Key Takeaways Nuclear energy stocks roared higher Thursday, extending gains earlier in the week amid expectations of growing energy needs driven by data centers to support AI.President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $500 billion joint venture with Oracle,

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has announced a shift in his previously critical perspective on President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted OpenAI and the White House for comment via email.

Chairman Larry Ellison highlighted the AI's potential in the development of mRNA-based cancer vaccines. Read more here.

MRNA’s first problem is the lack of near-term catalysts beyond infectious disease vaccines. The stock often swings on disease outbreaks, such as H5N1 avian flu last year, but this is unlikely to represent a sustainable long-term revenue generator.

Shares of AI-related tech companies are trading higher Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment called Project Stargate.

Oracle (ORCL) stock closed up by more than 7% on Tuesday amid reports of a joint venture with OpenAI and Softbank (SFTBY).

Oracle stock jumped 6% on a report that Trump plans to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US.

Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said OpenAI, Oracle (ORCL) and Softbank (SFTBY) “don’t actually have the money” to back up their pledge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed criticism from close ally Elon Musk about a $500 billion artificial intelligence project that Trump announced with great fanfare at the White House earlier this week.

The impact of this deal on the stock market has been quite bullish, especially for AI-related companies and those involved in the deal. Arm Holdings ( NASDAQ:ARM) is up over 12% since the deal and SoftBank is also up 12%. Oracle has gained 13%.