Big Tech companies like Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle are increasing their AI-related capital expenditures by 83% to $755 billion in 2026. This surge in spending on data centers and AI infrastructure has led to a nearly two-thirds reduction in stock buybacks in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs expects overall S&P 500 share buybacks to grow only 3% this year due to economic uncertainty and rising AI costs. This shift means investors may see fewer dividends and buyback-driven returns as companies prioritize AI investments.
Anthropic secured $65 billion in a Series H funding round at a $965 billion valuation, potentially its last private raise before going public. The round included major investors like Altimeter Capital, Sequoia, and Amazon, among others. The funds wil...
US stock indices including Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones 30, and S&P 500 are experiencing volatile and choppy trading as investors closely monitor interest rate developments. The Nasdaq 100 is hovering around the 30,000 level, seen as a key support and poten...
BTCC Exchange has launched the TradFi Trading Carnival, a limited-time campaign offering USDT rewards for trading traditional financial instruments like precious metals, commodities, forex, indices, and stocks using USDT as collateral. Since introduc...
The EMEA technology sector's sports sponsorship market more than doubled its spending from $1.29 billion in 2020 to $2.94 billion in 2024 and remained steady at $2.93 billion in 2025. Soccer leads the market with 63.2% of sponsorship value, followed ...
Equity markets in 2026 have reached valuation levels and concentration similar to the 1999 Internet Boom, driven largely by AI advancements. However, unlike 1999, today's economic, fiscal, and geopolitical conditions are less supportive, increasing s...
