Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of Atlassian Corp., in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 6, 2023. Lisa Maree Williams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Atlassian said on Wednesday that it’s eliminating 10% of its workforce, or about 1,600 jobs, as the company restructures following a plunge in its stock price driven by developments in artificial intelligence. “We are…
Oracle shares rose 8% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software vendor reported quarterly results that surpassed Wall Street projections and boosted its revenue guidance for fiscal 2027. Management pushed up its fiscal 2027 revenue forecast by $1 billion to $90 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated $86.60 billion. Oracle sees $1.92 and…
Palantir was an outlier in a tough week for the stock market, as the provider of software and services to the U.S. government saw its stock rally 15% following the U.S. attack on Iran. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.2% for the week, pushed lower by names like Apple, Google and Micron, and other benchmarks tumbled…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, March 4 1. Stock futures are pointing to a solidly higher open this morning, in contrast to yesterday’s sharp declines. The volatility of Tuesday’s session is another reminder of why investors shouldn’t flee in fraught geopolitical moments. 2. Oil gave up earlier gains and is now lower, with…
CrowdStrike delivered robust quarterly results on Tuesday, exceeding expectations across all key measures. Still, the market was wavering on whether AI would be the company’s friend or foe. We believe it’s the former. Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter increased 23% year over year to $1.305 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $1.297 billion compiled…
In the first two months of 2026, generative artificial intelligence has undergone a rapid scaling of capabilities, going from chatbot to full-blown executive assistant and triggering an indiscriminate sell-off across sectors, hitting software, legal, insurance and cybersecurity stocks. “AI just went through its third inflection,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday….
Stocks swung wildly last week as investors wrestled with the impact of artificial intelligence on various sectors and the overall economy. This coming week is a wildcard after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. President Donald Trump said Saturday that “major combat operations” in Iran started overnight, with American and Israeli strikes on military and…
On Friday, the CNBC Investing Club held its February Monthly Meeting, where Jim Cramer and Director of Portfolio Analysis ran through each stock in the portfolio. Jim put a special focus on the Club stocks within the artificial intelligence trade. He’s dubbed them the “Fourth Industrial Revolution stocks,” borrowing the term from Nvidia CEO Jensen…
U.S. Treasury yields fell Friday as investors reacted to a stronger-than-expected January wholesale inflation report, and a tumbling stock market amid rising fears of artificial intelligence hurting the economy. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell more than 5 basis points to 3.962%, while the 30-year Treasury bond yield dropped more than 3 basis points to 4.631%. The 2-year Treasury note yield…
Amazon on Friday unveiled a strategic partnership with OpenAI that includes an investment of up to $50 billion, the latest sign of deepening ties between the tech giant and the maker of ChatGPT. As part of the deal, OpenAI will use more Amazon Web Services infrastructure, including a commitment to deploy 2 gigawatts of the…
