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AI spending is supporting the U.S. economy directly while creating another powerful source of demand for Asian economies that manufacture chips and other technology components.

The potential financing from Nvidia would represent a jump of more than 50% from the $20 billion valuation Perplexity finalized about a year ago as a result of the AI agent Perplexity Computer.

Companies on the S&P 500 are closing out one of their strongest earnings seasons in years, with part of the extraordinary growth coming from soaring valuations of artificial intelligence companies.

The shift is a notable change from the aggressive "buy the dip" behavior that defined retail trading during previous pullbacks.

Cash levels among fund managers have fallen to just 3.5%, well below Bank of America's 4% threshold for what the firm considers a contrarian "sell signal."

Ashok Varadhan's case rests on the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged through the rest of 2026, oil prices falling significantly, and the economy remaining resilient as artificial intelligence begins delivering productivity gains.

Doximity's stock more than doubled in overnight trading following its fiscal first quarter 2027 earnings report, climbing more than 130% in premarket trading before declining to about 40%.

SK Hynix is making one of its biggest bets yet on the artificial intelligence boom, announcing plans to invest 54 trillion Korean won, or about $38.1 billion, to expand its memory chip manufacturing capacity.

According to financial disclosures filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, investment accounts linked to Trump completed more than 6,200 stock trades through May.

Strong investment returns, rising home values and years of economic growth have helped millions of Americans cross the $1 million threshold, even as inflation has reduced the purchasing power of that milestone figure.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said holding cash is the "worst" long-term investment, including options that yield low interest.

Rather than relying primarily on publicly traded stocks and bonds, younger millionaires are increasingly seeking diversification through alternative investments.

Both Tesla and Alphabet reported negative free cash flow for this quarter, but assured investors that this was to be expected due to their investments in AI. Their stocks are plummeting anyway.

Advanced Micro Devices is making one of the biggest strategic bets in its history, agreeing to invest up to $5 billion in artificial intelligence company Anthropic.

Americans believe they need about $1.2 million to retire comfortably, but a growing number doubt they will ever reach that goal.

Meta is dramatically expanding its largest artificial intelligence infrastructure project, increasing the planned investment in its Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana to more than $50 billion.

Leaders in the AI industry argue that investors are becoming more strategic about where they deploy AI and how they measure its return on investment after recent volatility in semiconductor stocks.

A group of five senior Senate Democrats is renewing the push for congressional hearings into President Donald Trump's cryptocurrency business interests.

Alibaba affiliate Ant Group is accelerating its push into humanoid robotics, leading a new $73.6 million funding round for Chinese startup Zeroth.

The benchmark S&P 500 climbed 14.9% during the second quarter, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite soared 21.4%, marking their best quarterly performances since the second quarter of 2020.

A new report cautions that the extraordinary spending on AI infrastructure bears striking similarities to past technological revolutions that ultimately ended in financial corrections and recessions.