Box posts first $1 billion fiscal year as AI sales pick up, sending stock flying

Box posts first  billion fiscal year as AI sales pick up, sending stock flying

Published: March 5, 2024 at 4:14 p.m. ET Box Inc.’s stock was up more than 13% after hours Tuesday after the software firm reported its first $1 billion fiscal year and announced a $100 million share-buyback program. “Customers in financial services are upgrading to Box AI,” Box Chief Executive Aaron Levie said in an interview, …

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Nikkei Stock Average Rises Above 40000 for First Time, Driven by AI Optimism

Nikkei Stock Average Rises Above 40000 for First Time, Driven by AI Optimism

Published: March 3, 2024 at 7:22 p.m. ET By Kosaku Narioka Japan’s benchmark stock index rose above 40000 for the first time, driven by greater corporate earnings and a surge in chip-related stocks, thanks to enthusiasm for beneficiaries of artificial intelligence. The Nikkei Stock Average was recently 0.9% higher at 40258.41 on Monday morning. On… …

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Apple Pay Later to report data to Experian, a ‘positive first step’ for consumers

Apple Pay Later to report data to Experian, a ‘positive first step’ for consumers

Users of Apple’s AAPL, -0.66% buy-now-pay-later platform will soon have their payment history reported to one of the major credit bureaus, but it won’t affect their credit scores — at least not yet. The announcement marks the latest move by credit bureaus to gradually incorporate buy-now-pay-later data into their models as this type of debt …

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Zoom’s stock jumps 13% on strong results, guidance amid AI push

Zoom’s stock jumps 13% on strong results, guidance amid AI push

Published: Feb. 26, 2024 at 4:16 p.m. ET Zoom Video Communications Inc.’s stock surged in extended trading Monday, after the videoconferencing company topped expectations across the board with its financial results and forecasts. The company also authorized a $1.5 billion buyback. Zoom ZM reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $298.8 million, or 95 cents cents a share, …

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UBS raises 2024 forecast for S&P 500 after ‘surge in AI investment’

UBS raises 2024 forecast for S&P 500 after ‘surge in AI investment’

UBS Group’s global wealth management business has raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 5,200, citing drivers such as surging investment in artificial intelligence and stronger-than-expected company earnings. The S&P 500, a gauge of large-cap stocks in the U.S., broke past 5,100 on Friday morning, after AI beneficiary Nvidia Corp. NVDA on …

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CEOs of Intel, OpenAI chat about future of AI and ‘mind-boggling’ need for chips

CEOs of Intel, OpenAI chat about future of AI and ‘mind-boggling’ need for chips

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Two tech CEOs scrambling to produce more of the sophisticated chips needed for artificial intelligence met for a brainstorming session Wednesday while the booming market’s early leader reported another quarter of eye-popping growth. Intel INTC , a Silicon Valley pioneer that has been struggling in recent years, laid out its plans …

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Applied Materials’ stock climbs as company logs earnings beat, sees AI momentum

Applied Materials’ stock climbs as company logs earnings beat, sees AI momentum

Last Updated: Feb. 15, 2024 at 8:12 p.m. ET First Published: Feb. 15, 2024 at 5:12 p.m. ET Applied Materials Inc. delivered upbeat results and guidance Thursday afternoon, and its stock surged in the extended session. The chip-equipment company logged fiscal-first quarter net income of $2.02 billion, or $2.41 a share, compared with $1.72 billion, …

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