CoreWeave (CRWV) shares are ripping higher in extended hours after the company posted market-beating Q2 earnings, citing accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure demand. The Livingston-headquartered firm more than doubled its revenue to $2.58 billion, on a per-share loss of $1.14 – much better than $1.41 a share that analysts had forecast. Including post-earnings gains, CoreWeave
JPMorgan raised its year-end S&P 500 target to 8,000 from 7,800 on Monday, arguing that the market’s AI story is becoming easier to defend as surging investment starts to translate into faster cloud growth, swelling order books and stronger earnings. The new target implies only about 3.1% upside from Friday’s record close of 7,757.64, but
The popular iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) has slumped into a correction as its outflows rose and as long-term US bond yields rose. It is also under pressure as the US public debt nears the $40 trillion milestone. It was trading at $82.7 on Friday, down by 10% from its highest point last
Wall Street’s concerns that artificial intelligence would trigger a “SaaSocalypse” for enterprise software companies are facing a fresh test as a series of stronger-than-expected earnings reports has sparked a sharp rebound across the sector. Software stocks have recently staged one of their strongest rallies in years following quarterly results from companies including Atlassian, Twilio, JFrog,
Cardano’s ADA token has climbed more than 7% over the past 24 hours to trade around $0.20, extending its weekly rally as traders have responded to a series of network upgrades. According to Intersect, development of Cardano’s next major protocol phase, the Dijkstra era, has officially started following the successful activation of the Van Rossem
D-Wave Quantum shares QBTS fell about 5% on Thursday after the quantum computing company reported second-quarter revenue and earnings that missed Wall Street expectations, overshadowing a sharp increase in customer bookings. The Florida-based company reported second-quarter revenue of $3.08 million, below analysts’ estimates of approximately $4.08 million. Adjusted loss per share narrowed to 13 cents
World Chain has announced the launch of full block access lists, becoming the first production Layer-2 blockchain network to stream EIP-7928 block access lists within every flashblock. The feature is scheduled to go live on World Chain Mainnet on Aug. 17 and is designed to improve transaction throughput without increasing hardware requirements for validators. According
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) shares surged more than 20% in trading on Tuesday after the company reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, prompting several Wall Street firms to raise price targets and, in one case, upgrade the stock. The software company reported adjusted earnings per share of 41 cents, well above Wall Street expectations of 34 cents
Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) stock has come under intense pressure this year as investors grew concerned that the rise of AI-powered “vibe coding” could disrupt its website-building business. After peaking at $246 in January last year, the stock has tumbled 77% to around $55. Against this backdrop, the company will need to reassure investors that its
Jim Cramer’s favourite dip-buying rule starts with a margin decline, but it does not end there. Investors must decide whether profits are temporarily compressed by investment or permanently damaged by weak demand and competition. Meta Platforms, Alphabet and SoFi are the clearest tests after their shares were punished by spending increases or cautious guidance. Intel