Key PointsApple has become a safe-haven stock for those who want tech sector options with less exposure to AI.

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -1.09% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.50%.  December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -1.14%, and December E-mini...

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Key PointsOracle's remaining performance obligations hit $664 billion, up $209 billion year over year, giving it a long runway for AI cloud growth.

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Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL), where a total of 300,231 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 30.0 million underlying shares.  That amounts to about 115.

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Key PointsIBM is effectively funding its $10 billion, five‑year quantum push from its mainframe and software cash flows.

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Key PointsThe S&P 500 Growth index exclusively holds 151 of the best-performing growth stocks from the regular S&P 500.

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Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services, such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Google One. The Google Cloud segment offers consumption-based fees and subscriptions for AI solutions, including AI infrastructure, Vertex AI platform, and Gemini enterprise. It also provides cybersecurity, and data and analytics services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Meet; and other enterprise services. The Other Bets segment sells transportation and internet services. Alphabet Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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