Iran conflict lifts mortgage rates, but housing demand stays positive

Artificial intelligence has been a scorching hot investment trend during this bull market run. And while some AI winners have slowed a bit this summer, investors and analysts remain bullish about the long-term potential of this innovative technology. AI stocks have been volatile lately, but volatility can also present opportunities to get stocks at a…

Investors are fretting over a report that Nvidia could backstop an OpenAI data-center lease, in what would be the largest such arrangement yet.

Altana, a software company that helps brands like Wayfair map their global supply chains, has been barred by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce from doing business with individuals or companies in the country. It’s an example of how geopolitics continue to complicate the supply chain, even while technology advancements like AI offer new solutions. The…

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Asia Shares Flat as Investors Eye Iran Sanctions, Nvidia Earnings, and Fed Policy Market Overview and Key Drivers By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Share markets were flat in Asia on Monday and oil prices eased as investors awaited details of threatened U.S. sanctions on Iran due later in the session, while the…

Key Points Alphabet saw its backlog of contracted cloud computing services climb to $514 billion last quarter. It’s spending huge amounts of capital to build additional capacity. The long-term profit and cash-generation potential can’t be ignored. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › The amount of money being spent on AI compute was plainly…