Meta and BlackRock Form $14 Billion AI Data Center Venture: META and BLK Stocks in Focus
Meta and BlackRock have formed a roughly $14 billion venture to fund AI data centers, bringing an outside financing partner into Meta's costly AI buildout.
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Meta and BlackRock have formed a roughly $14 billion venture to fund AI data centers, bringing an outside financing partner into Meta's costly AI buildout.
A report says Visa plans to cut about 2,600 jobs, or 7% of its workforce, a cost-efficiency move for the payments network.
Wells Fargo raised its quarterly dividend to $0.50 a share and lowered headcount by 3,533, pairing a bigger capital return with continued cost discipline.
BlackRock reported higher Q2 earnings and raised its dividend, reflecting growth in assets under management and its expanding fee generating businesses.
Bank of America raised its quarterly dividend, a move that signals confidence in its capital position and earnings power.
Travelers topped Q2 earnings expectations, and the beat has investors debating whether the stock's price already reflects that strength.
Coinbase launched a way for businesses to accept payments initiated by AI agents, a new product aimed at the emerging market for autonomous software making purchases on behalf of users.
Four Coinbase executives left the company or shifted into new roles within about two weeks, a pace of senior leadership change that raises questions about stability even without a stated cause.
American Express raised its 2026 earnings outlook after a strong second quarter, pointing to resilient spending among its premium cardholder base.
PacifiCorp, the utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has agreed to a $575 million settlement, adding to the wildfire liability costs weighing on Berkshire Hathaway's energy unit.
Analysts have been revising their outlook on Allstate more positively heading into the insurer's next earnings report, raising the question of whether the stock still looks fairly valued.
Mastercard is piloting settlement of transactions using the RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger blockchain, an early test of blockchain-based settlement rails.
Bitcoin climbed above $81,000 for the first time since January, lifting shares of Coinbase and MicroStrategy, whose businesses are both directly tied to the cryptocurrency's price.
Prudential Financial posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings, adding to the case that the insurer's core businesses are performing better than the market has been pricing in.
Interactive Brokers has posted a pre-tax profit margin above 70% for seven straight quarters, a level of profitability rivals have struggled to match.
Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring homebuilder Taylor Morrison for about $8.5 billion, one of its largest deals in years and a direct bet on US housing.
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