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Alphabet's Google announced a $1.5 billion 2026-27 expansion of its Alabama data center campus, funding its own power and infrastructure costs.
Commvault Systems (CVLT) said Wednesday it will bring its Commvault Cloud platform to Google Cloud (GOOG, GOOGL) Marketplace to expand customer reach.The company said features of the Commvault Cloud platform include end-to-end protection for workloads, threat scanning, cloud data risk analysis, and automated protection recommendations.Price: $95.64, Change: $+2.01, Percent Change: +2.14%
CrowdStrike (CRWD) said Wednesday it has expanded its real-time cloud detection and response capabilities to Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google Cloud.The company said it also extended its CrowdStrike Falcon platform to regional Google Cloud infrastructure, which will help customers meet operational and data sovereignty requirements.Financial terms of the collaboration were not provided.Price: $457.73, Change: $+8.12, Percent Change: +1.80%
(Updates to include details on Google Cloud's new tools to build AI agents in the third paragraph.)Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google Cloud is launching a $750 million fund to help consulting firms such as Accenture (ACN), McKinsey, and Deloitte to get clients to use agentic artificial intelligence software, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing an emailed statement and an interview with a company official.Google's DeepMind lab will give the firms early access to Gemini models while engineers will help train consultancy firms, the report said.In a separate Wednesday report, Bloomberg said Google Cloud has launched new tools to help companies build AI agents and monitor their performance. Google's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform will include memory features, allowing agents to remember previous interactions with users, and a simulation feature for testing, the report said.Google did not immediately reply 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: $334.42, Change: $+3.95, Percent Change: +1.19%
Atlassian (TEAM) said Wednesday it has announced an expanded partnership with Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google Cloud to deepen integration of agentic artificial intelligence across its collaboration tools for global enterprise customers.The next phase of the collaboration will integrate Atlassian's Rovo AI platform with Google's Gemini models and Google Workspace, allowing users to access AI agents within existing work environments and streamline workflows from planning to execution, the company said.Atlassian also highlighted its use of Google Cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes Engine and AI Hypercomputer, to support large-scale AI training and deployment.Price: $71.80, Change: $+0.58, Percent Change: +0.81%
Rubrik (RBRK) said Wednesday that it is integrating the Rubrik Agent Cloud with Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.The integration furthers the deployment of artificial intelligence agents on Google Cloud and provides capabilities to monitor, govern, and instantly remediate AI actions, the company said.Financial details of the integration were not disclosed.Separately, Rubrik said it is introducing cyber resilience capabilities to organizations running Google Cloud SQL, allowing Cloud SQL customers to use the Rubrik Security Cloud to protect their managed PostgreSQL databases with automated backups.Price: $54.61, Change: $+0.54, Percent Change: +1.01%
US equity indexes closed mixed on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average clawing back almost all of its intraday declines, amid speculation that a second round of Iran negotiations will go ahead in Pakistan.The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% to 24,404.39, with the S&P 500 down 0.2% to 7,109.14, after breaking records late last week when President Donald Trump talked up the likelihood of an Iran peace deal before the end of the current, two-week ceasefire on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed at 49,442.56.Technology also turned the corner after trading lower earlier in the session. Communication services and healthcare led the decliners, while the materials sector was among the gainers.The US and Iran plan to hold peace talks in Islamabad this week, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. While Iran hasn't publicly confirmed that it would send representatives to the meetings in Pakistan, it has told regional mediators that it would send a team to negotiate, people familiar with the matter told the WSJ.Pakistan is confident it can get Iran to attend talks with the US, Reuters reported Monday, citing a senior Pakistani government official. "We have received a positive signal from Iran," the source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Things are fluid, but we are trying [to make sure] that they should be here when we start the talks tomorrow or a day after."Iran is considering attending the peace talks, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to engineer an end to the US blockade of Iran's ports, a major hurdle for Tehran in rejoining peace efforts.Vice President JD Vance and top US officials are expected to depart Tuesday for Islamabad, Pakistan, CNN reported Monday. President Trump said he's not likely to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, increasing the urgency for negotiators to conclude a deal to end the war, Bloomberg reported Monday.Meanwhile, US home sellers outnumbered buyers by a near-record percentage in March, according to a Redfin survey. Home sellers exceeded buyers by an estimated 43% last month, compared with the largest gap on record of just above 45% in December. The March tally increased from 28% a year earlier.In US company news, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) dropped 3.5%, among the worst performers on the S&P 500, amid the geopolitical developments in the Middle East.Meta Platforms (META) plans to initiate its planned layoffs for this year on May 20, and more cuts are expected later, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Facebook-owner's shares dropped 2.6%, among the worst performers on the Nasdaq.Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for artificial intelligence inference tasks, The Information reported, citing two people with knowledge of the discussions. Shares of Marvell jumped 5.8%, the top gainer on the Nasdaq.
