Today: 25 June 2026

Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors.

Intel Stock Pulls Back From 25-Year High Ahead of Earnings as AI CPU Bet Faces Test

Intel Stock Pulls Back From 25-Year High Ahead of Earnings as AI CPU Bet Faces Test

Intel shares dropped 3.5% to $66.08 on Monday, retreating from Friday’s 24-year high ahead of its April 23 earnings report. Investors are watching for signs that AI demand for server CPUs is expanding beyond Nvidia’s GPUs. Intel faces ongoing foundry losses, with its contract chipmaking arm losing $10.32 billion in 2025 despite higher revenue.
20 April 2026
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Hims & Hers Surges Ahead of Earnings as Omnicell Lags in Healthcare Tech Shakeout

Hims & Hers Surges Ahead of Earnings as Omnicell Lags in Healthcare Tech Shakeout

Hims & Hers Health shares jumped 8.9% Monday morning, extending a 48.3% weekly gain ahead of its May 11 earnings report. The FDA will meet in July to consider rules on compounding peptides, a market Hims entered last year. Hims ended 2025 with 2.511 million subscribers and $617.8 million in fourth-quarter revenue, up 28%. Omnicell reported $314 million in fourth-quarter revenue and a $2 million net loss.
20 April 2026
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Broadcom Nears $2 Trillion on Software, AI Chip Boom as Google-Marvell Talks Raise Risk

Broadcom Nears $2 Trillion on Software, AI Chip Boom as Google-Marvell Talks Raise Risk

Broadcom shares fell 1.7% Monday after Reuters reported Google is in talks with Marvell Technology on two new AI chips, raising questions about Broadcom’s custom-silicon relationship with Google. Marvell stock rose 4.3%. Broadcom recently announced long-term AI chip deals with Google and Meta, and reported first-quarter AI revenue up 106% to $8.4 billion.
20 April 2026
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Boeing Pushes Chinook Drone-Swarm Vision as Commercial Jet Recovery Faces Earnings Test

Boeing Pushes Chinook Drone-Swarm Vision as Commercial Jet Recovery Faces Earnings Test

Boeing shares fell 0.9% to $221.37 Monday ahead of first-quarter results due April 22, with options pricing signaling a 5.31% post-earnings move. Analysts expect another quarterly loss, with revenue near $22 billion and improved jet deliveries. Boeing delivered 143 jets in Q1, ahead of Airbus, but March deliveries slipped due to wiring repairs. Management’s production targets and cash flow outlook remain under scrutiny.
20 April 2026
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Eli Lilly to Buy Kelonia for Up to $7 Billion in Bet on Next-Gen CAR-T Cancer Therapy

Eli Lilly to Buy Kelonia for Up to $7 Billion in Bet on Next-Gen CAR-T Cancer Therapy

Eli Lilly will acquire Kelonia Therapeutics for up to $7 billion, including $3.25 billion upfront, expanding into experimental cell therapies for blood cancer. Kelonia’s KLN-1010, in Phase 1 trials for multiple myeloma, uses in-body CAR-T technology. Lilly shares rose 2.5% after the announcement. The deal follows Lilly’s recent acquisitions as it seeks growth beyond obesity drugs.
20 April 2026
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Fall as Oil Jumps and Iran Ceasefire Wobbles

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Fall as Oil Jumps and Iran Ceasefire Wobbles

U.S. stock futures dropped about 0.4% and Brent crude rose nearly 5% early Monday after Washington seized an Iranian cargo ship and Tehran halted new talks. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed sharply, with only three crossings in 12 hours, raising concerns over oil supply and inflation. European airline stocks fell 3–4%, while Exxon Mobil and Chevron gained about 1% in premarket trading.
20 April 2026
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QXO to Buy TopBuild for $17 Billion in Brad Jacobs’ Biggest Building-Products Push Yet

QXO to Buy TopBuild for $17 Billion in Brad Jacobs’ Biggest Building-Products Push Yet

QXO said Sunday it will acquire TopBuild for about $17 billion in cash and stock, offering TopBuild shareholders $505 per share or 20.2 QXO shares each, with a 45% cash and 55% stock mix. The deal values TopBuild at a 23% premium to Friday’s close. The combined company is expected to generate over $18 billion in revenue and close the transaction in the third quarter, pending shareholder approval.
19 April 2026
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Social Security 2027 COLA Forecast Holds at 2.8%, but Retirees May Get Less Relief Than They Hope

Social Security 2027 COLA Forecast Holds at 2.8%, but Retirees May Get Less Relief Than They Hope

An early forecast for Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment held at 2.8%, matching this year’s increase, despite a jump in March inflation. The Senior Citizens League said this would add about $56.69 a month to the average retirement benefit. A rival analyst raised her estimate to 3.2% after the March data. The final COLA will be set in October using third-quarter inflation figures.
19 April 2026
Redwire Stock Faces Fresh Selling Pressure as Major Holders File New Sales After $20 Million Marine Corps Order

