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That kind of number does not get attached to rocket launches and satellite subscriptions. Morgan Stanley just attached it anyway. The reason comes down to one acquisition. SpaceX (SPCX) bought AI coding platform Cursor for $60 billion in stock. The bank kept its base-case target at $300. It raised the bull case to $600. 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Sea (NYSE:SE), the Singapore-based operator of the Shopee e-commerce platform, Garena gaming business, and Monee digital finance arm, had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley to $153 from $130, with the firm maintaining an Overweight rating. Morgan Stanley reads Sea's shift toward growth investment as a \"tactical reinvestment phase\" that it says is quietly strengthening underlying earnings power. Sea shares are down 0.30% premarket. 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Michael Burry (Trades, Portfolio) is taking aim at Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) $500 billion AI-infrastructure financing strategy, arguing that Wall Street is building a dangerously leveraged system around GPU demand that echoes risks seen before the 2008 financial crisis. The criticism puts a new spotlight on one of the biggest questions surrounding the AI boom: whether soaring chip demand reflects sustainable end-user economics or increasingly complex financing designed to keep capital flowing. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with NVDA. 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(NYSE:GS)\u2013NEOS deal looks strategically important because it pushes Goldman further into a part of asset management that is growing quickly: actively managed ETFs, particularly products that use options to generate income and manage downside risk. Goldman is paying up to $2.25 billion for NEOS, which manages about $30 billion across 19 ETFs. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.The Goldman Sachs Group (GS)'s $2.3 Billion ETF Bet: How Does It Compare With JPMorgan? 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NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), the chip giant powering the AI boom, jumped approximately 2.5% in Wednesday morning trading after unveiling an ambitious plan that could throw even more fuel on the AI infrastructure race. NVIDIA is teaming up with Apollo (NYSE:APO), BlackRock, Blackstone (NYSE:BX), Brookfield, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and KKR (NYSE:KKR) on independent financing platforms targeting more than $500 billion of third-party capital. That is the number grabbing attention. 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Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is expanding its role in the artificial intelligence industry by helping finance the infrastructure needed to support growing demand, with a $500 billion financing initiative involving major financial firms. The arrangement includes Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Blackstone (NYSE:BX), Apollo Global Management (APO) and other investors. Nvidia may provide financial backing for portions of projects, while debt financing would help customers obtain computing capacity. Warning! 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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), the Wall Street heavyweight spanning investment banking and asset management, agreed Wednesday to buy NEOS Investments for as much as $2.25 billion. Goldman shares rose approximately 0.7% by late morning, but the bigger story is what the bank is buying: scale in the booming ETF market. NEOS manages roughly $30 billion across 19 ETFs built around systematic options strategies. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, assuming regulators approve the deal and other closing conditions are satisfied. 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Shares of enterprise technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) jumped 3.9% in the morning session after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal Weight and set a $69 price target. The firm said it had been \"on the wrong side\" of the enterprise hardware trade and now sees a stronger setup for HPE's server business. Morgan Stanley's shift rests on pricing and order strength. Hardware refresh cycles, customers pulling spending forward, and AI-related demand are supporting server activity, which is why the firm is more constructive on HPE's hardware franchise. An upgrade of this kind can lift the shares because it changes how investors weight near-term revenue durability in servers, not just long-term AI optionality.That said, the thesis still depends on enterprise IT budgets holding up. If refresh and pull-forward demand fades, or if AI hardware orders prove lumpier than expected, the re-rating case weakens. The $69 target also implies the market must keep rewarding hardware execution, which can reverse quickly if orders cool. Is now the time to buy Hewlett Packard Enterprise? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. What Is The Market Telling Us Hewlett Packard Enterprise's shares are very volatile and have had 27 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business. The previous big move we wrote about was 27 days ago when the stock gained 5.3% on the news that IBM issued a revenue warning that suggested enterprise IT budgets are aggressively shifting toward server and memory purchases. Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) traded higher in early action, rising alongside positive analyst commentary regarding compute-exposed names. The upward momentum coincided with a sharp drop for IBM, highlighting a stark divergence between hardware equipment vendors and traditional software or consulting providers. IBM pre-announced adjusted earnings of $2.93 per share on $17.2 billion in revenue, missing Wall Street estimates. In a letter to investors, CEO Arvind Krishna explained that the shortfall occurred because clients suddenly reprioritized their spending in late June. Specifically, Krishna noted that customers shifted their capital expenditure toward servers, storage, and memory to secure supply-constrained infrastructure ahead of expected price increases, causing numerous large software and consulting deals to stall.For hardware vendors like Dell and HPE, this development serves as a highly bullish read-through. When a massive global integrator like IBM explicitly attributes its own deal delays to customers hoarding servers and memory chips, it suggests that enterprise demand for physical infrastructure is still strong.Analysts at Morgan Stanley noted that this dynamic illustrates how hardware refresh cycles and AI-related compute shortages are forcing companies to accept significant price increases for physical infrastructure. If this budget dynamic extends across the broader market, it likely confirms a prolonged growth runway for equipment providers at the direct expense of software vendors. However, a key risk remains: this surge in hardware spending may partly reflect short-term panic-buying to front-run price hikes rather than sustainable, multi-year demand. Confirming the durability of this hardware supercycle will require Dell and HPE to show sustained backlog growth in their upcoming quarterly reports, proving the spending shift is structural rather than a one-time inventory grab. Story Continues Hewlett Packard Enterprise is up 130% since the beginning of the year, and at $55.65 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $56.15 from June 2026. 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Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is facing fresh scrutiny over its planned $500 billion AI infrastructure financing initiative after investor Michael Burry (Trades, Portfolio) questioned the structure of the transactions in a Wednesday post on X. