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Traded amid mixed consumer stocks; its Whole Foods unit lost a US labor board appeal over a Philadelphia store unionization vote.

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Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Mixed Late Afternoon

Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.7%.In corporate news, Fox (FOXA, FOX) agreed to acquire Roku (ROKU) in a cash-and-stock deal that values the TV streaming platform at about $22 billion. Roku shares declined 1.5%, and Fox Class A and Class B shares fell 16% and 15% respectively.The request by Amazon's (AMZN) Whole Foods for a review of the January 2025 vote by workers at a Philadelphia store location to unionize was denied Monday by the US National Labor Relations Board. Amazon shares were up 3.1%.Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) plans to invest over $20 million in its St. Louis and Arnold, Missouri, operations. Anheuser-Busch shares were down 1.5%.China's market regulator has ordered Walmart-owned (WMT) Sam's Club to strengthen food safety controls across its supply chain following the discovery of food safety issues, Reuters reported. The report said the State Administration for Market Regulation held talks with a Sam's Club executive and instructed the retailer to eliminate risks and safeguard consumer food safety. Walmart shares were decreasing 0.3%.

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Sector Update: Consumer

Consumer stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.7%.In corporate news, the request by Amazon's (AMZN) Whole Foods for a review of the January 2025 vote by workers at a Philadelphia store location to unionize was denied Monday by the US National Labor Relations Board. Amazon shares were up 3.4%.

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Update: US Labor Board Rejects Amazon Appeal of Whole Foods Unionization

(Updates with Whole Foods' response to a request for comment in the last paragraph.)The request by Amazon's (AMZN) Whole Foods for a review of the January 2025 vote by workers at a Philadelphia store location to unionize was denied Monday by the US National Labor Relations Board."The Employer's Request for Review of the Regional Director's Decision and Certification of Representative is denied as it raises no substantial issues warranting review," the NLRB said. "The Employer's request for extraordinary relief is denied as moot.""We strongly disagree with the Board's conclusion," a Whole Foods spokesperson told. "As previously stated, and as demonstrated throughout last year's hearing-including with first-hand testimony from various witnesses-restrictions on free speech and the union's illegal conduct interfered with our Team Members' right to a fair vote at our Philly Center City Store."Price: $246.21, Change: $+7.66, Percent Change: +3.21%

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Update: US Equity Indexes Jump Following Weekend Agreement to End Iran War

(Updates with index moves and geopolitical developments from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes rose after the US and Iran reached a framework agreement to end the war in the Middle East, setting the stage for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for about a fifth of global crude oil flows.The Nasdaq Composite jumped 3% to 26,660.1, the S&P 500 jumped 1.9% to 7,574.4, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.4% to 51,921.7.Energy and consumer staples were among the decliners, while technology, communication services, and consumer discretionary led the gainers.Iran's Supreme National Security Council confirmed on Sunday that a memorandum of understanding had been reached, with military operations on all fronts set to cease immediately. No text of the MoU has been released, and the duo has offered conflicting accounts of what will follow a signing ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, CNN reported.The peace deal will end the US blockade of Iranian ports and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to multiple media reports. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said the ceasefire in Lebanon - one of Iran's preconditions for a negotiated settlement - has been observed in the memorandum of understanding, Al Jazeera reported.Crude oil futures slumped. Front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent slumped 5.5% to $80.22 per barrel, and US West Texas Intermediate sank 5.1% to $82.88 per barrel.

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Top Midday Stories: Fox to Acquire Roku for $22 Billion; Truist Names Former Fiserv CEO Lyons as New CEO

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Monday, after President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a deal has been signed to end the war between the US and Iran.In company news, Fox (FOX) said Monday it has agreed to acquire Roku (ROKU) in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $22 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Fox will pay $160 per share for Roku, comprised of $96 in cash and 0.9693 shares of Fox stock, the company said. The transaction is expected to close in H1 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, but both boards have unanimously approved the deal, Fox said. Shares of Fox were down 15.5% around midday, while Roku shares were down 1.0%.Truist Financial (TFC) on Monday named Michael P. Lyons as its next president and chief executive officer, starting Sept. 1. Lyons, who most recently served as CEO of Fiserv (FISV), will succeed Bill Rogers at Truist. Rogers will become executive chair on Lyons' start date, Truist said. Truist shares were down 3.6%, while Fiserv shares were down 8.1%.SpaceX (SPCX) revenue could surpass $1 trillion by 2031, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Sunday on X, days after the company's noteworthy debut on the Nasdaq Composite. SpaceX shares were up 7.5%.Nvidia (NVDA) is looking to raise at least $20 billion from its first corporate bond sale since 2021, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. The company is marketing bonds in seven tranches with maturities ranging from two to 30 years, the report said, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. price talk is for a spread of about 0.9 percentage points above Treasuries for the longest tenor, the report said, citing one of the people. Nvidia shares were up 2.8%.Amazon (AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy raised concerns to the Trump administration about security risks that Anthropic's most advanced models pose before the president imposed export restrictions on those models, The Information reported Saturday, citing two people familiar with the conversations. Separately, the request by Amazon's Whole Foods for a review of the January 2025 vote by workers at a Philadelphia store location to unionize was denied Monday by the US National Labor Relations Board. Amazon shares were up 3.2%.Payoneer Global (PAYO) and Nuvei said Monday they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Nuvei will acquire Payoneer for $7.40 per share in cash, representing a total deal equity value of about $2.75 billion. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of both companies, is expected to close in mid-2027, the companies said. Payoneer shares were up 4.1%.Price: $50.25, Change: $-8.67, Percent Change: -14.71%