US equity indexes closed lower on Monday after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again and refused to continue peace talks, claiming the US "did not fulfill their obligations," sending crude oil prices sharply higher.* The second round of US and Iran peace talks was planned to start in Islamabad on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported. While Tehran hasn't publicly confirmed its participation, it has told regional mediators that it would send a team to negotiate, the report said.* President Donald Trump said he's not likely to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, increasing the urgency for negotiators to conclude a deal to end the war, Bloomberg reported.* May West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $4.92 to settle at $88.77 per barrel, while June Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen up $4.67 at $95.05.* Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for AI inference tasks, The Information reported. Marvell shares rose 5.8%, the second-biggest gain on the Nasdaq.* Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) shares fell 3.5%, the fourth-largest drop on the S&P 500, amid heightening tensions in the Middle East.
Tech stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) fractionally lower and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 2.1%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index increased 0.3%.In corporate news, Okta (OKTA) shares gained 4.8% after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight from equalweight with a price target of $85 per share.Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google has built a strike team of engineers and researchers to enhance its AI coding models, The Information reported. Alphabet was down 1.2%.Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for AI inference tasks, The Information reported. Marvell shares climbed nearly 7%.Meta Platforms (META) plans to initiate its planned layoffs for this year on May 20, and more cuts are expected later, Reuters reported. Meta shares fell 2.5%.
Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 0.2% lower and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 1.4%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was little changed.In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google has built a strike team of engineers and researchers to enhance its AI coding models, The Information reported. Alphabet was down 0.9%.Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for AI inference tasks, The Information reported. Marvell shares popped 6.2%.Meta Platforms (META) plans to initiate its planned layoffs for this year on May 20, and more cuts are expected later, Reuters reported. Meta shares fell 2.3%.
Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) decreasing 0.2% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 1.2%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index shed 0.2%.In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google has built a strike team of engineers and researchers to enhance its AI coding models, The Information reported. Alphabet shares were down nearly 1%.
US equity indexes fell, while crude oil futures jumped amid high-stakes diplomacy aimed at bringing Iran back for a second round of talks in Pakistan.The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5% to 24,344.1, with the S&P 500 down 0.3% to 7,101.5, after breaking records late last week when President Donald Trump talked up the likelihood of an Iran peace deal before the end of the current, two-week ceasefire on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% to 49,378.5.Consumer discretionary, communication services, and technology led decliners intraday. Energy and materials were among the biggest gainers.Risk appetite is "on the run" to start the fresh trading week, Derek Holt, head of capital markets economics at Scotiabank, said in a note on Monday. Trump, on Friday, appears to have "grossly overstated" progress toward an agreement with Iran, Holt added.Trump said the ceasefire with Iran ends "Wednesday evening Washington time," adding it's "highly unlikely" he would extend it if a deal is not reached before then, CNN reported Monday.Vice President JD Vance and top US officials are expected to depart Tuesday for Islamabad, Pakistan, ahead of a potential second round of talks with Iran, CNN reported. Iran is considering attending peace talks, a senior official from the Middle East nation told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Tehran's ports, a major hurdle for the country under threat of widespread attack to rejoin peace efforts.The US president said in a Monday phone interview that the second round of talks with Iran is set to begin Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures jumped 5% to $88.80, and Brent crude futures advanced 4.8% to $95.21.Most US Treasury yields rose, with the 10-year up 1.8 basis points to 4.26% and the two-year climbed 2.5 basis points to 3.73% as rising crude oil prices fueled inflation worries. Reflecting the potential upside risk to price pressures, gold futures declined 1.2% to $4,822.1 and silver futures dropped 2.5% to $79.78.In company news, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) dropped 4.2% intraday, among the worst performers on the S&P 500, amid worsening geopolitical risk in the Middle East.Meta Platforms (META) plans to initiate its planned layoffs for this year on May 20, and more cuts are expected later, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Facebook-owner's shares dropped 2.3% intraday, among the worst performers on the Nasdaq.Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for artificial intelligence inference tasks, The Information reported, citing two people with knowledge of the discussions. Shares of Marvell jumped 4% intraday, the top gainer on the Nasdaq.
