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• DJ Tech Trader: Apple's Quarter Was Kind of Lousy. Why Investors Still Loved It. -- Barron's, from 21 hours ago by Dow Jones

  21 hours ago by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, META, GOOG
  
  By Eric J. Savitz
  
  On Wall Street, everything is an expectations game. You'll never get a clearer example than Apple's earnings report this past week. The numbers were objectively pretty bad. Revenue was down 4% from the year-ago period, the fifth decline in the past six quarters. But Apple shares heading into the report were down 10% on the year, a clear indication that investors were braced for the worst. And while what Apple delivered wasn't especially compelling, it was better than feared.
  

• DJ Apple's Latest Quarter Wasn't Very Good. There Are 3 Reasons Investors Still Loved It. -- Barrons.com, from 1:53PM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by Dow Jones

  1:53PM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: GOOGL, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, META, GOOG
  
  By Eric J. Savitz
  
  On Wall Street, everything is an expectations game. You'll never get a clearer example than Apple's earnings report this past week. The numbers were objectively pretty bad. Revenue was down 4% from the year-ago period, the fifth decline in the last six quarters. But Apple shares heading into the report were down 10% on the year, a clear indication that investors were braced for the worst. And while what Apple delivered wasn't especially compelling, it was better than feared.
  

• Microsoft, Activision Ask Court to Validate $69 Billion Merger, from 12:50PM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by MT Newswires

  12:50PM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by MT Newswires
  Companies Mentioned: MSFT
  12:50 PM EDT, 05/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft (MSFT) and Activision Blizzard filed a petition Thursday in Delaware's Chancery Court asking it to validate their $69 billion merger. The filing is in response to a Feb. 29 ruling by the court tha...

• DJ Fortinet and Cloudflare Stocks Are Sinking. 'Uncertainty Is Up' in Cybersecurity.' -- Barrons.com, from 12:49PM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by Dow Jones

  12:49PM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: MSFT, FTNT, NET
  
  Karishma Vanjani
  
  Apple's bumper stock- buyback announcement is dominating the tech news, but don't overlook the trouble in cybersecurity highlighted by Fortinet and Cloudflare's earnings.
  

• DJ Renewable Energy Stocks Are Finally Riding the AI Wave -- Barrons.com, from 2:30AM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by Dow Jones

  2:30AM ET on Friday May 03, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: NEE, BEP, BEP.UN, MSFT, CEG
  
  By Avi Salzman
  
  The data centers running artificial intelligence applications consume enormous amounts of power. As AI has become the biggest investment theme of 2024, several energy stocks that provide that electricity have been soaring. But renewable energy stocks have missed the party -- until this week.