Stock Market News 31 July 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

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

AI Technology · Finance · Investing · Market News · Stock Market

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

Business News · Financial Analysis · Market Rally · Stock Market · Technology

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

AI Stocks · China Tech · Industry Trends · NASDAQ:BBAI · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:RUM · NASDAQ:SOUN · NYSE:AI · NYSE:PLTR · Stock Market · Technology News

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

Artificial Intelligence · Finance · Investment Trends · NASDAQ:AMD · NASDAQ:CRM · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:INTC · NASDAQ:MDB · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MSFT · NASDAQ:MU · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:SOUN · NYSE:AI · Stock Market · Tech Stocks

AI Stocks Frenzy: Soaring Earnings, Mega-Deals & Chip Shocks Drive Market (Aug 10–11, 2025)

SoundHound AI posted Q2 revenue of $42.7 million, up 217% year-over-year, about $10 million above expectations, and lifted full-year revenue guidance to $160–$178 million. Palantir Technologies reported Q2 revenue above $1 billion for the first time, with U.S. government sales up 53% to $426 million (over 42% of total revenue), and raised full-year revenue guidance to $4.14–$4.15 billion, with the stock up about 4%. C3.ai pre-announced weak Q1 results, with CEO Thomas Siebel calling sales “completely unacceptable,” sending the stock down over 14% after hours as the company began a leadership search and D.A. Davidson cut the target to $13.

11 August 2025

AI · Chip Industry · Earnings · Investments · NASDAQ:AMD · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:SOUN · NASDAQ:TSLA · NYSE:AI · NYSE:PLTR · Stock Market

Record Closing Highs, GPT-5 Unleashed, and a $500 Billion Surprise – Business News Roundup (Aug 9–10, 2025)

The Nasdaq Composite notched its 18th record closing high of 2025. OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, billed as the “smartest, fastest, most useful” model, now available to 700 million ChatGPT users, with a target of a $500 billion valuation in secondary-share sales. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman signaled three rate cuts likely by year-end, with easing possibly starting in September. The White House issued an executive order to expand 401(k) access to alternative assets like crypto and private equity, amid concerns about liquidity and higher fees on an estimated $10 trillion in 401(k) assets. Nexstar Media Group was

10 August 2025

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AI Stocks Frenzy: Mega Deals, GPT-5 Hype and Bubble Warnings Fuel Aug 9–10 Market Buzz

AMD’s Q2 data-center chip sales rose 14% to $3.2 billion but missed forecasts, while Nvidia’s stock surged 73%. SMCI shares plunged 18% in one day after missing revenue targets and cutting guidance amid Nvidia delays and rising competition, erasing over $6 billion in value overnight. By Aug. 7–8, the AI-chip rally resumed as Nvidia and Broadcom hit all-time highs, and AMD rebounded about 5% while TSMC rose roughly 5% on tariff optimism. The U.S. Commerce Department began issuing licenses for Nvidia’s H20 AI GPUs to China, potentially easing an export ban that Nvidia warned could cost $8 billion in sales

10 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Financial News · Investments · Market Trends · Stock Market

AI Stocks Frenzy: GPT-5 Hype, Record Highs & Billion-Dollar Bets Fuel Aug 8–9 Market Surge

OpenAI launched GPT-5 on Aug. 7, 2025, touting expert-level capabilities and 700 million ChatGPT users. On Aug. 7, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department began licensing Nvidia to export its H20 AI chips to China, reversing a ban and potentially restoring access to a huge market. AMD shares fell 5.1% and SMCI dropped 18.2% after Q2 data-center results disappointed, with AMD data-center revenue rising 14% to $3.2 billion but under forecasts. Nvidia and Broadcom hit all-time highs and notched record closes as the AI chip rally regained momentum. Meta Platforms raised $29 billion for AI data centers, with about $26 billion

9 August 2025

AI Stocks · Financial News · GPT-5 · Market Trends · NASDAQ:AMD · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:AVGO · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MSFT · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:SMCI · NYSE:PLTR · Stock Market · Tech Investing

AI Stocks Frenzy: Record Highs, GPT‑5 Launch, Soaring Tech Giants and SoftBank’s Big AI Payday (Aug 7–8, 2025)

By Aug. 7, 2025, the Nasdaq Composite reached a record peak driven by chipmakers and AI stocks. OpenAI launched GPT-5 in August 2025 amid a push for ROI in AI. AMD fell about 5% and SMCI dropped over 18% on Aug. 6–7 after data-center results disappointed, while AMD’s Q2 data-center revenue rose 14% to $3.2 billion, lagging Nvidia’s 73% surge in the same segment. Palantir (PLTR) surged nearly 9% in a day after Aug. 5, as it raised its full-year revenue forecast for the second time in 2025, with Q2 revenue of $1 billion and government sales up 53%. Meta

8 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Business News · Investments · Stock Market · Technology

Drone Laws in Stockholm 2025: Complete Guide to New Rules, Permits & No‑Fly Zones

Stockholm follows the EU Open, Specific and Certified drone categories, adopted by Sweden on January 1, 2021. Open Category Subcategory A1 (C0/C1) drones are typically under 900 g, or under 250 g for C0, and may fly in populated areas but must avoid flying directly over uninvolved people, with crowds strictly prohibited. Open Category Subcategory A2 (C2) drones up to about 4 kg may not fly over people and must maintain at least 50 meters from bystanders, or comply with the 1:1 rule in low-speed mode; an A2 certificate is required. Open Category Subcategory A3 (C3/C4) drones up to 25

5 August 2025

Drones · Laws · No-Fly Zones · Permits · Stock Market · Stockholm

AI Stock Frenzy: Tech Titans Shatter Records Amid Earnings Blowouts and Bold Moves (July 30–31, 2025)

On July 31, 2025, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq climbed 1.2% after blockbuster Big Tech earnings, pushing indices to record highs. Microsoft stock rose about 5% after earnings, lifting its market cap above $4 trillion; Azure sales exceeded $75 billion in the past year, and Copilot has over 100 million users, with capex raised to a record $30 billion this quarter. Meta Platforms jumped 12.2% to an all time high after beating Q2 estimates and guiding higher for next quarter, with AI driven ad targeting helping revenue growth and 2025 capex guidance raised to $66–72 billion. Alphabet

31 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Earnings Reports · Investment Trends · Stock Market · Tech Industry

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