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28 June 2026

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) starts holiday week as target cuts hit defensive trade

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) jumped 1.34% to $141.39 Friday but remains 17.55% below its February high as Jefferies, BofA, and Citi slashed price targets ahead of July 9 Q2 results, signaling caution even as the average analyst target sits 18.27% above the last close.

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) closes week close to 52-week low, as nuclear renewal initiative continues

28 June 2026

Constellation Energy (CEG) shares plunged 4.2% last week, erasing $4.1 billion in value and closing near a 52-week low at $264.02, even as the company filed for New York nuclear license extensions and secured Walmart’s first nuclear power purchase agreement, with Wall Street’s average analyst target still at $362.35.

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) shares climb, pressuring yield spread as FDA rule draws talk on volumes

Altria surged 6.8% last week to $73.79, just 1% below its 52-week

Disney Stock Holds Near $100 With Summer Trade in Focus

Disney (NYSE:DIS) slumps $9 billion with Toy Story 5 close to $400 million

Disney shed $8.9 billion in equity value since June 18 despite “Toy

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) gains $8.7 billion as cyber growth bucks Nasdaq drop

Palo Alto Networks surged 3.7% to $304.20, adding $8.7 billion in equity

AbbVie grabs Apogee in $10.9 billion deal as buyouts speed up

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) jumps $18 billion Friday, beats Apogee as Skyrizi FDA decision comes Monday

AbbVie soared 4.2% to a 52-week high Friday, adding $18 billion in

SK hynix (KRX:000660) plunge erases value equal to four pending ADR offerings in a single session

SK hynix plunged 8.36% Friday, wiping out 173.9 trillion won in equity value—almost four times its planned 45.45 trillion won Nasdaq ADR issue—amid a KOSPI rout that triggered circuit breakers for the second time in a week, with extreme volatility and retail buying setting up a high-stakes Monday open.

27 June 2026

Breaking·KRX:000660·Stock Market·Technology

ImmunityBio (NASDAQ:IBRX) trades after post-Russell spike with 46% more volume

ImmunityBio surged 11.8% to $8.71 on Friday with volume tripling its average, as Russell index reconstitution took effect; Monday’s trading will reveal if demand persists or if the spike was driven by index flows, with no imminent company events and recent insider selling accounting for just 0.06% of Friday’s volume.

27 June 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:IBRX·Stock Market

Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) price targets draw attention as shares rally into short holiday week

Moderna soared 12.6% Friday on heavy volume after unveiling new in vivo CAR-T pipeline plans, closing at $67.27—52% above the mean analyst target but still 14.5% below Piper Sandler’s new $77 target. The rally followed Science Day updates, even as analysts note the main new asset is preclinical and cash burn continues, with $7.5B cash at March-end and a projected $3B R&D spend for 2026.

27 June 2026

Biotechnology·Breaking·NASDAQ:MRNA·Stock Market

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) index float faces $8 billion market test as IPO drops

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) will join the Nasdaq-100 on July 7, forcing over $8.3 billion in passive index fund buying—equal to 44% of Friday’s turnover—against a $100 billion trading pool, as the stock trades at 107 times 2025 sales and sits 32% below its June 16 high.

27 June 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:SPCX·Stock Market

IPO calendar eyes Bending Spoons as shortened week thins deal pipeline

Bending Spoons (NASDAQ:BSP) drives 61% of next week’s $2.56 billion U.S. IPO proceeds, making its $1.57 billion raise a key test for investor appetite in debt-heavy software M&A, with a $18.1 billion valuation and 4.0x net debt to EBITDA leverage, as markets brace for a holiday-shortened week and a looming $29.4 billion SK hynix Nasdaq ADR.

27 June 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:BSP·NASDAQ:DSC·NASDAQ:ITG·NASDAQ:LIME·NASDAQ:MOT·NASDAQ:MU·NYSE:CUX·NYSE:DPC·NYSE:SIND·Stock Market

Private student lenders face challenge as SAVE plan delayed and loan caps near

Breaking·NASDAQ:NAVI·NASDAQ:SLM·NASDAQ:SOFI·NYSE:NNI·Stock Market

26 June 2026

SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM) says federal student loan changes could add $4.5B–$5B in annual originations, about one-third of today’s private-education-loan market, but new data show at least one in 10 postbaccalaureate students may face both a funding gap and weak or no credit; SLM stock rose 3.6% near the dateline time.

Grab shares move higher as company announces $400 million buyback, insider sells

Grab Holdings (NASDAQ:GRAB) jumped 3% as investors weighed a $497,000 insider sale by President and COO Alexander Hungate against Grab’s $400 million buyback plan—enough to retire 2.8% of shares—while Q1 results showed 24% revenue growth and management reaffirmed 2026 guidance.

