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Apple is among the largest companies in the world, with a broad portfolio of hardware and software products targeted at consumers and businesses. Apple's iPhone makes up a majority of the firm sales, and Apple's other products like Mac, iPad, and Watch are designed around the iPhone as the focal point of an expansive software ecosystem. Apple has progressively worked to add new applications, like streaming video, subscription bundles, and augmented reality. The firm designs its own software and semiconductors while working with subcontractors like Foxconn and TSMC to build its products and chips. Slightly less than half of Apple's sales come directly through its flagship stores, with a majority of sales coming indirectly through partnerships and distribution.

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Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives has placed his bets on cybersecurity as the &#8220;biggest subsector&#8221; in the technology sector in 2025.
What Happened: According to Ives, as the world moves toward using cloud services for storing data, strong cybersecurity services becomes imperative for the protection of data.
He highlights that Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>), Zscaler Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZS#NASDAQ">ZS</a>), Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PANW#NASDAQ">PANW</a>), and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHKP#NASDAQ">CHKP</a>) could be the biggest beneficiaries of this trend during the upcoming earnings season.
&#8220;When you look at Crowdstrike, Zscaler, Palo Alto, Check Point, as more moves to the cloud, cybersecurity is going to move hand-in-hand. This is going to be one area that outperforms significantly during earnings season,&#8221; Ives <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/07/14/ives-the-ai-revolution-is-now-spreading-across-all-corners-of-the-tech-sector.html">told</a> CNBC on Monday.
When highlighted that the cybersecurity ETFs have performed poorly in the near term, Ives quipped that they are going to be one of the best performers of 2025.
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<td>First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIBR#NASDAQ">CIBR</a>)</td>
<td>-0.86%</td>
<td>13.85%</td>
<td>24.77%</td>
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<td>Global X Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BUG#NASDAQ">BUG</a>)</td>
<td>-4.08%</td>
<td>8.25%</td>
<td>15.32%</td>
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<td>Amplify Cybersecurity ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HACK#NYSE">HACK</a>)</td>
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&#8220;I think it&#8217;s because of rotation,&#8221; Ives said, highlighting the near-term underperformance. &#8220;I think the market&#8217;s got it wrong, when you actually look at the technology subsector, cybersecurity could be the biggest subsector of the year for tech,&#8221; he added.
Simultaneously, he reiterated his <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/price-target/25/07/46339022/palantir-could-be-the-next-big-ai-winner-says-dan-ives-sees-12-pltr-stock-surge">bullish views</a> on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), saying that it was on the &#8220;golden path to become an AI stalwart&#8221; over the next 12 months. 
Meanwhile, he also expressed his optimism in International Business Machine Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>), and praised its CEO, Arvind Krishna. &#8220;When it comes to AI, I think what Arvind&#8217;s doing there is that there&#8217;s a renaissance going on in Arkmonk, that&#8217;s why we are very bullish on IBM,&#8221; he said.
When asked what the investors should look out for in IBM&#8217;s earnings, he said, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s cloud computing and it&#8217;s AI-driven revenue. Network services, you could say, is under pressure, but the stack, that&#8217;s what IBM is selling into a massive installed base,&#8221; added that this was going to get &#8220;rerated&#8221; as the investors &#8220;underestimate&#8221; it.
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Why It Matters: Apart from the winners in this season, when Ives was asked about the potential earnings misses from the technology sectors during the earnings season, he pointed at Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSCO#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>) and Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>).
&#8220;If there is going to be weakness, that&#8217;s going to be from networking players like Cisco and legacy players like Dell.&#8221;
Major tech companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) are scheduled to report on Thursday, July 17, and ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASML#NASDAQ">ASML</a>) on Wednesday, July 16.
Other significant tech earnings, such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), are expected in the coming weeks.
Price Action: At the time of writing this article, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were lower on Monday. The SPY was down 0.16% at $622.62, while the QQQ declined 0.16% to $553.33, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga P</a>ro data.
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NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) has taken the world by storm, becoming the first public company to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46326271/nvidia-breaks-4-trillion-barrier-benzinga-poll-predicted-it-first">surpass the $4 trillion </a>market capitalization milestone.
A new poll asks whether Nvidia will also be the first to hit $5 trillion or will be beaten by one of the other tech giants.
What Happened: Nvidia has quickly climbed the ranks as one of the most valuable companies in the world, first reaching a $1 trillion market cap <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/05/32630114/nvidia-becomes-ninth-company-to-hit-1-trillion-market-cap-who-could-be-next-to-join-elusive-club">in May 2023 </a>and becoming the most valuable company less than two years later.
The semiconductor giant beat Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) to the punch for the latest milestone, which comes after Apple was previously the first U.S. publicly traded company to hit the $1 trillion, $2 trillion and $3 trillion market capitalization milestones.
Nvidia also beat Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) to the milestone, which comes as the two companies have often traded places as the most valuable company in the world over the last year.
Benzinga recently polled readers to ask which of the three companies will hit the next milestone first.
"Which company will be the first to reach a $5 trillion market cap?" Benzinga asked.
The results on Benzinga's Instagram were:
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<li>Nvidia: 75%</li>
<li>Microsoft: 8%</li>
<li>Apple: 5%</li>
<li>Company not listed here: 12%</li>
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Benzinga also polled users on Threads and received the following results:
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<li>Nvidia: 73%</li>
<li>Microsoft: 11%</li>
<li>Apple: 2%</li>
<li>Company not listed here: 13%</li>
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Both polls produced similar results, with Nvidia receiving over 70% of the vote among Benzinga readers. Microsoft placed second in both polls, with Apple ranking third among the three companies.
Coming in second place overall was the option for "Company not listed here." It could be less than 12 months before a company is valued at $5 trillion or it could be years, which means that a company currently ranking under these three companies could have time to surge up the valuation rankings or a company not currently valued at $1 trillion could also make a move similar to Nvidia.
Here are the other companies currently valued at $1 trillion or more:
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<li>Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>): $2.39 trillion</li>
<li>Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>)(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>): $2.19 trillion</li>
<li>Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>): $1.81 trillion</li>
<li>Saudi Aramco: $1.61 trillion</li>
<li>Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>): $1.28 trillion</li>
<li>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>): $1.18 trillion</li>
<li>Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BRK#NYSE">BRK</a>)(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BRK#NYSE">BRK</a>): $1.03 trillion</li>
<li>Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>): $1.02 trillion</li>
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In total, there are 11 companies valued at $1 trillion or more as of the time of writing with Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple the only three that are worth more than $2.5 trillion.
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What's Next: While it may take years for a company to hit a value of $5 trillion, Benzinga readers were right in the last market capitalization poll.
In late June,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/25/07/46198021/nvidia-vs-microsoft-vs-apple-which-stock-reaches-4-trillion-first" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga polled its readers</a>&nbsp;to ask which of these three tech giants would reach the $4 trillion market cap first.
