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Nasdaq-100 Adds CoreWeave, Astera Labs, Rocket Lab in First Rank-Based Rebalance — Drops Zscaler, Cognizant, Charter

The Nasdaq-100 added Astera Labs, CoreWeave, Nebius Group, Rocket Lab, and Teradyne while removing Charter Communications, Cognizant, Insmed, Verisk Analytics, and Zscaler, effective at today's open. It marks the first rebalance under Nasdaq's new rank-based quarterly methodology adopted in May 2026, tilting the index further toward AI infrastructure. The S&P 500 made a separate two-stock swap the same day, triggering forced buying and selling from index funds tracking roughly $800 billion in assets.

Accenture Posts Record $22.1B Bookings and Raises Full-Year Guidance as Enterprise AI Spending Defies Macro Headwinds

Accenture reported Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue of $18.0 billion — beating estimates — on Thursday morning, while announcing record new bookings of $22.1 billion and raising its full-year revenue and earnings guidance. The results, which included 41 clients with quarterly bookings above $100 million, provide strong confirmation that enterprise demand for AI-driven consulting, technology transformation, and digital services remains robust even as the broader macroeconomic backdrop grows cloudier.