Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
A fresh market note says Bank of America is pressing forward with Nvidia stock conviction despite uncertainties that could hit chip-demand expectations and valuations.
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The AI chip and systems maker says its next-generation CS-4 platform, along with fresh data-center capacity plans and partnerships with OpenAI, Arista Networks and AMD, is designed to reduce latency and improve throughput for model serving.
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Quarterly growth rates cited across the three biggest cloud providers show Google Cloud accelerating faster than Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, all for the period ended June 30.
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A new comparison of UnitedHealth Group and Eli Lilly highlights that both companies maintain dividend programs with long-running appeal, while their dividend maturity levels appear to differ.
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A new insider purchase by Intel’s chief executive increases his holdings in the chipmaker as the company pursues a long-running turnaround in foundry and product roadmaps.
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A dividend hike announced earlier this year adds to Johnson & Johnson’s long-running reputation for shareholder income, according to a recent Yahoo Finance analysis.
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McDonald’s has boosted its shareholder payout for 49 consecutive years. Another annual increase would extend the record to 50, a threshold that would place the company among the most consistently growing dividend payers.
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The companies said they will deliver Missionized Valkyrie Air Vehicles for U.S. Marine Corps operational testing and fielding efforts, as the service moves toward autonomy-enabled aviation.
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Intel’s stock has dropped sharply, with investors focused on what “dilution” and capital needs could mean for the company’s ability to compete in artificial intelligence and expand its foundry business.
