truce Set the Tone Before the Open

US Stock Market Today: CPI, Oil and Iran Truce Set the Tone Before the Open

10 April 2026
Dow e-minis slipped 0.15% before Friday’s open, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures each down 0.08% as traders awaited March CPI data and watched U.S.-Iran tensions. Economists expect headline CPI to rise 0.9% for March and 3.3% year-on-year. Weekly jobless claims increased to 219,000. Brent crude traded near $97 a barrel, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained well below normal.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 10.04.2026

10 April 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 10, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 10, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT Hershey (HSY) Shares Drop Amid Mixed Earnings Forecast and Sector Weakness April 10, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT. Hershey (HSY) shares fell 1.21% to $162.91, underperforming the broader S&P 500 which declined 0.4%. Over the past month, HSY dropped 3.23%, trailing the Consumer Staples sector loss of 1.24%. Investors await Hershey's earnings report on July 30, 2025, with expected earnings per share (EPS) of $1, down 21.26% year-over-year, while revenue is projected to rise 21.35% to $2.52 billion. Full-year estimates project EPS of $5.88, down 37.25%,
MARA Holdings Stock Rises Even After Target Cut as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder Into AI

MARA Holdings Stock Rises Even After Target Cut as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder Into AI

9 April 2026
MARA Holdings shares rose 1.7% to $9.67 Thursday despite Cantor Fitzgerald cutting its price target to $10. The company recently sold 15,133 bitcoin for $1.1 billion and agreed to repurchase $1 billion in convertible notes at a discount. MARA is expanding into AI and cloud infrastructure, but fourth-quarter revenue fell 6% and it posted a $1.7 billion net loss.
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