The results on Instagram were:
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<li>Nvidia: 79%</li>
<li>Microsoft: 14%</li>
<li>Apple: 7%</li>
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At the time, Nvidia had the market capitalization lead at $3.85 trillion, with Microsoft and Apple following closely behind at $3.70 trillion and $3.06 trillion, respectively.
While Nvidia&#8217;s rise to become the first $4 trillion company is historical, Benzinga readers are betting on more gains for the tech giant over the next 18 years.
President Donald Trump announced a plan to give parents $1,000 to invest for their children at birth. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/25/06/45973429/trump-wants-babies-to-get-1000-to-invest-at-birth-this-maginicent-7-stock-tops-poll-for-18-year-growth" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga asked readers</a> which of the Magnificent 7 stocks they would invest $1,000 in today and hold for the next 18 years.
Here are the results:
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<li>Nvidia: 21%</li>
<li>Apple: 17%</li>
<li>Alphabet Inc: 14%</li>
<li>Meta Platforms: 14%</li>
<li>Amazon.com Inc: 12%</li>
<li>Microsoft: 12%</li>
<li>Tesla: 10%</li>
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The winner of the poll was Nvidia, with 21% of readers picking this stock as the one they would invest in and hold for the next 18 years to add wealth to their children's investment account. Apple was a close second at 17%, with Alphabet and Meta tied for third at 14%.
Benzinga readers are predicting big things for Nvidia in the future.
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The study was conducted by Benzinga from July 10, 2025, through June 11, 2025. It included the responses of a diverse population of social media followers. Opting into the survey was completely voluntary, with no incentives offered to potential respondents. The study reflects results from 4,177 people on Instagram and 132 people on Threads.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Donald Trump</a>'s latest salvo on trade policy has rattled markets, and auto giants like Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and big tech like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) may bear the brunt. Trump has floated the idea of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/07/46382047/trump-targets-mexico-eu-with-30-tariffs">imposing 30% tariffs</a> on imports from the European Union and Mexico, two regions that play a crucial role in both companies&#8217; global supply chains and revenue streams.
For investors, the risk isn't just theoretical &#8211; it could mean real pressure on margins, pricing and stock performance.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Apple's Mexican Lifeline Could Snap</h2>
Apple relies increasingly on Mexico for final assembly and component manufacturing, including parts for iPhones, MacBooks, and AirPods. While most of its core manufacturing is based in China, Apple has been actively diversifying its supply chain to mitigate geopolitical risk.
Ironically, these new tariffs could penalize the very diversification strategy that they aim to support. Higher import costs from Mexico could squeeze Apple's margins or force it to pass the costs on to consumers, which is never a good look in a competitive smartphone market.
The EU also represents a significant revenue pool for Apple, with Europe accounting for roughly 24% of total sales in recent quarters. Any retaliation from the bloc could complicate pricing, tax treatment, or even product approvals.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tesla's EU Exposure Makes It Especially Vulnerable</h2>
Tesla may be even more exposed. The company operates a gigafactory in Germany, and the EU is one of Tesla&#8217;s fastest-growing markets outside the U.S. If Trump's tariff policy triggers a trade war or reciprocal measures, Tesla could face hurdles both in exporting parts and in selling vehicles across borders. It's a tough blow just as the EV maker is trying to defend market share against BYD Co (OTCPK: BYDDF) (OTCPK: BYDDY) and legacy automakers.
Investors should pay close attention: while tariffs may not be imminent, the political narrative could impact capital flows and sentiment around multinationals with cross-border footprints.
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U.S. stock futures were lower this morning, with the Dow futures falling around 100 points on Monday.
Shares of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RARE#NASDAQ">RARE</a>) fell sharply in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/RARE">pre-market trading</a>.
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical shares dipped 8% to $27.15 in the pre-market trading session.
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<li>MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INKT#NASDAQ">INKT</a>) shares tumbled 31% to $44.25 in pre-market trading. MiNK Therapeutics shares jumped 730% on Friday after the company announced a publication in Oncogene.</li>
<li>Above Food Ingredients Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABVE#NASDAQ">ABVE</a>) shares dipped 21.3% to $2.84 in pre-market trading after jumping 134% on Friday. Above Food Ingredients recently announced a merger agreement with Palm Global.</li>
<li>Newegg Commerce, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEGG#NASDAQ">NEGG</a>) declined 11.3% to $43.66 in pre-market trading after gaining 71% on Friday.</li>
<li>CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVM#NYSE">CVM</a>) shares dipped 11% to $3.08 in pre-market trading after declining 8% on Friday. CEL-SCI recently announced it signed a partnership with a Saudi Arabian pharma and healthcare company.</li>
<li>Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UMAC#NYSE">UMAC</a>) slipped 8% to $11.13 in pre-market trading after gaining 39% on Friday.</li>
<li>Gossamer Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOSS#NASDAQ">GOSS</a>) declined 6.6% to $1.2700 in pre-market trading. Gossamer Bio, last month, completed enrollment in its registrational Phase 3 PROSERA study for pulmonary arterial hypertension</li>
<li>Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GILT#NASDAQ">GILT</a>) fell 4.1% to $7.22 in pre-market trading. Gilat Satellite Networks recently announced its commercial division received over $22 million in orders from satellite operators.</li>
<li>KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KALV#NASDAQ">KALV</a>) dipped 4% to $13.94 in pre-market trading after falling 6% on Friday. KalVista Pharma recently posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.</li>
<li>Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) fell 1% to $209.22 in pre-market trading. Apple is in the midst of a significant management reshuffle. Despite the company's biggest crisis in years, CEO Tim Cook remains firmly at the helm.</li>
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<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/tsmc" rel="noreferrer noopener">Taiwanese contract chipmaker</a> Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) announced on Friday that Vanessa Lee, its head of materials management, has resigned for personal reasons. The company confirmed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/07/12/2003840144" rel="noreferrer noopener">to</a> the Taipei Times that the leadership change takes effect on Sunday.
Cliff Hou, Taiwan Semiconductor&#8217;s senior vice president and deputy co-COO, will immediately take over the materials management division, which has already been under his supervision.
Lee, who joined Taiwan Semiconductor in 2022, rose quickly, becoming vice president in August 2023. She developed systems to forecast supplier demand and monitor supply chain performance. Taiwan Semiconductor credited her with helping the company navigate supply chain disruptions during the 2020 pandemic.
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Before joining Taiwan Semiconductor, Lee held senior supply chain roles at Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google, Apple (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QCOM#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>), gaining over a decade of experience in global sourcing and procurement.
