Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaks at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Palantir reported first-quarter results on Monday that sailed past analysts’ expectations, and also issued guidance that topped estimates. Here’s how the company did compared to analyst estimates as compiled by…
Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, speaks at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 5, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pinterest reported first-quarter earnings on Monday that beat on the top and bottom lines. Shares soared 17% after the report. Here’s…
Artificial intelligence startup Sierra is raising nearly a billion dollars in a new funding round, CNBC has learned, as venture capital investors search for winners in an ongoing deal spree. The San Francisco-based company brought in $950 million in fresh capital at a $15.8 billion post-money valuation, led by Tiger Global and Google’s GV. Benchmark,…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Nordics, long seen as a magnet for data center investment thanks to their stable climate and abundance of renewable energy, are now weighing limits on the growth of the power-hungry facilities as surging energy demand forces a rethink. At the center of the debate is Denmark, the first of the Nordics…
I am growing tired of the endless bubble talk about all of the data center spending. It’s obvious from this quarter that the bubble talk has been proven wrong; try getting someone to say that, though. So, who do I think I am to go there? Just an observer. One who believes that this was…
The S & P 500 kept its record run alive last week, boosted by a strong batch of earnings reports that showed the artificial intelligence spending boom isn’t slowing down. Even more earnings are on the way in the coming week. Plus, the jobs market will be under the microscope. The market’s blistering rally in…
Elon Musk arrives to court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 30, 2026 in Oakland, California. Benjamin Fanjoy | Getty Images A week into the Musk v. Altman trial, which features two towering figures in the tech industry facing off in a case that could have major implications for OpenAI, the plaintiff…
Yet another record week for stocks. Strong first-quarter earnings and a war-driven spike in oil made for another historic week on Wall Street. Investors also made sense of a spate of economic data and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% and 1.1%, respectively, over…
An Elon Musk sign sits in a bush the federal courthouse during proceedings in the trial over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI in Oakland, California, on April 30, 2026. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images A progressive wing of the Democratic Party in Delaware is endorsing primary opponents to six incumbent Democratic state lawmakers…
Atlassian shares jumped more than 29% on Friday after the software company topped Wall Street’s expectations for the fiscal third quarter, reporting strong cloud growth and data center revenue. Here’s how the company did compared with LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: $1.75 adjusted vs. $1.32 expected Revenue: $1.79 billion vs. $1.69 billion expected Atlassian’s stock…
