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CoreWeave, Supermicro Lead Tech Stocks Higher on Results | Bloomberg Tech 8/12/2026

2026-08-12 · 9 company · 15 thematic

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speakers

Former head of strategic alliances and enterprise data at Bloomberg, now building independent GPU compute benchmarks and partnering with CME on futures.

joanne chen

50-year venture firm GP focusing on early-stage AI investing, founder selection, and organizational transformation via AI agents.

brady ford

Covers enterprise software and earnings; previewed IBM and ServiceNow quarterly reports focusing on AI monetization.

sajal dogra

Sell-side analyst covering Super Micro with a buy rating and $51 price target, focused on margin inflection and enterprise sales growth.

katherine doherty

Covers Bank of America's $250B infrastructure commitment and sustainable finance initiatives.

michelle weaver

Parses AI economy supply/demand dynamics, compute bottlenecks, token economics, and open vs closed model adoption trends.

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“THEY ARE SAYING THEY WANT TO BE AT THE CENTER OF CAPITAL FORMATION... IT IS NOT JUST THE BANK PUTTING ITS OWN BALANCE SHEET IN TERMS OF THE 200 $50 BILLION NUMBER. THEY ARE GOING TO BE DEPLOYING THIS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CORPORATION.”

—katherine doherty

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