Earnings
Corning (GLW) delivered stronger second-quarter earnings and core sales, powered by AI-related optical demand, but shares sank as production constraints and softer consumer electronics demand tempered the near-term revenue outlook.
Innovation & Tech
SpaceX hit a new post-IPO low despite a successful Starship test, as investors focused on its elevated valuation, upcoming earnings, insider lockup expirations, and the growing importance of Starship to the company's future operations.
Innovation & Tech
D-Wave's expanded AT&T partnership sent quantum stocks higher after its technology cut one network optimization workload from about an hour to under 15 seconds, giving the sector a concrete example of enterprise adoption.
Innovation & Tech
Nvidia's expanding AI partnerships strengthen its infrastructure pipeline, but a potential $250 billion OpenAI financing backstop is raising questions about how much future demand could depend on Nvidia-supported funding.
Price Action
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought about 160,000 Tesla shares after the stock plunged nearly 15% following a disappointing earnings report, highlighting the divide between investors focused on weak profits and those betting on Tesla's AI future.
Innovation & Tech
Artificial intelligence remained the dominant market theme this week as companies expanded investment across cloud, semiconductors, data centers, and infrastructure. Investors, however, increasingly looked beyond earnings, focusing on capital spending, profitability, and long-term execution.
Earnings
Intel (INTC) topped earnings and revenue expectations as AI-driven demand boosted its data center, server, and foundry businesses. The company raised capital spending plans, while investors weighed strong growth against higher investment needs and supply constraints.
Earnings
Tesla reported record second-quarter deliveries and rising Full Self-Driving adoption, but weaker margins, negative free cash flow, and plans for more than $25 billion in annual capital spending pressured shares as investors weighed the cost of its AI and robotics ambitions.
Earnings
Alphabet delivered strong earnings and an 82% surge in Google Cloud revenue, fueled by AI infrastructure demand. However, increased capital spending plans and growing investment commitments weighed on shares despite accelerating growth across the business.
Earnings
Texas Instruments delivered record revenue, strong earnings, and an outlook above Wall Street estimates as industrial, automotive, and data-center demand accelerated. Despite the strong results, elevated investor expectations pressured the stock.
Earnings
IBM shares moved lower after the company reported second-quarter revenue and earnings below expectations while reducing its full-year revenue growth outlook. Investors are now focused on whether delayed software and infrastructure deals return later in the year.
Innovation & Tech
AMD expanded its AI infrastructure ambitions through major partnerships with Anthropic and Microsoft, while Cerebras strengthened its enterprise position through a new CrowdStrike agreement and manufacturing expansion, highlighting intensifying competition across the AI ecosystem.