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Snowflake just jumped on earnings. It could bode well for the broader software sector.

The remained little changed while the and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively, after Axios reported the U.S. and Iran have reached a peace deal that requires approval from President Donald Trump. Oil prices also pared earlier advances on the peace deal headlines. Snowflake stock surged 37% after fiscal first-quarter profit smashed Wall Street’s target, potentially dispelling fears that artificial intelligence would destroy its business.

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) is entering a "multiyear process" to revamp direct-to-consumer sales growth

Dell Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) shares rose about 7% on Wednesday after the US Department of Defense announced a five-year, approximately $9.7 billion enterprise software agreement involving Dell Federal Systems to provide and manage Microsoft-related software and cloud services for the US...

Humanoid robotics moved from concept videos to factory floors over the past 18 months, and three ETFs now offer materially different ways to play it: Themes Humanoid Robotics ETF (NASDAQ:BOTT), ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (NYSEARCA:ROBO), and the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ). Each captures the theme from a different ... Three Humanoid Robotics ETFs Built for the Tesla Optimus and Figure AI Era Most Investors Have Never Heard Of

Can Meta's massive AI spending pay off?

Anthropic on Thursday said it is launching an upgraded ‌Claude Opus 4.8 model even as ‌it works to release its powerful, market-moving Mythos model ​to all customers in the coming weeks. Mythos is the AI lab's large language model with advanced cybersecurity capabilities that have ‌raised concerns among ⁠executives and world leaders about its impact. As a part of Project ⁠Glasswing, major tech firms such as Amazon, Microsoft and Apple are permitted to ​use Mythos ​for cybersecurity purposes.

Anthropic has debuted its new flagship AI model Opus 4.8.

Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick argued that Ethereum’s internal metrics remain strong despite ETH’s prolonged price weakness.

The social media company will add to the board's irrevocable trust, though the exact amount has not been disclosed

Sun Home Saunas co-founders Tyler Fish and Adam Fisher explain how they transformed a disastrous initial business acquisition into a $25 million premium at-home wellness brand.

The Google employee case is the second federal prosecution tied to alleged prediction market insider trading on Polymarket.

The pitch for Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI) has always been embarrassingly simple: own every public US stock that matters, charge almost nothing, and wait. That is it. The fund holds no tactical tilts, factor overlays, or managers trying to time the rotation out of tech. Which is why it is mildly ... Wall Street’s Laziest Fund Is Outperforming Against SPY – Time to Switch to VTI?

AAPL is baking Apple Intelligence into iPhone 17, Macs and services, aiming to drive upgrades and revenue, even as AI rivals surge.

Most capital chasing the generative AI theme has flowed into chips. Semiconductor funds have absorbed the bulk of inflows, and the price action shows it: the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) is up 87% year to date. The software layer, where applications, model providers, and enterprise platforms turn raw compute into recurring revenue, has trailed that ... After Comparing Every Generative AI ETF These 3 Capture the Software Layer Most Investors Miss

Microsoft will unveil a suite of new homegrown AI models next week at its annual "Build" conference for developers ‌in San Francisco, including a coding model to boost the ‌usage of its GitHub Copilot tool, the Information reported on Thursday. Microsoft declined to comment on the report. • Microsoft shares climbed ⁠on the report, and were last up nearly 3%.

The legacy auto makers are wading into AI with battery storage sales. That’s what is driving their stocks right now—not new vehicles.

It’s deemed outrageously expensive, it’s insulting to existing owners and perhaps most damning of all – it looks like a Nissan Leaf. Those are just some of the unflattering comments directed at Ferrari’s first electric car, the Luce, since it was unveiled earlier this week by the legendary Italian marque.

For years, exchange-traded funds were one of Wall Street’s great success stories. ETFs gave ordinary investors cheap diversification, instant market exposure, and lower fees than traditional mutual funds. Instead of picking individual stocks, investors could buy the whole market with a single click. It was investing simplified. But the ETF market has grown into something ... ETFs Were Built to Make Investing Easier. They May Also Make Crashes Faster

Dell Technologies stock climbed Thursday after the company secured a major Pentagon software contract ahead of quarterly earnings.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is back at the top of every watchlist after another headline-friendly earnings beat, a fresh $100 billion buyback authorization, and a one-month rally that has retirement accounts feeling rich again. But here is what you should actually be watching. The Apple Trade Is Crowded, Expensive, and Quietly Defensive Apple is trading at a ... Forget Apple: This Unstoppable Digital Infrastructure Monopoly Is Begging to Be Bought Hand Over Fist Instead

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are wavering at the start of Thursday's trading session, while Wall Street grows increasingly bullish on memory chipmaker Micron Technology (MU) after its market cap crossed above $1 trillion earlier this week. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi is joined by PNC Asset Management Group CIO Amanda Agati and Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré to gauge the current state of the tech trade and whether valuations are indicative of a market bubble.

The combined Bitcoin treasury would rank fifth among all public corporate Bitcoin holders globally.

Microsoft looks like an absolute bargain.

Meta introduced paid Meta AI tiers while expanding efforts to monetize AI investments beyond advertising.