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Backblaze and WEKA Collaborate to Simplify AI Data Management
Backblaze and WEKA announced a collaboration designed to "simplify" how AI teams manage data across the AI lifecycle. As AI teams generate volumes of data across ingestion, training, checkpointing, inference, and downstream workflows, the solution gives customers a way to keep performance-sensitive workloads on WEKA NeuralMesh while retaining large datasets, checkpoints, and outputs in Backblaze B2. "AI teams need their GPUs fed and an infrastructure with the performance and capacity to support the full AI data workflow. WEKA has mastered the performance tier. We've spent nearly two decades doing the same for capacity storage. Together, AI teams get a qualified, complete solution to ensure fast and efficient production," said Gleb Budman, CEO, Backblaze.
Backblaze Increases Offering of Convertible Notes to $175 Million
Backblaz announced the pricing of $175 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended . The size of the offering was increased from the previously announced offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The initial conversion rate is 45.5705 shares of Backblaze's Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. The initial conversion price of the Notes is approximately $21.94 per share of Backblaze's Class A common stock, which represents a conversion premium of approximately 30% over the $16.88 per share closing price of Backblaze's Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on August 19, 2026.
Major Averages Rise as Bond Yields Slip
The major averages were broadly higher near noon as bond yields slipped after the U.S. Treasury Department announced an increased buyback operation for longer-term debt. Investors are also eyeing stabilization following recent declines led by a sharp selloff in technology and semiconductor names.The Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes are the day's main catalyst, due at 2 p.m. ET. Investors will be looking for clues about the debate within the FOMC after the central bank held rates at 3.5%-3.75% in July. The minutes could be particularly important following the weak July employment report and relatively contained inflation data, which have reduced probabilities for a more hawkish September policy tilt, although rising oil prices and longer-term Treasury yields complicate the outlook.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Targetprovided areport for Q2TJXreportedand provided a conservative outlook for Q3 and FY27 earningsLowe'sreportedand narrowed its FY26 guidanceLa-Z-Boyreportedand provided a conservative revenue guide for Q2OpenAI's revenue rose 18% from Q1 to Q2 but its losses deepened and operating margin sank further into the red,2. WALL STREET CALLS:William BlairModernato Outperform from Market PerformMorgan StanleyBaiduto Underweight on ramping AI investmentsNorthlandCienaon larger than expected marketJPMorganKlarnato Neutral on lack of visibility into medium-term trendsRBC Capitalcoverage of McKessonwith a Sector Perform rating and $845 price target3. AROUND THE WEB:Novo Nordiskis testing lower doses of oral Wegovy to identify the minimum effective dose, Reuters reportsMicrosoftAI CMO Andrea Mallard is stepping back from her role about six months after joining the AI unit, Business Insider saysSamsunghas raised the prices for some advanced contract chipmaking services by up to 15% due to strong demand, Reuters reportsGooglehas told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel phone, smartwatch, and wireless earbud manufacturing out of China in 2027 amid U.S.-China tensions, Nikkei Asia saysNokiawill close almost all its sites in mainland China by year end, South China Morning Post reports4. MOVERS:Modernagains after its Phase 3 INTerpath-001 trial with MerckEstee Lauderincreases afterand providing guidance for FY27Pilgrim's Pridehigher after JBSproposed toof the companyWhifeFiberfalls after announcing the pricing of itsBlackblazelower after announcing a5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Datavaultand reaffirmed its guidance for FY26Mercury Systems (MRCY) reportedOpera, provided its outlook for Q3, and announced guidance for FY26ZIM Integrated, with EPS and revenue lower year-over-yearFull Truck Alliance, with EPS and revenue beating consensusINDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 167.83, or 0.31%, to 53,511.23, the Nasdaq was up 78.81, or 0.30%, to 26,368.52, and the S&P 500 was up 31.51, or 0.41%, to 7,723.27.
