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The chip maker became the world's largest company by market value on Tuesday.

Nvidia reclaimed top spot as the most valuable publicly traded company, surpassing Microsoft. Investors are bullish on Nvidia shares since its earnings call, despite tariffs and chip controls.

Nvidia passed Microsoft in market cap on Tuesday, once again becoming the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world. Nvidia's growth has been fueled by its AI chips, which are used by companies like OpenAI to develop software like ChatGPT.

Software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, product marketers, and legal staff were most impacted by Microsoft's latest round of layoffs.

Companies with strong cash-generating abilities are great targets, as they have the ability to fuel growth, pay out dividends, and easily wipe out debt.

BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills disclosed its software spending survey on Tuesday.

Close KEY TAKEAWAYS Constellation Energy shares are surging in early trading Tuesday after the company said it had struck a 20-year deal to sell nuclear power to Meta Platforms, in the latest tech firm-to-nuclear tie-up aimed at powering data centers.Meta will buy the power generation of a Constellation nuclear plant in Clinton, Ill., to power its artificial intelligence ambitions.Nuclear power stocks NuScale Power, NuScale, and Oklo are jumping on the back of the Meta deal announced Tuesday. Constellation Energy (CEG) shares are surging in early trading Tuesday after the company said it had struck a 20-year deal to sell nuclear power to Meta Platforms (META), in the latest tech firm-to-nuclear collaboration aimed at powering data centers. Meta will buy the power generation of a Constellation nuclear plant in Clinton, Ill., to power its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. The financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Starting in June 2027, "the agreement supports the relicensi

Microsoft's gaming segment is an overlooked growth catalyst, supported by a strong portfolio of studios and successful new releases like Oblivion Remastered. Recent Q3 earnings show robust growth in gaming subscriptions and content, with Xbox Game Pass revenue up 45% and Xbox content/services revenue up 8%. The upcoming Xbox showcase could further boost sentiment, as new game announcements and AI integration are expected to drive future revenue.

Qwant has asked France's antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft for allegedly driving down the quality of the French search engine's results via Microsoft's Bing platform, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

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