Here's the Bad News for Tech Investors Wondering If AI Spending Is Paying off
Tech earnings still won't answer the question of whether AI spending is paying off beyond Nvidia and a few chip and hardware makers.
Microsoft and Meta continue to increase investment in AI, with cloud spending reaching a new historical high. | AI Dehydration
According to market consensus expectations, global cloud vendor capital expenditures are expected to reach $227 billion in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 39%, reaching a historical high. AI chips, AI networks, HBM memory and server CPUs will benefit.
The long-neglected demand for VIX options has surged, and US stock investors are embracing hedging strategies to protect their positions.
After Biden withdrew from the presidential race, the VIX futures fluctuated, and the index reached its highest level since April on Friday.
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NASDAQ 100 (NDX), SP500 (SPX), Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Alphabet (GOOGL), Bitcoin (BTC). Stock market Elliott Wave analysis and trading strategies:
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U.S. stocks are wobbling after a recent rally beyond Big Tech, with volatility up after investors dumped shares of giant companies that dominate the S&P 500 index in favor of other areas of the equities market.
1 Wall Street Analyst Thinks Meta Platforms Stock Is Going to $550. Is It a Buy?
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CrowdStrike Outage Affected 8.5 Million Windows Devices, Microsoft Says
Microsoft said Saturday it estimates that worldwide about 8.5 million computers were disabled by the outage caused by an update from the Texas based cyber security company, CrowdStrike on Friday.
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US stocks closed with all three major indices falling, with the S&P Nasdaq index seeing its largest weekly decline in three months. Technology stocks weakened, with Tesla down more than 4%, Nvidia down more than 2%, and CrowdStrike down more than 11%.
Investors accelerated their escape from technology stocks, with stocks and bonds in Europe and the United States being hit hard for two days. This week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell by about 2% and 3.7%, respectively. The Nasdaq stopped its six-week continuous rise, while the Dow and small-cap indices rose by 0.7% and 1.7%, respectively. Chip stocks fell more than 3% on Friday and nearly 9% for the week. Nvidia also fell more than 8.7% for the past three months, making it the worst performer. The "seven sisters of technology" all fell for the week, and cybersecurity leader Crowdstrike, which triggered a global technology outage, fell 11% on Friday, the worst in nearly two years. The VIX panic index rose more than 32% for the week.
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WhatsApp to Appeal Nigeria Antitrust Agency Privacy Policy Fine
By Stephen Nakrosis WhatsApp said it planned to appeal a decision by Nigerian officials to fine the company $220 million stemming from its May 2021 privacy policy. Officials from Nigeria's Federal
S&P 500 Posts First Weekly Drop Since June, Led by Technology Sector Amid Widespread Outages
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2% this week, led by the technology sector as an issue with a software update from CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) drove system outages globally.The S&P 500 ended
Meta Platforms Options Spot-On: On July 19th, 498.51K Contracts Were Traded, With 2.45 Million Open Interest
On July 19th ET, $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 498.51K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 36.29% of the total transactions,