Closing Bell: Akamai-Anthropic Contract, Microsoft Jumps, Meta's New AI Agent | Stock Movers
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. On this episode of Stock Movers: Listen for comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the US market close as heard on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Isabelle Lee, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. - Anthropic has signed an $11.6 billion, seven-year contract with Akamai Technologies (AKAM) for computing power, adding to the AI developer’s growing list of data center deals. Akamai will supply Anthropic access to central processing units, or CPUs, and has issued a warrant that gives Anthropic the right to buy Series B shares that converts into common stock. The contract represents the largest deal in Akamai’s history, with the company estimating that its capital spending tied to the agreement will total about $5.5 billion, and expects revenue from the Anthropic business to total about $150 million to $300 million next year. - Microsoft (MSFT) shares jump as much as 3.9%, the most intraday since
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