Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) sells feed to folks with three horses and a golden retriever. It's where people go for everything from livestock supplies and fencing to workwear and pet food. That sounds like a niche, but the rural lifestyle customer is a bigger market than most investors realize. And when those customers shop online, nearly 80% of digital orders are fulfilled by customers pulling i...
Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) sells feed to folks with three horses and a golden retriever. It's where people go for everything from livestock supplies and fencing to workwear and pet food. That sounds like a niche, but the rural lifestyle customer is a bigger market than most investors realize. And when those customers shop online, nearly 80% of digital orders are fulfilled by customers pulling into the parking lot. Continue reading
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Intel ( INTC ) is planning to inject an additional $15M into AI‑chip startup SambaNova Systems, bringing its total stake in the company to about 9%, according to a Reuters report. The chipmaker's latest planned investment is separate from the February 2026 collaboration package, under which Intel ( INTC ) joined a larger round alongside partners such as SoftBank (...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Intel ( INTC ) is planning to inject an additional $15M into AI‑chip startup SambaNova Systems, bringing its total stake in the company to about 9%, according to a Reuters report. The chipmaker's latest planned investment is separate from the February 2026 collaboration package, under which Intel ( INTC ) joined a larger round alongside partners such as SoftBank ( SFTBY ) and others. The recent investment would lift Intel’s ( INTC ) stake to around 9% in SambaNova, following a $35M investment in February 2026 that increased its holding to 8.2%. SambaNova designs AI inference and training chips and software, and Intel ( INTC ) is using the partnership to seed its own AI‑cloud and data‑center offerings. Late last year, Intel ( INTC ) and SambaNova signed a non-binding term sheet for a potential acquisition that ultimately did not materialize. Intel CEO Lip‑Bu Tan has long been closely tied to SambaNova, having backed it through his venture firm Walden International and serving as its chairman since 2017, which has raised questions about governance but also underlines how deeply aligned Intel’s AI‑chip strategy is with the startup. Other Tan-linked investments include OPAQUE Systems, EPIC Microsystems, and 3D Glass Solutions. Tan's overlapping roles raised governance red flags, with Intel’s ( INTC ) board previously pushing back on similar deals involving his portfolio companies. More on Intel Intel Still Leans On A Fragile CPU Business Intel: The CPU Comeback Nobody Sees Intel: This Is My Highest Conviction Buy Right Now Intel to buy back 49% stake in Ireland fab joint venture for $14.2B Iran threatens attacks on Nvidia, Apple and other tech majors: report
One of the biggest financial headlines of 2026 is big tech's capex spending. The world's biggest cloud and hyperscale computer operators -- Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) , Microsoft , Meta Platforms , and Amazon -- have announced plans to invest more than $700 billion to advance their respective artificial intelligence (AI) agendas. While the vast majority of the total will be spent on t...
One of the biggest financial headlines of 2026 is big tech's capex spending. The world's biggest cloud and hyperscale computer operators -- Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) , Microsoft , Meta Platforms , and Amazon -- have announced plans to invest more than $700 billion to advance their respective artificial intelligence (AI) agendas. While the vast majority of the total will be spent on the semiconductors needed to process AI, other companies that supply components vital to the operation of data centers will also be recipients of that spending. One beneficiary will likely be Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) . The company supplies innovative Ethernet switches, routers, and other networking hardware crucial to data center operations. Arista was already at the forefront of the AI revolution, but a recent development suggests 2026 may be the company's best year ever. Continue reading