Taiwan Semiconductor stock surged almost 17% year-to-date, topping the PHLX Semiconductor Index&#8217;s over 14% (whose components include Nvidia (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nvda#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) and Taiwan Semiconductor. The company reported <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46338109/tsmc-reports-solid-half-year-revenue-june-sees-monthly-decline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">second-quarter 2025</a> revenue of 933.79 billion New Taiwan dollars (about $31.9 billion), up from 839.25 billion ($25.5 billion) New Taiwan dollars in the first quarter. This marks a 38.6% year-over-year increase, surpassing the company&#8217;s guidance of $28.4 billion to $29.2 billion issued in April.
Bloomberg analyst Charles Shum credited the strong results to surging AI-related demand from chipmakers like Nvidia and growing outsourcing orders from Intel (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>). He noted that this momentum is helping offset weakness in the mobile and consumer electronics sectors, keeping Taiwan Semiconductor on track to achieve its 25% annual sales-growth target in U.S. dollars.
Shum added that operating margins may land near the lower end of guidance, around 47%, due to a weaker U.S. dollar.
Meanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor is accelerating its U.S. expansion plans, reportedly shifting focus to American operations amid potential chip import tariffs from Washington.
Price Action:&nbsp;TSM stock is trading lower by 0.10% to $230.17 premarket at last check Monday.
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A Reddit user claims to have turned disaster into triumph after nearly blowing his mother&#8217;s $800,000 retirement account, before mounting a stellar recovery to a profit of $4 million in just 3 months, via aggressive options trading.
Check out the current price of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/UNH" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UNH stock here.</a>
What Happened: On Reddit&#8217;s /r/WallStreetBets community on Saturday, a user with the name Solid-Sock-1794 described his 18-month-long trading journey using his mother&#8217;s retirement, which he says, &#8220;she was more than ok with.&#8221;
During this period, he claims to have significantly outperformed the markets by trading options contracts on high-volatility stocks such as Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), and Hims &amp; Hers Health Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HIMS#NYSE">HIMS</a>). His strategy involved buying near or at-the-money call options with expirations two to five months down the line.
He says the expirations would ideally involve one earnings event in the window, while holding through the actual earnings days. 
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This strategy, however, failed to stand the test of volatility in April, during what he refers to as &#8220;Tariff BS,&#8221; following which the account plummeted to $800,000. Since then, the account has made a strong 575% recovery, with an ending balance of $5.4 million.
The user credits this recovery to opportunistic scalps during sharp pullbacks, citing the example of Alphabet&#8217;s shares, following Apple Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) Congressional Testimony that suggested <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45536887/this-is-the-first-time-in-two-decades-that-google-is-extremely-vulnerableperplexitys-ceo-breaks-down-search-giants-margin-trap">a decline in Google search</a> traffic on Safari for the very first time in history.
As of Friday, the user disclosed he's 85% in cash, with the remaining 15% allocated to QQQ or Nasdaq puts and UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>) calls. 
Citing ongoing trade uncertainty involving the European Union and Canada, he summed up his outlook and strategy going forward with a signature WSB refrain: &#8220;TACO's gonna TACO.&#8221; 
Here, the user is referring to the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45665026/trump-always-chickens-out-president-confronted-with-taco-trade-thesis-by-reporteras-markets-bet-hell-blink-again">&#8220;Trump Always Chickens Out&#8221; trade</a>, where traders make bets as soon as President Donald Trump issues fresh tariff threats, knowing fully well that he won&#8217;t follow through with them, something that&#8217;s repeated several times in recent months.
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Why It Matters: Late last month, as the deadline for the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/broad-u-s-equity-etfs/25/06/46180782/trumps-tariff-clock-ticks-but-taco-traders-arent-losing-their-cool">90-day pause approached</a>, traders did not lose their cool, deciding to lean instead into the &#8220;TACO&#8221; pattern, betting that Trump would soften his stance before inflicting lasting market damage.
Last week, as Trump began issuing more tariff threats and letters to key trading partners, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/market-summary/25/07/46325008/copper-hits-a-record-on-trumps-threat-more-investors-join-taco-trade-fed-minutes-ahead">investors continued to buy</a>, once again putting their faith in the fact that, once all is said and done, the tariffs will not be as harsh as they are set out to be. 
This user joins the ranks of another WallStreetBets user who <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45583283/hold-my-beer-wallstreetbets-redditor-says-he-dropped-100k-into-unitedhealth-after-selling-his-house-without-telling-his-wife-till-death-do-us-part">dropped $100,000</a> into UnitedHealth Group&#8217;s shares nearly two months ago. 
User Sensitive_Reveal_227 claimed to have acquired 303 shares in the health insurance provider after selling his house, and without informing his wife, in hopes of a recovery in the beaten-down stock, following the assassination of its former CEO, the abrupt exit of its new CEO, and speculations of a DOJ criminal investigation, which the company quickly denied.
The company&#8217;s shares have remained largely flat since then, with no recovery in sight, and still trading at over 50% below its all-time high in November 2024.
Price Action: Shares of UnitedHealth were up 1.53% on Friday, trading at $304.10, and are down 0.35% in after-hours trading. 
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Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) has reportedly acquired PlayAI, an artificial intelligence startup focused on natural-sounding voice technology.
What Happened: While financial terms were not disclosed, the entire PlayAI team will join Meta this week and report to Johan Schalkwyk, another new joinee from voice AI firm Sesame AI, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/meta-acquires-voice-ai-startup-playai-continuing-to-add-talent?sref=10lNAhZ9">reported</a> Bloomberg, citing an internal memo.
The PlayAI team's "work in creating natural voices, along with a platform for easy voice creation, is a great match for our work and road map, across AI Characters, Meta AI, Wearables and audio content creation," the memo read.
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A Meta spokesperson confirmed the deal to the publication but did not elaborate on the details. The tech giant did not immediately respond to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga's</a> request for comments.
Why It's Important: The acquisition is part of Meta's broader AI strategy, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called the company's top priority in 2025.
In the past few months, Facebook-parent has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46301582/metas-ai-empire-grows-fueled-by-openai-deepmind-apple-defectors">restructured its AI operations</a> under the newly launched Meta Superintelligence Labs, led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.
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Zuckerberg's company has poached leading experts from ChatGPT-parent OpenAI, Anthropic, Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google DeepMind and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>).
Just last week, it was reported that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46288145/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-lures-away-apple-ai-chief-ruoming-pang-with-tens-of-millions-compensation-package-report">Meta has recruited</a> Ruoming Pang, the AI model lead at Apple.
Meta currently has a market capitalization of $1.8 trillion.
Price Action: Meta shares have risen 19.74% year-to-date and are up 44.61% over the past 12 months, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro data</a>.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings indicate that META continues to show a steady upward trend in the short, medium, and long term. While its growth score remains strong, its value rating is relatively lower. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-4/#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Additional performance details are available here</a>.
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Apple Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) is in the midst of a significant management reshuffle. Despite the company&#8217;s biggest crisis in years, CEO&nbsp;Tim Cook&nbsp;remains firmly at the helm.
