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GameStop is implementing dedicated retro gaming areas across all U.S. storefronts, with installations underway and completion expected by early May. The chain cites measurable demand from legacy-system trade-ins and is positioning the rollout as a deployment of cash into a high-margin secondary market, amid renewed investor interest and growing con…
Friday's trading session produced pronounced cross-currents across market caps. Semiconductor-related names including Intel and Qualcomm posted sharp gains, supported in part by analyst commentary and positive momentum across the group. At the same time, select healthcare and cable stocks fell after earnings and volume-related headlines. The broad …
Global passenger and cargo services remain heavily disrupted after the Iran war prompted the closure of key Middle Eastern air hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Airlines around the world have published a patchwork of cancellations, temporary suspensions and limited resumptions for routes to and from the region. Below is a country- and carr…
U.S. semiconductor shares climbed to new highs on Friday after Intel issued a stronger-than-expected revenue forecast, reinforcing investor confidence that AI-related demand for chips remains intense. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index notched an all-time high, extending a streak of single-day records and marking significant year-to-date gains…
After prolonged litigation and a landmark bankruptcy settlement that promised individual payouts, many people harmed by opioid prescriptions face the prospect of receiving little or no compensation. The settlement negotiated by Purdue Pharma and its creditors set aside roughly $865 million for individuals, but a requirement that claimants prove a P…
Brazilian steel producer Usiminas reported a first-quarter net profit of 896 million reais, a 166% increase from the prior-year period, driven in part by foreign exchange gains from a stronger Brazilian real. Despite the profit beat versus analyst expectations, the company recorded lower net revenue and reduced steel and iron ore sales volumes. Man…
Apoorva Mehta, co-founder of Instacart, has launched Abundance, a Palo Alto-based hedge fund that leverages thousands of AI-driven agents to identify, research and execute long and short stock positions. Launched last year with a team of quantitative researchers, engineers and AI specialists, the firm currently runs fully automated stock-picking st…
BCA Research characterizes the current wave of artificial intelligence investment as mature yet not clearly near its end. The firm raised its 12-month equity stance to neutral and outlined four indicator groups it will monitor to assess the timing of a potential AI capital expenditure reversal: adoption metrics, GPU and memory prices, analyst capex…
Amazon shares climbed 1.2% Friday morning after Meta said it will deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores to support agentic AI workloads. Meta will become one of the largest Graviton customers worldwide, and both companies described CPUs as central to the next phase of AI, which emphasizes autonomous agents that plan, reason and carry out co…
NIO's CEO William Li says the company has developed proprietary automotive-grade chips and a vehicle operating system to better align hardware with its sensor layouts and algorithms, particularly for AI-driven driver-assistance. The move - including spinning off a chip unit as a separate company that can sell externally - is intended to reduce reli…
Bank of America has pared earnings projections across packaging and paper companies to reflect higher oil-linked costs for freight, energy and chemicals following renewed geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Despite downward adjustments to estimates and price targets, the bank singled out four stocks - Packaging Corporation of America, Ball Cor…
Bank of America analysts anticipate Brazil's central bank will lower the Selic rate by 25 basis points to 14.50% at the next Copom meeting. The call comes even as domestic inflation metrics have worsened since March and geopolitical tensions have increased uncertainty around energy prices and supply chains. Currency strength and modest easing in fi…
UnitedHealth and CVS Health said they have standardized data and submission requirements for a majority of prior authorization requests, part of a sector-wide push to reduce administrative burden and delays for clinicians and patients. UnitedHealthcare expects over 70% of requests to follow the standardized process by year-end, while CVS Health's A…
Porsche said Friday it will sell its 45% holding in Bugatti Rimac and a 20.6% stake in Rimac Group to a consortium led by U.S.-based HOF Capital, which is associated with the Sawiris family. Financial terms were not disclosed. The move comes as Porsche reevaluates its strategic priorities amid a sharp earnings decline and a 93% fall in operating pr…
Bernstein identifies two top picks within the European non-alcoholic beverages space: Coca-Cola HBC (CCH), favored for its growth trajectory and margin improvement potential, and Royal Unibrew (RBREW), viewed as a high-upside turnaround candidate after recent share weakness. The broker points to revenue momentum, operational leverage and brand mix …
DA Davidson upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to Buy from Neutral and raised its price target to $375 from $220, citing what the firm called "a structural increase in CPU demand" driven by the emergence of agentic AI workloads and clearer visibility into AMD's role in accelerating data center expansion. The firm expects upside starting with the March…
Insider filings disclosed Thursday reveal sizeable purchases in Prelude Therapeutics and Bank First Corp alongside notable executive and institutional sales at NuScale Power, CoreWeave, Arista Networks, Everpure and SBC Medical Group. The filings detail transaction sizes, prices, and the mechanics behind several trades - including underwritten offe…
Barclays strategists say the brief optimism tied to potential ceasefire progress has faded and that global equity markets will likely need a clear, decisive outcome in Middle East negotiations before extending recent rallies. The bank highlights continuing constraints on oil flows, inventory drawdowns and growing physical market tightness as risks …
Shares of Zoom Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) climbed 3% on Friday after Spruce Point Capital Management published a detailed report recommending the video-conferencing company adopt a series of capital-allocation moves, cost reductions and governance changes intended to unlock what the firm describes as material upside from the current share price.
Yardeni Research says the U.S. equity rally that began on March 31 remains intact even as Brent crude topped $100, software names stumbled and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East linger. Futures markets, strong labor and PMI data, and a shift by investors into semiconductor and hardware stocks underpin the move, though Yardeni flags inventory-…
Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. completed a U.S. initial public offering that generated approximately $20 million in gross proceeds before fees and expenses. The company sold 3,673,638 common shares at $4.50 each and issued pre-funded warrants for 770,807 common shares at $4.4999 per warrant. Liberty Defense began trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market…
U.S. equity funds recorded their largest weekly net inflow in four weeks through April 22, with investors buying a net $27.98 billion. Strength in corporate earnings and a large AI-related investment by Amazon supported demand for sector and growth funds, while bond funds also returned to favor and money market holdings saw renewed withdrawals.
Amazon shares rose 2% Friday morning after Meta announced plans to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores to support agentic AI workloads. The move makes Meta one of the largest Graviton customers globally and underscores increased demand for purpose-built silicon and cloud AI infrastructure.
UBS reiterated an "Attractive" view on U.S. stocks, arguing that the core drivers supporting the current bull market - healthy earnings growth, accommodative Federal Reserve policy and AI-related capital expenditure - remain intact. The bank projects a 7,500 S&P 500 price target for 2026 and forecasts 17% index earnings growth, with technology and …
Norfolk Southern reported a decline in first-quarter adjusted earnings as climbing fuel costs, elevated operating expenses and adverse weather hit margins. Railway operating revenue held near $3 billion while volumes slipped 1%, and the company’s efficiency metric deteriorated by 80 basis points year-on-year.
