Accenture Beats on Q3 EPS, Cuts Guide, ACN Crashes 17%
Accenture beat Q3 FY26 with $3.80 EPS and $18.7B revenue, but trimmed full-year growth to 3-4% local currency. ACN fell 17% to a 52-week low near $129.
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Tim Cook: Apple Price Hikes ‘Unavoidable’ as Memory Costs Surge
Tim Cook told the WSJ that Apple price increases are ‘unavoidable’ after AI-driven memory chip costs hit a ‘hundred-year flood.’ AAPL fell 1.1% to $295.95.
NVIDIA Sells $25B in Bonds, Largest Ever, First Since 2021
NVIDIA priced a $25B seven-tranche bond on June 15, upsizing from $20B — its first debt sale since 2021 and the largest in its history.
AMD Tops $900B at Record $558 as Ryzen AI Halo Lands
AMD jumped 8% to a record $558.37 on June 15, 2026, vaulting market cap above $900B as Ryzen AI Halo undercut Nvidia’s DGX Spark.
S&P 500 Top-10 Concentration Hits 37%, Beating Dot-Com Peak
The S&P 500’s 10 largest stocks now command roughly 37% of the index — exceeding the 2000 dot-com peak. Here’s the data and what it means.
Micron Q3 Preview: A 244% YTD Run Meets June 24 Earnings
Micron prints fiscal Q3 on June 24 after a 244% YTD run to a $1.1T market cap. Here’s what the HBM, DRAM, and margin commentary needs to show.
DRAM Prices Climb as AI Triggers a Memory Supercycle
Morgan Stanley calls it a structural shortage. DRAM, NAND and HBM contract prices are climbing as AI servers reroute the world’s memory output.
ARM Soars 12% on BofA’s $170B Agentic AI Call
ARM jumps 12% to $384 as Bank of America’s $170B agentic AI thesis lifts the chip trio. NVDA, AMD, INTC ride the same wave.
KKR, NVIDIA Launch $10B Helix to Bankroll AI Buildout
KKR, NVIDIA, Vistra and Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund seeded Helix Digital Infrastructure with $10B+ in long-duration capital to finance AI infrastructure.
Marvell Joins S&P 500 June 22 — Up 230% YTD on AI Chip Demand
Marvell Technology joins the S&P 500 on June 22, 2026, replacing Pool Corp. The AI chip designer is up 230% YTD with a $246B market cap.