All three major US stock indexes fell in late-morning trading Monday as tensions between the US and Iran escalated over the weekend.In company news, QXO (QXO) agreed to acquire TopBuild (BLD) for $17 billion. TopBuild shareholders can elect $505 a share in cash or 20.2 QXO common shares for each TopBuild share they own, subject to a cap that limits cash to 45% of the total consideration. The deal is expected to close in Q3. QXO shares fell 7.2% around midday, and TopBuild rose 17%.Eli Lilly (LLY) agreed to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics for up to $7 billion in cash, including an upfront payment of $3.25 billion and subsequent payouts based on certain clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones. The deal is expected to close in H2. Eli Lilly shares rose 0.2%.Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google is in talks with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for AI inference tasks, The Information reported Sunday, citing two people with knowledge of the discussions. Alphabet shares fell 0.9%, and Marvell rose 4.1%.American Airlines Group (AAL) said late Friday it was not engaged with or interested in talks about a merger with United Airlines Holdings (UAL). American shares fell 4.4%, and United dropped 2.3%.Brady (BRC) agreed to acquire Honeywell International's (HON) productivity solutions and services business for $1.4 billion in cash. Brady shares eased 0.1%, and Honeywell fell 1.2%.Price: $23.19, Change: $-1.81, Percent Change: -7.24%
(Update with Google's response to a request for comment.)Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google has built a strike team of engineers and researchers to enhance its artificial intelligence coding models, The Information reported Monday, citing three people with direct knowledge of the situation."We've seen tremendous adoption of our internal coding tools such as Antigravity and others since introducing them over recent years, and their use has been turbocharging our model and AI tooling development - we're really focused here. More to come," a Google spokesperson said via email to.(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: $334.98, Change: $-4.42, Percent Change: -1.30%
Adobe (ADBE) said Monday it unveiled CX Enterprise, an end-to-end agentic artificial intelligence system designed to help businesses manage their customer lifecycle workflows across fragmented platforms.The system targets to deliver better customer experiences and business results, the software firm said.Adobe is partnering with external platforms, including Amazon's (AMZN) Web Services, Alphabet-owned (GOOG, GOOGL) Google Cloud, Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), International Business Machines (IBM), OpenAI and Anthropic to improve compatibility with existing enterprise environments, it said.The company also said it introduced the CX Enterprise Coworker application, which translates broad business goals into multi-step actions by coordinating various AI agents to assemble audiences, creative assets, and performance data.Shares of the company were up 2.6% in early Monday trading.Price: $250.67, Change: $+6.22, Percent Change: +2.54%
Technology stocks were leaning lower premarket Monday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.2% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) declining by 0.8%.Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for artificial intelligence inference tasks, The Information reported, citing two people with knowledge of the discussions. Shares of Marvell Technology were up more than 5% pre-bell.Meta Platforms (META) plans to initiate its layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more expected to come later, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta Platforms shares were down 0.7% premarket.Parsons (PSN) said the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power selected the company to provide demand response technology, integration, and services. Parsons stock was 0.2% lower pre-bell.
Technology stocks were leaning lower premarket Monday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) marginally declining.Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology (MRVL) to develop two new processors optimized for artificial intelligence inference tasks, The Information reported, citing two people with knowledge of the discussions. Shares of Marvell Technology were up more than 5% pre-bell.
