PayPal named a new CEO as Q4 earnings and full-year guidance missed Wall Street estimates. Here’s why PYPL stock isn’t worth buying despite its historically cheap valuation.
Shares of personal computing and printing company HP (NYSE:HPQ) fell 5.5% in the morning session after the company announced the immediate resignation of its CEO, Enrique Lores, which was followed by downgrades from several investment banks. Lores stepped down from his role as President, CEO, and board member to become the new chief executive at PayPal. In response to the leadership change, both Barclays and Goldman Sachs downgraded HP's stock. Barclays lowered its rating to "Underweight," while Goldman Sachs moved its rating to "Sell." Analysts cited ongoing challenges in the personal computer and printing markets, along with concerns over pressure on profit margins and demand. The company appointed board member Bruce Broussard as the interim CEO. Despite the abrupt change in leadership, HP stated that it maintained its earnings outlook for the upcoming quarters.
At the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) solidified its position at the vanguard of the local AI revolution, announcing the new Snapdragon X2 Plus processor alongside a massive expansion into the burgeoning field of 'Physical AI.' Designed to bring flagship-level neural processing to the mainstream market, the Snapdragon X2 Plus serves as [...]
In a performance that analysts are calling "prolific," Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings on January 29, shattering all-time revenue records and silencing critics who questioned the longevity of the iPhone’s dominance. By blending high-performance hardware with the first truly integrated "Apple Intelligence" suite, the
As HP Inc. has significantly underperformed the broader market over the past 52 weeks, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook about the stock’s prospects.
IT services provider DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales were flat year on year at $3.19 billion. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $3.18 billion was less impressive, coming in 1% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.96 per share was 16.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
As of January 29, 2026, the equity markets are witnessing a significant transformation in leadership. For years, the Information Technology sector acted as the undisputed engine of market growth, fueled by a relentless pursuit of artificial intelligence (AI) dominance. However, today’s market action reveals a stark divergence. While major
Taiwan Semiconductor recently put up stellar fourth-quarter numbers, signaling that we've yet to reach peak AI demand. Are we in for another banner year in 2026?
The American technology sector has reached a historic turning point as a record-breaking number of Information Technology companies have issued positive earnings-per-share (EPS) guidance for the first quarter of 2026. Following a transformative 2025 dominated by heavy infrastructure investment, the current earnings season signals a shift from the "build-out" phase
As the global race for artificial intelligence supremacy accelerates, the underlying infrastructure supporting these "AI factories" has become the primary target for sophisticated cyber threats. In a significant move to fortify this infrastructure, Silicon Valley semiconductor pioneer Axiado has announced it has secured over $100 million in a Series C+ funding round. This massive injection [...]
As the closing bell approaches on January 27, 2026, the global financial community has fixed its gaze on Redmond. Tomorrow, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is scheduled to release its fiscal second-quarter 2026 earnings report, an event that has become the definitive pulse check for the artificial intelligence revolution. With the company’
The landscape of personal computing underwent a seismic shift this month at CES 2026 as Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) officially completed the rollout of its second-generation PC platform: the Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Plus. Built on a cutting-edge 3nm process, these processors represent more than just a generational speed bump; they signal the definitive [...]
In a landmark moment for the semiconductor industry, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has officially begun shipping its highly anticipated Panther Lake processors, branded as Core Ultra Series 3. The launch, which took place in late January 2026, marks the successful high-volume manufacturing of the Intel 18A process node at the company’s Ocotillo campus in Arizona. [...]
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q3. Today, we are looking at hardware & infrastructure stocks, starting with HP (NYSE:HPQ).
As of January 23, 2026, the global technology sector is grappling with a structural deficit that shows no signs of easing. Market analysts at Omdia and TrendForce have issued a series of sobering reports warning that the shortage of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and conventional DRAM will persist through at least 2027. Despite multi-billion-dollar capacity expansions [...]
The personal computing landscape has reached a definitive tipping point as of January 22, 2026. What began as a experimental "AI PC" movement two years ago has blossomed into a full-scale architectural revolution, with over 55% of all new PCs sold today carrying high-performance Neural Processing Units (NPUs) as standard equipment. This week’s flurry of [...]
