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Vertiv Stock Has Wall Street Raising Targets Again. The AI Data Center Trade Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Vertiv Stock Has Wall Street Raising Targets Again. The AI Data Center Trade Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Vertiv shares closed up 0.5% at $323.46 Friday after JPMorgan raised its price target to $350, citing strong demand for AI data centers. First-quarter net sales rose 30% to $2.65 billion, and the company lifted its 2026 outlook. Some investors remained cautious after a mixed second-quarter forecast. The stock traded as high as $331.64 during the session.
26 April 2026
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ASML Stock’s AI Boom Has a Catch: TSMC Won’t Rush the $410 Million Machine

ASML Stock’s AI Boom Has a Catch: TSMC Won’t Rush the $410 Million Machine

ASML shares rose 2.3% in Amsterdam late Friday as the company reported Q1 net sales of €8.8 billion and raised its 2026 sales outlook to up to €40 billion. TSMC, ASML’s top customer, said it would delay adopting ASML’s new High-NA EUV machines, priced at over €350 million each, preferring to extend use of existing tools. ASML aims to deliver at least 60 standard EUV machines in 2026.
26 April 2026
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Intuit Stock Rebounds After AI Selloff as TurboTax Owner Nears Earnings Test

Intuit Stock Rebounds After AI Selloff as TurboTax Owner Nears Earnings Test

Intuit shares rose 3.3% to $395.95 on Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s AI-driven losses. The company’s fiscal third-quarter results, covering the peak U.S. tax season, are due after April 30. Investors are watching TurboTax and QuickBooks growth as AI competition pressures software valuations. Intuit forecasts about 10% revenue growth and non-GAAP EPS of $12.45 to $12.51 for the quarter.
25 April 2026
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Palo Alto Networks Stock Jumps as AI Cyber Fears Become Its Next Big Test

Palo Alto Networks Stock Jumps as AI Cyber Fears Become Its Next Big Test

Palo Alto Networks shares closed up 3.08% at $178.54 on Friday, outpacing cybersecurity peers after Japan announced a financial-sector cybersecurity task force over concerns tied to Anthropic’s Mythos AI model. The company continues heavy spending on acquisitions and integration, aiming to capture demand from large organizations worried about AI-driven cyber threats.
25 April 2026
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Corning Incorporated Just Opened a Financing Door After Its AI Stock Surge

Corning Incorporated Just Opened a Financing Door After Its AI Stock Surge

Corning filed an automatic shelf registration late Friday, allowing it to offer debt and equity securities in the future. The move comes as GLW shares hit $179.08 intraday before closing at $175.89, ahead of its April 28 earnings call. The filing did not specify an offering size. Corning has recently secured a multi-billion dollar fiber-optic deal with Meta Platforms and plans to expand capacity in North Carolina.
25 April 2026
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Meta’s Amazon Chip Deal Shows AI Race Is Moving Beyond Nvidia GPUs

Meta’s Amazon Chip Deal Shows AI Race Is Moving Beyond Nvidia GPUs

Meta has signed a multiyear deal worth billions to use Amazon Web Services’ Graviton5 chips for AI, deploying tens of millions of cores. Meta plans 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion and will cut about 8,000 jobs, with layoffs effective May 20. Meta shares rose $16.87 to $676.02 near the U.S. close; Amazon gained $8.87 to $263.95. Meta will report first-quarter results after the market closes April 29.
24 April 2026
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CoreWeave CEO’s $35.8 Million Stock Sale Tests AI Cloud Rally

CoreWeave CEO’s $35.8 Million Stock Sale Tests AI Cloud Rally

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator sold $35.8 million in company shares this week, according to an SEC filing, after the stock’s sharp rise. The sale, under a pre-set trading plan, involved 307,693 shares at prices between $114.71 and $120.33. Shares traded at $112.46 Friday, down 4.2%. Chief strategy officer Brian Venturo also disclosed $130.4 million in sales by related entities.
24 April 2026
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Why Cadence Stock Is Back in Focus Before Earnings as TSMC AI Chip Push Builds

Why Cadence Stock Is Back in Focus Before Earnings as TSMC AI Chip Push Builds

Cadence shares rose 5.2% to $330.66 Friday, rebounding after a 5.21% drop Thursday. The move followed news that Cadence expanded its AI chip design collaboration with TSMC, covering advanced process nodes. Investors await Cadence’s first-quarter earnings report Monday. Rosenblatt reiterated a Buy rating and set a $360 price target.
24 April 2026
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Tempus AI Stock Faces a New Test as USC Deal Opens a 1.5 Million-Visit Door

Tempus AI Stock Faces a New Test as USC Deal Opens a 1.5 Million-Visit Door

Tempus AI Inc. announced a collaboration with the Keck School of Medicine of USC to integrate its molecular testing and trial-matching tools into USC’s health system, covering over 1.5 million patient visits annually. Financial terms were not disclosed. Tempus shares traded at $51.70 midday Friday, valuing the company at about $9 billion. The partnership will initially focus on precision oncology across USC hospitals and clinics.
24 April 2026
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IREN Stock Faces May 7 Test as AI Data Center Pivot, Microsoft Deal and $6 Billion Share-Sale Risk Collide

IREN Stock Faces May 7 Test as AI Data Center Pivot, Microsoft Deal and $6 Billion Share-Sale Risk Collide