Bloomberg's&nbsp;Mark Gurman,&nbsp;in his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-13/is-apple-going-to-replace-ceo-tim-cook-who-is-the-next-ceo-of-apple-ternus-md1mhrj4?srnd=undefined">latest&nbsp;</a>weekly "Power On&#8221; report revealed that, Jeff Williams, Tim Cook&#8216;s longtime deputy, has announced his retirement plans, leaving no clear successor in place. 
Despite this, there are no signs that Cook is planning to step down or is grooming a replacement. The board, which is largely made up of Cook loyalists, has not felt the need for a change in leadership.
Although Apple&#8217;s shares have fallen 16% this year, they have seen a surge of around 1,500% since Cook assumed the role of CEO in 2011. Despite current challenges, including AI missteps and&nbsp;an aging product lineup, the&nbsp;board continues to view Cook&nbsp;as the only person capable&nbsp;of guiding the company.
There is a growing recognition among Apple&#8217;s top decision-makers that changes are necessary. Services chief Eddy Cue has internally warned&nbsp;that Apple risks becoming the&nbsp;next BlackBerry or Nokia if&nbsp;it doesn&#8217;t adapt quickly.
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Several top executives are nearing retirement age, marking the&nbsp;biggest leadership turnover in decades.&nbsp;Operations executive Sabih Khan will replace Williams, and CFO Luca Maestri handed over his duties to Kevan Parekh earlier this year.
Despite these changes, there is concern about&nbsp;the lack of a quick&nbsp;CEO replacement in case of&nbsp;an emergency. The most plausible successor remains hardware chief Ternus, who&nbsp;is about 15 years younger&nbsp;than Cook and has been with Apple for over 20 years.
The management reshuffle at Apple comes at a critical time for the tech giant. With several top executives nearing retirement, the company is facing its&nbsp;biggest leadership turnover in decades.&nbsp;This could potentially impact Apple&#8217;s strategic direction and its ability to innovate and compete in the rapidly evolving tech industry.
Despite the challenges, the board&#8217;s continued faith in Cook&#8217;s leadership suggests that they believe he is the best person to navigate the company through this period of change. 
However, the lack of a clear successor to Cook raises questions about the company&#8217;s succession planning and its preparedness for any unforeseen circumstances that may require a change in leadership.
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Wall Street watched history unfold as Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) became the first company to hit a $4 trillion market cap, capping off a week of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/07/46321541/nvidia-hits-4-trillion-market-cap-stock-surges-to-all-time-high" rel="noreferrer noopener">market-moving headlines.</a>
In a surprising diplomatic turn, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called recent talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi &#8220;constructive,&#8221; stoking speculation of a Trump–Xi summit possibly <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/07/46365654/xi-jinping-could-meet-trump-this-year-marco-rubio-says-after-very-constructive-talks-with-wang-yi-the-odds-are-high" rel="noreferrer noopener">taking place later this year.</a>
But optimism met friction as President Donald Trump announced that the United States will impose a&nbsp;50% tariff on all copper&nbsp;imports <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/commodities/25/07/46339702/trumps-copper-tariff-echoes-through-global-mining-tunnels" rel="noreferrer noopener">starting August 1.</a>
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The decision threatens to disrupt a global supply chain for one of the key inputs for the American industry and a crucial commodity for the green technology transition.
That move, paired with a sweeping 25% tariff on goods from Japan and other Asian countries starting August 1, reignited fears of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/asia/25/07/46285151/trump-tariffs-japan-yen-etfs-market-reaction" rel="noreferrer noopener">escalating trade tensions.</a>
Amid the macroeconomic jitters and geopolitical headlines, several companies delivered key corporate updates that&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets" rel="noreferrer noopener">kept investors tuned in</a>.
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Nvidia Corporation became the first company ever to reach a $4 trillion <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46326271/nvidia-breaks-4-trillion-barrier-benzinga-poll-predicted-it-first" rel="noreferrer noopener">market capitalization on Wednesday.</a>
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) has filed an appeal against the €500 million ($586 million) fine imposed by the European Union (EU) over alleged anti-competitive<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46290524/apple-fights-back-against-eus-586-million-fine-says-penalty-far-beyond-what-the-law-requires" rel="noreferrer noopener"> practices on its App Store</a>.
The iPhone maker is expected to join the growing list of smartphone companies&nbsp;with foldable smartphones&nbsp;with a new iPhone Fold<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46356024/apples-foldable-iphone-could-land-in-2026-and-leave-samsung-playing-catch-up" rel="noreferrer noopener"> expected to launch next year.</a>
Apple&#8217;s massive $60+ billion cash pile is once again&nbsp;in the spotlight&nbsp;– and with rivals&nbsp;racing ahead in AI, investors are wondering: is it finally time for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46348639/apple-acquisition-buzz-60-billion-cash-reserve" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple to make a bold move?</a>
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) announced that it has separated its&nbsp;AI, robotics and biometric business into&nbsp;RealSense,&nbsp;an independent company. Intel also announced that RealSense has secured<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46372526/intel-unleashes-realsense-new-ai-robotics-player-scores-huge-investment" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;$50 million in Series A funding</a>.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) has reportedly acquired a&nbsp;minority stake&nbsp;in&nbsp;EssilorLuxottica, the French-Italian eyewear giant<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46311405/mark-zuckerberg-led-meta-acquires-nearly-3-of-ray-ban-oakley-parent-essilorluxottica-in-3-5-billion-deal-report" rel="noreferrer noopener"> behind brands such as&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46311405/mark-zuckerberg-led-meta-acquires-nearly-3-of-ray-ban-oakley-parent-essilorluxottica-in-3-5-billion-deal-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ray-Ban</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46311405/mark-zuckerberg-led-meta-acquires-nearly-3-of-ray-ban-oakley-parent-essilorluxottica-in-3-5-billion-deal-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46311405/mark-zuckerberg-led-meta-acquires-nearly-3-of-ray-ban-oakley-parent-essilorluxottica-in-3-5-billion-deal-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oakley.</a>
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>)&nbsp;reels from sweeping layoffs affecting&nbsp;9,100 employees, an&nbsp;Xbox&nbsp;executive&#8217;s suggestion to use AI chatbots for emotional support <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46268037/after-microsoft-lays-off-9100-workers-xbox-executive-tells-fired-workers-to-turn-to-ai-for-mental-health-help" rel="noreferrer noopener">has ignited fierce backlash online.</a>
MicroAlgo, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MLGO#NASDAQ">MLGO</a>) announced the development of a&nbsp;Grover-based quantum algorithm technology designed to find <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/07/46337681/microalgo-stock-rises-3-pre-market-on-quantum-algorithm-breakthrough" rel="noreferrer noopener">pure Nash equilibria in graphical games.</a>
ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASML#NASDAQ">ASML</a>)&nbsp;has&nbsp;adjusted its inclusion&nbsp;and diversity targets in the U.S. to align with new regulations from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46363788/asml-drops-us-diversity-goals-under-trumps-watch" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Trump administration.</a>
Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk&#8217;s artificial intelligence startup&nbsp;xAI&nbsp;has launched Grok 4, positioning it as the world&#8217;s most powerful AI model according to benchmarks that show it outperforming&nbsp;OpenAI&#8217;s&nbsp;ChatGPT,&nbsp;Google&#8217;s&nbsp;Gemini, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46335602/elon-musk-s-xai-launches-grok-4-with-phd-level-ai-debuts-in-300-month-supergrok-tier" rel="noreferrer noopener">and&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46335602/elon-musk-s-xai-launches-grok-4-with-phd-level-ai-debuts-in-300-month-supergrok-tier" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anthropic&#8217;s</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46335602/elon-musk-s-xai-launches-grok-4-with-phd-level-ai-debuts-in-300-month-supergrok-tier" rel="noreferrer noopener">&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46335602/elon-musk-s-xai-launches-grok-4-with-phd-level-ai-debuts-in-300-month-supergrok-tier" rel="noreferrer noopener">Claude</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46335602/elon-musk-s-xai-launches-grok-4-with-phd-level-ai-debuts-in-300-month-supergrok-tier" rel="noreferrer noopener">.</a>
OpenAI&nbsp;has finally completed its&nbsp;$6.5 billion acquisition&nbsp;of&nbsp;Jony Ive&#8217;s&nbsp;AI hardware startup&nbsp;io Products, officially bringing the former&nbsp;Apple&nbsp;design chief and his team into the fold to build a new generation of<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46335969/openai-finalizes-6-5-billion-deal-to-acquire-jony-ives-ai-hardware-startup-heres-what-we-know-about-their-first-device" rel="noreferrer noopener"> AI-native devices.</a>
Automobiles
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>)&nbsp;has announced a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V455-7716.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener">recall</a>&nbsp;of more than 850,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to a faulty fuel system component that may cause <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/large-cap/25/07/46338449/ford-recalls-over-850000-vehicles-due-to-stalling-engines" rel="noreferrer noopener">engines to stall while driving.</a>
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>)&nbsp;has announced November 6 as the date for the company&#8217;s annual shareholder meeting amid mounting pressure from investors who are concerned about&nbsp;Elon Musk&#8217;s political ambitions and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46359669/teslas-annual-shareholder-meeting-set-for-november-6th-dan-ives-says-elon-musks-pay-package-in-the-spotlight" rel="noreferrer noopener">mounting tensions with President&nbsp;</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46359669/teslas-annual-shareholder-meeting-set-for-november-6th-dan-ives-says-elon-musks-pay-package-in-the-spotlight" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donald Trump</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46359669/teslas-annual-shareholder-meeting-set-for-november-6th-dan-ives-says-elon-musks-pay-package-in-the-spotlight" rel="noreferrer noopener">.</a>
Tesla will expand the company&#8217;s Robotaxi service to Phoenix, Arizona, as the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46361254/elon-musks-robotaxi-push-expands-to-phoenix-as-tesla-seeks-arizona-approval" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robotaxi race in the U.S. heats up.</a>
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NSANY#OTC">NSANY</a>)&nbsp;has reportedly opened negotiations with&nbsp;Honda Motor Company, Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HMC#NYSE">HMC</a>)&nbsp;to produce vehicles for its rival at a U.S. factory. Both companies seek ways to blunt the impact of upcoming<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46363159/tariff-troubles-drive-nissan-honda-to-u-s-manufacturing-talks-report" rel="noreferrer noopener"> U.S. tariffs on Japanese-made autos.</a>
XPeng Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XPEV#NYSE">XPEV</a>)&nbsp;officially opened orders&nbsp;in Europe on Friday for its fully revamped G6 Ultra Smart Coupe SUV and G9 Ultra Smart Premium SUV, marking its latest move <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46362384/xpeng-brings-ultra-smart-ultra-fast-evs-to-europe" rel="noreferrer noopener">towards AI-driven electric mobility.</a>
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Consumer Tech News (July 7–July 11): Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion, Japan Tariffs Rattle Markets, Hopes Rise For Trump–Xi Summit

The past week was a whirlwind of activity in the tech sector, with major moves from industry giants and promising startups alike. From Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) being touted as the next big AI winner to OpenAI making significant acquisitions and postponements, there&#8217;s a lot to catch up on. Let&#8217;s dive in.
Dan Ives Predicts Palantir&#8217;s AI Triumph
Tech analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities has upped his price target for Palantir Technologies, hinting at a 12% increase from its current trading price over the coming year. Ives&#8217; confidence in Palantir&#8217;s AI strategy led him to raise his target price to $160 per share, labeling it as the firm&#8217;s &#8220;golden path to become an AI stalwart&#8221; in the next 12 months.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/price-target/25/07/46339022/palantir-could-be-the-next-big-ai-winner-says-dan-ives-sees-12-pltr-stock-surge">Read the full article here.</a>
OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive&#8217;s AI Startup
OpenAI has successfully finalized its $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive&#8217;s AI hardware startup, io Products. The deal brings the former Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) design chief and his team on board to develop a new generation of AI-native devices.
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Google Secures Windsurf Tech and Staff for $2.4B
Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google has finalized a $2.4 billion deal to license technology from AI coding startup Windsurf. The agreement also includes hiring Windsurf's CEO, Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and a select group of its key R&amp;D employees to join the Google DeepMind team.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46380738/google-beats-openai-secures-windsurf-technology-ceo-and-key-staff-for-2-4-billion">Read the full article here.</a>
OpenAI Delays Open Model Release
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company is postponing the release of its open model indefinitely to allow for additional safety testing. Altman emphasized the need for further safety evaluations and a review of high-risk areas.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46380875/openai-postpones-open-model-release-indefinitely-we-need-time-says-sam-altman">Read the full article here.</a>
Elon Musk&#8217;s xAI Launches Grok 4
Elon Musk&#8217;s AI startup xAI has launched Grok 4, positioning it as the world's most powerful AI model. The new model debuts through SuperGrok Heavy, a premium subscription tier starting at $300 monthly that provides enhanced rate limits and early access to new features.
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Grok 4, Palantir's AI Ambitions, Openai's Big Moves, And Google's $2.4 Billion Windsurf Deal: This Week In AI

The tech world was abuzz over the week with major developments from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>). From leadership changes to innovative product rumors, here&#8217;s a quick recap of the weekend&#8217;s top stories.
