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Alibaba's AI Cloud Grew 38% in Q4 — AI Revenue Is on Pace for 50% of the Cloud Segment Within a Year

Alibaba reported fiscal Q4 2026 earnings on May 13, 2026 — Alibaba Cloud grew 38% to $6.04B, AI products hit 30% of external cloud revenue, and CEO Eddie Wu projected AI will exceed 50% of the segment within 12 months.

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Jake TraderMay 20, 20267 min read
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Japan's SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities to Launch Crypto Investment Trusts — In-House Bitcoin and Ethereum Products for Retail

On May 17, 2026, CoinDesk reported that SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities will offer in-house crypto investment trusts to Japanese retail investors, with Nomura also lining up its own products as regulators finalize rules.

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Jake TraderMay 18, 20267 min read
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NVIDIA Heads Into Q1 FY27 Earnings With the Stock Near All-Time Highs and Wall Street Watching AI Demand

NVIDIA reports Q1 fiscal 2027 earnings on May 20, 2026 — the stock hit a $232 intraday high on May 16 with analysts forecasting continued strong year-over-year revenue growth from AI data center chip demand.

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Jake TraderMay 18, 20266 min read
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Applied Materials Posts a Record Q2 — $7.91B Revenue, 50% Gross Margin, and Eight Price-Target Hikes in a Day

Applied Materials beat Q2 FY2026 estimates with $7.91B revenue and $2.86 non-GAAP EPS on May 15, 2026 — triggering eight Wall Street price target hikes and a 30% calendar-2026 growth call.

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Jake TraderMay 16, 20267 min read
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Cisco's AI Orders Forecast Hits $9 Billion — Record Q3 Revenue Sends the Stock to an All-Time High

Cisco reported record Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue of $15.84B on May 13, 2026 — and raised its full-year AI orders forecast to $9 billion, up from $5 billion, sending the stock to a new all-time high.

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Jake TraderMay 16, 20266 min read
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Nebius Crushes Q1 — 684% Revenue Growth, $27B Meta Contract, and a $20-25B CapEx Step-Up

Nebius Group reported Q1 2026 revenue of $399 million on May 13, 2026 — up 684% year-over-year — and disclosed a $27B Meta capacity contract along with raised full-year CapEx guidance to $20B-$25B.

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Jake TraderMay 14, 20268 min read
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KLA Splits 10-for-1 — The First Big-Tech Stock-Split Story of 2026 Lands With a Record-Setting Run Behind It

KLA Corporation announced a 10-for-1 forward stock split on May 7, 2026 — the first major US tech stock split of the year, with split-adjusted trading kicking off June 12 alongside a 17th consecutive annual dividend boost.

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Jake TraderMay 14, 20267 min read
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Jabil Beats Q2 Print and Raises Full-Year Guidance to $34B as Intelligent Infrastructure Surges 52% YoY

Jabil stock climbed on May 11, 2026 after Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue hit $8.28B with EPS of $2.69, and the company raised full-year guidance to roughly $34B on AI data-center demand.

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Jake TraderMay 13, 20267 min read
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Datadog Q1 Crushes the Print: $1.01B Revenue, FedRAMP High Certified, 2026 Guidance Raised to $4.34B

Datadog stock jumped 31% on May 7, 2026 after Q1 revenue hit $1.01B (up 32% YoY), the company secured FedRAMP High certification, and management lifted full-year 2026 guidance to $4.30B–$4.34B.

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Jake TraderMay 11, 20266 min read
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Intel Surges 13% to All-Time High On Preliminary Apple Chip Manufacturing Deal

Intel stock jumped 13% to an all-time high above $130 on May 8, 2026 after reports of a preliminary chip manufacturing deal with Apple — Intel's foundry pivot is finally working.

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Jake TraderMay 10, 20265 min read
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Micron Surges 38% On the Week As AI Memory Demand Drives Memory Stocks to Record Highs

Micron Technology jumped over 15% on May 8, 2026 to push past $850B market cap, capping a 38% weekly surge as AI memory demand sends DRAM and NAND prices sharply higher.

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Jake TraderMay 10, 20265 min read
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Axon's Q1 Beat: Revenue Tops $807M, Stock Jumps 12%, Full-Year Guidance Raised

Axon Enterprise reported Q1 2026 revenue of $807M against a $779M consensus on May 7, 2026 — raising full-year guidance and sending the stock up more than 12% on the print.

