2 AI Stocks Riding a Server Boom That's Accelerating Faster Than Anyone Expected

The value of servers shipped is also increasing, driven by the shift to AI servers that feature expensive GPUs. IDC predicts ...
InfoQ

AWS Adds Intelligent-Tiering and Replication for S3 Tables

Tiering and cross-region replication for S3 Tables to automate cost optimization and data availability for Apache Iceberg ...
Reuters

Indexes close higher as data keeps Fed rate cut expectations elevated

NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced to close higher on Wednesday, as a flurry of economic data kept expectations elevated for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, while ...
CNN

Fact check: Grocery prices are up, not ‘way down’ as Trump claimed

Newly released inflation figures show that President Donald Trump was wrong when he repeatedly claimed this month that grocery prices are “down” or “way down.” They were up, again, last month. And ...
GitHub

NonClustered Columnstore index maxdop 1

Running index optimize and I'm seeing that the nonclustered columnstore indexes are getting rebuilt with maxdop = 1 instead of maxdop = 8 as i would expect. Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (RTM-CU32-GDR) ...
The Motley Fool

A Look at Non-Traditional Indexes and Funds That Track Them

Non-traditional indexes can provide investors with an expanded set of investment opportunities -- but they can also create additional complexities and risks. Funds that track market indexes have ...
MarketWatch

This popular market index hit its peak four years ago. What this means for stocks.

The Russell 2000 Index RUT has gone almost four years without hitting a new high. This benchmark for the small- and midcap sectors of the U.S. market peaked on Nov. 8, 2021. Now, two years into a bull ...
TweakTown

AMD has close to 40% of the server market, should match (and possibly surpass) Intel by 2026

TL;DR: AMD's server CPU market share surged to 39.4% in Q1 2025, with projections to exceed 40% by year-end and reach 50% in 2026, challenging Intel's dominance. Strong growth in desktop and notebook ...
InfoWorld

SQL slips in language popularity index

While SQL was a serious top 10 player when the index began in 2001, it was taken from the list after someone noted in 2004 that SQL was not a programming language. In 2018, it was pointed out that SQL ...
Booth School of Business

Building a Better Market Index

Suppose you wanted to construct a new index to track the US stock market. What would you use as a model? The Dow Jones Industrial Average might be an option, but it’s hardly representative of the ...
Jalopnik

What Is A Tire's Load Index And Why Is It Important?

There's a lot of information on a tire's sidewall if you know where to look. Of course you have your make and model, but if you look closer you'll see an alphanumeric string on there — something like ...