While some compare Palantir to the tech industry's Goldman Sachs, others think Alex Karp's view of its importance on a résumé may be a bit inflated.

Nevermind that Palantir’s stock price dropped and DOGE is slashing government contracts. Karp thinks his defense tech firm will thrive in a meritocracy.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, and Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp, right, tour Palantir headquarters Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (/Pool Photo via AP)

Are chief executives getting more eccentric? It might seem so. From xenophobic rants on earnings calls to F-bombs and invocations of classical German philology, US corporate chieftains are ditching the script with abandon.

Karp believes Big Tech needs to refocus on military and national-security work, once at the heart of Silicon Valley’s origins.

Alex Karp said if he were fired from Palantir, he'd move to his "hermit-like location" and focus on his hobbies.

Ever since Donald Trump’s reelection victory last November, Alex Karp has occupied the seemingly contradictory position of being a vocal supporter of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris taking a very public victory lap.

Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) is all investors want to talk about, but the company has another product that could be huge.

Palantir's CEO and co-founder, Alex Karp, will sell around $1 billion worth of stock over the next six months. This is only a fraction of Karp's total holdings. Palantir's stock has a premium valuation.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR -3.13%) was the best performing member of the S&P 500 (\^GSPC -0.47%) last year. The stock advanced 340% in 2024 as the company delivered a series of st

Palantir’s stock surge—over 600% in one year, before this week’s slide—has made its CEO Alex Karp a wealthy man. Karp sold nearly $2 billion worth of company shares last year, with the bulk of sales taking place in a single month around the presidential election.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) shares had a brutal day, sinking 10% during regular trading and tumbling another 5% after hours. Investors