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Tesla Stock Rebound Points Above $500 as Autonomy Narrative Takes Center Stage

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After a brief consolidation from record highs, Tesla shares are rebounding as CES developments and renewed focus on autonomy sharpen investor attention on the company’s long-term AI-driven growth story. Continue reading “Tesla Stock Rebound Points Above $500 as Autonomy Narrative Takes Center Stage” →

Intel Stock INTC Heads to $50 with Product Progress and Political Endorsement

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With scientific advancements, CES product milestones, strategic investment, and political support bolstering faith in its long-term recovery, Intel has started 2026 with newfound vigor.
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Google’s Alphabet Surpasses Apple, Claims No. 2 Spot Behind Nvidia in Market Value

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Alphabet surpassed Apple Inc. to rise to the second-most valuable company in terms of market capitalization, demonstrating how the parent company of Google has become one of the biggest beneficiaries of artificial intelligence.

Alphabet’s stock increased by 2.4 percent on Wednesday, closing at a valuation of $3.89 trillion. It was able to overtake Apple, which ended Wednesday with a market capitalization of $3.85 trillion after a six-day decline that erased nearly 5% of its value, or $200 billion.

The difference grew even more on Thursday with Apple opening 1.2 percent lower and Alphabet rising 1.1 percent. Since 2019, Alphabet has not surpassed Apple in size. NVIDIA Corp. continues to be the biggest stock, with a valuation of $4.6 trillion.

Alphabet is currently the best-performing of the Magnificent Seven, with shares rising more than 65% since 2025.

The increasing perception that Alphabet is well-suited in many important areas of AI accounts for a large portion of its strength.

Concerns about competition from businesses like OpenAI were allayed by positive reviews for the company’s most recent Gemini AI model, and its tensor processing unit chips are thought to be a major factor in future revenue growth.

INTC Dips as Trump Hails ‘Great Meeting’ with Embattled Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan

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Intel Corp. met with President Donald Trump and Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan on Thursday at the White House. ” The stock dipped by about 4% at Thursday’s trading session.

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The two men discussed the company’s progress on its new line of processors following the U.S. government’s acquisition of shares in the chipmaker. Trump praised what he called progress at Santa Clara, California-based Intel, in a post to his Truth Social network. The company’s stock has risen more than 70% since plans to purchase up to 10% of it surfaced last year.

The United States currently owns 5.5 percent of the company, and more is expected to be acquired. Trump wrote, “I just finished a great meeting with the very successful Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.” Both Intel and we struck a fantastic deal. Our country is determined to bring leading-edge chip manufacturing back to America, and that is exactly what is happening!!!”

Tan has acted quickly to stabilize the struggling chipmaker’s business since becoming CEO in March. Besides the US investment, Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. have also purchased stakes worth billions of dollars. Intel’s stock price has increased as a result of the deal, but the company still needs to demonstrate that new products will regain lost market share. Tan stated that Intel began shipping its first sub-2-nanometer 18A products on schedule at the end of 2025 during an industry conference this week.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. remains the company’s primary supplier for the production of some chips. Although the US has not yet benefited as much from its holdings, Trump claimed in his post that the government had made “Tens of Billions of Dollars for the American People.” The US stake was valued at $5.7 billion when it was acquired in August. A significant portion of the government’s ownership remains dependent on upcoming events.

Elon Musk’s xAI Bleeds $8 Billion—Is the Optimus Robot Plan Worth the Cost?

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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is rapidly incurring losses as it invests in developing software that will eventually power humanoid robots, building data centers, and hiring talent. According to the documents examined by Bloomberg, XAI reported a net loss of $1.46 billion for the September quarter, up from $1 billion in the first quarter.

 

It spent $7.8 billion in cash during the first nine months of the year. According to people familiar with the situation, xAI is rapidly utilizing the money it raised in recent funding rounds, just like other rapidly expanding AI startups.

This was stated in both its most recent earnings report and a call that xAI executives had with investors. The company informed investors that its objective is to develop self-sufficient AI, which will eventually power humanoid robots, such as Optimus, a Tesla robot designed to replace human labor.

xAI leadership, including Chief Revenue Officer Jon Shulkin, informed investors during the investor call that the company’s primary focus now is on developing AI agents and other software quickly. Until it can eventually power Optimus, those products will feed into what Musk has described as “Macrohard,” a term that refers to an AI-only software company.

The name is a play on “Microsoft.” Investors were informed by the company’s executives that xAI had the resources to keep up its aggressive spending.

The quick development of AI was described in documents as “escape velocity,” a term taken from astrodynamics that Musk frequently uses to discuss how quickly his businesses, like Space Exploration Technologies, can expand.

 

Impala Platinum Rally Loses Shine as XPT Prices Slip, JSE: IMP Share Price Down 9%

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Impala Platinum’s spectacular rally has begun to falter, as sliding platinum prices expose the stock’s heavy reliance on momentum rather than improving fundamentals. Continue reading “Impala Platinum Rally Loses Shine as XPT Prices Slip, JSE: IMP Share Price Down 9%” →

Micron Raises Fears of a Crowded Trade – Reality Bites Mu Stock

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Bulls were happy with Micron’s spectacular surge above $300, but investors are now being forced to face how much optimism has already been priced in due to the pace of the increase and a sudden reverse.
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Apple Stock AAPL Drops Toward $250 on JPMorgan Taking Apple Card and Slowing Services

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A cautious start to the year was exacerbated when Apple announced that Apple Card will move from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan, which put pressure on the company’s stock. Continue reading “Apple Stock AAPL Drops Toward $250 on JPMorgan Taking Apple Card and Slowing Services” →