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The major indexes fell as oil prices and Treasury yields jumped. AI chip plays Applied Materials, Nvidia and Cerebras retreated. The Trump-Xi summit is over.

PLANO, Texas, May 15, 2026–NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and IT services, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WinWire, an award-winning Microsoft partner specializing in Agentic AI, AI on Azure, data engineering and cloud-native development as foundational capabilities for enterprise AI. The acquisition strengthens NTT DATA’s position as a trusted partner to help organizations move beyond experimentation to operationalize AI at scale.

The VictoryShares US Large Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (NASDAQ:CDL) pulls its distribution from dividends paid by large U.S. companies that have screened in for both yield and lower realized volatility. CDL is volatility weighted rather than market-cap weighted (the index methodology pushes back against market-cap concentration risk), which means a handful of regulated … CDL Delivers Capital Gains Alongside Income as Rates Hover Near 4.4%

The semiconductor sector is selling off at the open on Friday, with all three major U.S.-listed chipmakers giving back a slice of their parabolic spring rallies. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) shares are leading the move lower, sliding 8% in early trading to $108 from Thursday’s close of $115.93. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock is down 4% to … Intel Slumps 7%, AMD and NVIDIA Slide 4% in Chipmaker Selloff

Berkshire Hathaway investors look concerned about life after Buffett.

Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman and Head of News Myles Udland discuss the Cerebras (CBRS) PO as shares pull back after surging 70% in the biggest IPO debut of 2026.

Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman and Head of News Myles Udland discuss Ford’s (F) 20% jump over the past few days after its battery storage bet.

The world’s largest artificial intelligence firms could earn $200 billion in revenue this year, more

IREN (NASDAQ: $IREN) has successfully raised $3 billion U.S. to fund its artificial intelligence (A.I.) cloud compu…

Stocks tumbled at the open on Friday, pulling back from record levels after meetings between President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping ended without a clear messaging of what’s to come. The Dow was down 408 points, or 0.8%, while the S&P 500 fell 1.1%, and the Nasdaq was down 1.6%. “We often get more market moving social media posts in the middle of the night than we got as part of this historic meeting,” wrote Peter Tchir, Head of Macro Strategy at Academy Securities.

U.K. regulators have opened a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, targeting Office, Teams, Copilot, and Azure. The probe focuses on bundling practices and how Microsoft’s services affect competition in cloud and AI interoperability. Microsoft has appointed former EY global chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio to its board as a director. At the same time, the company is pursuing independent AI capabilities by acquiring AI startups and expanding beyond its…

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.9% and the actively tr

CounterPoint, the well-regarded electronics research firm, shows that, study after study, in China, the US, and globally, sales of the iPhone continue to outpace those of all competitors. The most recent data comes from a survey of smartphone buyers from the major wireless carriers. The carriers include Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T), and T-Mobile. … Apple iPhone Sales Appear Unstoppable

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is currently trading at a 49x trailing earnings multiple – well above its historical average of 31x. While industry peers like Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) trade at significantly lower multiples, this article presents the upside case for Walmart, arguing that its premium reflects a structural pivot from a high-volume grocer to a high-margin platform.

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Financial disclosures for US President Donald Trump showed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of transactions involving securities in major…

Anthropic’s valuation is nearing $1 trillion, an astonishing figure for a private company. The FT reports that it will raise $30 billion at a valuation of $900 billion. Less than a year ago, it raised $30 billion on a valuation of $380 billion. The numbers cannot help but drive the value of public companies that … Anthropic Valuation Is Key For Alphabet

President Donald Trump has been busy in the stock market. Trump disclosed purchases and sales of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of U.S. stocks in the first quarter, according to a disclosure released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of ServiceNow Adobe Workday on Feb. 10, the disclosure revealed.