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 6 Warning Signs with GS. Is GS fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. The program involves Nvidia and financial firms including Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO), Blackstone (BX), BlackRock (BLK), Brookfield (BN), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and KKR (NYSE:KKR). 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Prices rose 0.1% month over month and 3.4% year over year in July, and Core CPI \u2014 which excludes food and energy costs \u2014 rose 0.2% monthly and 2.5% yearly. All numbers matched economists' estimates. Video Transcript 00:00 Speaker A energy prices coming off for a second month. 00:03 Speaker A Even as gas prices are still elevated, yes, but this is signaling we are starting to see some ", "date_published": "2026-08-12T13:58:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Macro sensitivity", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:5fd1baf9d147a9ac90e1b89155ab964d41f0ee78b8e91d76548b0666cfde3d4d", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/goldman-sachs-gs-agrees-2-131119970.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/goldman-sachs-gs-agrees-2-131119970.html", "title": "Goldman Sachs (GS) Agrees $2.25 Billion ETF Acquisition", "content_text": "Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) agreed to acquire ETF provider NEOS Investments for US$2.25b in a deal focused on options-based income products. The planned acquisition adds a suite of systematic options-based income ETFs to Goldman Sachs Asset Management's product lineup. The transaction highlights growing asset manager interest in ETFs that use options strategies to target regular income. 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The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 and subject to regulatory approvals, will bring roughly 65 highly skilled cybersecurity professionals into BAC's technology and security organization. While the financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet, the transaction could add modest personnel and integration costs as MDSec's specialists become part of Bank of America's broader technology and cybersecurity organization. This fits within the bank's much larger ongoing technology-investment program, which included $13 billion of technology spending in 2025. As banking becomes increasingly digital and AI adoption accelerates, financial institutions face more sophisticated cyber threats, including automated attacks and faster exploitation of vulnerabilities. MDSec's technical expertise will likely complement BAC's existing security infrastructure and help the bank strengthen vulnerability assessment, threat detection and security engineering capabilities. Cybersecurity M&A activity is rising, with AI security emerging as a particularly important area of dealmaking. This suggests that specialized cybersecurity talent and expertise are becoming strategic assets rather than outsourced technology services. For BAC, the acquisition reinforces management's commitment to technology, digital banking and operational resilience. Over the longer term, stronger cybersecurity could help protect the bank's franchise and support continued digital growth as cyber risks become an increasingly important cost and competitive consideration across the banking industry. Steps Taken by BAC's Peers in Cybersecurity JPMorgan JPM has been expanding its AI and cybersecurity teams at its Seattle technology center, while building infrastructure designed to run AI securely across its data centers and external providers. JPMorgan invests more than $18 billion annually in technology, including maintaining strong security and AI-ready cyber capabilities. Likewise, Morgan Stanley MS is strengthening cybersecurity as it expands AI adoption. Morgan Stanley is working with Mythos Preview to improve its cybersecurity infrastructure, highlighting the need to address security risks associated with frontier AI models. Morgan Stanley has also emphasized that generative AI is increasing both the sophistication and speed of cyber threats, while AI-enabled defenses can improve threat detection and response. Story Continues Bank of America's Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates In the past six months, BAC shares have gained 21.8% compared with the industry's 16.5% growth.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation standpoint, Bank of America trades at a 12-month trailing price-to-tangible book (P/TB) of 2.25X, below the industry average of 3.14.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for BAC's 2026 and 2027 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 22.8% and 12.7%, respectively. In the past 30 days, earnings estimates for both years have been revised higher.Zacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Currently, Bank of America carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Bank of America Corporation (BAC) : Free Stock Analysis Report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) : Free Stock Analysis Report Morgan Stanley (MS) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). 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This compares to earnings of $0.22 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -17.39%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this investments platform would post earnings of $0.21 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.17, delivering a surprise of -19.05%. Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates. Vinci Compass, which belongs to the Zacks Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry, posted revenues of $55.36 million for the quarter ended June 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.23%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $42.55 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Vinci Compass shares have lost about 23.2% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 13.3%. What's Next for Vinci Compass? While Vinci Compass has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Vinci Compass was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.24 on $57.95 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $0.90 on $229.68 million in revenues for the current fiscal year. Story Continues Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Financial - Miscellaneous Services is currently in the bottom 37% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1. Another stock from the same industry, XP Inc.A (XP), has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026. This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.51 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +18.6%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. XP Inc.A's revenues are expected to be $976.54 million, up 24.2% from the year-ago quarter. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (VINP) : Free Stock Analysis Report XP Inc. (XP) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com). 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There was the reported $250 billion to help kickstart a massive data center for OpenAI in Ohio, the latest in a string of big financings it was involved with. 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APO stock jumped near a buy point on Tuesday, extending Monday's rally along with the other financial stocks. 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The chipmaker is advancing its effort to turn AI computing into a new asset class for Wall Street, collaborating with major asset managers on a $500 billion financing push. The initiative seeks to make AI compute infrastructure akin to commercial real estate, toll roads and other assets that can be financed against.", "date_published": "2026-08-11T18:35:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:5a04e992d241fd862d7a836b2a00ac6db5aa8c23bf63b6e845286f70e4ea4163", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/robinhood-hood-growth-story-diversification-175604545.