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Amazon breaches $3 trillion as cloud surge powers earnings rally
business23 days ago

Amazon breaches $3 trillion as cloud surge powers earnings rally

Amazon hit an all-time high and its market value surged above $3 trillion after a strong Q2 showing driven by AWS/cloud growth and AI demand; revenue was $200.61 billion with adjusted EPS of $1.97, and AWS revenue reached $42.2 billion. The company raised 2026 capex guidance to $220 billion amid ongoing capacity expansion, while rival cloud providers also posted robust growth.

Apple tops $5 trillion as AI stock rout rattles tech peers
business29 days ago

Apple tops $5 trillion as AI stock rout rattles tech peers

Apple surged to a $5 trillion market value, becoming only the second company to reach the milestone as investors fled AI and semiconductor stocks during a tech rout; the stock briefly hit a session high before easing, while Nvidia had reached the threshold earlier. Analysts note Apple’s AI lag and steady iPhone pricing helped shield it from the downturn, and it even launched a Klarna device-leasing program to boost demand ahead of a Q3 earnings report expected to show revenue up more than 15% year over year.

Apple Reaches $5 Trillion Market Cap, Second Ever
finance29 days ago

Apple Reaches $5 Trillion Market Cap, Second Ever

Apple briefly surpassed a $5 trillion market cap, becoming only the second publicly traded company to reach the milestone, with its stock up about 24% this year and 60% over 12 months on strong iPhone sales, even as investors note Apple’s AI exposure lags behind peers. The company has partnered with Google to power Siri via Gemini AI and plans a major Siri overhaul alongside a foldable iPhone and the iPhone 18 this fall as Tim Cook prepares to hand the reins to John Ternus on Sept. 1. AI-related memory and storage shortages are pressuring Mac and iPad prices, with potential iPhone price increases later this year.

Apple Dethrones Nvidia in Market-Cap Race Toward a $5 Trillion Milestone
business1 month ago

Apple Dethrones Nvidia in Market-Cap Race Toward a $5 Trillion Milestone

Apple reclaimed the title of the world’s most valuable company by market cap, briefly overtaking Nvidia and trading near a $5 trillion valuation as it nears the milestone (intraday around $4.944T). Nvidia had previously crossed $5T first, and the update notes Apple’s ongoing CEO transition from Tim Cook to John Ternus, with Cook’s August departure as CEO while remaining executive chairman.

Apple Overtakes Nvidia as World’s Most Valuable Company
business1 month ago

Apple Overtakes Nvidia as World’s Most Valuable Company

Apple closed with a market value of about $4.95 trillion, topping Nvidia at roughly $4.77 trillion and reclaiming the title of world’s most valuable company for the first time since April 2025. Nvidia fell about 5% while Apple rose about 1%, as AI-spending costs weigh on chipmakers and investors look to memory and data-center infrastructure. Apple’s approach of renting AI capacity and its resilience to capex spend helped it lead, with Apple up about 24% year-to-date versus Nvidia’s ~4%. Apple is set to report fiscal Q3 earnings Thursday, likely detailing the impact of an AI-driven global memory-chip shortage that prompted Mac and iPad price increases.

SpaceX's Historic IPO Sparks Sky-High Valuation, Then a Market Pullback
business2 months ago

SpaceX's Historic IPO Sparks Sky-High Valuation, Then a Market Pullback

SpaceX closed its historic IPO with about $75 billion raised (potentially $86 billion including greenshoe), valuing the company around $2.2 trillion and making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire; however the stock pulled back from its debut, dropping as much as 16% before a modest rebound, as investors weigh the company’s heavy spending, debt load and AI bets, including a merged xAI unit and a $60 billion Cursor acquisition, plus a $25 billion bond sale and looming lockups that could pressure shares later.

SpaceX stock slips in premarket as post-IPO euphoria fades
business2 months ago

SpaceX stock slips in premarket as post-IPO euphoria fades

SpaceX shares fell more than 3% in premarket trading after Monday’s 16% drop, wiping out much of the gains from its blockbuster IPO and leaving the stock trading around a $2 trillion market cap earlier in the week. The company announced a senior unsecured notes offering and said it holds $100.8 billion in cash as of June 19, while also signing a computing-power agreement with Reflection for Colossus, but the post-IPO rally has largely faded.

SpaceX’s near-$3T dream hinges on future profits, not today
markets2 months ago

SpaceX’s near-$3T dream hinges on future profits, not today

SpaceX’s stock-market rally has pushed its valuation to roughly $2.6 trillion, briefly approaching $3 trillion, despite the company still posting significant losses. With about $19 billion in revenue over the past year and a net loss around $8.7 billion, investors are pricing in future income from Starlink, launches, defense, data, and AI ambitions, effectively valuing SpaceX as an infrastructure platform rather than a current rocket company. The big question is whether today’s income can justify a megacap valuation years ahead of profits.

SpaceX stock cools after hot IPO run, sliding about 5%
business2 months ago

SpaceX stock cools after hot IPO run, sliding about 5%

SpaceX shares fell about 5% after a torrid IPO debut, trimming a rally that lifted the stock roughly 40–42% and briefly pushed its market cap above Amazon and Microsoft; investors remain optimistic about long-term growth but question whether fundamentals can justify the loftier valuation amid significant losses ($4.9B in 2025 and $4.28B in Q1 2026).

SpaceX climbs toward a $3 trillion megacap, eclipsing Amazon and nudging Microsoft
business2 months ago

SpaceX climbs toward a $3 trillion megacap, eclipsing Amazon and nudging Microsoft

SpaceX surged in its post-IPO run, approaching a $3 trillion market value and briefly surpassing Amazon while edging past Microsoft, putting it in the same megacap league as Nvidia, Alphabet and Apple. The rally boosted SpaceX’s value by about $413 billion in a single day, after a broader rise from its IPO price, underscoring investor conviction that SpaceX is a diversified megacap with Starlink, defense, launch services and AI infrastructure in its core story.