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Payoneer to be Acquired by Canada's Nuvei in $2.75 Billion Deal
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Payoneer to be Acquired by Canada's Nuvei in $2.75 Billion Deal

Payoneer (PAYO) agreed to be acquired by Canada's Nuvei in an all-cash transaction valued at about $2.75 billion, creating a global platform for local and cross-border commerce.The US payments firm's shareholders will receive $7.40 in cash for each share owned, the companies said Monday. Payoneer's shares closed at $6.75 on Friday."By combining complementary capabilities, we can offer businesses a more complete platform to accept payments, send funds, issue cards, manage treasury and (foreign exchange) needs, and access embedded financial services -- at scale," Nuvei Chief Executive Phil Fayer said in a statement.Upon closing, the combined company is expected to generate about $3 billion in annual revenue and process more than $500 billion in annual payment volume for over 2.4 million customers, the companies said.Payoneer's shares were up 4.2% in Monday trade.The deal combines Nuvei's payment acceptance platform with Payoneer's cross-border payouts, multi-currency account and banking network. The combined company offers a unified infrastructure for businesses operating across platforms such as Amazon (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), Walmart (WMT) and Airbnb (ABNB).The transaction is expected to support Nuvei's emerging financial models, including agentic commerce and stablecoin payments, the companies said. Payoneer has an established regulatory footprint in key markets, including China and India.The deal, which requires approval from regulators and clearance from Payoneer's shareholders, is expected to complete by mid-2027."Together, we will reach more businesses, in more markets, with a more complete platform," Payoneer CEO John Caplan said.Payoneer reported first-quarter earnings per share of $0.06 in May, up from $0.05 a year ago. Revenue excluding interest income grew 11% year-over-year.Price: $7.04, Change: $+0.29, Percent Change: +4.22%

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Update: Market Chatter: Amazon CEO Raised Concerns About Anthropic Models Before Trump Export Restrictions

(Update with Amazon's response to a request for comment in the final paragraph.)Amazon (AMZN) Chief Executive Andy Jassy raised concerns to the Trump administration about security risks that Anthropic's most advanced models pose before the Trump administration imposed export restrictions on those models, The Information reported Saturday, citing two people familiar with the conversations.Amazon, which is one of Anthropic's biggest investors and vendors, helped set in motion the restrictions on Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5 that were imposed late Friday night and suspended access to foreign nationals, the report said, citing the people.Anthropic said it disabled access to the models for all customers to comply."As a leading cloud provider that serves a large number of private and public sector customers, it's not uncommon for governments to seek our counsel on potential security risks," an Amazon spokesperson told. "When they occur, we don't share the details of these discussions."Anthropic did not immediately reply to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $246.17, Change: $+7.62, Percent Change: +3.19%

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US Labor Board Rejects Amazon Appeal of Whole Foods Unionization

The request by Amazon's (AMZN) Whole Foods for a review of the January 2025 vote by workers at a Philadelphia store location to unionize was denied Monday by the US National Labor Relations Board."The Employer's Request for Review of the Regional Director's Decision and Certification of Representative is denied as it raises no substantial issues warranting review," the NLRB said. "The Employer's request for extraordinary relief is denied as moot."Amazon did not immediately reply to a request for comment from.Price: $246.45, Change: $+7.90, Percent Change: +3.31%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Mixed Pre-Bell Monday

Consumer stocks were mixed pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) 0.7% lower and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) up 1.5%.Amazon.com (AMZN) shares were up more than 2% after the company said it has completed the issuance of approximately 13.97 billion Canadian dollars ($9.99 billion) in aggregate notes across multiple maturities as part of a registered debt offering.American Express (AXP) signed a put option agreement to acquire TheFork, an online restaurant reservation and management platform in Europe, from Tripadvisor (TRIP) for $700 million in cash, the companies said. Tripadvisor stock was up more than 11% premarket.Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Chief Executive Officer Daniel Heaf aims to help the company win over younger consumers, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an interview with the CEO. Shares of Bath & Body Works were up 0.7% pre-bell.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Consumer

Consumer stocks were mixed pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) 0.2% lower and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) up 1.5%.Amazon.com (AMZN) shares were 2% higher after the company said it has completed the issuance of approximately 13.97 billion Canadian dollars ($9.99 billion) in aggregate notes across multiple maturities as part of a registered debt offering.

