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SambaNova hits $11 billion valuation as investors back Nvidia chip challengers
SambaNova is valued at $11 billion after fresh financing led by General Atlantic, as AI chip startups look to challenge Nvidia.
Bonds Show Vulnerability to Iran Setback: 3-Minutes MLIV
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
German Bonds Slide as Higher Oil Prices Reignite Inflation Fears
Germany’s benchmark bond yields climbed above 3% for the first time in nearly a month as a flare-up in fighting in the Middle East lifted oil prices and infl...
Aselsan CEO Says Global Defense Orders Are Surging
Turkey’s $37 billion state-run defense contractor Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS said international orders have doubled in the past year on the back...
Samsung-backed AI chip firm Rebellions targets IPO in South Korea next year, CEO tells CNBC
Sunghyun Park, CEO of Rebellions, told CNBC that the company is leaning toward a listing on the KOSPI over the KOSDAQ.
Ugandan Farmers to Challenge $5.6 Billion Pipeline
A group of Ugandan farmers will file a lawsuit in the UK High Court against the East African nation’s crude pipeline, potentially delaying exports. Bloomberg...
AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round
AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11B valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.
Alibaba’s Shares Jump Most in 10 Months as Earnings Hopes Grow
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s shares surged the most since September, after investors turned optimistic on its earnings and shifted capital into major Chinese...
Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP
Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 contracts as of June 30.
Bitcoin under pressure as U.S.-Iran escalation lifts oil
Major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes push oil higher.
Amazon launches $25B bond sale to fund AI infrastructure
Amazon.com Inc. is back in the bond market, this time to raise at least $25 billion for its artificial intelligence buildout, according to Bloomberg. The off...
Micron’s stock falls as investors wonder if the memory market is near the top
“Most investor feedback continues to point to a skittish AI tape,” one analyst said.
Xbox’s Netflix strategy has reportedly failed. Now it’s betting on hardware again
Bloomberg reports Microsoft is shifting Xbox's strategy away from its long-standing subscription-first vision, with renewed focus on hardware, consoles, and ...
Tesla’s stock could rise 20% thanks to the potential for a SpaceX merger, analyst says
Some on Wall Street see an increasing likelihood that Elon Musk’s two biggest companies will combine.
Jim Cramer says the market's reaction to Samsung may signal a shift in AI leadership
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Samsung's earnings sparked a sell-off in AI hardware stocks, while many tech names that have lagged this year rebounded.
Xbox reportedly wanted 77 million Game Pass subscribers. It has just 30 million
A new Bloomberg report says Microsoft hoped Xbox Game Pass would reach 77 million subscribers by fiscal 2026, but the service reportedly has just 30 million ...
Think the U.S. stock market is too heavily exposed to AI? It’s even worse abroad.
Stock-market concentration is hardly just an issue in the U.S.
Traders on Kalshi think the Nasdaq-100 will end 2026 above 30,000, predicting a cooler second half of the year
Speculators think the massive rally in the Nasdaq-100 since the lows following the U.S.-Iran war will be more subdued in the second half of 2026.
Coinbase's AI Hallucinated a World Cup Match Result Before the Game Even Started
The crypto marketplace sent out a news blast even when its own prediction market listing showed a delay.
The real cost, security, and culture problems behind enterprise AI agents
Presented by Red Hat At VentureBeat's recent AI Impact event, where the discussion centered on what separates enterprises that scale agentic AI from those th...
AI has taken over the stock market. The bond market is next
Judging credit risk of the AI boom is difficult
Europe’s economy is a mess. Its stock markets are a steal
International investors still aren’t interested
Microsoft starts swapping OpenAI and Anthropic out for its own AI in some apps
Microsoft has begun replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models with its own AI in some product features, Bloomberg reports. The shift routes selected tasks to Mic...
Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ: EVTV) Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule
SpaceX IPO powers record $3.86 billion in tokenized equities trading in June
SpaceX tokens captured $1.19 billion, or 31% of total monthly volume, with Backpack’s SPCX leading trading at $1.08 billion.
iPhone 18 Pro Could Be Noticeably Thicker Than iPhone 17 Pro
The iPhone 18 Pro's aluminum frame and camera housing are both set to grow thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro's, according to new posts from the leaker known as ...
Analysts see more upside for SpaceX as post-IPO research begins
Major brokerages initiated coverage on Tuesday with mostly buy ratings following the company's $75 billion June IPO.
AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation
AI law startup Norm has raised a $120 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the startup at $1.2 billion.
AI trade loses steam as infrastructure boom faces reality check
Record earnings, rising competition and concerns over slowing AI spending are forcing investors to reassess one of the market's biggest trades.