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Super Micro Climbs 7% on Record Backlog, Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Gain 3%

Quick Read Super Micro Computer's FY2027 revenue guide of $65 to $72 billion far exceeded the $53 billion consensus, sending SMCI up 7% and pulling Dell higher alongside it. Goldman Sachs named NetApp a top U.S. hardware pick as Lenovo's AI server pipeline surged …

BofA picks AMD and Nvidia as AI chip winners in massive CPU market

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Bank of America (BAC) is becoming more bullish on processors as the rise of AI agents could create a larger role for CPUs inside data centers. The firm now sees the server CPU opportunity surpassing $210 billion by …

Cisco Gross Margin Seen Pressured Into Fiscal 2027 Amid Faster Hardware Mix, Morgan Stanley Says

Cisco Systems' (CSCO) gross margin is likely to face further pressure from faster hardware mix into 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 …

Viavi Solutions Stock Falls 18.2% in 3 Months: Is it an Opportunity?

Shares of Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV have declined 18.2% in the past three months despite a sharp improvement in the company's operating performance. Fiscal 2026 revenues rose 40% year over year to $1.5 billion, while non-GAAP earnings per share increased 112.8% to $1.00. Fourth-quarter …

BofA Reveals Its AI Stocks To Buy List

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Bank of America is turning more bullish on the next leg of AI infrastructure, naming Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) its top CPU pick and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) its overall semiconductor pick as agentic AI drives a potentially dramatic increase …

Micron Faces a New Burry Bet as China Memory Pressure Builds

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc. (MU, Financials) fell in premarket trading as investors assessed a new pessimistic forecast from Michael Burry (Trades, Portfolio) and increasing competition from Chinese memory suppliers.Burry said he boosted to his Micron short around …

Apple Makes Big iPhone Move in AI Race

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly negotiating multiyear deals with publishers to feed current news and information into its revamped Siri, a move that could help solve one of Apple's biggest AI challenges: giving its assistant timely, authoritative information as …

Why Coherent Stock Is Falling Thursday

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Coherent (NYSE:COHR) shares fell about 6% Thursday even after the optical technology company reported record fiscal fourth-quarter revenue and offered an upbeat view for the year ahead, according to a Thursday press release. Coherent posted fourth-quarter revenue of …

Micron Just Lost Ground in Key Memory Market

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. China's Yangtze Memory Technologies has overtaken Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and Kioxia in global NAND shipments, highlighting China's growing presence in a memory market being reshaped by severe supply constraints. But for Micron investors, the headline market-share loss looks …

What Dip? Why Microsoft Stock's Post-Earnings Momentum Is Set To Continue.

Microsoft stock's trend remains intact, according to David Keller of Sierra Alpha Research, who explains why. Continue Reading

Understand How Coherent and Lumentum Bypass an AI Bottleneck With Optics

Quick Read Coherent (COHR) posted 34% revenue growth and Lumentum (LITE) surged 109% as AI clusters abandon copper wiring in favor of optical connectivity. Coherent anchors its full photonic stack to an NVIDIA (NVDA) partnership, while Lumentum owns the high-margin laser engine inside modules …

Microsoft Is Retreating in China, but AI Keeps a Door Open

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Software and cloud giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financials) has been steadily decreasing its footprint in China as the market becomes difficult to explain due to geopolitical pressure, local rivalry and U.S. export restrictions.Microsoft has shuttered at least 15 …

Hertz Global Stock Falls Sharply After Ackman’s Pershing Square Exits Its Position

Pershing Square Capital Management exited its position in Hertz after the company announced an equity offering in June, the hedge fund says. Continue Reading

Why Dell Stock Is Climbing Today

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) shares climbed about 3% on Thursday after Lenovo Group (LNVGY) reported strong fiscal first-quarter results, highlighting continued demand for AI infrastructure. Lenovo generated $26.94 billion in quarterly revenue, up 43.1% from a year earlier. Its …

3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook Howmet (HWM)

Growth stocks are attractive to many investors, as above-average financial growth helps these stocks easily grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a growth stock that can live up to its true potential can be a tough task. That's because, these …

Jacobs Solutions' Life Sciences, AI Businesses to Drive Growth, RBC Says

Jacobs Solutions (J) could maintain strong growth as AI and life sciences demand stays firm, environmental work improves, PA Consulting opportunities grow, and the company keeps focusing capital on internal growth and shareholder returns, RBC Capital Markets said in a note Silver Upgrade to …

