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Salesforce posts second-best session on record as Benioff's AI story quiets skeptics

8/30/2026

Salesforce (CRM) recorded its second-best single-session performance in company history following earnings, a move that reflects a sharp reassessment on Wall Street of CEO Marc Benioff's artificial intelligence story.

Renewed confidence in Benioff and the AI thesis drove the tape, and the next test is the quarterly print where the street will look to see whether that confidence was earned.

The "mojo" framing now surrounding Benioff carries a real signal. It implies a period where the CEO's credibility with investors softened, and a recovery that is now visible on the tape.

The earnings print generated a session that sits near the top of the company's history, which tells you the conviction behind the buying ran deeper than a routine post-earnings bounce.

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