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/robinhood-hood-growth-story-diversification-175604545.html", "title": "Robinhood (HOOD)\u2019s Growth Story: Can Diversification Offset Market Volatility?", "content_text": "Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD)'s push to become a diversified financial-services platform received a boost after the company delivered second-quarter results that affirmed underlying growth. Continued momentum across the product lineup and resilience in a volatile market reinforced the growth trajectory. Robinhood Financial Services Evolution The impressive results come as the company increasingly reduces reliance on any single trading category. It's becoming less of a simple retail brokerage entity and more of a diversified financial services company that can offset volatility in key markets. Core growth story now hinges on the company turning its retail investor user base into a broader financial services ecosystem. Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) is eyeing additional revenue per customer through the integration of banking, credit, subscription, and other financial products as part of an expansion drive.Robinhood (HOOD)'s Growth Story: Can Diversification Offset Market Volatility? Additionally, diversification is also helping the company shrug off volatility in the crypto sector as options, equities, and prediction markets emerge as key growth engines. It's also eyeing growth opportunities around AI-powered investing tools while offering banking and advisory strategies in addition to tokenized assets. Growth in Numbers The impact of a robust product portfolio was evident in the second quarter as equities and options revenue were up 95% and 29%, respectively, helping shrug off a 38% drop in crypto revenues. Additionally, the financial services company booked ten times more event contract revenue at $156 million as total revenues hit a record high of $1.31 billion up 32%. The solid financial results came on the heels of funded customers on the Robinhood platform increasing 7% year-over-year to 28.4 million, as investment accounts also increased 9% to 29.9 million. Unlike in the past, when Robinhood focused on adding more accounts, it's now trying to generate optimum revenue from each client. In return, it saw average revenue per user increase 24% year-over-year to $187. The growing asset base is of great importance as it positions the company to earn more interest income in the future and subscription fees from offerings. The company would also be in a position to unlock other financial services revenue. Predictions Market Opportunity Prediction markets are an important frontier that could increase engagement levels and give Robinhood customers a reason to stay longer on the platform. The company has been developing the segment as it looks to unlock new opportunities that go beyond immediate revenues. Story Continues Growth in prediction markets could diversify Robinhood's transaction revenue and reduce its dependence on conventional equity and cryptocurrency trading volumes. Key Investment Risks Amid the robust underlying growth and expansion, Robinhood has to contend with important risks. Dependence on market activity poses the biggest threat as quieter markets often underline the cyclicality of earnings. The company tends to do well during periods of heightened volatility and trading volumes. While crypto remains an important piece of the puzzle, the company will always be subject to unexpected swings from digital asset prices and trading activity. Even as Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) pursues growth around prediction markets, it is staring at regulatory and legal scrutiny. Changes to state or federal laws and a stringent regulatory environment could prevent it from offering event contracts. Valuation and Hedge Fund Holdings Valuation is also a significant risk given that growth expectations are substantial. The stock trades at a trailing price to earnings (P/E) multiple of 41x, above the sector average of 12x; a price to sales (P/S) multiple of 17x is also above the sector average of 3x. The premium is justified only if Robinhood can sustain substantially higher growth than mature brokerage peers. 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Most Read from Bloomberg Five Takeaways From Zuckerberg's 6,500-Word Manifesto on AI China Unleashes $28 Trillion Capital Markets to Challenge US in AI Nvidia Taps Wall Street for $500 Billion Funding Commitment Trump Makes Sweeping New Demands on Iran as Deal Hopes Dim Apple's Glass-Centric 20th-Anniversary iPhon", "date_published": "2026-08-11T16:09:37+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Deals and strategy", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:81dfe8317add87d5698d58c15bfba98fa45db521ff2dbd36efad3e2fdf697ee0", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/nvidia-stock-rises-500-billion-155012658.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/nvidia-stock-rises-500-billion-155012658.html", "title": "NVIDIA Stock Rises as $500 Billion AI Financing Machine Takes Shape", "content_text": "This article first appeared on GuruFocus. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), the undisputed heavyweight of AI computing, rose roughly 1.3% Tuesday after dropping a monster number on the market: more than $500 billion of potential third-party capital for AI infrastructure. Apollo (NYSE:APO), BlackRock, Blackstone (NYSE:BX), Brookfield, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and KKR (NYSE:KKR) signed memorandums of understanding to build independent financing platforms around NVIDIA's ecosystem. The message is hard to miss. AI demand may be booming, but somebody still has to finance the factories of compute needed to feed ", "date_published": "2026-08-11T15:50:12+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Macro sensitivity", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:cf109fcbc1aeee74cc274a9bae497b75d291982f9ac073e630ab2e6028c5aa19", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/goldman-sachs-gs-stock-may-151308773.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/goldman-sachs-gs-stock-may-151308773.html", "title": "Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock May Be A Bargain On Earnings But Fairly Valued Overall", "content_text": "Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Goldman Sachs Group stock has put in a very strong three year run, yet current valuation checks suggest the shares now sit closer to fair value than to a clear bargain. The Excess Returns intrinsic value estimate points to the stock being roughly in line with its assessed worth, while earnings based multiples still screen as supportive. Goldman Sachs Group has returned 228.6% over the past 3 years, which sets a high bar for any further upside to be justi", "date_published": "2026-08-11T15:13:08+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Earnings", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:74ae297be780effa12d7ac0e5ef837a311447d23370b52f99bc01126e2134192", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/m/480dd356-1341-3256-92ac-f215caf5a64e/nvidia-confirms-%24500-bil-ai.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/m/480dd356-1341-3256-92ac-f215caf5a64e/nvidia-confirms-%24500-bil-ai.html", "title": "Nvidia Confirms $500 Bil AI Funding Deal. These Stocks Jump.", "content_text": "Nvidia confirmed late Monday that it will work with six of the world's largest financial companies to secure $500 billion in funding for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The financial stocks jumped on Tuesday. Continue Reading", "date_published": "2026-08-11T14:38:29+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Deals and strategy", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:14c2d5f918a275392358201c3add106bf3033790b8a50281355d97f0c53c8147", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bull-case-goldman-sachs-group-141301334.