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Why Palantir Stock Skyrocketed This Past Week

CEO Alex Karp said the AI titan delivered an "otherworldly" performance in the second quarter.

Why Palantir Stock Skyrocketed This Past Week

Published August 10, 2026 · Category: Finance

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Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) rose nearly 40% last week after the data analytics leader reported stunning artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled growth metrics.

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Palantir's second-quarter revenue soared 93% year over year to $1.9 billion. The gains were driven by a 90% jump in U.S. government revenue to $809 million and a 149% surge in U.S. commercial revenue to $764 million.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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