IBM's IBM stock is strutting like it owns the runway. Up 48% in the past year and 13% just this year, the legacy tech giant is flexing serious momentum and the charts are confirming it.Chart created using Benzinga ProTrading at $249.12, IBM stock sits comfortably above its five, 20 and 50-day moving averages, with a bullish MACD (moving average convergence/divergence) and RSI (relative strength index) suggesting there's still gas in the tank. Technical traders call it ‘strongly bullish.’ Bulls call it a “no ...

The AI industry is staring down an uncertain and volatile macroeconomic environment, as well as some signals that demand for AI infrastructure may be starting to cool. AI server manufacturer Super Micro Computer slashed its guidance earlier this week as customers delayed purchasing decisions, and some tech giants reportedly have been pulling back on data center expansion.But investors remain keen on investing in artificial intelligence (AI). What are the best AI stocks to buy in May? Personally, I'd steer c ...

International Business Machines (IBM 1.46%) announced a $0.01 per share dividend hike on Tuesday, extending its streak of annual payout increases to 30 years. The quarterly dividend that will be paid on June 10 to shareholders of record as of May 9 will be $1.68 per share. At the current share price, IBM stock now has a forward yield of about 2.8%IBM has paid quarterly dividends uninterrupted since 1916, and it has raised them through the bursting of the dot-com bubble, the financial crisis, the pandemic, a ...

文章核心观点 - 公司推出最新大型机系统z17，聚焦AI能力，有望推动新一轮大型机销售周期，助力公司实现今年超5%的营收增长 [3][9][10] 公司业务概况 - 公司大部分营收来自软件和咨询服务，硬件业务也很重要，大型机系统在特定行业是主力，全球前50大银行中有43家使用其大型机处理关键任务 [1] 大型机产品更新 - 公司每两到三年更新一次大型机产品线，近期发展方向是人工智能 [2] 最新产品z17情况 - 公司周二宣布推出最新大型机系统z17，由去年公布的IBM Telum II处理器提供动力 [3] - Telum II相比前代有性能提升，具备片上AI加速器，每天可处理4500亿次AI推理操作，响应时间约1毫秒，适用于需要即时结果的场景，如实时运行信用卡欺诈检测模型 [4] - 公司计划今年第四季度推出Spyre加速器，这是一种AI扩展卡，可插入z17提供更多计算能力，让客户使用基于Granite模型构建的AI助手和代理，将生成式AI引入大型机 [5] 过往产品销售情况 - z16为公司带来强劲产品周期，截至2024年第四季度末，是公司历史上最成功的大型机周期，以MIPS衡量，z16安装基数较前代增长约30% [6] - 2022年第三季度，z16全面上市的第一个完整季度，大型机营收同比飙升88%，2024年包括大型机和其他硬件产品的混合基础设施业务营收达89亿美元 [7] 新产品影响 - z17于6月推出，公司下半年大型机营收将显著增加，除硬件销售增长外，还能带动软件和咨询服务销售，特别是与AI相关的业务，公司目前已获得超50亿美元的生成式AI相关业务，大部分来自咨询签约 [7][8]