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bull-case-goldman-sachs-group-141301334.html", "title": "The Bull Case For Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Could Change Following NVIDIA\u2019s $500B AI Compute Financing Push", "content_text": "In August 2026, NVIDIA announced it had signed memorandums of understanding with Goldman Sachs and five other major financial institutions to create independent compute financing platforms that could mobilize over US$500.00 billion of third-party capital for AI infrastructure across its ecosystem, subject to final agreements. This move positions Goldman Sachs at the center of funding large-scale AI compute projects alongside leading asset managers and alternative capital providers, deepening its role in financing the buildout of next-generation technology infrastructure. We'll now examine how Goldman Sachs' role in NVIDIA's large AI compute financing platforms could influence the bank's existing investment narrative. Find 51 companies with promising cash flow potential yet trading below their fair value. Goldman Sachs Group Investment Narrative Recap To own Goldman Sachs, you need to be comfortable with a global investment bank that leans on advisory, trading, and growing asset and wealth management, while operating under evolving regulation and geopolitical uncertainty. The NVIDIA compute financing MoU highlights Goldman's push into AI-related financing, but its impact on the near term still sits behind core catalysts like deal activity and fee-based inflows, and does not materially change the key risks around regulation, capital requirements, and market volatility right now. Among recent updates, NVIDIA's plan to mobilize over US$500,000 million of third party capital for AI infrastructure through independent compute financing platforms stands out. Goldman's inclusion alongside major asset managers aligns with its focus on capital light, financing and fee businesses, and intersects with its broader AI efforts, such as joining LTX's AI powered bond trading venue, which together speak to how AI could influence both efficiency and client activity catalysts. Yet even with AI partnerships, investors should still be aware of how higher regulatory capital or tighter margins could... Read the full narrative on Goldman Sachs Group (it's free!) Goldman Sachs Group's narrative projects $68.3 billion revenue and $20.3 billion earnings by 2029. This requires 3.6% yearly revenue growth and about a $3.2 billion earnings increase from $17.1 billion today. Uncover how Goldman Sachs Group's forecasts yield a $978.35 fair value, a 5% downside to its current price. Exploring Other PerspectivesGS 1-Year Stock Price Chart While consensus focuses on AI driven efficiencies and asset management growth, the most pessimistic analysts once assumed revenues near US$67.3 billion and earnings around US$18.7 billion, reminding you that views on how digitization, regulation, and AI financing deals reshape Goldman Sachs can differ sharply and may shift again after this latest NVIDIA announcement. Story Continues Explore 8 other fair value estimates on Goldman Sachs Group - why the stock might be worth as much as 28% more than the current price! The Verdict Is Yours Disagree with existing narratives? Extraordinary investment returns rarely come from following the herd, so go with your instincts. A great starting point for your Goldman Sachs Group research is our analysis highlighting 3 key rewards and 2 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision. Our free Goldman Sachs Group research report provides a comprehensive fundamental analysis summarized in a single visual - the Snowflake - making it easy to evaluate Goldman Sachs Group's overall financial health at a glance. Looking For Alternative Opportunities? Don't miss your shot at the next 10-bagger. Our latest stock picks just dropped: Explore 26 top quantum computing companies leading the revolution in next-gen technology and shaping the future with breakthroughs in quantum algorithms, superconducting qubits, and cutting-edge research. Invest in the nuclear renaissance through our list of 89 elite nuclear energy infrastructure plays powering the global AI revolution. AI is about to ch", "date_published": "2026-08-11T14:13:01+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:0c0966a906c31f313dde9c2e59384a8dc7ee0a65c8104f4b6365059faf9b41e6", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bac-ms-financial-powerhouse-deserves-140600824.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bac-ms-financial-powerhouse-deserves-140600824.html", "title": "BAC or MS: Which Financial Powerhouse Deserves Your Investment Now?", "content_text": "Being financial powerhouses with impressive franchises, both Bank of America BAC and Morgan Stanley MS benefited from stronger capital markets activity, robust trading volumes and improving investment banking (IB) conditions in the first half of 2026. However, their business models differ. BAC has a more diversified franchise, which offers greater exposure to traditional banking, deposits and lending in comparison to MS. Thus, along with improvement in IB fees and trading revenues, BAC benefited majorly from robust net interest income (NII) growth this year (NII touched record levels in second-quarter 2026). Conversely, Morgan Stanley's primary revenue growth drivers were increases in IB fees, trading income and wealth management assets, highlighting the firm's strong leverage to a buoyant dealmaking and trading environment. Now, with both stocks coming off a strong first half, the bigger question for investors is which business model offers the better combination of growth, profitability, valuation and shareholder returns from here. In order to understand this, let us dig deep into their fundamental strengths and growth prospects. The Case for BAC Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the United States, benefits from one of the strongest and lowest-cost deposit franchises among U.S. banks, providing a durable competitive advantage and a stable source of funding. Despite a challenging operating environment, the bank has maintained healthy balance sheet growth, with net loans and leases rising 6.2% year over year to $1.20 trillion and total deposits increasing 1% to $2.03 trillion as of June 30, 2026. The company is expected to witness continued improvement in NII in the near term, supported by resilient loan growth, favorable fixed-rate asset repricing and a higher-for-longer interest rate environment. Over the last five years (2020-2025), the company's NII saw a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%, with the uptrend continuing in the first half of 2026. Management expects 2026 NII (FTE) growth in the upper end of 6-8%, reflecting confidence in the durability of this revenue stream. BAC's IB business, which performed poorly in 2022 and 2023 (IB fees in the Global Banking division plunged 45.7% in 2022 and declined 2.4% in 2023), has rebounded in the last couple of years. In 2024 and 2025, IB fees rose 31.4% and 8.4%, respectively. The recovery accelerated in the first half of 2026, with IB fees rising 36.4% year over year. With corporate confidence improving, capital markets reopening and Bank of America maintaining a robust IB pipeline, the company is well-positioned to sustain fee income growth and further diversify earnings beyond its traditional lending business. In terms of its trading business, revenues have been improving since 2022. In the first half of 2026, sales and trading revenues, excluding net DVA, grew 22.3% year over year. But even when results are favorable, the volatile nature of the capital markets business can create earnings variability and make growth challenging. Bank of America continues to prioritize organic, domestic growth through the expansion of its physical and digital presence. This is part of a broader strategy to solidify customer relationships and tap into new markets, driving NII over time. By 2027, the company plans to expand its financial center network and open more than 150 centers. With the growing use of tools like Zelle and artificial intelligence assistant Erica, the company is boosting digital engagement and cross-selling products like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. Story Continues The Case for MS Similar to BAC, Morgan Stanley's trading business performance has also been impressive of late. In the first half of 2026, equity trading income rose 46% year over year to a record $11.4 billion, while fixed-income revenues jumped 22%. 