Iwona Majkowska

Iwona Majkowska

Iwona Majkowska is a financial markets journalist at TS2.tech. She covers stocks, artificial intelligence and technology, with a focus on the stories moving U.S. and global markets. Before turning to financial journalism, she worked in equity research and financial analysis. She is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics. Follow Iwona Majkowska on Google News.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares up, leaving little margin for error on AI upgrade story

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares up, leaving little margin for error on AI upgrade story

Apple Inc. jumped 3.9% to $305.81 at about 10:50 a.m. in New York, tacking on around $168 billion in market value. That move cut against the broader tape: Invesco QQQ Trust slipped 0.8%, while SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust traded up 0.2%. The focus is on the gap here—Apple is being pushed back toward its June highs even as fresh survey data raises doubts about whether AI features are making iPhone owners upgrade any faster.
Nokia (HEL:NOKIA) shares drop as FMR cuts stake below 5% ahead of Q2

Nokia (HEL:NOKIA) shares drop as FMR cuts stake below 5% ahead of Q2

Nokia Oyj dropped in Thursday’s midday trading in Helsinki, heading lower even as the overall market stayed firm, after new filings revealed FMR LLC’s stake slipped under the 5% voting-rights threshold. The move comes with three weeks to go before Nokia’s Q2 report. Nasdaq says Helsinki stocks trade 10:00–18:30 local time. As of 15:02 EEST, Google Finance had Nokia at 11.14 euros, down 2.15%.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) surge values AI cloud bet at $128 billion

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) surge values AI cloud bet at $128 billion

Meta Platforms jumped 8.8% in early New York premarket Thursday after a Reuters item said Bloomberg News reported Meta is planning to offer extra AI compute power through a new cloud business. The Nasdaq opens for its normal session at 9:30 a.m. EDT. With markets closed Friday for the Independence Day holiday, Thursday is the last U.S. cash trading day before the long weekend.
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) cloud report sends shares higher, weighs on CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV), Nebius (NASDAQ:NBIS)

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) cloud report sends shares higher, weighs on CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV), Nebius (NASDAQ:NBIS)

Shares of Meta Platforms rallied Wednesday following a Bloomberg News report that the Facebook owner is planning to launch a cloud service, selling extra AI computing power. That move could help address investor concerns about high AI costs by adding a new source of revenue. Reuters, quoting the Bloomberg story, said it could not verify the report, and Meta did not reply to a Reuters request for comment.
Refiners top oil majors among energy stocks in June 2026 as ETF weight shifts

Refiners top oil majors among energy stocks in June 2026 as ETF weight shifts

Energy stocks in the U.S. finished June mixed, a split that wasn’t obvious on the sector tape. The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund dropped along with oil majors and services, while two big refiners gained. The June 29 session was a regular U.S. trading day; according to the NYSE’s 2026 calendar, Juneteenth is observed June 19, with the next stock-market closure for Independence Day on July 3.
Micron (NASDAQ:MU) falls after $98B hit as AI memory deals get tested

Micron (NASDAQ:MU) falls after $98B hit as AI memory deals get tested

Micron Technology, Inc. dropped hard Monday, while the Nasdaq and NVIDIA Corp. held up. Investors sold the stock after South Korea’s new memory chip capacity plans hit the wires, sparking worries about future pricing. The shares closed at $1,046.06, down $86.27 from Friday. By market cap and price drop, that wiped out roughly $98 billion in equity value.
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Nasdaq futures bounce ahead of open; tech protection costs remain elevated

Nasdaq futures bounce ahead of open; tech protection costs remain elevated

U.S. stock index futures moved higher early Monday, with the main read coming from a rally gap. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 1.12% to 29,696.00. S&P 500 futures added 0.74%. Dow futures gained 0.36%, according to Markets Insider at about 4:52 a.m. ET. Nasdaq’s premarket trading runs from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET, with regular hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Markets will be closed July 3 for the Independence Day holiday.
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