Jeff Williams to Exit Apple
Long-serving Chief Operating Officer of Apple, Jeff Williams, who was once considered a potential successor to Tim Cook, is set to retire later this year. The tech giant announced on Tuesday that Williams&#8217; COO duties will be handed over to Sabih Khan later this month.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46311533/jeff-williams-once-tipped-as-tim-cooks-successor-to-retire-from-apple">Read the full article here.</a>
Meta Snags Apple&#8217;s AI Chief
Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s Meta Platforms has reportedly lured Ruoming Pang, the AI model lead at Apple, with a hefty compensation package. Pang, who led the team responsible for training Apple&#8217;s foundational models, is the latest addition to Meta&#8217;s superintelligence efforts.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46288145/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-lures-away-apple-ai-chief-ruoming-pang-with-tens-of-millions-compensation-package-report">Read the full article here.</a>
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Apple&#8217;s Foldable iPhone on the Horizon
Apple is expected to join the foldable smartphone race with the anticipated launch of the iPhone Fold next year. The tech behemoth has reportedly been working on the foldable iPhone for years, ensuring specifications and production are up to standard before a full launch.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46356024/apples-foldable-iphone-could-land-in-2026-and-leave-samsung-playing-catch-up">Read the full article here.</a>
Apple&#8217;s $60 Billion Acquisition Buzz
With a massive $60+ billion cash reserve, Apple is once again in the spotlight. As rivals advance in AI, investors are speculating whether it&#8217;s time for Apple to make a bold move. This discussion gained traction after Apple confirmed that COO Jeff Williams will retire in 2025.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46348639/apple-acquisition-buzz-60-billion-cash-reserve">Read the full article here.</a>
Analysts Suggest Apple Needs Product-Focused CEO
Analysts from LightShed Partners have suggested that Apple should consider a change in leadership to prioritize product innovation, particularly in AI. This suggestion comes in the wake of the impending departure of Apple's COO, Jeff Williams.
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Apple's Leadership Shake-Up, Meta's New Hire And The Anticipated iPhone Fold: This Week In Appleverse

An investor sparked a lively debate on Reddit&#8217;s <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1lu1gkx/can_someone_eli5_how_the_sp500_can_keep_an/">r/stocks</a> after asking a simple but heavy question: How can the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/sp-500-price-prediction">S&amp;P 500 continue to grow</a> at an average annual rate of 10% for another 30 years?&nbsp;
The user pointed out that if the index maintains that pace, its market cap would double roughly every seven years, ballooning from $52 trillion today to around $900 trillion by 2055.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Inflation, Globalization And Productivity</h2>
That number sounded &#8220;really stupid and impossible&#8221; to the original poster, who noted that with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/health-care/25/06/46133755/elon-musk-says-people-need-to-have-3-kids-to-avoid-population-collapse-says-this-is-to-make-up-for-people-who-have-one-or-none">declining birth rates</a> and slowing population growth, the math just didn't add up. "Where is all this money going to come from?" they asked. "Even if we assume inflation wipes out half of that $900 trillion in growth of the S&amp;P 500 in today's money, that's still a ridiculous increase that makes no sense."
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But many Redditors disagreed or at least explained why it's not as crazy as it sounds. One of the top comments framed it this way: "In 1995 the S&amp;P 500 market cap was ~$3T&#8230;&nbsp; Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Microsoft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), and Apple (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) today are all individually larger than the entire S&amp;P 500 was in 1995. It's unfathomable."
Several investors pointed out that this kind of growth has happened before and could happen again because of inflation, global expansion and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/24/03/37594210/promising-signs-for-productivity">major leaps in productivity</a>.
&#8220;S&amp;P500 companies don't only sell in America," one added. "All the big U.S. companies are just getting started with their globalization," pointing to China and India and their <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/04/44851085/why-india-china-and-brazil-are-potential-safe-havens-for-investors">growing middle class</a>.&nbsp;
Another commenter chimed in: "Half the world&#8217;s population lives on $7 a day, so I would say there is room for plenty of growth even if population growth slows down."
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Not Everyone's Buying The Optimism</h2>
Other Redditors were more skeptical. For example, one said that population growth, a major tailwind in the past, is slowing down significantly. "Returns will not be what they have been on a market-wide level," they argued. "Large companies finding increased markets via globalization will not be enough."
Another user took issue with the assumption that historical trends will keep repeating. "You are assuming that the tailwinds of interest rates, taxes, suppression of labor wages will continue to trend the same way," they wrote. "Any of those trends continuing to the point we have multiple companies&#8230; having wealth bigger than many countries combined, could result in the kind of social unrest preventing that growth."
Still, others offered a middle-ground take: yes, inflation will play a big role, and yes, some technological innovations might drive value, but don't expect a repeat of the past 30 years. "Past performance does not indicate future results," one person reminded.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A Bet On Innovation Or Just Inflation?</h2>
Many pointed to advancements in AI, renewable energy, automation and healthcare as areas that could push corporate profits higher, even with slower consumer growth. "Humans are a dynamic, innovative species," one commenter said. "We may well find the world unrecognizable in 30 years."
Others focused on the U.S. dollar itself. "If you divide the S&amp;P 500 over the money supply, you get almost a constant," they argued. "It has never been true growth&#8230; just almost keeping purchasing power."
So, is the idea of a $900 trillion S&amp;P 500 absurd? Depends on who you ask. But most Redditors agreed on one thing: inflation will do a lot of the heavy lifting, and whether it's real growth or just more dollars chasing assets, the index might keep climbing.
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A $900 Trillion S&P 500? Reddit Debates The Math Behind 10% Market Growth Rate For Another 30+ Years

If Elon Musk ever writes a self-help book, chapter one might be titled "Insult First, Pitch Later." Because when it comes to Warren Buffett, Musk has made one thing abundantly clear: he's not a fan of the whole "sit around and read reports" lifestyle — but he would like Buffett to write a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/05/45301579/elon-musk-says-we-didnt-come-up-with-the-name-tesla-bought-it-for-75k-after-sending-the-nicest-guy-to-camp-out-at-the-owners-doorstep">very big check to Tesla</a> (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>).
It all started in 2020 when Musk dropped by <a href="https://youtu.be/RcYjXbSJBN8?si=Ss_6KDL5Cpdm2PE2">"The Joe Rogan Experience"</a> and casually roasted Buffett's day job. "To be totally frank, I'm not his biggest fan," Musk said. "He does a lot of capital allocation. He reads a lot of annual reports of companies and all the accounting — and it's pretty boring, really."
Musk didn't stop there. In the same breath, he threw shade at the entire financial and legal profession, saying, "We should have fewer people doing law and fewer people doing finance, and more people making stuff."
