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Tech stocks close out best month since start of Covid pandemic in 2020
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 15.29% in April, its biggest monthly gain since the start of the Covid pandemic in April 2020. Earnings for big tech this week have boosted the sector, with Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft all beating expectations for revenue and cloud growth. Alphabet surged 10% […]
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Intel’s stock more than doubles in April for best month in chipmaker’s 55 years on Nasdaq
Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon | Reuters Intel is on a winning streak unlike any since it became one of the first companies to go public on the Nasdaq nearly 55 years ago. The chipmaker’s stock soared 114% […]
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Trump says ‘I don’t think about’ another assassination attempt
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not worry about another attempt on his life on the heels of what prosecutors say was a third […]
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OpenAI trial live updates: Head of Musk’s family office takes the stand
Birchall unsure if OpenAI donations by Musk came with restrictions Bradley R. Wilson, an attorney for OpenAI, asked Birchall a series of questions about funds that Musk put into “DAFs,” or donor-advised funds, managed by Vanguard and Fidelity. The lawyer asked if Birchall knew whether Musk had any legal right to direct where the funds […]
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Inside Wealth: Markets are underpricing the risk of Middle East pullback in AI, says tech investor Jack Selby
A potential pullback by Middle East sovereign wealth funds could drain hundreds of billions of dollars from the artificial intelligence boom and threaten key data center projects, according to tech investor Jack Selby. Middle East investors — including sovereign wealth funds and government entities — account for roughly a quarter of global investments committed to […]
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Google cloud growth tops Microsoft and Amazon as all three beat estimates on AI demand
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images All three top cloud infrastructure providers surpassed analyst estimates in earnings reports late Wednesday, but Google was the standout, generating its fastest growth rate on record. Google is chasing Amazon […]
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AI boom: Big Tech capital expenditures now seen topping $1 trillion in 2027
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Wall Street analysts estimate total AI capital expenditures could now climb above $1 trillion in 2027, following even bigger spending […]
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DHS shutdown set to end after House passes bill to fund most of agency, including TSA
The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, effectively ending the partial government shutdown that began in February. The funding bill’s passage comes after more than a month of House Republican opposition to the plan, which advanced unanimously out of the Senate in late March. The White […]
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Trump to get briefed on potential Iran strikes before war hits key 60-day deadline: Reports
U.S. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he arrives at Miami International Airport in Florida, U.S., April 11, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to receive a briefing from U.S. Central Commander Adm. Brad Cooper and other military leaders on potential strikes in Iran, Axios and Reuters […]
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Apple’s stock has gone nowhere for 6 months. Traders expect a wild ride Thursday night
For a stock that’s gone nowhere for six months, Apple sure has options traders excited. Implied volatility in the stock suggests a 3.5% swing after earnings tonight, compared to an average move of just 1.8% following the last four quarterly reports. For context, among last night’s big four tech reports, Amazon and Microsoft are underperforming […]
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