Oracle Is Spending Billions on AI. Why It Might Not Pay Off.
Oracle's AI infrastructure spending could reach at least $90 billion in fiscal 2027.
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Kevin Warsh Just Vowed to Bring a "Regime Change" to the Fed. It Could Rattle Wall Street.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has indicated a firm focus on inflation control since taking over for Jerome Powell.
NAVER, NVIDIA And Brookfield Plan 200MW Expansion Of Korea's AI Factory Infrastructure
(RTTNews) - NAVER Corp. (NHNCF, 035420.KS), NVIDIA and Brookfield announced plans to expand Korea's sovereign AI factory infrastructure with investments that will grow the initial NVIDIA DSX AI factory deployment from 5…
Why Verizon Stock Climbed Today
Shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) rose on Friday after the telecom giant highlighted its new AI-fueled expansion plans.
Verizon Just Signed a More Than $1 Billion Dark Fiber Deal With Google. Here's What It Means for the 6.3% Dividend.
Verizon disclosed a dark fiber agreement with Google worth more than $1 billion, and said more deal announcements are expected by year-end.
FDA Clears Kenvue's TYLENOL With Naproxen, First OTC Fixed-Dose Combination
(RTTNews) - Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) announced that the FDA has approved TYLENOL with Naproxen, the first and only over the counter fixed dose combination of acetaminophen (650 mg) and naproxen sodium (220 mg) for pain relief.
1 Reason Smart Investors Are Loading Up on Coca-Cola Before July 28
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), the world's largest beverage company, will post its second-quarter earnings report on July 28. Analysts expect its revenue and adjusted EPS to rise 4% and 7%, respectively, year over year. That gro…
Corn Finds Buyers to Close Friday Steady
Corn futures were weak early on, but pulled more than 8 cents off the lows in the front months to close fractionally mixed. Some deferreds were down as much as 1 ¼. September was still up 19 ½ cents on the week, with De…
Bank of America Just Raised Its Dividend 14%. The Buyback Is the Bigger Story.
A typical dividend raise from a blue chip stock usually isn’t very major, with most coming in the low single-digit range. That sure wasn’t the case with Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) on Friday, as the big lender cranked it…
Dollar Little Changed as Oil Prices Fall Back
The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday ended the day little changed. The dollar index was undercut as oil prices fell back by about -3%. Also, the 10-year T-note yield fell -1.8 bp after posting a new 1.5-year high earlier …
Chip Stock Sell-off Puts Downward Pressure on Broader Market
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday fell -0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) rose +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -1.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.08%, and…
Why Apple Stock Is Up Today
The tech leader has found smart ways to benefit from AI without incurring massive costs.
Uber’s New Acquisition and GE Aerospace’s Search for Parts
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Cocoa Prices Recover Ahead of the Weekend
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Friday closed up +75 (+1.41%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up +49 (+1.23%).
Coffee Prices Rebound Higher After This Week’s Sell-off
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Friday closed up +4.40 (+1.42%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +49 (+1.32%).
Big Banks Cash In, IBM Crashes Out
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Coffee Prices Rebound Higher After This Week’s Sell-off
September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is up +4.00 (+1.29%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is up +57 (+1.54%).
Cotton Fading Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are trading with 74 to 95 point losses across most contracts on Friday, facing some outside pressure. Crude oil is back down $3.96 per barrel, with the US dollar index slipping 0.041.
10 Years Later: 5 Brexit-Inspired Stocks
In this episode of Motley Fool Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner and Motley Fool analyst Karl Thiel revisit the original investment theses for five stocks selected in the anxious days followin…
Coffee Prices Rebound Higher After This Week’s Sell-off
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Friday closed up +4.40 (+1.42%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +49 (+1.32%).
Cattle Fading Back on Friday
Live cattle futures are up 50 cents to a tick lower in the front months. Cash trade has picked up mostly to $230 across the country. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,530 head, with …
Elon Musk's SpaceX Flies 20 Starlink V3 Satellites Tonight. The Stock Sits 49% Below Its High.
Starship Flight 13 has a 90-minute launch window opening at 6:45 p.m. ET Friday, carrying the first 20 Starlink V3 satellites.
This Group of Stocks Is Surging Due to the Surge in Oil Prices. Should You Invest?
The spreads between crude oil prices and prices of refined petroleum products are at a record high.
Why World Acceptance Stock Soared Today
Investors found World Acceptance (NASDAQ: WRLD) stock more than acceptable on Friday; in fact, they found it so appealing that they traded its stock up by over 13% that trading session. It wasn't difficult to figure out…