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GS continues to strengthen its position in the global dealmaking landscape, with its latest merger and acquisition (M&A) league-table performance underscoring the depth of its investment-banking (IB) franchise. Goldman ranked the top financial adviser on mergers and acquisitions in South and Central America during the first half of 2026 by both deal value and transaction volume, according to GlobalData. The investment bank advised on three transactions valued at a combined $10.4 billion during the period. Notably, two of the three transactions were billion-dollar deals, helping Goldman maintain a sizable lead over peers like Morgan Stanley MS and JPMorgan JPM in terms of deal value. H1 2026 Top Financial AdvisorsGlobalData Financial Deals Database Image Source: GlobalData Financial Deals Database Investors have responded positively to Goldman's improving fundamentals, with GS shares gained 17.7% year-to-date outperforming the industry's average of 11.7%. Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan shares rose 21.3% and 11.7%, respectively, over the same time frame. Price PerformanceZacks Investment Research Image Source: Zacks Investment Research With such strong momentum, investors may be wondering whether to buy GS stock now or wait for a better entry point. To help answer this question, let us take a closer look at the key factors driving Goldman's growth and assess whether the stock still has room to run. M&A Strength Reinforces GS' IB Franchise M&A advisory remains a key competitive strength for Goldman. Winning mandates on large transactions not only supports advisory revenues but can also generate opportunities across financing, underwriting and other client businesses. Recent league-table rankings highlight that strength. Goldman was the only adviser in South and Central America to exceed $10 billion in aggregate deal value during the first half of 2026, according to GlobalData. It also ranked first among North American M&A advisers by deal value, advising on $437.7 billion of transactions. The favorable M&A backdrop led Goldman to deliver strong results. GS's IB fees rose 52% year over year in the first half of 2026, driven by higher advisory, equity underwriting and debt underwriting revenues amid improving capital markets activity. Management also sounded constructive about the operating environment following the second-quarter results. CEO David Solomon highlighted accelerating momentum across the company's businesses and pointed to strong client demand for Goldman to advise on major strategic transactions. Management noted that the investment banking backlog reached its highest level in five years, including a record advisory backlog, supported by robust strategic M&A activity, AI-related capital formation and stronger financing demand. Story Continues Other Factors Supporting Goldman's Performance AI-Led Initiative to Transform Business: GS is undertaking an ambitious, firmwide artificial intelligence (AI) transformation aimed at boosting fee income, improving productivity and expanding long-term operating leverage. The initiative spans its core businesses, including trading, investment banking, asset management and internal operations, positioning AI as a central growth driver. Last month, Yahoo Finance, citing Reuters, reported that Goldman Sachs Asset Management had launched AlphaAI, an artificial intelligence-focused investment platform. The initiative underscores the firm's conviction that AI will emerge as a significant driver of investment opportunities and returns across both public and private markets. Earlier, Goldman partnered with Anthropic on a $1.5-billion initiative designed to accelerate AI adoption across hundreds of portfolio companies. At the center of Goldman's transformation are two major initiatives \u2014 One Goldman Sachs 3.0, or OneGS 3.0, and the GS AI Assistant program. OneGS 3.0 is a multi-year effort to integrate AI into the firm's core operating model rather than treat it as", "date_published": "2026-08-11T14:05:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "GSGI34", "MSBR34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}, {"symbol": "MSBR34", "name": "Morgan Stanley", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/80951226-6753-4d64-b87b-438f1cbdf9e7/"}]}}, {"id": "source:82c7c9caae100416084277bb6ef5ca45e5dab3a750058540f993ef15e0385182", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/3-stocks-accelerating-sales-growth-132400061.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/3-stocks-accelerating-sales-growth-132400061.html", "title": "3 Stocks With Accelerating Sales Growth Worth Buying Now", "content_text": "Second-quarter 2026 earnings have been broadly encouraging, with many companies surpassing expectations and delivering stronger growth. Still, investment decisions should extend beyond near-term earnings performance. Investors should also evaluate the broader macroeconomic environment and consider how prevailing economic and industry trends may affect a company's fundamentals, competitive position and long-term growth potential. In such a situation, the traditional way of selecting stocks is a good idea. Sales growth provides a more reliable basis for evaluating stocks compared with earnings-focused metrics. In this regard, stocks like DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. DKS, Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS are worth betting on. Sales growth is one of the most reliable measures of a company's underlying business momentum. Although numerous factors can influence earnings, revenues provide a clearer indication of customer demand and a firm's ability to increase product or service volumes. Steady sales growth may reflect favorable industry trends, market-share gains, pricing power, successful product introductions, or expansion into new geographies and customer segments. Higher revenues can also provide a stronger foundation for improved profitability. As sales rise, companies may spread fixed costs over a broader revenue base, enhancing operating leverage and helping margins expand. However, sales growth should not be evaluated on its own. Its significance increases when considered alongside industry conditions, competitor performance, pricing trends, customer mix and the broader economic backdrop. The quality and sustainability of revenue growth are equally important. Recurring revenues, repeat purchases, volume-led gains and durable demand generally carry more weight than growth driven by temporary factors. Companies that consistently generate dependable, high-quality sales growth across varying market environments are typically better placed to deliver stable cash flows, finance expansion, reinforce competitive advantages and generate sustainable shareholder returns. Selecting the Potential Winning Stocks To shortlist stocks with impressive sales growth and a high cash balance, we have selected 5-Year Historical Sales Growth (%) greater than X-Industry and Cash Flow of more than $500 million as our main screening parameters. But sales growth and cash strength are not the absolute criteria for selecting stocks. Hence, we have added other factors to arrive at a winning strategy. P/S Ratio less than X-Industry: This metric determines the value placed on each dollar of a company's revenues. The lower the ratio, the better it is for picking a stock since the investor is paying less for each unit of sales. % Change F1 Sales Estimate Revisions (four weeks) greater than X-Industry: Estimate revisions, better than the industry, are often seen to trigger an increase in stock price. Operating Margin (average last five years) greater than 5%: The operating margin measures how much every dollar of a company's sales translates into profits. A high ratio indicates that the company has good cost control and sales are increasing faster than costs \u2014 an optimal situation. Return on Equity (ROE) greater than 5%: This metric will ensure that sales growth is translated into profits and the company is not hoarding cash. A high ROE means that the company is spending wisely and is, in all likelihood, profitable. Zacks Rank less than or equal to 2: Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) stocks are known to outperform, irrespective of the market environment. