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Options for separating Tesla’s China business ahead of a potential merger with SpaceX include a spinoff, licensing arrangements, or an outright sale. Each route raises intricate questions about intellectual property, governance, regulatory oversight and manufacturing capacity, especially given Tesla’s reliance on its Shanghai plant and SpaceX’s exp…
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment saw its stock tumble after an Aug 3, 2026 leadership announcement that removed the CEO and left the company without a permanent chief financial officer during the transition. Shares slid 8.34% to $10.61 as investors reacted to the simultaneous turnover at the top and signaled concern about governance and execution …
3D Systems shares rallied sharply after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that beat consensus on both revenue and adjusted EPS, showed a marked narrowing in adjusted EBITDA loss, and highlighted robust growth in hardware printer sales and healthcare revenue. The announcement that CEO Dr. Jeffrey Graves will step down but remain throu…
Paymentus Holdings Inc. shares jumped sharply following an after-hours release of second-quarter results that beat analyst expectations on revenue and adjusted EPS, showed substantial EBITDA and margin expansion, and were accompanied by a raised full-year revenue outlook and third-quarter guidance that bracketted Street estimates. The combination o…
Germany’s Lufthansa warned on Tuesday that volatile fuel costs tied to the Iran war have eroded margins and forced it to reduce its profit outlook for 2026, saying earnings could fall this year. The company reported a weaker-than-expected second quarter, pointed to strike-related capacity losses and said it will retire or temporarily ground several…
Mizuho reiterated an Outperform rating and a $1,100 price target on Lumentum Holdings, highlighting continued strength in indium phosphide (InP) demand, ramps in lasers and optical products, and an addressable market exceeding $90 billion. The firm reaffirmed June-quarter estimates and projects further revenue growth into the September quarter, whi…
CoreWeave shares climbed in morning trading after the company unveiled its first Asia-Pacific data center footprint in Indonesia and received fresh institutional analyst support. Investors cited the combination of geographic expansion, an Overweight initiation with an ambitious price target, follow-through from strong Big Tech results and a favorab…
U.S. equity benchmarks rose to fresh highs after upbeat guidance from Palantir and Caterpillar reinforced expectations of AI-related spending, even as crude oil prices weakened on signals of diplomatic progress in the Middle East. Chip-related names and other technology sectors led gains while energy shares lagged. Market attention shifts to upcomi…
SanDisk stock climbed sharply in morning trading after the company and SK Hynix published the first official specification for High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) at the FMS 2026 conference. The specification targets an intermediate storage tier for AI inference workloads, supports stacked NAND up to 512GB across three performance grades, and gained credibi…
DuPont trimmed its 2026 net sales range, citing weakness in its Middle East water business and a reduced currency benefit, while reporting a quarterly adjusted profit beat and raising full-year adjusted core profit and adjusted EPS targets. Shares fell on the narrowed revenue outlook despite improvements in margins and higher profit guidance.
Apple is trading near $305.04 on the 5-hour chart after a rapid sell-off that pushed prices down toward a key technical and psychological support around $300. The coming candles around this level will be decisive: a break below $300 opens targets in the $293.30, $273.80 and $260 ranges, while a firm hold or a close above $326 would shift the narrat…
NVIDIA is trading inside a compressed range on the 5-hour chart, with $208–$211 identified as a high-risk 'no-trade' zone anchored at the point of control. Short-term momentum still slightly favors buyers, but trend strength is weak and strong resistance near $213.24 and $214.50 creates potential for volatile breakouts or quick reversals.
Autonomix Medical Inc. stock climbed sharply in morning trading after the company announced U.S. Patent No. 12,433,670, titled "Systems and Methods for Treating Cancer and/or Augmenting Organ Function." The patent, which targets minimally invasive catheter-based systems for sensing nerve electrophysiology linked to tumors and delivering targeted th…
Polymarket is reportedly exploring a fundraising of about $1 billion at a valuation exceeding $20 billion, according to reports citing people familiar with the matter. The move follows an April financing that valued the prediction-markets platform at $15 billion and included new investment from hedge fund D.E. Shaw and G Squared. Competitor Kalshi …
Chinese automaker BYD has introduced the Song Pro Super-Hibrido Flex Fuel, the company's first plug-in hybrid flex-fuel vehicle built in Brazil after a two-year, 100 million reais investment. The model, produced at the Camacari plant in Bahia, can operate on electricity, gasoline or ethanol and is part of a broader shift toward local manufacturing …
Prologis shares declined sharply in morning trading after the company revealed a recommended $18.8 billion acquisition of SEGRO plc financed largely with new Prologis stock and accompanied by a 15 million-share offering. Investors reacted to the prospective increase in share count and the company’s guidance that the deal will be only broadly neutra…
Southern Company shares dipped in pre-market trading after the utility priced a sizable $2.375 billion convertible note offering. Investors cited dilution concerns from the multi-series deal and a broader market shift away from defensive stocks as reasons for the pullback, even as the company reported a Q2 adjusted EPS beat and raised full-year gui…
Marvell Technology shares jumped 10.0% in morning trade as the company opened the Flash Memory Summit 2026 in Santa Clara, unveiling a suite of memory and storage products targeted at AI inference workloads. The centerpiece was the Bravera SC6 PCIe 6.0 SSD controller, which the company said doubles throughput versus its PCIe 5.0 predecessor, suppor…
MDA Space shares climbed after the company disclosed a $474 million follow-on contract with Telesat LEO ULC to build 27 more AURORA broadband satellites for the Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation. The order increases MDA’s Lightspeed build to 225 satellites and includes integration of 500 MHz of military Ka-band spectrum; MDA was also named prime…
MDA Space secured a $474 million increase to its contract with Telesat LEO ULC to build an additional 27 AURORA satellites for the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation, bringing MDA's total build commitment to 225 satellites. The expansion also reallocates 500 MHz of military Ka-band spectrum to satellites now under construction, and th…
Fabrinet stock climbed 16.2% in morning trading to $529.77 as pre-earnings optimism and heightened options activity attracted fresh speculative and institutional interest. The move comes ahead of the company’s August 17, 2026 Q4 and fiscal year results, and follows strong recent quarterly results and guidance that imply robust year-over-year growth…
The S&P 500 touched an intraday record high for the first time since early June, supported by positive AI-driven guidance from Caterpillar and Palantir and investor optimism about a possible near-term agreement to reduce Middle East tensions. Broader market gains followed encouraging earnings and outlooks from major AI-focused companies, while the …
Bernstein has begun coverage of China's publicly traded artificial intelligence labs with a favorable long-term view on the sector. The firm rates Z.ai Outperform with a HK$1,350 price target and places Minimax at Market-Perform with a HK$275 target, arguing that frontier AI development will remain a strategic priority in China and that evolving co…
Bank of America analysts say semiconductor capital equipment stocks look increasingly attractive after multiple firms lifted their 2026 wafer fabrication equipment guidance to $150-$160 billion, implying roughly 30% year-over-year growth. The bank singled out Lam Research, Applied Materials, MKS Instruments and Teradyne as top picks, citing market …
The S&P 500 is trading just below its all-time high and the Dow is near historic peaks, even as a raft of technical signals registers overbought. Momentum remains strong, but rising short interest and stretched oscillators narrow the reward-to-risk profile for new buyers.Key technical readings show elevated RSI and broad moving-average strength, wh…
