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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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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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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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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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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