Iwona Majkowska

Iwona Majkowska is a financial markets journalist at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, artificial intelligence and technology. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, she previously worked in equity research and financial analysis before focusing on market reporting. Her daily coverage helps investors follow major developments across U.S. and global markets. Follow Iwona Majkowska on Google News.

Qualcomm gains $16 billion as AI data-center bet faces watchful market

QUALCOMM Incorporated jumped $14.93 to $212.34, after reaching a session high of $224.00. Shares were up 7.6% from Wednesday’s close and touched a 13.5% gain earlier. Latest market cap printed at $227.6 billion, with trading volume near 22.5 million shares.

25 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NASDAQ:QCOM·Stock Market·Technology

Dow Jones (INDEXDJX:.DJI) spikes 700 points as price-weighted stocks outpace tech slide

Dow jumps more than 700 points as industrials and banks surge, Nasdaq lagsLate Thursday morning, the Dow rallied 763.79 points to 52,612.69 as tracked by MarketWatch/FactSet. The move left the S&P 500 up 29.46 points. But the Nasdaq fell 86.98 points, weighed down by Apple, Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and Amazon.com Inc..

25 June 2026

LSE:PPHC·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:HON·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:QCOM·NYSE:AXP·NYSE:CAT·NYSE:GS·NYSE:UNH·NYSE:VZ·Stock Market

Bio-Techne soars after Merck offer at $73 a share; spread remains on cash bid

Bio-Techne Corporation moved into merger-arb territory Thursday morning after Germany’s Merck KGaA said it would acquire the life-sciences tools company for $73 per share in cash. Shares traded at $70.17 at 9:51 a.m. EDT, up 19.18%, leaving a $2.83 spread to the offer.

25 June 2026

Biotechnology·NASDAQ:TECH·XETRA:MRK

Hertz Global (HTZ) shares fall, $350 mln note hedge draws attention

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. comes into Thursday’s U.S. session facing a financing issue tied to its stock that goes beyond the $100 million share sale reported in the headline.

25 June 2026

NASDAQ:HTZ·Stock Market

Micron headed for $200 billion jump before the bell on AI memory deals

Micron Technology, Inc. traded 16.7% higher at $1,224.01 in premarket action Thursday. If the price sticks, about $198 billion gets added to its equity value based on Google Finance’s count of 1.13 billion shares. That’s nearly double the $100 billion in minimum-price remaining performance obligations linked to strategic customer agreements that were signed or finished after the last quarter.

25 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Fomo lands $75 million, hitting $880 per user valuation for crypto trading app

Fomo’s $75 million Series B sets a private-market value for consumer crypto trading, not just another funding headline. The New York company raised at a $550 million valuation, FinTech Futures said this week. Index Ventures led the round, with Union Square Ventures and Benchmark also in, according to the report.

25 June 2026

Cryptocurrency·Fintech·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:COIN·NASDAQ:HOOD

Opendoor edges up before Russell 3000 move, soft housing numbers weigh

Opendoor Technologies Inc. finished Wednesday up 1.9% at $4.28. In after-hours action at 6:59 p.m. EDT, shares traded at $4.3499. Regular trading on Nasdaq ended earlier, and the after-hours period goes from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Volume hit 36.91 million shares, which is 102% of the 65-day average—about 4.6% of the company’s public float.

25 June 2026

ASX:STO·Energy

AMD holds steady after UBS sets $1.1T target, AI rivalry grows

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. finished Wednesday little changed. UBS, which had one of the highest targets on AMD, reset its view, but the stock barely moved. Investors didn't rush to buy on another AI-chip call.

25 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:QCOM·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Qualcomm move tests Street targets after $15B AI data center outlook

Qualcomm closed Wednesday regular trading near the Street’s average price target. Shares moved higher after the bell when the company released specific revenue figures tied to its AI data center efforts.

24 June 2026

Data Centers·NASDAQ:QCOM·Technology

Dow ends higher; Nasdaq drifts as AI stocks slip, oil falls

Dow climbs 184 points, S&P 500 inches lower, Nasdaq drops The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 184.03 points, or 0.36%, to finish at 51,850.87 on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped 6.97 points, or 0.09%, to 7,358.49. The Nasdaq Composite fell 110.40 points, or 0.43%, settling at 25,476.64.

24 June 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:VZ·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Joby Aviation drops as air taxi firm seen up against FAA, cash burn issues

Joby Aviation shares dropped Wednesday, with the electric air-taxi stock under pressure as investors kept up focus on U.S. certification, launch timing and how the company is spending cash. A new announcement from Joby didn’t shift sentiment.

