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Stock Market News 12 August 2025 - 17 August 2025

AI Stock Frenzy: Hedge Funds Pile In, Tesla’s Dojo U-Turn & Palantir’s Reality Check

AI Stock Frenzy: Hedge Funds Pile In, Tesla’s Dojo U-Turn & Palantir’s Reality Check

Bridgewater Associates more than doubled its Nvidia stake to 7.23 million shares, a $1.14 billion position, and boosted bets on Alphabet and Microsoft by 84% and 112% respectively in Q2 filings. Tiger Global Management added 4 million Amazon shares, ending June with 10 million Amazon shares worth $2.34 billion, and lifted positions in Alphabet, Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta. ARK Invest ETFs posted record inflows, with 2025 year-to-date flows turning from negative to over $2.6 billion in the black. U.S. authorities approved a deal allowing Nvidia and AMD to resume selling advanced AI processors to China, requiring 15% of China-sale revenues
17 August 2025
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Billion-Dollar Deals, AI Shakeups & Record Highs – Global Business News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Billion-Dollar Deals, AI Shakeups & Record Highs – Global Business News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an intraday record and closed up 0.08% on Friday, while the S&P 500 fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.4%. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose to about 4.32% as traders priced in Fed rate cuts later this year. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said two rate cuts sometime this year could be appropriate given cooling labor markets and above-target inflation. Gold rose to around $3,340 per ounce, near record highs. Bitcoin briefly traded at a record $124,500 on Thursday before retreating to about $117,000 on Friday. OpenAI unveiled GPT-5 and Anthropic released Claude
16 August 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy: Big Tech Bets, Billion-Dollar Deals & Market Shifts (Aug 15–16, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Big Tech Bets, Billion-Dollar Deals & Market Shifts (Aug 15–16, 2025)

In Q2 2025, Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater more than doubled its Nvidia stake and added to Alphabet and Microsoft. Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global bought millions more Amazon shares and increased positions in Alphabet, Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta. A Bank of America fund manager survey in August 2025 named “long the Magnificent 7” the world’s most crowded trade, with 45% of respondents. On August 14, 2025, Oracle and Alphabet’s Google Cloud announced a partnership to offer Google’s Gemini AI models through Oracle Cloud, with Vertex AI integrated on the back-end. Insiders revealed talks to sell about $6 billion of OpenAI shares to
16 August 2025
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Battle of the Hybrid Cinema Cameras: Sony FX3 vs Canon EOS R5 C vs Panasonic Lumix GH7 – Which Cinematic Powerhouse Reigns Supreme in 2025?

Sony FX3 vs FX6 vs A7S III – The 2025 Comprehensive Comparison

The Sony A7S III, FX3, and FX6 all use a 12 MP-class full-frame sensor family; the A7S III and FX3 use a 12.1 MP Exmor R sensor, while the FX6’s spec is listed as 10.2 MP effective for 4K video. They all employ dual-base ISO: the A7S III and FX3 offer 640 (low) and 12,800 (high) in S-Log3, while the FX6 in Cine EI mode uses 800 and 12,800. Low-light performance is highlighted by 8.4 µm pixels and low read noise, with ISO ranges claimed up to 409,600 and realistically usable up to 51,200–102,400. All three support S-Cinetone and, by
16 August 2025
Battle of the Hybrid Cinema Cameras: Sony FX3 vs Canon EOS R5 C vs Panasonic Lumix GH7 – Which Cinematic Powerhouse Reigns Supreme in 2025?

Battle of the Hybrid Cinema Cameras: Sony FX3 vs Canon EOS R5 C vs Panasonic Lumix GH7 – Which Cinematic Powerhouse Reigns Supreme in 2025?

FX3 captures 4K Ultra HD up to 120 fps from a 12.1 MP full-frame sensor, can reach 1080p up to 240 fps, and pairs 5-axis in-body stabilization with an active cooling fan to enable unlimited 4K recording. Canon EOS R5 C offers 8K internal RAW up to 30 fps (60 fps with external power) from a 45 MP full-frame sensor, plus 4K oversampling and 12-bit Cinema RAW Light with no built-in IBIS. Panasonic Lumix GH7 records 5.8K open-gate, 4K up to 60p, internal ProRes RAW at 5.7K30p, and 4K/120p oversampled, with V-Log L plus ARRI LogC3 support via firmware and
15 August 2025
AI Stocks Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Deals, Big Tech Bets & Global Surprises (Aug 14–15, 2025)

AI Stocks Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Deals, Big Tech Bets & Global Surprises (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Bridgewater Associates more than doubled its Nvidia stake and added to Alphabet and Microsoft holdings in Q2, underscoring conviction that AI mega-caps will drive market gains. On August 14, Oracle and Alphabet’s Google Cloud announced a deal to offer Google’s Gemini generative AI models through Oracle Cloud and to integrate Vertex AI, letting Oracle customers access Gemini on Google infrastructure. Tesla scrapped its in-house Dojo AI supercomputer and pivoted to a unified AI chip roadmap dubbed AI5 and AI6, signaling continued reliance on external GPUs and benefiting Nvidia. On August 14, Nvidia stock fell about 2.5% for the week to
15 August 2025
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AI Coding Assistant Showdown: GitHub Copilot Enterprise vs Google Gemini vs Amazon Q Developer Pro

