{
  "id": 3828867,
  "title": "Stock Market Today, Aug. 27: Salesforce Surges 23% on Anthropic Partnership and Q2 Earnings Beat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/stock-market-today-aug-27-salesforce-surges-23-on-anthropic",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T21:27:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/stock-market-today/2026/08/27/stock-market-today-aug-27-salesforce-surges-23-on-anthropic-partnership-and-q2-earnings-beat/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 27, the stock market showcased a significant surge in Salesforce's shares, which closed at $252.10, marking a remarkable 22.60% increase from the previous session. This upward momentum was fueled by the company's impressive Q2 earnings report, its positive full-year guidance revision, and the formation of a fresh AI partnership. The trading volume for Salesforce's shares reached an impressive 53.3 million shares, a staggering 246% above the company's three-month average of 15.4 million shares.\n\nFollowing its strong performance, Salesforce's peers in the enterprise software and customer relationship management (CRM) sectors also experienced a notable upward trajectory. ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) soared to $138.44, up 10.05%, while Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) climbed to $193.57, up 1.48%. These gains underscored the broad enthusiasm for large-cap software companies in the market, with investors closely monitoring Salesforce's next earnings report and the potential impact of its AI-related revenue growth.\n\nIt's worth noting that Salesforce IPO'd in 2004 and has since achieved an astounding 5,763% increase in stock price since going public. The broader market also participated in the rally, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) closing at 7,730, up 0.71%, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) finishing at 26,541, up 1.57%.",
  "summary": "Today, Aug. 27, 2026, the cloud software giant's stock jumped 22.6% after record quarterly results and lifted fiscal 2027 outlook, sparking broad enthusiasm across enterprise software peers.",
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        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Stock Market Today, Aug. 27: Salesforce Surges 23% on Anthropic Partnership and Q2 Earnings Beat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/stock-market-today-aug-27-salesforce-surges-23-on-anthropic-3830428",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:47:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}