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Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the last week — here's a look at some of our top stories.

The NASDAQ and S&P 500 hit all-time highs on better-than-expected economic data; the market is confirming expectations for a strong second half

Perplexity AI is negotiating with mobile manufacturers to pre-install its Comet browser on smartphones, aiming to expand its user base.

Wall Street rose to new heights during the week amid strong earnings and solid economic data. Meanwhile, Fed rate cut debate heats up.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/meta-hires-two-key-apple-ai-experts-after-poaching-their-boss?srnd=phx-technology&sref=TBDibEcD rel=noreferrer noopener>Meta poaches two former Apple AI engineers, intensifying talent war. Offers over $200M pay package to former boss, hires seven from OpenAI.

Bank of America expects strong results from Alphabet and Microsoft, driven by ad growth, AI tools and cloud demand.

These three stocks are all pushing artificial intelligence forward, but they trade at great values.

ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) offers strong growth potential with reasonable valuation, solid profitability, and a healthy balance sheet, making it a compelling choice for investors.

The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order requiring political neutrality in AI models used by federal contractors, aiming to curb perceived liberal bias in tools like chatbots and image generators.

Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya criticizes underwhelming performance of AI in corps, promoting his product as reliable alternative on Twitter.

Gary Black sees potential for Uber as autonomous driving technology develops and compares it to Tesla's Robotaxi.