24 June 2026

NYSE:JOBY·Stock Market·Technology

Gold slips under $4,000 with traders watching Fed signals

Gold dropped to its lowest in over seven months on Wednesday, slipping under $4,000 an ounce for a short stretch as the dollar gained and traders bet the Fed might raise rates again this year. Spot gold dropped 2.1% to $4,021.99 an ounce by 1405 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down 2.6% at $4,039.30.

24 June 2026

Federal Reserve·Gold·LSE:STAN·NYSE:BAC·NYSE:MS·SWX:BAER

Hyperscale Data up after 20 MW AI data center agreement

Hyperscale Data Inc. shares traded higher in New York Wednesday after the company announced a 10-year deal with a California neocloud provider for AI compute at its Michigan campus. The agreement covers the supply of capacity for artificial intelligence work. A neocloud is a cloud firm set up mainly to rent out power for AI.

24 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NYSEA:GPUS·Stock Market

EchoStar drops after Nasdaq changes ticker to ECHO

EchoStar Corp shares slipped at the open in New York on Wednesday after the company swapped its Nasdaq ticker to ECHO from SATS.

24 June 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:ECHO·Stock Market·Technology

Quantinuum stock trades higher with QNT price moving well above reported revenue

Quantinuum Inc. was on track for more gains after a 13.46% jump Tuesday. Shares ended Tuesday at $77.46 and traded at $81.01 before the bell Wednesday, as of 5:37 a.m. EDT. Nasdaq’s regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern.

24 June 2026

NASDAQ:QNT

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) rises after hours as traders look to H2 delivery gains

KB Home shares moved higher in late trading Tuesday as the company pitched a 2026 plan to investors. The strategy banks on higher home closings later and some margin improvement in the back half, giving investors an alternative to focus on after a steep profit fall.

24 June 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:KBH·Real Estate·Stock Market

Iovance (NASDAQ:IOVA) gains after $89.7 million stock sale

Iovance Biotherapeutics jumped 9.4% to $4.44 late Tuesday, picking up about $159 million in market value. The move came as a new share-sale program had investors debating dilution risks versus the potential for quicker Amtagvi sales. Shares hit $4.52 during the session, with volume around 17.9 million shares.

23 June 2026

NASDAQ:IOVA·Stock Market

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) gains $18 billion as Vibe.co deal sends unclear sector read

Walmart gained 1.9% on Tuesday, finishing at $119.42 in after-hours, which tacked on about $17.8 billion in value. The S&P 500 dropped 1.44%. The Nasdaq fell 2.21%. The S&P 500’s consumer-staples sector ended up 1.8%.

23 June 2026

NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Robinhood (HOOD) Slides After $2 Billion Debt Move

Robinhood Markets shares trimmed earlier losses Tuesday after dropping at the open. The online broker priced a $2 billion sale of convertible senior notes, a form of debt that can be exchanged for stock on certain terms. The stock stayed down.

23 June 2026

NASDAQ:HOOD·Stock Market

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) Falls Even After Hitting Record Quarter, Guidance Leaves Investors Cold

Carnival Corporation Ltd. dropped 5.5% to $28.54 late Tuesday morning, giving back some gains after a streak of strong trading. The cruise stock opened at $27.50, hit a low of $27.02. More than 22 million shares changed hands. Investors shrugged off record quarterly numbers and focused on a weaker profit forecast.

23 June 2026

Cruise Industry·Earnings Reports·NYSE:CCL·Stock Market

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Iwona Majkowska

Qualcomm gains $16 billion as AI data-center bet faces watchful market

Dow Jones (INDEXDJX:.DJI) spikes 700 points as price-weighted stocks outpace tech slide

Bio-Techne soars after Merck offer at $73 a share; spread remains on cash bid

Hertz Global (HTZ) shares fall, $350 mln note hedge draws attention

Micron headed for $200 billion jump before the bell on AI memory deals

Fomo lands $75 million, hitting $880 per user valuation for crypto trading app

Opendoor edges up before Russell 3000 move, soft housing numbers weigh

AMD holds steady after UBS sets $1.1T target, AI rivalry grows

Qualcomm move tests Street targets after $15B AI data center outlook

Dow ends higher; Nasdaq drifts as AI stocks slip, oil falls

Joby Aviation drops as air taxi firm seen up against FAA, cash burn issues

Gold slips under $4,000 with traders watching Fed signals

Hyperscale Data up after 20 MW AI data center agreement

EchoStar drops after Nasdaq changes ticker to ECHO

Quantinuum stock trades higher with QNT price moving well above reported revenue

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) rises after hours as traders look to H2 delivery gains

Iovance (NASDAQ:IOVA) gains after $89.7 million stock sale

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) gains $18 billion as Vibe.co deal sends unclear sector read

Robinhood (HOOD) Slides After $2 Billion Debt Move

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) Falls Even After Hitting Record Quarter, Guidance Leaves Investors Cold

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