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Trading on Thursday produced notable price swings across market-cap tiers. Among mega-caps, Palantir led declines while Lam Research, Intel and Applied Materials posted gains. Large-cap software names broadly fell even as Bloom Energy rose. Mid- and small-cap groups featured outsized percentage moves, with several biotech and specialty technology n…
Shares of Palantir Technologies and several large software names fell Thursday as investors reacted to a wave of AI product announcements and comments from short seller Michael Burry highlighting competitive pressure from Anthropic. Broader software exposure, tracked by the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, dropped amid concern over Anthro…
Baird reports that lead times across several semiconductor product categories have increased, reflecting an acceleration of the upcycle that began in late first quarter 2025. MOSFETs, DC-to-DC converters, LCD driver ICs, discrete diodes, SiC products, FPGAs and DRAM have all seen notable lengthening of delivery windows, with several categories retu…
Bank of America analysts emerged from a series of management meetings with greater confidence in several U.S. power and utilities companies, citing persistent demand from data centers, an easing regulatory backdrop in some jurisdictions, and executives' track records executing large infrastructure programs. The firm kept Buy ratings on multiple nam…
Raymond James upgraded Maplebear, Instacart's parent, to Outperform and set a $50 price target, arguing that the formal launch of the Cart Assistant tool represents an underappreciated inflection for the online grocery platform. Analyst Josh Beck highlighted low current online grocery penetration, the potential of agentic shopping experiences to ra…
Starbucks has recruited Stephen Piacentini, formerly Chipotle's chief development officer and a veteran of Taco Bell, Arby’s and Jimmy John’s, to fill the role of coffeehouse design and development officer. The move, disclosed in an internal company message reportedly seen by The Wall Street Journal, comes as CEO Brian Niccol, a former Chipotle and…
Most Gulf equity markets fell after signs emerged that a fragile regional ceasefire may be under strain. Continued strikes on Lebanon, Iran's rejection of talks toward a lasting peace deal, and reported attacks on oil infrastructure raised investor concerns. Dubai led losses, Abu Dhabi and Qatar slipped, while Saudi Arabia's index was flat as Saudi…
Intel shares rose again Thursday, marking a 33% advance over the past five trading days. The move follows a multiyear agreement with Google Cloud to deploy Intel Xeon processors and co-develop custom IPUs, and comes after Intel’s announced participation in a collaborative chip production effort with SpaceX, xAI and Tesla.
Goldman Sachs cut its rating on Kosmos Energy to sell from neutral, citing a steep year-to-date rally that it says has left the stock expensive compared with larger-cap alternatives. The bank points to gains driven by improved production at the Tortue LNG project, heightened oil price sensitivity as mid-cycle Brent expectations moved toward Goldman…
Weight Watchers said it will offer Eli Lilly’s newly FDA-approved oral GLP-1 medication Foundayo (orforglipron) through its Med+ program, a move that sent Weight Watchers stock up 17%. The treatment will be provided through affiliated medical groups with clinician care, insurance support, and behavioral resources including the GLP-1 Success program…
SiFive raised $400 million from a group led by Atreides Management and Nvidia, lifting its valuation to $3.65 billion. The company, which licenses chip blueprints based on the RISC-V open standard, plans to use the capital to develop a central processor design for data centers. CEO Patrick Little said he expects this to be the company’s final priva…
Intel shares rose 1% following the announcement of a multiyear collaboration with Google to advance AI and cloud infrastructure. The pact confirms continued use of Intel Xeon processors across Google Cloud workloads and expands joint development of custom ASIC-based infrastructure processing units (IPUs) intended to offload networking, storage and …
American Airlines is increasing checked baggage fees for domestic and short-haul international flights and reducing certain benefits for basic economy passengers as a response to sharply higher jet fuel prices. The carrier raised the first and second checked-bag fees by $10 each starting Thursday, increased the third-bag charge to $200 in some case…
Intel and Google have expanded a partnership to deepen the use of Intel Xeon server processors, including the newest Xeon 6 chips, and to jointly develop custom infrastructure processing units (IPUs). The agreement reflects increasing demand for general-purpose CPUs as AI transitions from model training to broad deployment, and comes alongside Inte…
Corporate insiders and significant shareholders filed a range of purchases and sales on Wednesday, with notable open-market buys in Cartesian Growth Corp III, Lamb Weston, General American Investors, Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund and Airsculpt Technologies. Large dispositions were reported at CoreWeave, Cloudflare, Robinhood Markets, PB…
Barclays' recent channel checks in Mainland China indicate modest sales growth in the first quarter, while the broader Chinese luxury consumer cohort is expected to contract slightly. The bank highlights pronounced differences in brand performance, with Burberry and Moncler among the best-received names, and stresses that China's luxury landscape i…
Guggenheim Securities downgraded GitLab from Buy to Neutral and withdrew its $50 price target, citing a more pronounced AI-driven risk profile and a shortage of near-term catalysts. The firm trimmed its outlook for some metrics while forecasting stronger revenue growth for FY2027 than company midpoint guidance, and highlighted decelerating net reve…
Morgan Stanley analysts continue to view the European property sector favorably, citing supportive fundamentals, underweight investor positioning, and compelling stock valuations. Their sector review tracks relative performance between operators and landlords across retail, logistics, care homes, hotels and data centers to surface demand shifts and…
Global commercial aviation remains heavily disrupted after the Iran war forced the closure of key Middle Eastern airspace. Major carriers from multiple regions have cancelled or suspended routes to hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, and several airlines have announced extended suspension dates or capacity reductions through summer and autumn…
Recent channel checks by Morgan Stanley among European wholesalers and retailers indicate that Chanel is outperforming Dior in the current quarter. Analysts report a modest improvement in sector sentiment driven by better foot traffic, stronger tourist activity, and new spring-summer assortments, but note that geopolitical factors and uneven local …
Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy told shareholders that AI services within the company's cloud unit generated an annualized revenue run rate above $15 billion in the first quarter of 2026. He also reported the company's custom chip business has doubled to an annualized run rate of more than $20 billion and indicated the possibility of selling chip racks to …
BofA Securities says an energy-driven boost tied to the Iran conflict is underpinning European Q1 earnings, but beneath that headline lift lies underlying fragility. Adjusted growth excluding energy and financials is modest, PMI deterioration and macro assumptions point to downgrades through mid-2026, and sector valuations are increasingly polarize…
Saudi Arabia's market closed modestly higher on Thursday, with the Tadawul All Share finishing up 0.04% to reach a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in the Petrochemicals, Cement and Telecoms & IT sectors, while several individual stocks posted notable moves. Oil prices climbed sharply during the session and gold retreated slightly.
JPMorgan analysts say macro hedge funds, having sharply reduced equity beta in March, are under pressure to rebuild stock positions, a dynamic that could boost equity markets in the near term. The firm identifies elevated short interest in the QQQ ETF and recent sector flows as potential sources of concentrated upside for large U.S. technology and …
Stifel upgraded Texas Instruments to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $250, citing an expected inflection in free cash flow as the company exits a multiyear elevated capital expenditure cycle. The brokerage highlights declining gross capex, CHIPS Act incentives, the pending Silicon Laboratories acquisition and expanding 300mm domestic c…
