Salesforce (CRM)

Figma Inc. has filed for an initial public offering, aiming to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up around 4% in the first half of 2025 with a large majority of the 30 stocks positive.

All three stocks trade at great valuations.

Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and its peers.

Seven stocks primed for a strong second half.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff revealed that AI now handles up to 50% of the company's tasks, and while jokingly suggesting an AI agent could replace him, he emphasized the growing role of AI in improving productivity.

Salesforce CEO Marc Binioff stated that AI now performs up to half the company’s workload and has helped it reduce hiring costs.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says that artificial intelligence is handling between 30% and 50% of the company's workload.

Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella called Palantir Technologies Inc.'s Forward Deployed Engineer model "fantastic."

Bank of America Securities analyst believes industry analysts are underestimating the potential of AI agents, predicting $155B in spending by 2030.

PepsiCo is adopting Salesforce’s Agentforce AI platform to improve customer support, streamline operations, and boost sales efficiency.

Microsoft stock on Tuesday hit its fourth all-time high in as many trading sessions. The software giant is a leader in agentic AI.

Salesforce stock ticks higher as PepsiCo and UChicago adopt its AI-powered Agentforce platform for sales and healthcare transformation.

BofA Securities analyst maintains Buy rating on HubSpot, Inc with $740 price forecast. Breeze AI platform could drive growth without heroic assumptions.

Frederick Smith, founder and executive chairman of FedEx Corporation, died from natural causes on Saturday, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 80.

The head-turning Wall Street analyst Dan Ives has launched his AI Revolution ETF. Take a deep dive into what his intriguing new fund can offer investors.

Daniel Ives' new AI ETF holds securities beyond the Magnificent 7 stocks, as he believes in looking past valuations for investments in tech.

Salesforce's price increase is a unifying event for medium and large businesses, the driving force of tech spending and why CRM growth will accelerate.