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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Opinion: Look out, Super Micro: Dell is cementing itself as an AI play too

Opinion: Look out, Super Micro: Dell is cementing itself as an AI play too

Look out, Super Micro investors, as Dell is starting to cement itself as a major player in artificial intelligence in the computer-server and storage market. The company’s shares surged 19% in after-hours trading, as Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke and Chief Financial Officer Yvonne McGill spent much of their time on the earnings call answering …

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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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Opinion: OpenAI’s Sam Altman has plans for AI that could mean big money for Intel

Opinion: OpenAI’s Sam Altman has plans for AI that could mean big money for Intel

I’m bullish on Intel for three main reasons: the leadership of Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger, the company’s strong ecosystem and Intel’s INTC ambitious foundry business — which has perhaps found the perfect moment to become the most important driver of Intel’s future.  Open AI CEO Sam Altman drew widespread attention recently when he appealed for up …

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Chegg says benefits of AI push will ‘take time’ as sales forecast comes up short

Chegg says benefits of AI push will ‘take time’ as sales forecast comes up short

Shares of Chegg Inc. slipped after hours on Monday, after the education-technology platform forecast first-quarter sales that were below expectations and said it was “too early to predict when we will return to revenue and margin growth.” The company, which offers textbook rentals and tech-powered homework assistance, offered the forecast as it tries to become …

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