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Story Continues 3 Stocks With Solid Sales Growth to Invest in Based in Coraopolis, PA, DICK'S Sporting operates as a major omnichannel sporting goods retailer, offering athletic shoes, apparel, accessories and a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment. DKS offers these items through a blend of ass", "date_published": "2026-08-11T13:24:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:30e307e8502fda4a260fbfcb6794a8b3e703416c48a7bf1b6422f7aa7e5eba1b", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/morgan-stanley-real-estate-investing-125500672.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/morgan-stanley-real-estate-investing-125500672.html", "title": "Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Acquires Ace Hardware Distribution Facility in Kansas City From Hunt Midwest for $158.5 Million", "content_text": "NEW YORK, August 11, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), announced today the acquisition of a newly developed, 1.5 million-square-foot distribution facility in Kansas City, Missouri, for $158.5 million. The property was acquired from Hunt Midwest, which developed the Class A logistics facility as a build-to-suit in 2025 as the first phase at KCI 29 Logistics Park. The facility is subject to a long-term net lease with Ace Hardware, the world's largest hardware cooperative and one of the most recognized brands in the home improvement sector, with more than 5,300 locally owned and operated stores across over 60 countries. This property was acquired through an off-market transaction facilitated by Mark Long and John Hassler of Newmark Zimmer. \"This acquisition reflects our continued conviction in high-quality net lease investments that combine strong tenant credit, mission-critical operations and institutional-quality real estate,\" said David Gross, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. \"The facility is a best-in-class, highly automated logistics asset strategically located in Kansas City, one of the country's most important distribution markets.\" The acquisition aligns with MSREI's ongoing strategy of investing in mission-critical real estate leased to high-quality tenants. The Ace Hardware facility is located within KCI 29 Logistics Park, a 3,300-acre megasite, which will support up to 20 million square feet of industrial facilities. Measuring a half mile from end to end, the award-winning new facility is the largest distribution center in Kansas City by building footprint. The building features a cross-dock configuration, 40-foot clear height and extensive power capacity, and Ace Hardware's significant investment in state-of-the-art automation and warehouse technology inside underscores its importance to the company's nationwide distribution operations. Together, these attributes position the property as a critical component of Ace Hardware's supply chain and a compelling addition to MSREI's net lease portfolio. About Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing is the global private real estate investment management business of Morgan Stanley. One of the most active property investors in the world for over three decades, MSREI employs a patient, disciplined approach through global value-add / opportunistic and regional core / core-plus real estate investment strategies. With 17 offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, regional teams of dedicated real estate professionals combine a unique global perspective with local presence and significant transaction execution expertise. MSREI currently manages $58 billion of gross real estate assets worldwide on behalf of its clients. Story Continues About Morgan Stanley Investment Management Morgan Stanley Investment Management, together with its investment advisory affiliates, has more than 1,300 investment professionals around the world and $2 trillion in assets under management or supervision as of June 30, 2026. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service, and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. For further information about Morgan Stanley Investment Management, please visit www.morganstanley.com/im. About Hunt Midwest Hunt Midwest is a privately held, Kansas City-based real estate development company with six decades of experience across industrial, self-storage, residential, multifamily and senior living properties. The company has developed more than $3 billion in projects across multiple geographic markets and draws on its reputation, resources and relationships to deliver successful real estate solutions. Hunt Midwest is part of ", "date_published": "2026-08-11T12:55:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "MSBR34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "MSBR34", "name": "Morgan Stanley", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/80951226-6753-4d64-b87b-438f1cbdf9e7/"}]}}, {"id": "source:f6f40f10dbdc6d638126139fdf686681fb59a2f9793730fe95802daef29742cd", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/nvidia-wants-chips-wall-streets-123050728.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/nvidia-wants-chips-wall-streets-123050728.html", "title": "Nvidia Wants to Make Its Chips Wall Street's Newest Asset Class", "content_text": "This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced it will work with six Wall Street firms to mobilize more than $500 billion of third-party capital for AI infrastructure. Apollo (NYSE:APO), Blackstone (NYSE:BX), BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Brookfield (NYSE:BAM), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), and KKR (NYSE:KKR) are the partners, and Nvidia said the firms will create dedicated capital pools to finance its AI ambitions at attractive rates for its customers. Nvidia shares are up 0.51% premarket despite losing roughly $60 billion in market cap following the reports. The scale is enormous, but so is the concern behind the drop. The arrangement deepens what critics call circular financing: Nvidia helps fund the customers who buy its chips, which in turn lifts its own revenue. The structure has drawn scrutiny over concentrated risk as AI spending balloons. Morgan Stanley projects the largest cloud companies will spend $3.5 trillion on AI infrastructure between 2026 and 2028. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang framed the move as something lenders can borrow against. Huang told CNBC it was the first time computer chips had become \"an investable asset class,\" describing them as revenue-generating and long-lived rather than fast-depreciating hardware. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink compared the effort to the birth of mortgage-backed securities in the 1970s, calling it the next chapter of financial engineering. View Comments", "date_published": "2026-08-11T12:30:50+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:152cd5bb845392f285470fdebf939c30ff7543b775565db891e98bc6dee617b1", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/morgan-stanley-sees-more-upside-in-these-stocks-as-chipflation-worsens-115127413.