IREN Limited will report fiscal third-quarter results on May 7 after its shares rose 7.5% to $52.02, bucking a broader market decline. The company, once focused on bitcoin mining, now faces scrutiny over its AI data center expansion and large contracts, including a $9.7 billion deal with Microsoft. IREN’s AI Cloud Services revenue more than doubled last quarter but remains far below mining revenue.
24 April 2026
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Palantir’s $1.1 Billion Test: Swiss Bank Defends Stake as AI Contractor Wins New U.S. Work

Palantir’s $1.1 Billion Test: Swiss Bank Defends Stake as AI Contractor Wins New U.S. Work

Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel defended the bank’s $1.1 billion stake in Palantir after Minneapolis activists urged a sale over the company’s work with U.S. immigration authorities. The SNB held 6.24 million Palantir shares at the end of 2025. Palantir shares fell 7.24% Thursday after a previous gain. Shareholders will vote June 3 on proposals for more human rights oversight.
24 April 2026
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AMD Stock Jumps as Intel’s AI CPU Boom Puts $500 Billion in Sight

AMD Stock Jumps as Intel’s AI CPU Boom Puts $500 Billion in Sight

AMD shares jumped over 7% in U.S. premarket trading Friday, boosted by strong AI-driven demand for server CPUs following Intel’s earnings report. Premarket prices suggested AMD’s market value could surpass $500 billion, up from $497.79 billion at Thursday’s close. Intel’s Data Center and AI revenue rose 22% to $5.1 billion last quarter. AMD is set to report its own quarterly results on May 5.
24 April 2026
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Intel Stock Eyes a Record as AI Data Centers Put CPUs Back in Play

Intel Stock Eyes a Record as AI Data Centers Put CPUs Back in Play

Intel forecast second-quarter revenue of $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion, topping analyst estimates after first-quarter sales rose 7% to $13.6 billion. Shares jumped 28% in premarket trading. Tesla plans to use Intel’s 14A process for its Terafab AI chip project, marking Intel Foundry’s first major outside customer. The data center and AI unit reported $5.1 billion in revenue, up 22% from a year ago.
24 April 2026
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Nvidia’s Nuclear AI Deal Puts Oklo Stock Back in Focus

Nvidia’s Nuclear AI Deal Puts Oklo Stock Back in Focus

Oklo said it will work with Nvidia and Los Alamos National Laboratory on AI-based nuclear fuel validation and infrastructure at Los Alamos. Oklo shares rose 5.5% to $76.46 after the announcement, while Nvidia fell 1.4%. The agreement comes as data centers drive a rise in U.S. electricity demand, according to the Energy Information Administration. Financial terms were not disclosed.
24 April 2026
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Applied Digital stock rises after $7.5 billion AI data center lease with U.S. hyperscaler. (SEC)

Applied Digital stock rises after $7.5 billion AI data center lease with U.S. hyperscaler. (SEC)

Applied Digital signed a 15-year, $7.5 billion lease with an unnamed U.S. hyperscaler for 300 megawatts at its Delta Forge 1 data center in Louisiana, sending shares up 12% to $36.35. The deal lifts total contracted lease revenue above $23 billion and adds a third hyperscale tenant. Initial operations at Delta Forge 1 are expected in mid-2027. The company also plans up to $600 million in new financing for expansion.
23 April 2026
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  • BlackRock's Bitcoin Options on Nasdaq Surpass Offshore Deribit in Market Size
    April 25, 2026, 6:56 PM EDT. Investors are increasingly turning to BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) options on Nasdaq, with open interest hitting $27.61 billion, narrowly surpassing the offshore crypto platform Deribit's $26.9 billion. IBIT's growth marks a milestone in the institutionalization of bitcoin derivatives, signaling stronger U.S. regulatory infrastructure and attracting more Wall Street participation. Options, contracts that provide rights to buy or sell bitcoin at preset prices, allow traders to hedge, speculate, or generate income. The expansion of IBIT options reflects rising demand tied to economic uncertainty, including supply chain and geopolitical risks. Experts view this as a positive shift, offering regulated access and deeper liquidity to U.S. retail and institutional investors, advancing mature price discovery in the bitcoin market.

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Lockheed Martin Gets Golden Dome Opening as Profit Worries Bite

Lockheed Martin Gets Golden Dome Opening as Profit Worries Bite

26 April 2026
Lockheed Martin was named among firms awarded up to $3.2 billion for President Trump’s Golden Dome space-based missile interceptor plan, Space Systems Command said. The company reported weaker first-quarter results, with $18 billion in sales and negative free cash flow. Space Force aims to show initial interceptor capability in 2028. Golden Dome’s total cost is projected at $185 billion.
ASML Stock’s AI Boom Has a Catch: TSMC Won’t Rush the $410 Million Machine

ASML Stock’s AI Boom Has a Catch: TSMC Won’t Rush the $410 Million Machine

26 April 2026
ASML shares rose 2.3% in Amsterdam late Friday as the company reported Q1 net sales of €8.8 billion and raised its 2026 sales outlook to up to €40 billion. TSMC, ASML’s top customer, said it would delay adopting ASML’s new High-NA EUV machines, priced at over €350 million each, preferring to extend use of existing tools. ASML aims to deliver at least 60 standard EUV machines in 2026.
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