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Amazon earnings to test AWS growth and AI spending plans
Wall Street expects $177.3 billion in first-quarter revenue as investors look for signs that Amazon’s cloud and AI investments are translating into faster growth
Meta’s AI spending in focus as revenue growth is expected to accelerate
Analysts expect Meta to post its fastest revenue growth since 2021, even as investors scrutinize data-center spending, layoffs and energy costs tied to the U.S.-Iran war
16th-century shipwreck found during Swedish naval exercise
Officials say wood analysis indicates the unidentified vessel was built in the late 1500s, making it older than the Vasa warship now displayed in Stockholm
Defense stocks have floundered since the Iran war began. Here's why
Defense stocks haven't been the slam-dunk play some investors expected.
Brent crude jumps to $119 as Iran blockade fears deepen
The benchmark rose nearly 7% Wednesday after reports the U.S. is preparing to extend pressure on Iranian ports while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted
Ackman’s $5 Billion Pershing Square IPO Heads to NYSE
The debut creates two listed vehicles, giving public investors exposure to both Pershing Square’s portfolio and its asset-management business
Trump and Iran trade new warnings as shipping standoff drags on
The White House defended its blockade as leverage while Tehran signaled possible retaliation through another key energy shipping route
Value investor Grisanti says Microsoft and Nvidia got cheap enough to buy
Chris Grisanti of MAI Capital Management told CNBC he bought into the megacap stocks in the first quarter and plans to add on pullbacks
OpenAI revenue report hits Oracle and AI chip stocks
A Wall Street Journal report on missed internal growth projections raised fresh questions about AI compute spending, though OpenAI and Oracle pushed back
Hormuz remains in limbo as Trump weighs Iran offer
Brent crude topped $112 a barrel and U.S. gasoline prices hit a wartime high as Washington considers a proposal tied to the strait but not nuclear talks