AI Coding Assistant Showdown: GitHub Copilot Enterprise vs Google Gemini vs Amazon Q Developer Pro

GitHub Copilot Enterprise runs on OpenAI Codex and GPT-4, provides real-time code suggestions and can generate entire functions from natural language prompts, with a six‑month enterprise trial showing 94% of developers staying “in the flow” and 88% of Copilot’s suggestions kept in final code. Copilot Workspace is planned to enable multi‑step tasks and autonomous code changes across a codebase. Copilot Enterprise is priced at $39 per user per month, launched as GA in early 2024, includes admin controls and privacy commitments, and does not train on private code unless explicitly opted in. Google Gemini Code Assist uses the Gemini family
14 August 2025
AI Stock Frenzy: Market Highs, Bold Deals, and Big Surprises Rock Markets (Aug 13–14, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Market Highs, Bold Deals, and Big Surprises Rock Markets (Aug 13–14, 2025)

On Aug. 13, 2025, the S&P 500 posted a fresh all-time closing high for the second straight day while the Nasdaq also hit a record and the Dow rose about 1% (over 400 points). Alphabet’s Google announced it will spend an additional $9 billion in Oklahoma over the next two years to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure, and Google raised its 2025 capital expenditures to $85 billion from $75 billion. Nvidia and AMD struck a deal with Washington to resume selling advanced AI chips to China, in exchange for sharing 15% of the revenue from those sales with the
14 August 2025
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Record Stock Rally and a $34 Billion Tech Shock: Inside the Biggest Business News of August 12-13, 2025

Record Stock Rally and a $34 Billion Tech Shock: Inside the Biggest Business News of August 12-13, 2025

From Wall Street hitting new highs to an AI upstart targeting a piece of Google’s empire, the past two days brought a flurry of major developments across global business. Below is a structured roundup of the top news from August 12 and 13, 2025, spanning finance, technology, energy, retail, automotive, and healthcare. Finance & Markets Technology Energy & Commodities Retail & Consumer Automotive & Transportation Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Sources: Reuters business news and market reports from August 12-13, 2025 reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com, and others as cited above.
13 August 2025
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AI Stocks Roar to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and China Backlash (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

AI Stocks Roar to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and China Backlash (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

On August 12, 2025, Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 closed at record highs as AI stocks drove gains and cooling inflation boosted expectations for a Fed rate cut. Nvidia (NVDA) surged to an intraday high of about $184.50 on August 12 and closed near $183, pushing its market cap toward $4.5 trillion. The U.S.–China export deal allowed Nvidia and AMD to resume selling advanced AI chips to China with a 15% revenue share to the U.S. government in exchange for export licenses. Perplexity AI offered $34.5 billion in cash to buy Google’s Chrome browser, sending Alphabet (GOOGL) shares up roughly
13 August 2025
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AI Stock Market Shake-Up: Surging Winners, Brutal Misses, and Big Bets (Aug 11–12, 2025)

AI Stock Market Shake-Up: Surging Winners, Brutal Misses, and Big Bets (Aug 11–12, 2025)

Micron Technology raised its current-quarter revenue outlook to $11.2 billion from $10.7 billion, and its stock jumped about 3%. Nvidia and AMD won export licenses to resume selling advanced AI chips to China with a 15% revenue-share tariff. Intel rose about 5% on Aug 11, 2025 after White House diplomacy aimed at easing U.S.–China chip tensions. Wedbush Securities reaffirmed Microsoft and Alphabet as AI front-runners with durable moats and maintained outperform ratings. SoundHound AI surged 43% over Aug 8–11 after posting record Q2 revenue of $42.7 million (up 217% year over year) and lifting full-year guidance to $160–$178 million, while
12 August 2025
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AppLovin stock price rebounds 8% as tech steadies, Feb. 11 earnings loom

AppLovin stock price rebounds 8% as tech steadies, Feb. 11 earnings loom

7 February 2026
AppLovin shares jumped 8.3% to $406.72 Friday, trading over 6.5 million shares after a volatile session. The move followed a broader AI-driven tech rebound that lifted software stocks. Investors now await AppLovin’s Feb. 11 earnings and outlook for signals on ad demand and future growth.
CoreWeave stock price jumps 20% as CRWV rebounds on ARENA launch, earnings date looms

CoreWeave stock price jumps 20% as CRWV rebounds on ARENA launch, earnings date looms

7 February 2026
CoreWeave shares surged 20% to $89.95 in after-hours trading Friday after the company launched its ARENA platform for testing AI workloads at scale. Volume exceeded 36 million shares. The move follows a rough week for the stock and comes ahead of CoreWeave’s earnings report on Feb. 26. A regulatory filing showed Chief Development Officer Brannin McBee sold shares on Feb. 2 under a prearranged plan.
Bloom Energy stock price jumps after hours as BE forecasts up to $3.3 billion 2026 revenue

Bloom Energy stock price jumps after hours as BE forecasts up to $3.3 billion 2026 revenue

7 February 2026
Bloom Energy shares rose 4.8% to $143.03 in after-hours trading Friday after forecasting 2026 revenue of $3.1–$3.3 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $1.33–$1.48. The company reported record 2025 revenue of $2.02 billion, up 37%, and a $6 billion product backlog. BTIG and BMO raised price targets following the outlook. About 20.9 million shares traded during the session.
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