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Asia Markets

Update: US-Iran Peace Deal Announcement Lifts US Equity Futures Pre-Bell

(Updates with economic data, recent oil price movement, world markets' overview and corporate stock movements.)US equity futures were higher pre-bell Monday as the US and Iran finally reached a long-awaited agreement to end the war, with President Donald Trump saying the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on Friday.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.9% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 1.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 2.1% higher.Iran's Supreme National Security Council had confirmed on Sunday that a memorandum of understanding had been finalized, with military operations on all fronts set to cease immediately."With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Shares of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), known as SpaceX, rose 5.3% in premarket activity after the company ended Friday with a market capitalization of more than $2 trillion in a record-setting initial public offering. Shares rose as much as 29% on Friday.Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 4.9% at $83.03 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 5.6% lower at $80.16 per barrel.Investors also look forward to the Federal Reserve's rate decision, scheduled for Wednesday. Markets expect no rate moves by the central bank.The New York Federal Reserve's Empire State manufacturing index dropped to 5.7 in June from 19.6 in May, compared with expectations of a decrease to a reading of 13.5 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.The May industrial production report, due at 9:15 am ET, is forecast to show a 0.3% gain following a 0.7% increase in the prior month. The June US housing market index, slated for 10 am ET, is expected at 37, unchanged from the prior month.In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 5% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.5% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 1.6% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was flat, and Germany's DAX index was 1.4% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.In equities, Nvidia (NVDA) shares rose 1.4% after media reports that AI startup Firebird, which is supported by Nvidia, has signed a deal worth up to $10 billion with Kazakhstan to build data centers in the Central Asian country. Amazon (AMZN) stock was up 2.1% after the company said it has completed the issuance of approximately 13.97 billion Canadian dollars ($9.99 billion) in aggregate notes across multiple maturities as part of a registered debt offering. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares were up 3.8% after Citi upgraded the stock to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $575 from $460.On the losing side, ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), and Shell (SHEL) saw their stocks drop after oil prices plunged on the announcement of the Middle East peace agreement. ExxonMobil shares fell 3.3%, Chevron stock was down 3%, and Shell shares were down 3.9%.

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Market Chatter: SpaceX Rents Out Data Center Capacity to Anthropic After Encountering Technical Issues

Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) decided to rent out capacity at its Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee, to Amazon.com-backed (AMZN) Anthropic to create a new revenue stream after experiencing technical difficulties in using the facility, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.SpaceX originally planned to use the facility to develop and run its Grok artificial intelligence models via a cluster of three data center campuses, but the firm faced latency issues and hardware variations, making it difficult to connect Colossus 1 to the other two sites, the report said, citing the people.Colossus 1 runs on Nvidia's (NVDA) Hopper and Blackwell systems and some other older accelerators, while two other sites are built more uniformly around Blackwell chips, the people reportedly said.SpaceX did not immediately respond to' request for comment.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $160.56, Change: $+25.56, Percent Change: +18.93%

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Top Midday Stories: SpaceX Shares Indicated to Open 29% Above IPO Price at $174 Each; Adobe CFO Leaves Company

