RXT Stock Surges 25% Premarket – What’s The Connection Between Rackspace’s Latest Pact With AMD And Its Workforce Reduction?
Rackspace Technologies (RXT) stock rose 25% premarket after signing a pact with AMD for up to 30MW of compute power. RXT also announced a 15% workforce reduction, saving up to $85M annually. The savings will fund projects, including the AMD deal. AMD will provide GPUs and CPUs for RXT's data centers. The companies aim to serve enterprise AI needs, especially in healthcare.