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Later that year, Musk doubled down in a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/25/style/elon-musk-maureen-dowd.html">New York Times interview</a> with Maureen Dowd during a round of "Confirm or Deny." When prompted with, "Warren Buffett is overrated," Musk didn't give a straight answer. Instead, he laughed and said, "Hahaha. Um, I think he has managed to create a great image for himself as a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/02/43496879/elon-musk-said-warren-buffett-managed-to-create-a-great-image-as-a-kindly-grandfather-but-thinks-thats-maybe-overstating-the-case">kindly grandfather, which is maybe overstating the case</a>."
Then came 2021, when Time named Musk its Person of the Year — and gave him another chance to repeat himself with more flair. "I'm not Warren Buffett's biggest fan, frankly," he <a href="https://youtu.be/PbVSZvC7UxY?si=nKLe8-6PVPNJMVkQ">said in the interview</a>. "He sits there and reads all these annual reports, which are super boring." Musk added, "Does anybody want that job? I think most people do not. I don't want that job."
Still, even while dragging Buffett's job description, Musk couldn't deny the value Buffett brings to the table. "He's not engaged in insane, conspicuous consumption. So you have to say, ‘Sure, he's got a high net worth, but he's doing a useful job for the economy, and he's very skilled at it and should probably keep doing it.'"
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And just to make sure no one thought his criticism was new, Musk's Buffett commentary dates all the way back to Tesla's 2018 earnings call, when he mocked Buffett's investment philosophy around "moats" — the idea of protecting a company with a durable competitive edge. "First of all, I think moats are lame," Musk declared. "They're nice in a sort of quaint, vestigial way. But if your only defense against invading armies is a moat, you will not last long. What matters is the pace of innovation."
Buffett, of course, didn't take the bait. During the 2018 Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BRK#NYSE">BRK</a>, BRK.B)) shareholder meeting, he responded with Buffett-esque calm and candy-coated sarcasm: "Certainly you should be working on improving your own moat and defending your own moat all the time. And Elon may turn things upside down in some areas. I don't think he'd want to take us on in candy."
But fast forward a few years, and Musk — despite all the digs — wanted Buffett to do what he does best: invest. "He should take a position in Tesla. It's an obvious move," Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1787325206677401672">posted on X last year</a>, replying to a user who suggested Berkshire Hathaway ditch its $135 billion Apple stake and go all-in on Tesla instead.
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Timing-wise, the comment landed just after Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting, where Buffett revealed the company had trimmed its Apple (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) position by about 10%. For context, Buffett and the late Charlie Munger had long expressed skepticism toward the auto industry, calling it capital-intensive and brutally competitive. But they weren't completely closed off to EVs — Berkshire has held a stake in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/startups/25/10/41120804/574616">Chinese EV giant BYD since 2008</a>.
Still, Musk seemed to carry a grudge — or at least a long memory. In a February 2022 X post, he <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/startups/25/02/43531005/elon-musk-recalls-a-lunch-where-charlie-munger-listed-all-the-reasons-tesla-would-fail-made-me-quite-sad-but-i-told-him-i-agreed">revisited a meeting with Munger over a decade ago</a>. "I was at a lunch with Munger in 2009 where he told the whole table all the ways Tesla would fail," Musk wrote. "Made me quite sad, but I told him I agreed with all those reasons and that we would probably die, but it was worth trying anyway."
So, to recap: Musk thinks Buffett's job is painfully boring, thinks Buffett's investment philosophy is outdated, isn't his "biggest fan" — but also really wants Buffett's backing. If nothing else, Musk has mastered the art of keeping his frenemies close… and maybe within investing range.
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Wall Street posted fresh all-time highs this week, fueled by a relentless rally in Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), which became the first company in history to surpass a $4 trillion market capitalization, igniting optimism across the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech"> tech and AI sectors.</a>
The chipmaker extended its winning streak to a seventh straight week — and the 11th in the last 12 — nearly doubling its share price from early April lows in just over three months.
This surge pushed the combined market value of the so-called Magnificent Seven — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) — to a staggering $18.3 trillion.
Chart Of The Week: Nvidia Has Now Rallied 90% Since April&#8217;s Tariff Turmoil
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President Donald Trump reignited trade war concerns, announcing a 35% tariff on Canadian imports starting Aug. 1. He also proposed blanket tariffs of 15% to 20% on most other U.S. trading partners. Additionally, the administration unveiled 50% duties on copper and Brazilian goods, all set to kick in on the same day.
Trump also escalated his feud with the Federal Reserve. On Wednesday, he called for an aggressive three-percentage-point rate cut, arguing that each point costs the U.S. $360 billion annually in debt service.
The Fed remains cautious. Minutes from the June 17–18 FOMC meeting revealed that most officials expect to cut rates later this year. Still, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee pushed back, saying debt costs shouldn&#8217;t drive monetary policy. He reiterated the central bank's dual mandate: price stability and full employment.
Airline stocks outperformed this week. Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DAL#NYSE">DAL</a>) surged 12% on Thursday after beating earnings expectations and reaffirming its full-year profit forecast. Optimism spilled over to United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UAL#NASDAQ">UAL</a>), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>) and American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NASDAQ">AAL</a>), as investors bet on a strong summer quarter for the travel sector.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) also broke records, soaring past $118,000. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBIT#NASDAQ">IBIT</a>) — the world's largest crypto-related exchange-traded fund — posted inflows in 12 of the past 13 weeks, reflecting surging institutional interest in the top cryptocurrency.
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'Victory For Trump As EU Backs Down On Digital Taxes In Next Budget; The European Commission Has Dropped Plans To Levy A Tax On Digital Companies' - Politico

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a stark message to European leaders this week: the continent is steadily falling behind the United States, and financial markets now expose just how wide <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/eurozone">the gap has become.</a>
At a conference in Dublin organized by Ireland's foreign ministry, Dimon warned that Europe is slipping in the global economic race. Over the past 10 to 15 years, he noted, the region's share of global output has dropped sharply compared to the U.S.
"Europe has gone from 90% U.S. GDP to 65% over 10 or 15 years. That's not good. You're losing," Dimon said.
He pointed to sluggish growth, outdated regulation, and insufficient investment as key reasons why the EU is falling behind both the U.S. and China.
While Dimon's focus was on economic differences in terms of GDP, the numbers coming out of stock markets reveal an even deeper structural divide between the U.S. and Europe.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Market Caps Tell An Even Bigger Divergence Story</h2>
The combined market capitalization of America's Magnificent Seven—Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>)—has now soared past $18.3 trillion.
<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"> 
<table class="has-fixed-layout">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Top U.S. Tech Giants</th>
<th>Market Cap</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Nvidia</td>
<td>$4.08T</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Microsoft</td>
<td>$3.74T</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Apple</td>
<td>$3.15T</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Amazon</td>
<td>$2.39T</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alphabet</td>
<td>$2.20T</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Meta</td>
<td>$1.81T</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tesla</td>
<td>$995B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>$18.37T</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>
By contrast, the top seven companies in Europe—including SAP SE (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SAP#NYSE">SAP</a>), Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVO#NYSE">NVO</a>), ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASML#NASDAQ">ASML</a>), Hermès International SCA (OTCPK: HESAY), LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (OTCPK: LVMUY), Roche Holding AG (OTCPK: RHHBY), and Nestlé S.A. (OTCPK: NSRGY)—are worth just $2.1 trillion combined.