US equity futures were lower pre-bell Monday as tensions once again escalated in the Middle East after the US seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade of Iran's ports and Iran refused to restart peace negotiations with the US in Pakistan.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.5% lower, S&P 500 futures were down 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.4% lower.The US had said it wanted to resume negotiations before the two-week ceasefire with Iran ends on Tuesday, but Iran's foreign ministry said it would not join new talks due the ongoing blockade and "excessive demands" of the US.Over the weekend, Iran lifted and then reimposed its own blockade on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.Some of the companies expected to report quarterly earnings this week are GE Aerospace (GE) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) pre-bell on Tuesday, Tesla (TSLA) and IBM (IBM) after-market on Wednesday, Intel (INTC) after-market on Thursday, and Procter & Gamble (PG) pre-bell on Friday.Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 4.9% at $94.81 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 5.6% higher at $87.25 per barrel.The economic calendar is vacant.In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.6% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.8% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.8% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was down 0.6% and Germany's DAX index was 1.3% lower in Europe's early afternoon session.In equities, shares of major oil companies Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), and ConocoPhillips (COP) were up 1%, 1.2%, and 1.7%, respectively, as oil prices increased on Monday. Marvell Technology (MRVL) stock was up 5.8% after The Information report the company was in talks with Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google to develop two new processors optimized for artificial intelligence inference tasks.On the losing side, BHP Group (BHP) stock was down 1.2% after a Bloomberg News report the company and Mitsubishi Development started a review of their coal and other mining assets in Queensland over concerns about the royalty demands of the Australian state.
The most-talked-about stocks in the Reddit subforum Wallstreetbets were mostly lower hours before Monday's opening bell.AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) tumbled by 13% premarket, after a 6% decline Friday. The company said the BlueBird 7 satellite was placed into a lower-than-planned orbit during the New Glenn 3 mission and will de-orbited.Strategy (MSTR) was 2.3% lower pre-bell, after closing the previous session with a roughly 12% jump.Rocket Lab (RKLB) was down 1.8% hours before market open, following a 2.3% increase from Friday's session.Nvidia (NVDA) fell by 1.2% in premarket activity, after a 1.7% increase from the previous session.Microsoft (MSFT) declined by 0.9% pre-bell, swinging from a 0.6% increase at Friday's close.Tesla (TSLA) was 0.7% lower in premarket hours, following a 3% gain from the previous session.Antero Midstream (AM) fell by 0.5% in pre-bell activity, following a 0.2% advance from the previous session.Marvell Technology (MRVL) advanced by 7.7% premarket, after a 4.7% rise from Friday's session. Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology to develop two new processors optimized for artificial intelligence inference tasks, The Information reported Sunday, citing two people with knowledge of the discussions.
NiSource (NI) signed a long-term energy agreement with a subsidiary of Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) to support the development and operation of a large data center in northern Indiana.Service for Alphabet is expected to start this summer, NiSource said Thursday in a statement.NiSource also expanded its agreement with Amazon.com's (AMZN) Amazon Data Services to speed the process of bringing Amazon sites online and to accelerate related bill credits for residential customers.The company said it now expects about $1.25 billion in aggregate cost savings for existing customers.NiSource shares rose 2.6% in after-hours trading, Alphabet gained 0.2%, and Amazon eased 0.1%.
Amazon (AMZN)-backed Anthropic said Thursday it launched the Claude Opus 4.7 model for advanced coding across all Claude products, Amazon Bedrock, Alphabet's (GOOG/GOOGL) Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft (MSFT) Foundry.The new model provides considerable improvement relative to Opus 4.6 in terms of agentic coding, reasoning, financial analysis, and visual reasoning, but has the same price point, according to a statement.Opus 4.7 was launched with safeguards that auto-detect and block requests indicating high-risk cybersecurity uses, the company said.Amazon has invested around $8 billion in Anthropic for a minority stake.Price: $246.12, Change: $-2.38, Percent Change: -0.96%
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