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Cisco's Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Strong Networking Aids Revenues

Cisco Systems CSCO reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of $1.22 per share, up 23% year over year and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.27%. Broad networking demand and operating leverage supported the year-over-year growth. Revenues increased 18% year over year to $17.252 …

Sandisk, Cisco, Micron, Ondas, Coherent, Cerebras, and More Stocks That Explain Today’s Market

Stocks rose Thursday following softer-than-expected wholesale inflation data for July and growing confidence that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates. The company added that adjusted gross margins should stabilize at around 80% over that period, with an adjusted free-cash-flow margin of about 50%. …

OpenAI appoints Wiz COO Dali Rajic as its new CFO

[TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 - Day 2] Steve Jennings/Getty Images Entertainment OpenAI (OPENAI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OPENAI]) announced today it was appointing Dali Rajic as its new chief financial officer. Rajic most recently served as the chief operating officer at Wiz, a cloud cybersecurity company that …

Die Synopsys-Aktie konsolidiert vor Zahlen, Analysten erwarten starkes Wachstum

Super Micro, Dell, and HP Jump After Strong Lenovo Earnings

Quick Read SMCI surged 10% and DELL neared $500 after Lenovo's AI server pipeline jumped 157% sequentially, validating broad end-market AI demand. Super Micro guided FY27 revenue to $72B, beating Wall Street's $53B estimate by nearly $20B, though negative operating cash flow remains a …

The Lowest-Beta Mega-Cap Just Got a $358 Target

Quick Read Apple (AAPL) earns a BUY at 90% confidence with a $359 price target implying 19% upside, backed by nine consecutive earnings beats. While Alphabet (GOOGL) trades at 15x earnings and Microsoft (MSFT) at 27x, Apple's $4.4 trillion capital return machine justifies its …

Lam Research, Applied Materials, and Camtek Rise After SanDisk Issues Bullish Financial Targets

Quick Read SanDisk's 80% gross margin targets and signed contracts covering two-thirds of FY2028 bits drove LRCX up 4%, the most direct equipment beneficiary. AMAT reports Q3 earnings after today's close, while KLAC has already surged 72% year-to-date as equipment stocks get re-rated on …

Why the Dow Is Dropping but the S&P 500 Is at a Record High

The Dow’s early gains have faded away, but the S&P 500 is up to its highest levels on record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 90 points, or 0.2%, after rallying 200 points earlier in the morning. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% …

IREN’s $100 Bull Case Hinges on a 5-10x AI Cloud Advantage

Iren Ltd. (NASDAQ:IREN) has been transitioning itself from being a Bitcoin miner into a major neocloud provider. The company has been leveraging its massive power infrastructure to provide AI cloud compute for tech giants such as NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). No …

4 Nuclear Stocks Riding the AI Power Boom Into 2027 and Beyond

Key Points Oklo recently acquired Atomic Alchemy, which will expand the company's capabilities beyond selling SMRs. As the second-largest uranium miner, Cameco is the force fueling the nuclear industry recovery. Nuclear energy is needed to meet the ever-growing power demand of AI and data …

Fintech, Payments Firms Outperform Expectations Amid Solid Consumer Spending, RBC Says

Financial technology and payments companies outperformed quarterly estimates as consumer spending tu PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. Upgrade Already have a subscription? Sign …

Is Uber's Robotaxi Deal With Japan's Hinomaru Kotsu a Growth Catalyst?

Uber Technologies UBER announced that Uber Japan has entered into an operational partnership with taxi operator Hinomaru Kotsu Co., Ltd. Hinomaru Kotsu will manage daily fleet operations for Uber's autonomous-vehicle pilot in Tokyo, which is scheduled to launch in late 2026. Its responsibilities will …

AT&T (T) Stock Still Looks A Bargain On Earnings But Weaker On Growth

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. AT&T stock has more than doubled over the past three years, yet recent weakness over the last year and a mixed shorter term picture …

What Is Oracle (ORCL) Building With Its New AI And Quantum Deals?

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) extended its long term collaboration with Amazon Web Services to help enterprises run Oracle AI Database workloads on AWS. The …

HubSpot Stock Fell 11.3% in a Week. Is the Weakness an Opportunity?

HubSpot, Inc. HUBS has come under pressure even as its second-quarter results showed continued revenue growth, customer expansion and rising AI adoption. The stock's decline puts greater focus on whether the company can convert its AI investments and enterprise momentum into durable growth. The …

Bill Ackman Invests in Netflix and Visa in a Tough Year for His Pershing Square Funds

The hedge fund manager has added Visa, Mastercard, Netflix and three other new investments to his portfolios. Continue Reading

Top Midday Stories: Accelerant to be Taken Private by Thoma Bravo in $4 Billion Deal; Cisco Shares Fall Despite Strong Earnings, Guidance

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up in late-morning trading Thursday, while the Dow Jones Indus PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. Upgrade …

All You Need to Know About Applied Materials (AMAT) Rating Upgrade to Strong Buy

Applied Materials (AMAT) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. A company's …

Fireflies.ai launches Email Assistant, bringing the AI millions rely on for meetings to the inbox

Fireflies AI Email Assistant triages incoming mail, drafts replies, and suggests follow-ups using context from meetings, not just a single email thread. Available today on all plans including free SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fireflies.ai, the AI Work Assistant used by …

Michael Burry doubles down on Nvidia short after $500B chip deal he calls a 'Wall Street stunt' with 'shades of Enron'

Unprecedented moves in the AI space this week are giving stock market experts flashbacks to one of the most famous corporate scandals in history, stoking fears that we're in line for a similarly catastrophic fallout. The headline-worthy $500 billion that Wall Street just announced …

Analysts Are Undervaluing Berkshire Hathaway Now That Greg Abel Is Putting the Company's Cash to Work. But That's Not the Reason.

