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15 Jul 2026, 00:03 UTC · 2h ago
Why Salesforce Stock Slumped on Tuesday
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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna reports a client spending shift away from software toward hardware, such as servers and storage. — This indicates a structural budget reallocation by enterprises that directly threatens the revenue growth of the entire software sector.
-0.70IBM issued a preliminary quarterly report projecting only 1% year-over-year revenue growth and a 5% rise in non-GAAP net income, missing analyst estimates. — Weak guidance from a legacy software titan serves as a bearish proxy for the broader enterprise technology market.
-0.50Salesforce shares declined by over 2% as the stock was swept into a broader sell-off of long-standing software companies. — While a modest daily move, it demonstrates that even high-quality software names are susceptible to the negative sentiment regarding spending shifts.
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Issued preliminary quarterly earnings with weak growth projections and misses on analyst estimates for revenue and profitability.
Shares slid over 2% as the company is caught in a broader software rout and faces headwinds from shifting client spending.
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