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/morgan-stanley-sees-more-upside-in-these-stocks-as-chipflation-worsens-115127413.html", "title": "Morgan Stanley sees more upside in these stocks as 'chipflation' worsens", "content_text": "Rapid demand and subsequent higher prices for memory chips are unlikely to end anytime soon, Morgan Stanley warns. The call: Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring caught our attention with a new note out on Tuesday on ways to play the memory chip price increase. \"First, it's increasingly clear enterprises are viewing memory 'Chipflation' as a multi-year structural headwind,\" Woodring wrote. \"Rather than delaying or deferring hardware purchases until pricing cools, enterprises are quickly prioritizing/accelerating purchases of PCs, servers and storage arrays to lock in the most favorable prices and limit supply shortages, aka the 'Fear of Missing Procurement'.\" He added that he believes enterprise hardware names, especially those exposed to the server and storage themes, have further upside to analyst earnings estimates. Woodring is bullish on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Everpure (P), TD Synnex (SNX), and Lenovo (LNVGY). (HPE ) Go deeper with AlphaSpace 54.68 +1.46 (+2.74%) At close: August 10 at 4:04:49 PM EDT HPESNX LNVGY \"Hardware stocks are up over 100% since the start of 2025 and in the US, trade at an aggregate 25x P/E, nearly double the prior peak multiple. \u2026 In other words, we are probably closer to the end than the beginning of the upcycle, and Hardware stocks are historically very expensive,\" Woodring wrote. \"But not all stocks are created equal,\" he added, \"and rather than chasing names that have already materially re-rated, trade well-above historical ranges, and are over-exposed to cyclical tailwinds, we want to remain disciplined. We still see opportunities at this stage of the cycle to own quality names with exposure to more durable infrastructure spending, supported by structural valuation tailwinds, and further margin expansion.\" What else you need to know: JPMorgan strategist Jay Kwon is also out with a take on the memory chip space this week. He doesn't think the chip shortage will be over for at least two years. \"Higher memory total addressable market driven by both pricing and volume, S-D shortage continues for the next two years,\" Kwon wrote in a note on Monday. \"Memory demand broadening out from GPU to CPU appears to have been underestimated by investors (conceptually well known but actual S-D impact underlooked) and remains a key source of potential upward revisions to demand.\"A Samsung Electronics V-NAND memory chip displaying model details is pictured in Santa Clara, Calif., on Aug. 4, 2026. (Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\u00b7NurPhoto via Getty Images The CEO of memory chip play Sandisk (SNDK) perhaps put it best on his earnings call last week about the state of the market. \"We spent a lot of time over the last two or three quarters really working very deeply with our largest customers on committing demand,\" Sandisk CEO David Goeckeler said. \"We have over four years of visibility now. We feel very good about where the franchise is.\" Story Continues That's a lot of business visibility, largely because the memory crisis is unlikely to abate anytime soon. It may even last longer than the calls from Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. The bottom line: The call from Morgan Stanley falls under the category of common sense. AI infrastructure is being built out aggressively across the country, and there will continue to be many winners. Now is a good time to revisit this thesis amid the summer swoon in some pockets of tech and look for mispriced opportunities. Keep an eye on Cisco (CSCO) earnings later this week as potentially underscoring this point \u2014 the company shocked the markets with a very strong quarter three months ago, owing to robust AI equipment demand. Executives will likely strike a similar upbeat note this time around too. Brian Sozzi is Yahoo Finance's Executive Editor, host of the 'Power Players With Brian Sozzi' podcast and a member of Yahoo Finance's editorial leadership team. Follow Sozzi on X @BrianSozzi, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Tips on stories? Email brian.sozzi@yahoofinance.com. Click ", "date_published": "2026-08-11T11:51:27+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "MSBR34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "MSBR34", "name": "Morgan Stanley", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/80951226-6753-4d64-b87b-438f1cbdf9e7/"}]}}, {"id": "source:df6331725bfc210c3bd90c30fd6086b3bf24fdb38e218579b42a56203013fffb", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/goldman-sachs-warns-ai-investment-114511394.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/goldman-sachs-warns-ai-investment-114511394.html", "title": "Goldman Sachs warns AI investment may be crowding out other business spending", "content_text": "Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs said the surge in artificial intelligence spending may be crowding out other business activity, though it found only limited evidence of that effect so far. In a note to clients, analyst Jessica Rindels estimated AI investment in the U.S. will total almost $600 billion in 2026, \"equivalent to nearly 2% of US GDP,\" and has amounted to over 10% of business fixed investment in recent quarters. Rindels believes the rapid growth raises the question of whether it is displacing other spending, particularly because so much AI outlay goes on imported technology goods. On displacing other technology investment, Goldman noted hyperscalers financed much of their AI push by reducing buybacks and have been \"willing to borrow and appear undeterred by high interest rates.\" Among businesses consuming AI services, its survey indicated costs remain modest, with about two-thirds funded by cuts to other spending. On construction, Goldman said data center spending has risen to 9% of private nonresidential construction, but this coincided with a decline in subsidized manufacturing facilities that offset demand for resources, leaving \"only limited signs of crowd-out nationally.\" On borrowing costs, the firm stated that AI-related financing has grown to nearly a quarter of investment-grade issuance, but spillovers \"look limited so far,\" with non-AI credit spreads near historical lows. Overall, Goldman concluded that both AI's contribution to GDP growth and its crowding-out effects \"are smaller than often thought,\" estimating roughly $50 billion of incremental crowding-out in 2026. 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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has launched the U.S. Innovation Infrastructure Initiative, targeting approximately US$1.5t in capital to support American growth. The program focuses on long term capital raising and investment tied to U.S. economic and national security priorities. The initiative is designed to increase Morgan Stanley's role in core U.S. infrastructure and innovation sectors. To put this move in context, it is worth looking more broadly at companies tied to critical U.S. power and grid infrastructure through 37 power grid technology and infrastructure stocks.NYSE:MS Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Aug 2026 Morgan Stanley operates as a global financial holding company in the capital markets industry, providing financing and advisory services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Its scale and network across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia give it broad access to the types of clients that may participate in large infrastructure capital programs. Beyond the headline: 2 risks and 3 things going right for Morgan Stanley that every investor should see. What Morgan Stanley's infrastructure push means for its long term Narrative For