Bloomberg Television·2026-07-30 22:15Market Performance and Indices - S&P 500 increased by 1.6% to 1.7%, with chip stocks rebounding approximately 7.5% for the month despite being down about 20% overall [1][2][90][91] - Nasdaq 100 surged up to 3% to 4%, largely driven by Microsoft's historic single-day market value increase following strong earnings [2][3][53] - S&P members in the green remained at 35% or fewer, reflecting a narrow market rally and ongoing recession concerns [3] Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Infrastructure - Hyperscaler and data center expenditures for AI are projected to reach approximately 750 billion dollars this year and 1.25 trillion dollars next year[10] - Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported second-quarter net sales growing 37% year-over-year, with AI revenue annualized run rates eclipsing 25 billion dollars[116][118][133] - Amazon's trailing 12-month free cash flow fell to a negative outflow of 7.6 billion dollars due to heavy AI and infrastructure investments[136] Corporate Earnings and Financial Highlights - Apple reported a quarterly revenue beat at 109.42 billion dollars, with iPhone revenue coming in around 54 billion dollars and services revenue reaching 30.7 billion dollars[177][193] - Starbucks beat comparable sales expectations, raising its yearly outlook and driving transaction growth through store remodels costing roughly 150 thousand dollars each[53][59] - XPO improved operating margins by 300 basis points to over 20% in the second quarter, anticipating free cash flow to more than double compared to the previous year [76][89]