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 …

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer - Dr. Alan BaratzChief Financial Officer - John MarkovichInvestor Relations - Kevin Hunt TAKEAWAYS Q2 Revenue -- $3.1 million, representing a flat result compared to …

Sandisk Stock Jumps On Bullish Outlook, Leads Memory Names Higher

Sandisk stock jumped after the memory-chip maker gave an upbeat presentation at an analyst meeting in New York City. Continue Reading

Oil's Rally Stalls as Hormuz Deadlock Brings Flows Into Focus

Oil snapped its run of recent gains, as limited progress over a deal to end the Iran war left traders parsing how much oil is crossing the Strait of Hormuz.Francisco Blanch, Head: Commodities & Derivatives Research at Bank of America, discusses the global energy …

Meta removes 750K+ under-16 accounts in Australia—Here's how AI is helping

[Meta European head office] Derick Hudson Meta Platforms (META [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/META]) announced on Thursday that it has revoked access to more than 750K Facebook and Instagram accounts in Australia that it assessed as belonging to users under 16 since complying with the country’s social media …

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%. …

Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck

Ford made a $2 billion bet two years ago when it closed its Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky and scrapped the assembly line system it had used for more than a century. Its goal was to transform the factory into one capable of making …

Meta Remains a Deeply Discounted Giant: Wall Street Expects 30% Gains, One Analyst Expects 100%

Quick Read Meta trades 26% below Wall Street's $754 average price target, with 55 of 62 analysts holding Buy ratings despite a brutal post-earnings selloff. META's $31 billion quarterly capex cratered free cash flow 91%, yet analyst conviction dwarfs digital ad peers RDDT and …

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 …

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Just Bought Netflix and 5 Other Stocks. Here’s What Investors Need to Know.

Key Points Pershing was able to purchase Netflix stock after a major sell-off earlier this year. Ackman also took new positions in Visa and Mastercard. Ackman and his team bought the dip on stocks that investors have sold amid concerns about disruption from artificial …

Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025

Elon Musk attends a session during the Cannes Lions international festival of creativity on 19 June 2024 in Cannes, France.Photograph: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Elon Musk received over 2.5m times as much compensation at Tesla as the company's average worker, according to a new report …

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 …

Neon Growth named Reddit Gold Partner: Peak inside winning Reddit Ads strategies of a top agency

Top-rated digital agency Neon Growth received Reddit'sGold Partner status, a distinction awarded to select agencies demonstrating sustained community-native expertise, technical fluency with Reddit's ranking systems, and measurable client performance across the platform. NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Neon Growth has been named …

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 …

Earnings Estimates Rising for Onto Innovation (ONTO): Will It Gain?

Onto Innovation (ONTO) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given a notable revision in the company's earnings estimates. While the stock has been gaining lately, the trend might continue since its earnings outlook is still improving. Analysts' growing optimism on the earnings …

Twilio Director Andrew Stafman Sells 500,000 Shares for $123.5 Million

Andrew Stafman, Director at Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO), sold ~500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on August 12, 2026. SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Transaction value $123.5 million Shares sold (indirectly held) ~500,000 Post-transaction shares ~133,000 Post-transaction shares (directly held) 13,492 …

Bloom Energy Stock Jumped 12% on the Nebius Deal. Is the Move Justified?

HubSpot Q2 Earnings Beat: Can AI Growth Offset Slower Buying Cycles?

HubSpot, Inc. HUBS delivered a second-quarter earnings beat, with revenues and earnings topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenue increased 20% year over year, while AI adoption continued across its agent portfolio. However, management also pointed to longer sales cycles, larger buying committees and greater …

HubSpot Stock: Buy, Hold or Wait as Growth Meets Valuation Pressure

HubSpot, Inc. HUBS combines 20% second-quarter revenue growth with improving cash generation, expanding enterprise adoption and rising AI usage. At the same time, customer buying decisions are taking longer, net revenue retention has eased and pricing changes are creating near-term execution pressure. With a …

Zuckerberg Reaffirms Faith In 'Open Weight' AI. Will It Pay Off For Meta Stock?

Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg this week stepped back into the ring as a champion for open AI models. It remains to be seen what that means for Meta stock and the social media giant's expensive push to be an AI leader. Zuckerberg …