investors, this U.S. Innovation Infrastructure Initiative leans into a core part of the Morgan Stanley Narrative. It highlights the advisory, capital markets and private credit strengths that sit behind expectations for recurring revenue growth and continued capital returns. The plan to support about US$1.5t of capital formation over a decade aligns with the Narrative's focus on private markets and infrastructure as key earnings drivers. The unresolved piece is execution risk. Morgan Stanley still has to prove it can originate and syndicate this volume of activity while managing regulatory demands and funding costs linked to the growing stack of fixed income issuance. If we take a look at the community Narrative for Morgan Stanley, we can see how this news fits into the bigger investment story. From here, a practical marker for investors is how much of that US$1.5t target management says is already in progress at upcoming earnings updates, particularly through 2027, and how this is reflected in disclosed fee pools and deal pipelines for infrastructure and national security related clients. For the full picture including more risks and rewards, check out the complete Morgan Stanley analysis. Story Continues This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. 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Alternatively, email editorial-team@simplywallst.com View Comments", "date_published": "2026-08-11T11:12:28+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "MSBR34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "MSBR34", "name": "Morgan Stanley", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/80951226-6753-4d64-b87b-438f1cbdf9e7/"}]}}, {"id": "source:fbf68f045f14440cfb3f62bfa1806d6810511f3a08a076d50a4931f910b26758", "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxOR3hhRWdqc3JSZGswNTNDZHNBTVB6RVpOOWRZNllMUS12WXFnVmhuUHdidXJmX0ZYdXpTMHBMNm1nVmNNb3VUaFdpdGhGclBlMVZBZk1ZWHRpR0t0LTRoVXN3U0tadUhzRGR6MU8xc0k2WDBuYktReHQ0ejBtOWhwd19oQkFKV2RJM09DR19nbHhGeTFxSzRrSEtTb2tfQktaRWpXMi1lNmVXSU40ZXVraVM2OEVPTENlOE9jcVlEYVBXN2ZFNzFQaTNxNy02eWNZVm9JNnJB?oc=5", "external_url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxOR3hhRWdqc3JSZGswNTNDZHNBTVB6RVpOOWRZNllMUS12WXFnVmhuUHdidXJmX0ZYdXpTMHBMNm1nVmNNb3VUaFdpdGhGclBlMVZBZk1ZWHRpR0t0LTRoVXN3U0tadUhzRGR6MU8xc0k2WDBuYktReHQ0ejBtOWhwd19oQkFKV2RJM09DR19nbHhGeTFxSzRrSEtTb2tfQktaRWpXMi1lNmVXSU40ZXVraVM2OEVPTENlOE9jcVlEYVBXN2ZFNzFQaTNxNy02eWNZVm9JNnJB?oc=5", "title": "KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC Sells 6,709 Shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $GS", "content_text": "KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC Sells 6,709 Shares of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. $GS", "date_published": "2026-08-11T10:13:26+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "MarketBeat"}], "tags": ["Market update", "GSGI34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Provider-linked mention", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}]}}, {"id": "source:fe554c1191a7dbcaa26c115af12013eb71f4be342d20eec97d15a6594f5991b9", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/jim-cramer-recommends-goldman-sachs-054332862.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/jim-cramer-recommends-goldman-sachs-054332862.html", "title": "Jim Cramer Recommends Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to Profit From Accelerating M&A Deals", "content_text": "During Mad Money's August 6 episode, host Jim Cramer highlighted why investors should target elite advisory firms rather than speculating on acquisition targets, as he said: Here's a big theme that right now really only impacts two large companies: pent-up demand for mergers and acquisitions now that the Biden era of overzealous antitrust enforcement has been replaced by the Trump era of almost non-existent antitrust enforcement. Most companies don't believe this moment can last, so they're taking advantage of it to make deals. When the summer's over, I believe we're going to come back to see some blockbusters that are on the order of that rumored AstraZeneca bid for Bristol Myers or Stripe for a real bid for PayPal. I know the targets in these cases may not be interested in merging, but the potential acquirers, oh man, they're all set. They seem very interested, and I think they're willing to pay up. How do you play this merger mania? Not by picking potential targets. That's a sucker game. Instead, you should buy the stocks of the companies that enable these deals. And well, why not Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, both of which have terrific M&A departments? This M&A advisory business is a gold mine. We're talking tremendous earnings per person and therefore, earnings per share.Jim Cramer Backs American Express (AXP) and Capital One (COF) as Consumer Spending Stays Strong Goldman Sachs: Advisory Dominance and Operating Execution Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) continues to demonstrate its position as the premier global M&A franchise, leveraging its institutional relationships to capture dominant market share in cross-border deal structuring. In its second-quarter 2026 financial results, Goldman Sachs delivered total net revenues of $20.34 billion, representing a 39% year-over-year increase and outperforming estimates by $3.94 billion. Net income surged 78% year-over-year to $6.63 billion, driving diluted earnings per share to $20.98, beating estimates by $6.44. The firm achieved an annualized return on average common shareholders' equity of 23.5%. Growth was led by the global banking and markets division, which generated $15.52 billion in net revenues, a 53% year-over-year expansion. Within this segment, investment banking fees jumped 55% year-over-year to $3.40 billion, propelled by accelerating M&A advisory fees, equity underwriting for corporate acquirers, and debt financing packages. During the second-quarter 2026 earnings conference call, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Solomon emphasized that dealmaking momentum has accelerated across key coverage sectors, citing expanding advisory pipelines and strong client engagement as corporations act on strategic imperatives. Story Continues Morgan Stanley: Institutional Scale and Advisory Monetization Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) represents a complementary pillar in global deal execution, pairing a world-class advisory division with a high-margin wealth management engine that stabilizes firmwide cash flows. In its second-quarter 2026 earnings report, the company posted total net revenues of $21.35 billion, a 27% increase year-over-year. Net income applicable to common shareholders climbed 60% year-over-year to $5.44 billion, with diluted earnings per share of $3.46, exceeding estimates by $0.53. The firm delivered an annualized return on equity of 20.7% and a return on tangible common equity of 26.6%. The firm's institutional securities business segment led top-line expansion, generating $11 billion in net revenues, a 44% year-over-year increase. Investment banking revenues rose 58% year-over-year, driven by higher M&A advisory revenue along with heightened equity underwriting activity. Executive commentary from Morgan Stanley's quarterly earnings discussions highlighted that advisory pipelines continue to build across technology, healthcare, and industrial verticals, supported by corporate sponsors eager to deploy accumulated cash reserves. Smart Money Backs Both In", "date_published": "2026-08-11T05:43:32+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Market update", "GSGI34", "MSBR34"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Brazil", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "GSGI34", "name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/14cc1158-0ebb-41f9-bc2c-1ee2fd546e23/"}, {"symbol": "MSBR34", "name": "Morgan Stanley", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/80951226-6753-4d64-b87b-438f1cbdf9e7/"}]}}]}