Oracle Cloud Revenue Surges as Aggressive AI Pricing Pressures AWS
SEATTLE — Oracle Corporation reported a 93% surge in cloud revenue this quarter, signaling an intensifying battle for artificial intelligence infrastructure dominance against Amazon.com Inc.'s long-st...
Point72 Asset Management to Expand Japan Operations Amid Market Shifts
TOKYO (Sept. 8, 2026) — Point72 Asset Management announced plans to significantly increase its workforce and capital deployment in Japan over the coming years, citing a transformative landscape driven...
Motley Fool Highlights Financial Sector Picks for Long-Term Investors
NEW YORK — Investment advisory firm The Motley Fool published a comprehensive analysis on Tuesday recommending three major financial stocks as primary candidates for long-term, buy-and-hold portfolios...
Global Energy Markets Volatile as OPEC+ Holds Output Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions
LONDON (Sept. 8, 2026) — Global energy markets faced renewed volatility on Monday as OPEC+ maintained its production targets despite escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East, while Houthi atta...
Tepper's Appaloosa Expands Stakes in SpaceX and CoreWeave Amid AI Sector Surge
NEW YORK — Billionaire investor David Tepper and his hedge fund, Appaloosa Management, significantly increased their holdings in artificial intelligence-focused entities SpaceX and CoreWeave during th...
Waterdrop Inc. Posts Strong Q2 Results, Pivots Strategy Toward AI Integration
BEIJING — Waterdrop Inc. (WDH) reported robust financial performance for the second quarter of 2026 on Monday, signaling a successful transition into artificial intelligence-driven operations within i...
IREN's Texas Sweetwater Hub Clears Critical ERCOT Interconnection Queue
AUSTIN, Texas — IREN Limited announced on Tuesday that its 2-gigawatt Sweetwater Hub data center project has successfully cleared the Batch Zero queue for grid interconnection approval from the Electr...
Flutter Entertainment CEO Sells Shares to Cover Tax Liabilities
LONDON (AP) — Jeremy Peter Jackson, chief executive of Flutter Entertainment plc, sold 1,762 shares of the gaming company's stock on Tuesday to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of rest...
Artisan Partners Exits Roblox Stake Citing Weaker User Trends and Safety Disruptions
CHICAGO — Artisan Partners Management Co. disclosed on Tuesday that it has exited its position in Roblox Corporation, ending an investment in the online gaming platform amid concerns over slowing user...
Lavrov Urges Public to Recall Putin's Warnings on Potential European Attack
MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a stark reminder to the public on Monday, urging citizens to recall President Vladimir Putin's previous warnings regarding the potential conseque...
AMD and Marvell Report Strong Revenue Growth Amid Strategic Shifts in U.S. Tech Sector
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Marvell Technology Inc. announced significant revenue growth on Monday, driven by surging demand for data center infrastructure and artificial inte...
TNR Gold Corp Launches Proxy Campaign Against Dissident Investor Group
TORONTO (Sept. 8, 2026) — TNR Gold Corp. initiated a formal proxy contest on Monday, filing and distributing a shareholder letter urging investors to vote for its incumbent board nominees against a di...
Oracle Shares Surge 5% After Morgan Stanley Raises Price Target Amid AI Infrastructure Rally
NEW YORK — Oracle Corp. shares climbed 5% on Tuesday as Morgan Stanley raised its price target for the technology giant, signaling renewed confidence in the company's artificial intelligence infrastru...
Artisan Partners Highlights Guardant Health as Top Holding in Second Quarter
CHICAGO — Artisan Partners highlighted Guardant Health Inc. as a leading position within its Artisan Mid Cap Fund in the firm's second-quarter 2026 investor letter, released Tuesday. The disclosure ma...
Motley Fool Advises Investors to Delay IPO Purchases Until Lockup Expiry
NEW YORK — Financial advisory firm The Motley Fool is urging investors to avoid purchasing shares during initial public offerings, recommending instead that they wait for stocks to stabilize after the...
Iran Demonstrates Physical Control Over Strait of Hormuz in Challenge to U.S. Claims
TEHRAN — Iran has moved to physically demonstrate its command over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, directly challenging long-standing United States assertions regarding control of the critical waterwa...
Houthis Seize Strategic Al-Mufraq Junction in Yemen, Severing Key Supply Route
SANAA, Sept. 8 (AP) — Yemen's Ansarallah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, captured the strategically vital Al-Mufraq junction on Sunday, severing the primary road link between the southern cit...
Microsoft Deploys Age-Aware APIs to Windows 11 for Enhanced Youth Protections
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is introducing a suite of new age-awareness application programming interfaces (APIs) to the Windows 11 operating system, enabling software developers to categorize users as...
Iran Conducts Missile Launches in Arak and Zanjan
TEHRAN — Iran conducted two separate missile launches from facilities in the central cities of Arak and Zanjan on Monday evening, marking a significant escalation in regional military activity. The la...
Tesla Sales Slip in China and U.S. Amid Market Headwinds and Regulatory Delays
BEIJING — Tesla Inc. reported a significant decline in retail sales across its two largest markets, with Chinese deliveries falling 12.4% in August to 50,047 units and United States sales dropping 14....
SpaceX poised for $15.5 billion passive inflow following Nasdaq-100 rebalance
SAN FRANCISCO — SpaceX is projected to attract approximately $15.5 billion in passive buying from index funds this week as the Nasdaq-100 undergoes a scheduled rebalancing that will significantly incr...
Abercrombie & Fitch Director Sells 800 Shares in Late August Transaction
NEW YORK — Kenneth B. Robinson, a director at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., executed the sale of 800 shares of the company's Class A Common Stock on August 28, 2026. The transaction was officially recorded...
Qualcomm Shares Jump 9.5% on Multi-Year AI Chip Pact With Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO — Qualcomm shares surged 9.5% in Monday trading following the announcement of a multi-generational collaboration with Amazon to develop customized silicon and ultra-fast optical connecti...
Robinhood Stock Draws Intense Investor Scrutiny Amid Earnings Outlook
SAN FRANCISCO — Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) has emerged as a focal point for retail investors and financial analysts this week, driven by surging search activity and a critical reassessment of the ...
Israel Orders Closure of British Consulate in East al-Quds Over Settlement Sanctions
JERUSALEM — Israel will close the United Kingdom's consulate in East al-Quds and ban British lawmakers from a Gaza support center, Foreign Minister Sa'ar announced on Monday. The decision marks a shar...
Israel Closes British Consulate in Jerusalem Amid Trade Dispute Escalation
JERUSALEM — Israel announced on Monday the immediate closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem, banned 12 British nationals from entering the country, and suspended London's participation in a U.S...
Ukraine Secures EU Loan Flexibility to Buy Non-European Air Defense Systems
BRUSSELS — The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense formally thanked the European Commission on Monday for granting permission to utilize a €90 billion EU loan facility to purchase non-European military equi...
Iran's IRGC Seizes Advanced U.S. Autonomous Submarine Near Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized a highly advanced American unmanned and autonomous submarine near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, marking a significant ...
IRGC Claims Interception of Unidentified Drone Over Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Monday that it intercepted an MQ-1 drone over the strategic waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz. The interception occurred at approximate...
Chinese AI Firms Accused of Industrial-Scale Extraction of U.S. Model Capabilities
BEIJING — A coalition of Chinese artificial intelligence companies has engaged in industrial-scale knowledge distillation campaigns to extract proprietary functionalities from leading U.S. frontier mo...