26 June 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:GRAB·Stock Market·Technology

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) shares up as Russell inclusion coincides with resale filing

Ondas shares jumped to $7.89 as the company joined the Russell 3000 index and filed to register 3.38 million acquisition-linked shares for resale, a move that adds saleable stock to the market but is limited by daily volume caps; the stock is up 21.5 cents on heavy volume, with index reconstitution and share flow in focus.

26 June 2026

Breaking·Nasdaq·NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market

SELLAS Life Sciences (NASDAQ:SLS) rises as short interest builds, company files change-control ahead of AML update

SELLAS Life Sciences jumped 6.3% to $11.19 after amending executive severance terms, with short interest at 32.65% of float and trading volume doubling the average; the stock’s market value far exceeds cash on hand, and investors await final Phase 3 AML trial results with 78 of 80 events reached.

26 June 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:SLS·Pharmaceutical Industry·Stock Market

June 2026 semiconductor news roundup: U.S. chip controls, SandboxAQ funding and Intel 18A-P

U.S. Commerce awarded SandboxAQ $500 million for AI-driven chip materials R&D and took a minority equity stake, while delaying blacklisting over 100 Chinese firms flagged as security risks, highlighting Washington’s focus on domestic chip supply chains and export controls as Intel’s 18A-P enters risk production and AI-chip startups challenge Nvidia’s dominance.

17 June 2026

Breaking·Innovation·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:TSM·Semiconductors

Latest Developments in AI (June–July 2025)

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·Innovation·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NYSE:AC·Technology

1 July 2025

Meta launched Meta Superintelligence Labs on June 30, 2025, appointing Alexandr Wang as Chief AI Officer and hiring 11 engineers from rival firms. Google DeepMind unveiled AlphaGenome on June 25 and demonstrated Gemini Robotics in early July. Several U.S. states criminalized deceptive deepfake ads by mid-2025. China and the EU began enforcing new AI regulations in July.

AI News Roundup – June 28, 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:BABA·NASDAQ:CRM·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NYSE:ABB·Technology

28 June 2025

Meta hired OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal and bought a 49% stake in Scale AI, valued at nearly $15 billion, while securing 1.1 GW of nuclear power for future AI data centers. Amazon’s stock nearly doubled in three years as AWS holds about 30% of the global cloud market. U.S. Judge Alsup ruled AI training on copyrighted books can be fair use, but Anthropic faces trial in December over alleged use of pirate copies.

June 2025 AI News Roundup: Breakthroughs, Surprises, and Global Developments

Breaking·Innovation·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA·Technology·TWSE:2317

28 June 2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said GPT-5 will launch in summer 2025, claiming major improvements over GPT-4. Midjourney released its first text-to-video system, Model V1, in June 2025. Meta delayed LLaMA 4 Behemoth to late 2025 due to performance issues. Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, running vision-language-action AI entirely on robots.

Latest AI Developments June 2025: Breakthroughs, Trends, and Future Outlook

Artificial Intelligence·Innovation·NASDAQ:GOOG·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA

27 June 2025

Waymo’s robotaxis are providing over 150,000 autonomous rides weekly in U.S. cities. The EU AI Act took effect in August 2024, with enforcement phases through 2026. In 2024, U.S. private AI investment reached $109 billion. China’s CAC will require AI-generated content labeling from September 2025.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) trades near highs as Fed stress test details leave investors watching payout schedule

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) closed at $57.88, down 0.53% after hitting a 52-week high, as investors await a July board decision on the next dividend following a Fed stress test showing commercial and industrial loans make up the largest share of projected losses, keeping focus on corporate credit ahead of July 14 earnings.

Federal Reserve·NYSE:BAC·Stock Market

28 Jun

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) starts holiday week as target cuts hit defensive trade

Breaking·Holiday Trading·NASDAQ:PEP·Stock Market

28 Jun

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) closes week close to 52-week low, as nuclear renewal initiative continues

Breaking·Energy Sector·NASDAQ:CEG·Stock Market

28 Jun

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) sees stock rebound, volume jumps as silver prices in focus

Hecla Mining surged 5.3 times its average trading volume Friday as index rebalancing drove 112.44 million shares traded, but the stock’s 2.6% weekly drop still beat silver and peer ETFs, signaling company-specific strength; investors now watch if Hecla can hold above $15.54 without rebalancing flows as macro risks loom.

