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| Dow 48,458 (-0.51%) |
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ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) is poised to buy Armis, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity start-up founded by Israeli military veterans, reports Bloomberg. Potentially valued at up to $7 billion, it would mark the company's largest acquisition to date. It comes after ServiceNow agreed to buy agentic artificial intelligence (AI) developer Moveworks in March for $2.85 billion.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) will post first-quarter earnings after market close on Wednesday, with the stock soaring 122% in the past 12 months. Q4 saw record quarterly revenue of $11.32 billion, boosted by cloud memory and AI data center demand. Management predicted $12.5 billion in revenue for the current quarter.
The S&P 500 largely trod water last week, down 0.63%, though futures were up 0.35% this morning. The Nasdaq gave up 1.62%, but at least the Dow Jones gained with a 1.05% rise. Nasdaq futures rose 0.3% in early Monday trading.
Of Americans, 60% are confident that AI-focused companies will deliver strong, long-term returns despite AI bubble chatter, according to The Motley Fool’s 2026 AI Investor Outlook Report. What's more, nine in 10 AI investors plan to hold or buy more AI stocks in the next 12 months. The report, which includes further AI data insights and how Motley Fool analyst Asit Sharma is thinking about the next wave of AI investment opportunities can be found here.
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