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Jake TraderMay 9, 20265 min read
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Super Micro's Q3 Beat: Margins Bounce Back, AI Data Center Demand Powers $40B Outlook

Super Micro Computer surged 24% on May 6, 2026 after Q3 earnings beat estimates by 33% — non-GAAP gross margins jumped to 10.1% and the AI server maker raised its full-year revenue outlook to $40.4B.

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Jake TraderMay 7, 20265 min read
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AMD's Q1 Blowout: $10.25B Revenue, Data Center Up 57%, Stock Surges 16%

Advanced Micro Devices reported Q1 2026 revenue of $10.25B on May 5, 2026 — beating estimates with 38% YoY growth, data center revenue up 57%, and Q2 guidance of $11.2B that sent shares 16% higher on May 6.

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Jake TraderMay 6, 20266 min read
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Palantir's Q1 Beat: 85% Revenue Growth, Rule of 40 at 145%, Guidance Crushed

Palantir delivered $1.63B Q1 2026 revenue at 85% YoY growth on May 5, 2026, beating Wall Street estimates with U.S. commercial up 133% and a Rule of 40 score of 145% — and management raised full-year guidance again.

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Jake TraderMay 5, 20266 min read
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Twilio's Q1 Beat: Voice AI Surges, Stock Jumps 19%, 2026 Outlook Raised

Twilio crushed Q1 2026 expectations with $1.41B revenue and $1.50 adjusted EPS — voice AI hit a five-year high, the stock jumped 19% on May 1, and management raised the full-year revenue growth outlook to 14-15%.

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Jake TraderMay 4, 20266 min read
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Alphabet's Q1 Beat: Google Cloud Surges 63%, Setting a New AI Infrastructure Bar

Alphabet posted Q1 2026 revenue of $109.9 billion on April 30, beating consensus by nearly $3 billion as Google Cloud accelerated to 63% year-over-year growth — the cleanest signal yet that AI infrastructure demand is still surprising to the upside.

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Jake TraderMay 3, 20266 min read
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Apple's Q2 Beat: $111B Revenue, iPhone +21.7%, and a Services All-Time High

Apple posted Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue of $111.18B (up 17% YoY) on April 30, 2026 — iPhone revenue surged 21.7%, Services hit an all-time record $30.98B, and Greater China sales jumped 28% to $20.5B.

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Jake TraderMay 3, 20266 min read
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SanDisk's Q3 Beat Is the Cleanest AI Infrastructure Read of the Quarter

SanDisk delivered Q3 revenue of $5.95B (+251% YoY) on May 1, 2026, beating consensus by $1.25B with EPS of $23.41 versus $14.50 expected — and disclosed five multi-year supply agreements valued at over $11B.

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Jake TraderMay 3, 20266 min read
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Microsoft's Azure Surges 40% as Q1 Earnings Set a New $190B AI Capex Bar

Microsoft posted Q1 2026 EPS of $4.27 on $82.89B revenue on April 29, 2026, with Azure growing 40% year over year and the company guiding 2026 capital expenditures up to $190B as AI infrastructure demand keeps accelerating.

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Jake TraderApr 30, 20266 min read
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SoFi Posts Record Q1 2026 — Revenue Up 43%, Profit More Than Doubles, Outlook Raised

SoFi reported record Q1 2026 results on April 29 — adjusted net revenue of $1.1B (up 41% YoY), net income up to $166.7M, $12.2B in loan originations, and a raised full-year 2026 outlook.

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Jake TraderApr 29, 20266 min read
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Mag 7 Earnings Week Begins Tomorrow — What Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Apple Could Set in Motion

Five of the Magnificent Seven report this week — Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon on April 29, Apple on April 30 — with AI capex, cloud growth, and AI infrastructure spend in focus.

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Jake TraderApr 28, 20266 min read
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Tesla Q1 Earnings Beat — Plus a $25B+ AI and Robotics Capital Commitment for 2026

Tesla beat Q1 2026 estimates with $22.39B in revenue and $0.41 EPS, then committed over $25 billion to AI, robotics, Cybercab, and Optimus capex through the rest of 2026.

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Jake TraderApr 27, 20266 min read
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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $2.1B Across a 9-Day Streak — IBIT Crosses $63B in AUM

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs notched a 9-day inflow streak through April 24 totaling $2.1B, lifting cumulative net inflows to $58B and BlackRock's IBIT to about $63B in assets.

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Jake TraderApr 26, 20265 min read