Mining Industry·NYSE:HL·Silver Prices·Stock Market

28 Jun

Silicon Motion (NASDAQ:SIMO) eases off record high as analyst sees less upside

Silicon Motion plunged 6.14% to $305.28 Friday, ending the week 9.4% below Monday’s close despite analyst upgrades, with shares now trading just 1.8% under the average 12-month target; investors face tight upside as the stock’s recent surge means future gains hinge on further earnings upgrades or margin growth from enterprise and AI storage products.

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:SIMO·Stock Market·Technology

28 Jun

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) shares climb, pressuring yield spread as FDA rule draws talk on volumes

Altria surged 6.8% last week to $73.79, just 1% below its 52-week high, adding $7.8 billion in equity value even as the S&P 500 fell 2.05%; investors face a fresh regulatory risk/reward calculus after the FDA proposed new rules for foreign tobacco makers, while heavy trading volume was driven in part by the Russell index reset.

Breaking·NYSE:MO·Stock Market

27 Jun

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) holds firm after selloff as cyber deal at 20x tests reset

Accenture surged 2.51% to $128.98 Friday but remains 58% below its 52-week high, as Wall Street slashed price targets after mixed Q3 results and a $4.175 billion cyber deal valued at 20 times expected ARR; analysts cite weak demand and slow AI scaling, with the stock trading near 9.3 times 2026 EPS guidance.

Cybersecurity·NYSE:ACN·Stock Market·Technology

27 Jun

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) stock ends volatile week with failed bounce before U.S. holiday break

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) plunged 3.71% to $1,045.17 Friday, erasing 80% of its midweek rebound and capping a 7.31% weekly loss—about $22.1 billion in equity value—despite strong demand signals and a major Chevron-Microsoft turbine project announcement; investors await Q2 earnings July 22 for proof of backlog conversion.

NYSE:GEV·Stock Market

27 Jun

Disney (NYSE:DIS) slumps $9 billion with Toy Story 5 close to $400 million

Disney shed $8.9 billion in equity value since June 18 despite “Toy Story 5” hitting $398.8 million worldwide, as heavy trading and weak theme-park attendance weighed on shares; the stock closed Friday at $98.79, up 0.75% for the day but down 3.57% over five days, with its 75-cent dividend going ex-dividend June 30.

Breaking·Disney News·NYSE:DIS·Stock Market

27 Jun

Fifth Third’s Social Security card change puts $3.6 billion Direct Express deposit base in play

Fifth Third Bancorp (NYSE:FITB) is absorbing millions of Direct Express cardholders and $3.6 billion in noninterest-bearing deposits as Social Security ends paper checks, giving FITB a major low-cost funding boost—but execution risks loom as the bank integrates Comerica’s former program and manages potential fraud and service challenges.

Financial Technology·NYSE:CMA·NYSE:FITB·NYSE:GPN·NYSE:MA

27 Jun

IHG buyback near record highs puts capital-return math in focus

IHG bought back 200,000 shares for $34 million at near-record prices through June 25, shrinking its share count as its London stock closed Friday at $171.55, just 2.4% below its all-time high; this aggressive buyback, part of a new $950 million program, means future per-share growth will rely more on room and fee expansion, with investors eyeing upcoming half-year results on August 11.

LSE:IHG·Stock Market

27 Jun

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) gains $8.7 billion as cyber growth bucks Nasdaq drop

Palo Alto Networks surged 3.7% to $304.20, adding $8.7 billion in equity value Friday—outpacing combined gains in CrowdStrike, Fortinet, and Zscaler—after announcing a Project Lightwell partnership with IBM, as analysts reiterated price targets above current levels and the Nasdaq fell 4.6% for the week.

Breaking·Cybersecurity·Nasdaq·NASDAQ:PANW·Stock Market

27 Jun

JD.com (NASDAQ:JD; HKG:9618) trades close to 52-week low after 618 data, Daiwa trims target

JD.com’s U.S. shares closed at $25.39, just above their 52-week low, after Daiwa cut its rating to Hold and slashed its target to $27 from $47, citing weak 618 festival results and macro headwinds; the ADS lost 7.91% over five days, and the Hong Kong shares ended only 0.2% above their own 52-week low.

E-Commerce·HKG:9618·NASDAQ:JD·Stock Market

27 Jun

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) lags utilities as tax-credit deadline nears

NextEra Energy (NEE) closed up 0.98% at $88.56 on Friday with volume 144% of its 65-day average, but underperformed the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) despite being its largest holding, as investors weighed deal and project risks ahead of a July 4 clean-energy tax-credit deadline that could impact project economics.

