Palantir Climbs 4% Through $180, BigBear.ai Rises 4%, ServiceNow Holds Flat: How Are Traders Picking the Software Winners?
Reported by Yahoo Finance · finance.yahoo.com · August 21, 2026
Government AI stocks and enterprise software names are trading on the same tape Friday, yet they are telling completely different stories about where traders think the real money flows next.
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What to watch: This report cites a concrete figure (4%) — compare it against the trailing trend before treating one data point as a turning point.
Market reaction today: $PLTR -2.25%
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