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday, as investors prepare for SpaceX's initial public offering and wait for news on a signed deal between the US and Iran.In company news, SpaceX shares are indicated to open at $174 apiece, about 29% above the IPO price of $135 per share, Bloomberg reported Friday.Adobe (ADBE) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $5.96 per diluted share, up from $5.06 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus analyst estimate of $5.82. Fiscal Q2 revenue was $6.62 billion, up from $5.87 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $6.45 billion. For fiscal Q3, the company expects adjusted EPS of $6.05 to $6.10 on revenue of $6.67 billion to $6.72 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $5.77 and $6.52 billion, respectively. For the full year, Adobe expects adjusted EPS of $24.35 to $24.45 on revenue of $26.5 billion to $26.6 billion. Analysts expect $23.54 and $26.06 billion, respectively. The company also announced that Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn will leave the company on Monday, and Steve Day, senior vice president of corporate finance, will serve as interim CFO. Adobe shares were down 7.4% around midday.BlackRock (BLK) HPS Corporate Lending Fund received repurchase requests totaling about 13.3% of shares outstanding as of March 31 but will fulfill requests for just 5% of shares, the fund said Friday in a regulatory filing. The fund previously limited redemptions to 5% after receiving requests to repurchase about 9.3% of share outstanding, according to a March regulatory filing. BlackRock shares were up 2%.SharonAI (SHAZ) said Friday it has entered a six-year strategic compute collaboration with Nvidia (NVDA) to expand AI infrastructure in Australia, including the deployment of up to 40,000 Grace Blackwell GB300 GPUs. SharonAI shares were down 7.8%, while Nvidia shares were up 0.4%.Turkey's Competition Board said Friday it has concluded an investigation into Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN) Prime, Walt Disney (DIS) and other streaming platforms through a waiver of liability. Netflix agreed to measures that seek to address issues raised by the board regarding its selection of Turkish content, while all of the companies committed to certain steps to address the raised issue of exclusivity clauses in contracts. Netflix and Amazon shares were down 1.1% and 2%, respectively, while Disney shares were up 0.3%.Price: $203.46, Change: $-15.34, Percent Change: -7.01%

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Turkey Concludes Antitrust Probe Into Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney

Turkey's Competition Board said Friday it has concluded an investigation into Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN) Prime and Disney (DIS) through a waiver of liability.Specifically, the board probed whether Netflix discriminates against independent producers when selecting original Turkish content to be broadcast on its platform. The regulator also examined exclusivity clauses in contracts that Netflix, BluTV, Disney, Amazon Prime, Exxen and Gain enter into with producers, distributors, actors and writers in order to carry out their activities.Netflix agreed to measures that seek to address the Turkish content selection issue, while all the companies committed to certain steps to address the exclusivity issue as part of the agreement, the regulator said.The companies didn't immediately reply to requests for comment from.Price: $80.31, Change: $-0.96, Percent Change: -1.19%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Gain Late Afternoon

Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 3.1% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 6%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index jumped 6.9%.In corporate news, Applied Materials (AMAT) shares jumped past 10% after the company said it has expanded its manufacturing and R&D operations in Singapore with a $500 million facility in Tampines to support AI-driven semiconductor demand.Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported. Amazon shares rose 1%, and Alphabet was fractionally lower.Oracle (ORCL) shares fell 9.2% after the company said it plans to raise about $40 billion via debt and equity issuances in fiscal 2027, including its previously announced $20 billion stock sale.IBM (IBM) and ServiceNow (NOW) said Thursday they have expanded their collaboration to help enterprises modernize legacy data and accelerate the use of AI. IBM shares added 0.9%, and ServiceNow was down 2.4%.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech

Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.8% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 5.2%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index popped 6%.In corporate news, Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported.Amazon shares rose 0.8%, and Alphabet was down 0.6%.

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Update: Market Chatter: Anthropic Pursues Plan to Lease Data Centers, Seeks Google's Backing

(Updates with Google declines to comment in the last paragraph.)Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported Thursday, citing several people with direct knowledge of the plans.Anthropic currently rents chip servers from cloud providers, and its plan to become a direct tenant on data center projects reflects a new direction for the company, the report said.Google declined to comment, while Anthropic didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $350.15, Change: $-3.17, Percent Change: -0.90%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Advance in Afternoon Trading

Tech stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 0.8% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing up 2.2%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index gained 3.1%.In sector news, SpaceX has drawn over $100 billion in orders from retail investors bidding for shares in its initial public offering, Bloomberg reported.In corporate news, Applied Materials (AMAT) shares jumped past 5% after the company said it has expanded its manufacturing and R&D operations in Singapore with a $500 million facility in Tampines to support AI-driven semiconductor demand.Oracle (ORCL) shares fell 12% after the company said it plans to raise about $40 billion via debt and equity issuances in fiscal 2027, including its previously announced $20 billion stock sale.Amazon (AMZN) said Thursday its global data center footprint used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, as the tech giant provided an update for its 2030 goal of returning more water to the communities where it operates than what it uses for its data centers. Amazon shares were down 0.7%.

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Market Chatter: Anthropic Pursues Plan to Lease Data Centers, Seeks Google's Backing

Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic has signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported Thursday, citing several people with direct knowledge of the plans.Anthropic currently rents chip servers from cloud providers, but its plan to become a direct tenant on data center projects reflects a new direction for the company, the report said.Anthropic and Google didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $346.03, Change: $-7.29, Percent Change: -2.06%

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Anthropic Pursues Plan to Lease Data Centers, Seeks Google's Backing, The Information Reports

Anthropic Pursues Plan to Lease Data Centers, Seeks Google's Backing, The Information Reports

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