NYSE:D·NYSE:DUK·NYSE:NEE·NYSE:SO·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

27 Jun

DuPont (NYSE:DD) stock split leaves analyst target screens noisy after weekly drop

DuPont shares plunged 5.08% this week after a 1-for-3 reverse split, with trading volume at 243% of average; mixed pre- and post-split analyst targets now make DD appear overvalued on some screens, despite reaffirmed 2026 split-adjusted EPS guidance of $7.02–$7.16 and a new $2.40 annual dividend.

NYSE:DD·Stock Market

27 Jun

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) Shares Move as Oil Drops and AI Power Pact Lands Before Holiday Week

Chevron closed at $171.06, down 0.69%, as oil prices slid over 3% on easing supply fears, leaving investors to weigh whether its new 20-year Microsoft data-center power deal can offset oil volatility and provide steadier revenue, with risks tied to oil price swings and the project's uncertain returns.

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:CVX·Oil Industry·Stock Market

27 Jun

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) holds $400 with analysts split going into Q2

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) closed at $404.70, just 2% above its 52-week low and nearly 33% below its January high, as analysts’ earnings targets remain high and Friday’s 47% surge in trading volume was driven by FTSE Russell index rebalancing, setting up a key test for the stock to hold the $400 level ahead of its July 16 earnings call.

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:ISRG·Stock Market

27 Jun

Realty Income Falls Again; Next Week May Turn on Rates

Realty Income outperforms S&P 500 with yield gap shrinking ahead of June 30 record date

Realty Income surged 1.74% to $63.12 Friday, marking its fifth straight gain and a 4.8% rise since June 18, as investors positioned ahead of the June 30 dividend record date; the new $3.252 annualized dividend yields 5.15%, about 78 basis points above the U.S. 10-year, but the recent price rally narrows the yield advantage.

Dividends·NYSE:O·Real Estate·Stock Market

27 Jun

Exxon Mobil Shares Slide With Oil, XOM Off 6% for Holiday Week

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) closes out uneven week lower, holds up better than crude with diesel spreads steady

Exxon closed Friday at $136.54, down 0.73% with volume 19% above average, as crude plunged 9.62% for the week but Exxon’s stock outperformed oil due to strong U.S. diesel crack spreads hitting a three-week high; investors watch the July 1 redomiciliation to Texas and a regulatory probe as the NYSE holiday-shortened week approaches.

Energy Sector·NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

27 Jun

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) jumps $18 billion Friday, beats Apogee as Skyrizi FDA decision comes Monday

AbbVie soared 4.2% to a 52-week high Friday, adding $18 billion in equity value—surpassing the $10.9 billion cash price for its Apogee buyout—even though the deal won’t boost adjusted EPS until 2032; FDA approval for expanded pediatric Skyrizi use came after the close, setting up Monday’s trading for a fresh catalyst.

Breaking·NASDAQ:APGE·NYSE:ABBV·Stock Market

27 Jun

AT&T (NYSE:T) bounces, traders watch AWS-3 bill and yield

AT&T shares jumped 1.34% to $22.72 on Friday with double average volume after winning just 10 AWS-3 spectrum licenses for $120.8 million—only 3.8% of Verizon’s $3.16 billion spend—supporting near-term cash flow and dividend prospects ahead of the July 10 record date and July 22 earnings call.

Dividends·NASDAQ:SPCX·NASDAQ:TMUS·NYSE:T·NYSE:VZ·Stock Market

27 Jun

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock run brings IRS $20 billion case into view for investors

Coca-Cola (KO) surged 2.75% to $82.63 Friday, outpacing staples as a federal appeals court appeared receptive to KO’s arguments in its $14 billion IRS tax dispute; the stock’s $3.24 gain since June 18 was driven mostly by Friday’s $2.21 jump, with analysts noting the case’s outcome could impact billions in potential refunds or liabilities.

NYSE:KO·Stock Market

27 Jun

Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) sees stock lift after CEO surprise

Fiserv jumped 4.8% for the week, defying market declines after insider buys clustered around $49–$51 and a CEO change; heavy Friday trading set the $49–$50 level as a key test for investor confidence in the shortened trading week, with the stock closing at $49.45—just below the insiders’ average purchase price.

NASDAQ:FISV·Stock Market

27 Jun

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) trades steady for the week as AI data center swings loom ahead of July earnings

Amphenol (APH) closed Friday at $163.72, down 0.87%, after a volatile week trading between $156.21 and $168.75, with analysts’ average target at $185.30, 13% above the close; Q2 earnings on July 29 must prove if surging AI-driven sales and record orders can justify the stock’s high valuation and sustain momentum.

Data Centers·Earnings Reports·NYSE:APH·Stock Market

27 Jun

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