OpenAI’s Jalapeño Chip Lifts Broadcom, Tests Nvidia’s AI Grip
OpenAI’s first custom inference chip Jalapeño, co-designed with Broadcom, lifted AVGO 3.4% June 24 and revives the hyperscaler ASIC challenge to Nvidia.
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Paychex Beats Q4, but FY27 Guide Cools PAYX Rally
Paychex Q4 EPS jumps 43% and FY26 revenue climbs 17%, but a 5–6% FY27 outlook drags PAYX 1.5% on the day.
Alphabet Joins the Dow, Replacing Verizon June 29, 2026
Alphabet (GOOGL) replaces Verizon (VZ) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 29, 2026. Here’s what the price-weighted swap means for the index.
Tech Rout Sinks Nasdaq 2.2% as Chip Wreck Hits Wall St.
The Nasdaq fell 2.2% Monday and the VIX jumped 13% as semis cracked nearly 8%. Mag 7 fractured: NVDA -4%, Alphabet hit hard, MSFT and AAPL held.
Argan (AGX) Hits $790 on Record Q1 as AI Power Boom Builds
Argan posted record $291M Q1 revenue and $3.24 EPS as gas-fired power demand for AI data centers surges. AGX now trades above every published analyst target.
AbbVie Buys Apogee for $10.9B; ABBV Pops 6%
AbbVie agreed to buy Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9B all-cash at a 49% premium, adding IL-13 candidate zumilokibart to challenge Dupixent. ABBV rose 6%.
Memory Stocks Rip Ahead of Micron’s Wednesday Print
Chip stocks closed last week with double-digit pops in SNDK, INTC, and MU. Micron’s fiscal Q3 print Wednesday is the next test of the AI memory trade.
Fox to Buy Roku for $22B; Arb Spread Hints at Deal Doubt
Fox’s $160-a-share cash-and-stock bid for Roku closed Friday at $138.07 — a 14% spread that says traders are not convinced the deal closes clean.
Schwab Joins Prediction Markets With Cboe S&P 500 Bets
Charles Schwab is partnering with Cboe to launch binary yes/no S&P 500 event contracts, pushing prediction-market trading deeper into mainstream brokerage.
IT Services Rout: EPAM, Cognizant, IBM Slide on AI Fears
Accenture’s FY26 guide cut pulled the whole IT services group down — EPAM -12.6%, Cognizant -10.5%, IBM -5.1%. Is AI eating consulting?