The gap is staggering. The U.S. tech giants are now worth over nine times as much as Europe's largest companies.
<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"> 
<table class="has-fixed-layout">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Top EU Corporates</th>
<th>Market Cap</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>SAP</td>
<td>$359B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Novo Nordisk</td>
<td>$317B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ASML</td>
<td>$314B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hermès</td>
<td>$303B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LVMH</td>
<td>$295B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Roche</td>
<td>$265B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nestlé</td>
<td>$252B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td>$2.11T</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>
Over the past 20 years, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) – which tracks the S&amp;P 500 – has outperformed the SPDR DJ Euro STOXX 50 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FEZ#NYSE">FEZ</a>) by a staggering 244%.
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"We've got this huge, strong market and our companies are big and successful, have huge kinds of scale that are global. You have that, but less and less," he said.
Dimon's comments add to growing concern across the continent. Last year, former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi called for €800 billion per year in industrial investment to help Europe remain globally competitive.
Yet, despite repeated calls for reform, European stock markets continue to lag behind as U.S. firms dominate in scale, innovation and investor interest.
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/11/25</td>
<td>$430.00</td>
<td>$50.0K</td>
<td>10.7K</td>
<td>35.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$145.00</td>
<td>$31.1K</td>
<td>18.8K</td>
<td>19.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$28.8K</td>
<td>8.7K</td>
<td>5.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$143.00</td>
<td>$94.8K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>4.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWV</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$196.5K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>INTC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/11/25</td>
<td>$23.00</td>
<td>$25.5K</td>
<td>10.2K</td>
<td>3.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CIFR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/29/25</td>
<td>$4.50</td>
<td>$34.5K</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PANW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$54.2K</td>
<td>2.4K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/01/25</td>
<td>$195.00</td>
<td>$48.0K</td>
<td>3.6K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ACN</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/01/25</td>
<td>$265.00</td>
<td>$99.8K</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>802</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $430.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 10796 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 35666 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 74 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.1K, with a price of $421.0 per contract. There were 18819 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19469 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $144.0 per contract. There were 8734 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5527 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $143.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.8K, with a price of $316.0 per contract. There were 1072 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4516 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CRWV (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWV#NASDAQ">CRWV</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 673 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $196.5K, with a price of $292.0 per contract. There were 1475 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4082 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For INTC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $51.0 per contract. There were 10272 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3859 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CIFR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIFR#NASDAQ">CIFR</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 49 day(s) on August 29, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1380 contract(s) at a $4.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $25.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1732 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding PANW (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PANW#NASDAQ">PANW</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on August 15, 2025. Parties traded 175 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.2K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 2473 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1694 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 21 day(s) on August 1, 2025. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 3689 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1662 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ACN (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ACN#NYSE">ACN</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on August 1, 2025. Parties traded 644 contract(s) at a $265.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.8K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 88 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 802 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>) stock has plunged 34% year-to-date, lagging behind the Nasdaq 100 Index, which Marvell is a part of, by nearly 9% during the period. The index&#8217;s gain reflects the upside of key constituents such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Microsoft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Apple (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) and other Big Tech giants, including Broadcom (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>).
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why Is Marvell Technology Stock Falling In 2025?</h2>
In February, Bank of America Securities analyst Vivek Arya highlighted that Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are winning over a 10%-15% share of the overall accelerator market, despite Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) commanding over an 80% share, courtesy of AI compute and networking demand.
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This indicates Marvell&#8217;s relatively lower Total Addressable Market as an ASIC vendor.
ASIC vendor Marvell competes directly with Broadcom in areas like data center infrastructure and custom AI chips. Broadcom has surged 18% year-to-date.
Known for its GPUs, Nvidia is a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color/25/06/45845825/ai-momentum-powers-nvidia-arm-and-chip-supply-chain-in-bofa-recap" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">strong competitor in</a> the data center market, alongside Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), with which Marvell also has a presence. Nvidia has gained 24% year-to-date, and AMD has gained 19%.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Analysts Have To Say About Marvell Technology</h2>
On May 30, TD Cowen analysts <a href="https://www.tdsecurities.com/ca/en/ai-infrastructure-reframing-gpu-vs-asic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">argued that the</a> traditional debate between traditional GPUs and ASICs is outdated. Instead, they suggest reframing it as merchant versus custom silicon, since modern datacenter GPUs are ASICs optimized for AI workloads.
They emphasized that the decision to build custom silicon or buy merchant chips should be viewed through a &#8220;build versus buy&#8221; ROI framework, with performance being the key driver of internal rate of return (IRR) and production scale potential. TD Cowen&#8217;s custom model compares GenAI hardware investments by evaluating their revenue potential against cost and performance trade-offs.
The firm expected merchant and custom accelerators to coexist, with hyperscalers balancing risk and reward across both approaches. However, they note that custom silicon faces binary outcomes—either it outperforms and scales or fails to justify further investment. While custom chips may grow to 15% of a projected $334 billion accelerator market by 2030, merchant platforms will likely remain dominant, growing from a larger base at a steady 18% CAGR.
Ultimately, TD Cowen concludes that performance, not generality or specialization, will determine which chips succeed, and every new generation will face a fresh round of ROI scrutiny.
On May 8, JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46226183/marvell-technology-could-be-on-the-brink-of-a-dramatic-comeback" rel="noreferrer noopener">reaffirmed his confidence</a> in Marvell citing its ongoing AI chip projects with Microsoft (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), noting no signs of disruption and reiterating his $4 billion AI revenue estimate for 2025, driven by strong growth in custom AI chips and networking.
Following Marvell&#8217;s Custom AI Investor Event on June 17, Needham and JPMorgan analysts highlighted Marvell&#8217;s increased 2028 Data Center TAM forecast to $94 billion, up from $75 billion. They emphasized the Custom XPU segment, which is expected to grow at a 90% CAGR through 2028, outpacing the broader market.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Additional Macroeconomic Tailwinds</h2>
Marvell is poised to benefit from recent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46324642/arm-rides-ai-boom-and-outperforming-market" rel="noreferrer noopener">U.S. policy changes</a> supporting the semiconductor industry.
Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Big Beautiful Bill&#8221; boosts the semiconductor investment tax credit from 25% to 30% through 2026, encouraging chipmakers to expand domestic production. This expansion could increase demand for Marvell&#8217;s custom chips and networking technologies.
Price Action:&nbsp;MRVL stock was trading lower by 0.80% to $72.77 at last check Friday.
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