NASDAQ Drops 1.3% as US Stocks Retreat
The gains made by AI CapEx names overnight that helped prop up the S&P 500 reversed sharply today, sending both the benchmark index as well as the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite sharply lower. S&P 500, off by 0.7%, was down for the third consecutive day, landing at a two-week low below 7,700 as investors booked profits and some of this year's biggest winners. Micronand Western Digitalwere down over 7%, while SanDiskand Seagatewere down over 9%, with Technology by far the worst performing segment in the index today. Defensively-inclined Healthcare and Consumer Staples sectors outpeformed, with Energy also trading relatively higher as the U.S.-Iran war uncertainty continues to boost oil prices. In turn, Nasdaq Composite shed 1.3% to its lowest level since August 6th.In the opening hour of the evening session, sentiment remains fragile - S&P e-minis are down a decimal and NASDAQ 100 contract down by 0.2%. Ahead of tomorrow's FOMC July meeting minutes, fixed income markets are on edge as the global bond rout continues to push up the yields of longer-dated maturities.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Keysight Technologiesup 3.2%Toll Brothersup 0.8%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -La-Z-Boydown 17.2%Mercury Systemsdown 10.5%ALSO LOWER -WhiteFiberdown 20.5% after convertible debt offeringBackblazedown 2.1% after convertible debt offering
Major Averages Surge Again, Tech Shares Lead Gains
The major averages were sharply higher once again, building on Monday's gains as technology shares continue to lead gains and oil prices continue to drop. Strong quarterly reports from big firms such as Palantir, Caterpillar, and McDonald's helped fuel broad increases, while optimism remains over a U.S.-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz potentially on the horizon.Meanwhile, investors are also monitoring reports that the Trump administration is drafting restrictions on certain Chinese-made data center networking components over national security concerns, a move that could have implications for AI infrastructure and semiconductor supply chains.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Palantirprovided areport for Q2Caterpillarreportedand provided its outlook for Q3 and FY26 revenueMcDonald'sreported, while global comparable sales rose 1.3% year-over-yearPfizerreported better-than-expected Q3 earnings and revenue andMerckreportedbut lowered its FY26 earnings outlook2. WALL STREET CALLS:Deutsche BankPalantirto Buy after "exceptional" Q2JPMorganNiketo Underweight on below-consensus estimatesOppenheimerInspire Medicaldespite "noisy" fundamentalsWalmartto Perform at OppenheimerJPMorganPVHto Underweight on estimate risk3. AROUND THE WEB:A Senate report alleges Deutsche Bankand Bank of Americafailed to timely report hundreds of millions of dollars in suspicious transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein-related accounts, calling for investigations and tougher penalties for compliance failures, Bloomberg reportsApplehas launched a legal complaint at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK's latest attempt to create a "backdoor" that would allow it to access encrypted customer data, FT saysAnthropic has secured a $10B computing capacity agreement with Nvidia-backed Volta Infra to expand data center access and meet rising demand for its Claude AI products, Bloomberg reportsThe Trump administration has invited staffers from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others to the White House on Tuesday to review the AI oversight framework, The Information saysA review by the New York Times of a dozen lawsuits against Uberby riders that were sexually assaulted or harassed on their rides found the company will scour women's private communications, medical records, and past assaults, using this information to present the women as unreliable narrators of the incidents4. MOVERS:Backblazehigher after, providing guidance for Q3, raising its outlook for FY26, and registering to sell 4.19M shares of stockAmeresco (AMRC) increases after, providing guidance for FY26, and after BNP Paribas upgraded the stock to OutperformPaymentusand Wayfairgain afterClearPoint Neurofalls afterand cutting its guidance for FY26AdaptHealthand Brukerlower after5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Syscoand provided guidance for FY27Shoals Technologies, with EPS and revenue beating consensusBellRing Brandsand raised its outlook for FY26Centurithat CEO Christian Brown said "reflect tremendous year-over-year growth"Graingerand raised its guidance for FY26INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 922.33, or 1.73%, to 54,100.74, the Nasdaq was up 529.64, or 2.04%, to 26,443.54, and the S&P 500 was up 111.50, or 1.47%, to 7,712.00.
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