Given that the stock's only a tad below analysts' consensus price target of $525.08 following the recent release of its second-quarter results, Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) Class B shares appear to be fully and fairly valued. And maybe they are. Dig deeper, …

Teradyne Drives Robotics With AI: Can It Outpace KLAC and COHU?

Teradyne TER is benefiting from a surge in AI-driven demand, which is fueling robust growth across its robotics and semiconductor testing businesses. In the second quarter of 2026, Robotics revenues reached $100 million, marking a 33% year-over-year increase and a 9% rise sequentially. More …

EQS-Adhoc: NFON AG aktualisiert Prognose für das Geschäftsjahr 2026 (deutsch)

Microchip Technology (MCHP) Signals Cyclical Recovery with Q4 Beat and Strong Guidance

Sycamore Capital Management, a franchise of Victory Capital Management, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for "Sycamore Mid Cap Value Equity Strategy". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Sycamore Capital's Mid Cap Value investment team focuses on a bottom-up approach to …

Why Intuitive Machines Stock Dropped Today

Space stock Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) tumbled 3% through 11:05 a.m. ET Thursday morning -- but it could have been worse. After reporting a big earnings miss for Q2 this morning, shares were at one point down as much as 16%! So what went …

Just Keep Following The Money Following CoreWeave’s Spike

Quick Read CoreWeave's $104 billion contracted backlog, with $25 billion in fresh Q3 commitments, gives the company multi-year revenue visibility few high-growth rivals can match. CRWV trades 28% below analyst targets, but NVDA supplier concentration and a debt-to-equity of 8.94 make leverage the defining …

Wall Street Is Treating Nvidia GPUs Like Forever Cash-Flow Machines. Here’s What Shatters That Illusion

Quick Read Nvidia's A100 GPUs launched in 2020 still command meaningful rental rates in 2026, pushing CoreWeave's contracted customer demand above $129 billion. Nvidia is mobilizing over $500 billion in third-party capital and backing residual values up to 25%, with CME compute futures set …

Nvidia, IBD Stock Of The Day, Nears Buy Point Ahead Of Fiscal Q2 Earnings Report

Nvidia is the IBD Stock Of The Day as the artificial intelligence chipmaker bounces back from a recent swoon. Continue Reading

Jim Cramer Says Nvidia GPUs Are ‘More Like Fine Jewelry’ Than Cars. Here Is Why That Matters for NVDA Investors.

Quick Read Jim Cramer argues NVDA GPUs hold value like fine jewelry, backed by 75% gross margins and $81.6B in Q1 FY2027 revenue. Nvidia's CUDA software moat anchors a $500B AI financing stack by ensuring installed GPUs retain collateral value years after newer chips …

Nebius Surges 34% Post Q2: Will $40B Backlog Power Further Growth?

Nebius Group N.V. NBIS delivered a robust second-quarter 2026 performance, marked by triple-digit revenue growth, expanding profitability and substantial customer commitments that provide visibility into its future growth trajectory. Revenues surged 454% year over year to $582 million and increased 46% sequentially. The performance …

"Big Short" Steve Eisman says China’s AI models are "Achilles’ heel" of AI trade

Investing.com -- Steve Eisman said the artificial intelligence boom depends largely on the success of just two companies: OpenAI and Anthropic. The investor, known for betting against the housing market before the global financial crisis, said Tuesday on CNBC's "Fast Money" that the two …

Cerebras Systems Poised to See More Upside From Capacity, AI Demand, Morgan Stanley Says

Cerebras Systems (CBRS) is poised to see further growth as it adds data center capacity, expands new inference products with AMD (AMD) and Amazon (AMZN) Web Services, as well as gains more hyperscaler business, Morgan Stanley said in a note Thursday.The company expects core …

Why Nvidia May Stand in the Way of Wall Street's Plans to Turn AI Compute Into a Commodity

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) said Tuesday it will launch AI compute futures on Oct. 5, pending regulatory review, with contracts tracking monthly rental prices for NVIDIA Corp. …

Micron Stock Keeps Rallying. Watch Out for This New Memory-Chip Rival.

Despite Thursday’s surge, the company fell behind in the second quarter among suppliers of NAND memory chips. Continue Reading

Déjà Vu. Why Intel Is Eyeing a Return to Memory.

Intel’s CEO said this week that the chip maker may return to the memory market, potentially making it a challenger to Micron and SK Hynix. Continue Reading

VeriSign CEO James Bidzos Sells 3,300 Shares for $979,000

D. James Bidzos, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO of VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), sold 3,300 shares of common stock on Aug. 4, 2026, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Shares sold 3,300 Transaction value $979,000 Post-transaction shares (directly held) 409,639 …