Like Costco, Walmart will sell Medicare Advantage plans
Walmart will sell Medicare Advantage plans as part of a new partnership with a nonprofit health insurer. Source：MarketWatch
Intel’s stock rises as investors hope memory chips can mark the next step in its turnaround
A report says Intel is in early talks with SK Hynix, which is considering some sort of partnership that would enable it to make memory chips in the U.S.…
Oracle’s stock falls for the fifth day in a row — missing out on the AI bounce
Chip stocks linked to OpenAI rebounded a bit on Tuesday, but Oracle shares extended their losses. Source：MarketWatch
SpaceX’s Starship is finally set for orbit. A lot is riding on its success.
Next week, SpaceX plans for Starship to complete six orbits of the Earth during a nearly 10hour flight. Source：MarketWatch
AI stocks are rebounding. One analyst says there’s no spending slowdown in sight.
Customers are signing multiyear deals for chips and more: “That’s not what the front end of a downturn looks like.” Source：MarketWatch
Wall Street may have gotten the ‘slower AI’ story all wrong
A world where AI companies slow their development isn’t necessarily bad for chip makers or great for software vendors. Source：MarketWatch
Balancer eyes wind-down after restructuring fails to revive revenue
Balancer cut costs and shipped new products after restructuring, but Marcus Hardt says v3 failed to replace legacy revenue as November’s $128 million exploit…
Chip stocks were a safe AI play. Now they’ve turned into the market’s pain trade.
A slowdown in the pace of AI development wouldn’t necessary dent spending, but there are other reasons semiconductor investors may want to take a measured…
Robinhood plans share redemptions, voting rights for stock tokens, after criticism
CEO Vlad Tenev said more shareholder features are coming as Robinhood’s offshore stock tokens draw scrutiny over ownership rights. Source：CoinDesk
CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are leading software stocks toward a never-before-seen feat
The software sector is on pace to outperform the chip sector by a historic degree in the face of escalating AI fears. Source：MarketWatch
Marvell is sitting on an incredibly ‘sticky’ business that could help it unlock a $30 billion opportunity
Marvell is best known for making custom chips — but an analyst notes there’s arguably more potential in supporting components and optical networking.…
Salesforce’s stock has been riding a wave of AI optimism. Here’s what Wall Street wants to see next.
Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference next week could offer a glimpse of how its recently announced Claudeforce partnership with Anthropic will play out.…