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Palantir Technologies, Inc. engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates through the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies. Its platforms are widely used in areas such as defense, intelligence, healthcare, energy, and financial services, supporting data integration, large-scale analytics, and operational decision-making. The company was founded by Alexander Ceadmon Karp, Peter Andreas Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Joseph Lonsdale, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2003 and is headquartered in Aventura, FL.

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Palantir Technologies Inc

Palantirs Q3 earnings beat expectations and raised outlook, with rapid U.S. commercial growth surpassing government revenue for the first time. The shares fell despite the strong results, as traders debated whether lofty valuation and expectations leave room for further gains amid weakness in AI and technology stocks; bulls pointed to continued commercial adoption.

Apple, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories, and other varieties of related services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan, and Rest of Asia Pacific. The Americas segment includes North and South America. The Europe segment consists of European countries, as well as India, the Middle East, and Africa. The Greater China segment comprises China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The Rest of Asia Pacific segment includes Australia and Asian countries. Its products and services include iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, AppleCare, iCloud, digital content stores, streaming, and licensing services. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Ronald Gerald Wayne, and Stephen G. Wozniak in April 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

Apple Inc

Apples quarterly earnings beat expectations, but shares came under pressure after its holiday-quarter margin outlook highlighted rising memory costs; traders also pointed to weaker China, iPad and wearables results and slowing growth. Bulls cite strong iPhone demand and a solid quarter, while bears argue the outlook and valuation leave little room for disappointment.

Upstart Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of a cloud-based artificial intelligence lending platform. It operates through the following segments: Personal Lending, Auto Lending, and Other. The Personal Lending segment focuses on unsecured personal loans and small dollar loans. The Auto Lending segment is involved in auto refinance and auto retail loans. The Other segment refers to HELOCs and other. The company was founded by David Joseph Girouard, Anna Mongayt Counselman, and Paul Gu in December 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

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Upstart is under pressure ahead of its quarterly earnings report, with traders pointing to a recent Bank of America downgrade and unusually heavy selling as sources of concern. The discussion is split between fears of weak results or guidance amid high rates and credit risks, and hopes that a strong report could prompt a rebound or short squeeze.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. engages in operating social media and in the technology business. Its brands include TRUTH Social, TMTG+, and TMTG News. It operates through the Media and Truth.Fi segments. The Media segment includes products and services such as advertisement through the Truth Social platform. The Truth.Fi segment relates to customized exchange-traded funds or exchange-traded products invested in America First principles, and bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies or crypto-related securities. The company was founded on March 28, 2024 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

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Midterm-election positioning dominates the discussion, with traders debating whether a Republican win could lift DJT or a Democratic gain would trigger a selloff. The stocks politically driven moves are also viewed skeptically by many, who describe rallies as speculative pumps and warn of further downside.

Backblaze, Inc. operates as a cloud provider for businesses and consumers to store, use, and protect their data. The firm provides a foundation for businesses, developers, IT professionals, and individuals to store, backup, and archive data, host content, manage media, and build their applications. It also offers B2 Cloud Storage and Computer Backup services. The company was founded by Timothy Nufire, Gleb Budman, Charles Jones, Kwok Hang Ng, Brian Wilson, Nilay Patel and Damon Uyeda in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Backblazes stronger-than-expected Q3 results and raised full-year and Q4 outlook are driving attention, with traders highlighting growth in B2 cloud storage and demand tied to AI infrastructure. The reaction is broadly bullish, though some traders caution that the sharp earnings-driven move could give way to profit-taking and continued volatility.

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SOXX is under pressure as investors question whether heavy AI and data-center spending will generate adequate returns, weighing on semiconductor shares. Traders are split between viewing the decline as an AI-trade unwind and seeing it as a buying opportunity, with support levels and the chance of a rebound central to the debate.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. engages in the semiconductor business. Its products include processors, accelerators, graphics, adaptive SoCs, FPGAs, and SOMs, and software, tools, and apps. The firm offers artificial intelligence, industries, workloads, and gaming solutions. The company was founded by W. J. Sanders III on May 1, 1969 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc

AMDs Q3 earnings and forward guidance are in focus after a sharp semiconductor selloff, with Intels weak outlook fueling concern about broader chip demand. Traders are divided between fears that high expectations and a weak guide could deepen the decline and hopes that strong AI and data-center results will counter the sectors pessimism.

Marvell Technology, Inc. engages in the design, development, and sale of integrated circuits. Its products include data processing units, security solutions, automotive, coherent DSP, DCI optical modules, ethernet controllers, ethernet PHYs, ethernet switches, linear driver, PAM DSP, transimpedance amplifiers, fibre channel, HDD, SSD controller, storage accelerators, ASIC, and Marvell government solutions. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Singapore, Israel, India, China, and Others. The company was founded by Wei Li Dai and Pantas Sutardja in 1995 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Marvell Technology Inc

Marvells all-stock acquisition of Lumentum has driven a sharp selloff, with traders focused on shareholder dilution, the perceived price paid, and the long wait for the deal to close. Some see the combination of Marvells chips and networking with Lumentums optical technology as a long-term AI infrastructure opportunity, but near-term skepticism dominates.

Compass Pathways Plc is a biotechnology company, which provides mental health care services. It focuses on improving the lives of those who are suffering with mental health challenges and who are not helped by current treatments. The company was founded by Goldsmith George Jay and Malievskaia Ekaterina in 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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COMPASS Pathways

A report that nonprofit Usona may have filed an FDA application for psilocybin in major depressive disorder has stirred competition fears around Compass Pathways COMP360 program for treatment-resistant depression and contributed to a sharp selloff. Traders debate whether Usona could pressure COMP360s market position, pricing and reimbursement, while others stress the different indications and question whether the reported filing is confirmed; many are also looking to management for clarity on Compasss NDA timeline.

