Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
Etsy’s appearance at Canaccord Genuity’s growth conference in Boston was followed by a Bank of America Securities upgrade, with the bank pointing to improved execution and a more conservative growth stance. The combination is giving some investors a fresh angle on the e-commerce platform’s medium-term outlook.
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A recent market roundup argues that two of the three major chip stocks have a clearer near-term path than the third, reflecting differing views on data-center momentum and AI spending.
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A Yahoo Finance report says Berkshire Hathaway increased its position in Alphabet during the second quarter, underscoring continued demand for large-cap tech exposure within the conglomerate’s equity portfolio.
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Moderna said its personalized mRNA cancer therapy intismeran met its primary and key secondary goals in a large Phase 3 melanoma trial. Investors and analysts are left to weigh how much of the potential value is already reflected in the shares and what the next regulatory and commercial steps may require.
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A new report says Alphabet’s next-generation TPU is expected to be designed with AMD rather than the more traditional role played by Broadcom, a shift that could alter how the AI hardware stack is assembled.
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In a CNBC appearance on August 14, 2026, Disney’s CEO Josh D’Amaro said the company’s parks business has delivered results that surprised even internal expectations, as the new executive era continues following his succession of Bob Iger in March 2026.
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In a note that resets its price forecast for Home Depot, Bank of America argued the company can continue to gain ground even as the broader housing market remains under pressure.
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In a filing update dated August 14, 2026, NVIDIA said its position in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) was valued at roughly $21 billion at the end of the second quarter, adding new emphasis to the long-running backstory of how the investment was formed.
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Nevada regulators have cleared multiple robotaxi operators for deployment that could total up to 8,000 vehicles over the next 12 months, according to a report by Yahoo Finance.
