Arista Networks Stock Faces AI Earnings Test After Morgan Stanley Target Boost

Meta Marshall at Morgan Stanley bumped up the price target on Arista Networks Inc. to $180 from $165 while sticking with an Overweight call, noting chatter around the name has "started to pick up" ahead of next week’s earnings. Arista shares slipped a cent to end Friday at $172.70, after reaching $177.14 earlier in the session.

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Cloudflare’s AI Bet Just Got Bigger Before Earnings. Investors Have One Question

Cloudflare’s AI Bet Just Got Bigger Before Earnings. Investors Have One Question

Cloudflare on Friday rolled out Dynamic Workflows, a developer tool aimed at making its Workers platform more attractive for AI agents and software that require persistent, automated code execution—handling tasks like pausing, retrying, and resuming operations without manual oversight. The timing comes just ahead of its first-quarter earnings report, offering investors a fresh signpost for Cloudflare’s AI ambitions and potential revenue impact.
2 May 2026
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Intel Corporation’s SambaNova AI Bet Clears U.S. Review as INTC Stock Nears $100

Intel Corporation’s SambaNova AI Bet Clears U.S. Review as INTC Stock Nears $100

U.S. antitrust regulators have signed off on Intel Corporation’s investment in SambaNova Systems, eliminating a key regulatory obstacle from an AI-chip deal that’s drawn attention because Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan also serves as chair at the startup. According to a Federal Trade Commission notice, the agency granted early termination for transaction 20261227, naming Intel as the acquirer and SambaNova as the target.
2 May 2026
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S&P 500 And Nasdaq Hit Records As Apple Rally Defies Oil Shock — For Now

S&P 500 And Nasdaq Hit Records As Apple Rally Defies Oil Shock — For Now

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished at new highs on Friday, pushing April’s recovery further as strong results from Apple and others outshone losses in energy names. S&P 500 notched a 0.29% gain to 7,230.12, while the Nasdaq jumped 0.89% to 25,114.44. The Dow lagged, dipping 0.31% to 49,499.27. LSEG analysts are looking for S&P 500 earnings to climb 27.8% year-over-year for the first quarter. Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick called the day’s action the “cherry on top” of what he described as a better-than-expected earnings week.
2 May 2026
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nVent Stock Jumps After Data-Center Demand Triggers a 2026 Forecast Reset

nVent Stock Jumps After Data-Center Demand Triggers a 2026 Forecast Reset

nVent Electric plc bumped up its 2026 sales and profit outlook Friday, fresh off reporting record highs for both first-quarter sales and orders—a clear signal that AI data-center investments are spilling over to electrical gear and cooling systems, not just chips. Net sales landed at $1.242 billion, a 53% jump. Organic sales, which strip out acquisitions and currency swings, climbed 34%. Adjusted earnings per share moved up 63% to $1.09.
1 May 2026
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Blackstone Inc. Creates N1 AI Unit Around OpenAI, Anthropic Bets as Credit Fund Faces Pressure

Blackstone Inc. Creates N1 AI Unit Around OpenAI, Anthropic Bets as Credit Fund Faces Pressure

Blackstone Inc. is launching Blackstone N1, a new San Francisco-based division aimed at consolidating its artificial-intelligence and high-growth tech investments—a sharper AI push for the New York asset manager as money continues pouring into data centers, power, and software platforms. The group will draw from Blackstone’s growth, hybrid, and perpetual private equity strategies, folding in stakes linked to OpenAI and Anthropic, per an internal memo cited by WSJ Pro Private Equity.
1 May 2026
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Roku Stock Rises After Bigger 2026 Revenue Bet, With One Cost Risk in View

Roku Stock Rises After Bigger 2026 Revenue Bet, With One Cost Risk in View

Roku Inc lifted its full-year forecast for platform revenue following stronger-than-anticipated gains in first-quarter advertising and subscriptions, sparking a rise in the streaming platform's shares on Friday. Roku now projects platform revenue growth of almost 21% for the year, targeting roughly $5.0 billion. That’s an increase from its previous outlook for 18% growth, or $4.89 billion.
1 May 2026
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Ciena Corporation Stock Faces $416 Reality Check as AI Network Push Heads to Brazil

Ciena Corporation Stock Faces $416 Reality Check as AI Network Push Heads to Brazil

Ciena Corporation’s AI-networking surge just got a more cautious look from Wall Street: Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated the stock at Neutral with a $416 price target on Friday, noting that some of the optical-networking gains are likely already factored into the share price. Analyst Mike Harrison pointed out that as generative AI spending becomes actual network construction, copper links should “increasingly give way” to optical fiber.
1 May 2026
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Nokia Stock Is Back: Jim Cramer’s “Winner” Call Lands As AI Sales Surge 49%

Nokia Stock Is Back: Jim Cramer’s “Winner” Call Lands As AI Sales Surge 49%

Nokia shares moved up on Friday in U.S. markets, catching a boost after Jim Cramer tagged the stock a “winner.” Investors also took notice of fresh momentum in the Finnish tech group’s AI data-center business. American depositary receipts—those are Nokia’s U.S.-traded shares—last changed hands at $13.62 in New York, a gain of $0.71 from Thursday’s finish.
1 May 2026
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Nvidia Isn’t Over. But Marvell Is the Quiet AI Chip Name Analysts Can’t Ignore

Nvidia Isn’t Over. But Marvell Is the Quiet AI Chip Name Analysts Can’t Ignore

Marvell Technology, more known for its data-center backbone gear than headline-grabbing AI processors, drew fresh attention Thursday. The stock jumped about 3% early in the U.S. session, riding momentum from strong Big Tech earnings that sparked fresh wagers on higher AI outlays. Nvidia slipped 1.6%. Its lead in AI remains clear, though traders are scanning the landscape for what’s next.
30 April 2026
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