Novavax, Inc. Is a biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of recombinant vaccines. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

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Novavax Inc

Sanofis European Phase 3 flu-COVID combination trial triggered a milestone payment to Novavax, while the community focuses on whether the partnership can translate into meaningful vaccine sales and recurring royalties. Bulls see the deal and the Matrix-M licensing model as support for the business, while skeptics point to weak commercial uptake, a muted share-price response, and uncertainty ahead of Q3 results.

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• Reported GAAP EPS of $4.89 up 18.40% YoY
• Reported revenue of $92.28B up 18.76% YoY
• Microsoft expects to recognize approximately 30% of total company and commercial remaining performance obligation revenue over the next 12 months, from balances of $683B and $677B, respectively, with the remainder thereafter.

Microsoft Cloud gross margin percentage decreased to 66% driven by sales mix shift to Azure; Windows OEM and devices revenue decreased 22%, and cloud and AI investments precede fully developed revenue streams.

Microsoft reported Azure revenue growth of 48% on demand across workloads, Microsoft 365 commercial cloud growth with Copilot upsell, and commercial remaining performance obligations of $677B, up 73%.

Microsoft Corp. engages in the development and support of software, services, devices, and solutions. It operates through the following segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment is composed of products and services relating to productivity, communication, and information services such as Office Commercial, Office Consumer, LinkedIn, and Dynamics business solutions. The Intelligent Cloud segment consists of public, private, and hybrid server products and cloud services for businesses and developers, as well as enterprise and partner services. The More Personal Computing segment refers to products and services including Windows operating system, Windows cloud services, Surface, HoloLens, personal computer accessories, Xbox hardware, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft News, and Microsoft Edge. The company was founded by Paul Gardner Allen and William Henry Gates, III in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>UBS sees selective project delays, repricing and consolidation as more likely than a broad collapse in AI spending.</li><li>The firm recommends reducing overconcentration, with industrials, health care and financials among its preferred sectors.</li><li>UBS warned that slowing AI lab revenue, weaker cloud utilization or insufficient demand growth despite falling AI costs could signal a turning point in AI investment.</li></ul>UBS on Monday raised its aggregate artificial intelligence (AI) capital expenditure forecasts to $1 trillion for 2026 and $1.4 trillion for 2027, while introducing a $1.5 trillion estimate for 2028, citing stronger spending commitments from major hyperscalers.The firm expects AI investment to remain a positive driver of global equity returns in 2027 and does not think investors should “abandon the AI theme in response to short-term volatility.”&nbsp;However, it warned that higher volatility is likely to become the “new normal” as investors increasingly focus on monetization, balance-sheet strength and returns.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Cloud Growth Remains Strong, But AI Returns Face Scrutiny</h2>UBS said accelerating cloud revenues and expanding advance orders for computing capacity point to increasing monetization and sustained AI infrastructure demand.Alphabet's (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/GOOG">GOOG</a>, GOOGL) Google Cloud revenue grew 103% year over year in the third quarter, up from 82% in the previous quarter. Microsoft's (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MSFT">MSFT</a>) Azure growth accelerated to 48% from 43%, while Oracle's (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ORCL">ORCL</a>) cloud growth increased to 62% from 47%.However, UBS identified three concerns shaping investor sentiment: overinvestment, financing, and cannibalization.On overinvestment, UBS noted that Alphabet maintained its 2026 capital spending plan of $195 billion to $205 billion, while Meta (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/META">META</a>) raised the lower end of its outlook to $135 billion to $145 billion. Both reported negative third-quarter free cash flow.On cannibalization, UBS said Alphabet's Search revenue growth slowed despite query growth reaching a five-year high, with AI Mode currently monetizing at a lower rate.<h2 class="st-heading-2">UBS Sees Neocloud Consolidation, Not Spending Collapse</h2>According to UBS, neocloud credit has sold off as investors see a funding mismatch, with large upfront, debt-financed investments dependent on future cash flows sensitive to utilization, execution, customer renewals and refinancing.Neoclouds account for about 8% of UBS' estimated AI capital spending, compared with 80% for Alphabet, Amazon (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/AMZN">AMZN</a>), Microsoft, Meta and SpaceX (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPCX">SPCX</a>) combined. The bank therefore considers selective project delays, repricing and consolidation more likely than a broad collapse in AI spending.<h2 class="st-heading-2">UBS Recommends Diversification — What Could Change Its Outlook?</h2>UBS urged investors to “reduce overconcentration” and diversify across the AI value chain.Within tech infrastructure, it prefers “high-quality companies with reasonable valuations and less risk from excess capacity,” particularly in foundries, computing and power. Its preferred broader sectors include industrials, health care and financials.The firm said in its note that a sustained turning point in AI investment could be approaching if AI lab revenue growth slows meaningfully, cloud utilization weakens or falling AI costs fail to generate enough usage to absorb expanding capacity.It would also reassess its spending forecasts if advances in algorithmic efficiency “sharply reduced compute requirements,” increasingly large investments failed to deliver commensurate improvements in AI capabilities, or deteriorating financial conditions constrained hyperscalers' willingness to fund new investment. See Also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/cohr-stock-draws-upgrade-as-marvell-s-115-b-lumentum-deal-highlights-value-of-scarce-ai-optics/cNGaRcAR9Pg">COHR Stock Draws Upgrade As Marvell’s $115B Lumentum Deal Highlights ‘Value Of Scarce AI Optics’</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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