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Microsoft tumbles after its AI-enhanced cloud business fails to make it rain

Shares of Microsoft initially tumbled nearly 6% after its critical Azure cloud business brought in slightly less money than expected in the final three months of 2024. The stock since pared much of those losses.

The 31% growth (in constant currency terms) for that segment matched the lowest analyst’s estimate.

Adjusted earnings per share of $3.23, however, managed to beat the projected $3.12.

While AI may be additive to the company’s returns, that contribution wasn’t big enough or fast enough this quarter. Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said that the firm’s AI business has an annual revenue run rate of $13 billion; AI tools added 13 points to Azure’s revenue growth this quarter, one percentage point better than the prior quarter.

These AI-linked outlays are poised to increase, management said.

“We expect capital expenditures to increase in coming years to support growth in our cloud offerings and our investments in AI infrastructure and training,” according to the 10-Q.

Separately, Microsoft is saying that DeepSeek ripped off OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but added one of those models to its cloud nonetheless.

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Dollar General jumps as Q1 EPS beats estimates, outlook raised

Dollar General shares jumped premarket after the company reported Q1 earnings with EPS beating analysts’ expectations and triggered an upward revision to its full-year profit outlook.

Key numbers:

EPS: $2 (estimate: $1.90)
Revenue: $10.79 billion (estimate: $10.83 billion)
Same-store sales: +2% year over year

Dollar General has also raised its fiscal 2026 profit outlook, now forecasting full-year earnings per share to land between $7.20 and $7.45, up from its previous guidance of $7.10 to $7.35. Meanwhile, management reiterated its full-year same-store sales growth target of 2.2% to 2.7%.

Management noted that its increase in profit was boosted by contributions from new stores and growth in same-store sales, partially offset by the impact of store closures.

Heightened economic uncertainty, ongoing US import tariffs, and rising gas prices tied to the Iran war could also be weighing on everyday households' purchasing decisions, causing them to pull back on spending in general or trade down to more affordable basic essentials.

“Our topline results were highlighted by positive customer traffic and balanced category growth,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO, in the press release. “Looking ahead, we believe the essential nature of our offering and our expansive footprint position us well to navigate the current macroeconomic environment.”

Shares of Dollar General rose 4.7% premarket. They were down more than 17% year to date through Monday’s close.

Alphabet's $80 billion equity raise is a signal that the AI party can continue

And the next round is on Google.

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Marvell soars after Nvidia CEO says it will be the “next trillion-dollar company”

Marvell Technology surged after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the chipmaker, which his company has a stake in, ⁠the next “trillion-dollar company.”

Huang made the comments at the Computex expo in Taipei on ‌Tuesday. It’s not the first vote of confidence for Marvell from the world’s most valuable company: Nvidia announced a strategic partnership with Marvell in March, saying that it has invested $2 billion in the company.

Marvell’s market capitalization as of Monday’s close was around $192 billion, meaning that Huang’s prediction would hinge on a more than 420% rally. Huang said computing is becoming increasingly disaggregated and distributed, creating a need for advanced connectivity, which is what Marvell specializes in.

“That’s the reason why Marvell is so essential,” Huang said, standing onstage next to Marvell CEO Matt Murphy. “That’s why you’re going to be the next trillion-dollar company.”

The stock rose 23% in premarket trading on Tuesday and is up more than 145% since the start of the year.

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HP Enterprise skyrockets on strong Q2 earnings and full-year guidance boost

HP Enterprise shares soared Monday afternoon following the enterprise software company’s Q2 earnings report, which detailed a blockbuster quarter.

The stock was up more than 30% — not a typo — after-hours.

Here are the numbers for Q2:

Revenue of $10.7 billion (compared to the analyst estimate of $9.78 billion, per FactSet).
Adjusted earnings per share of $0.79 (estimate: $0.53).

The company raised its guidance for the full fiscal year, saying it sees revenue growth of 29% to 33%, compared with its previous guidance for 17% to 22%. It also guided for adjusted EPS of $3.35 to $3.45 for the full year, up from the $2.30 to $2.50 it had estimated in its Q1 earnings release.

For its early fiscal 2027 guidance, HPE said it expects revenue to grow 8% to 12%, compared with analysts’ expectations for 5.5% growth. It also said it expects adjusted EPS growth of 12% to 16%, compared to analysts’ forecasts of a 13.5% rise.

Unlike HP, which makes consumer products like PCs and printers, HP Enterprise is primed to support the AI boom — specializing in cloud servers, data storage systems, and AI infrastructure. HPE has gained 90% since January.

Last week, competitor Dell saw a similarly rosy earnings report, which boosted its stock nearly 40%.

On Monday at Computex, HPE announced a new project with Nvidia: a new server powered by the semiconductor company. “Agentic AI has arrived, and it needs a new CPU,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. According to the companies, the plan is to support and optimize the New York Stock Exchange’s day-to-day infrastructure with “industry leading agentic AI CPU performance, memory bandwidth and low latency.”

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Credo Technology tanks, despite beating on earnings and revenue for Q4

Credo Technology Group shares cratered in after-hours trading after releasing Q4 earnings after the bell, despite crushing analyst expectations for earnings and revenue.

The stock dropped 15% in after-hours trading.

For Q4, the company — which makes high-speed connectivity solutions for data centers — posted:

Revenues of $437 million (estimate: $431.8 million).
Adjusted earnings per share of $1.16 (estimate: $1.02).

And for the first quarter, the company estimated revenue ranging from $465 million to $475 million, compared with analysts’ estimates for $461 million.

Shares of the company are up 63% year to date, and hit their all-time high of $247 today.

Shares soared earlier in the month after Credo announced its acquisition of DustPhotonics, which makes silicon photonic integrated circuits for high-speed networking in data centers. The acquisition means that Credo will be able to play both ends of the data center connectivity business, by adding advanced photonics to its bread and butter of active electrical cables.

Credo stock was down over 14% in after-hours trading.

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