Redwire Stock Faces Fresh Selling Pressure as Major Holders File New Sales After $20 Million Marine Corps Order

Redwire Corp’s top shareholders filed to sell up to 5.18 million shares worth nearly $54 million over two days, following news of a $20 million Marine Corps drone order. The stock fell 7.84% Friday to $10.34. AE Red Holdings and Edge Autonomy Ultimate Holdings submitted separate Form 144 notices for the proposed sales. Redwire completed its Edge Autonomy acquisition in June 2025.
19 April 2026
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Buc-ee’s Port Lavaca Store to Close in Rare Move, Rebrand as 7-Eleven

Buc-ee’s Port Lavaca Store to Close in Rare Move, Rebrand as 7-Eleven

Buc-ee’s plans to close its Port Lavaca, Texas, store at 2318 W. Main St., with the site expected to reopen as a 7-Eleven featuring a Laredo Taco Company restaurant. City officials say no building permits have been filed and Buc-ee’s has not announced a timeline. The store opened in 2000 and is one of the chain’s smaller locations. Port Lavaca would gain its third 7-Eleven if the conversion proceeds.
19 April 2026
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Why Charles Hoskinson Says XRP Holders Get No Share of Ripple’s Success as Cardano Keeps XRP DeFi Plan Alive

Why Charles Hoskinson Says XRP Holders Get No Share of Ripple’s Success as Cardano Keeps XRP DeFi Plan Alive

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said XRP holders have no legal claim on Ripple’s expanding business ventures, highlighting a split between token value and company profits. Ripple has acquired prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion and Swiss custody firm Metaco for $250 million, while launching new treasury software. XRP traded at $1.43 Sunday, ranking fourth by market value. Ripple holds most XRP in escrow and publishes quarterly reports.
19 April 2026
US Stock Market Week Ahead: Record S&P 500 Rally Faces Iran Risk, Tesla Earnings and Fed Hearing

US Stock Market Week Ahead: Record S&P 500 Rally Faces Iran Risk, Tesla Earnings and Fed Hearing

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs Friday, but the Strait of Hormuz remained shut Sunday after Iran reversed its reopening, with new U.S.-Iran talks set for Monday in Pakistan. Nearly one-fifth of S&P 500 companies report earnings this week, including Tesla, Boeing, and Intel. Two vessels came under fire in the Strait Saturday, and U.S. gasoline prices average $4.05 a gallon.
19 April 2026
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Psyence Biomedical in Spotlight After Trump’s Ibogaine Order Puts Supply Strategy to the Test

Psyence Biomedical in Spotlight After Trump’s Ibogaine Order Puts Supply Strategy to the Test

Psyence Biomedical shares jumped 29.5% to $7.60 after President Trump signed an order to accelerate research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine. The order offers faster FDA handling and $50 million in federal support but does not legalize ibogaine. Psyence, which supplies GMP-grade ibogaine, has no approved products and its lead drug is still in Phase IIb trials.
19 April 2026
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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Faces Fresh Tenant Stress as Debt Maturities Loom

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Faces Fresh Tenant Stress as Debt Maturities Loom

Medical Properties Trust closed Friday at $5.23, up 0.58%, as several hospitals tied to its new tenant base showed fresh signs of financial strain. The company faces $1.23 billion in debt maturing in 2026 and $1.6 billion in 2027. MPT says new operators are current on rent and still targets $1 billion in annualized cash rent by the end of 2026. Shareholders will meet May 28 in Birmingham.
19 April 2026
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Why Rolls-Royce Holdings Is Back in Focus: UK Nuclear Deal, Dividend Date and Fresh Share Momentum

Why Rolls-Royce Holdings Is Back in Focus: UK Nuclear Deal, Dividend Date and Fresh Share Momentum

Rolls-Royce shares jumped 4.8% Friday as UK defence stocks rallied, lifting the FTSE 100. The company goes ex-dividend April 23 and holds its AGM April 30 after announcing a £7–9 billion buyback and a 5 pence final 2025 dividend. Britain signed a contract with Rolls-Royce SMR to begin design work on the first UK small modular reactors. Rolls-Royce also reported German test benches now run on HVO fuel.
19 April 2026
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Interactive Brokers Earnings Preview: IBKR Faces a Crucial Test After Trading Surge

Interactive Brokers Earnings Preview: IBKR Faces a Crucial Test After Trading Surge

Interactive Brokers shares rose nearly 3% to $81.71 ahead of Tuesday’s first-quarter results, with analysts expecting earnings of about 60 cents per share. March saw daily average revenue trades up 25% year-on-year to 4.329 million, client accounts up 31%, and margin loans up 35% to $86 billion. However, DARTs and client equity slipped 1% and 4% from February. The company has expanded into crypto transfers and prediction markets.
19 April 2026
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Google’s Reported AI Chip Talks Put Marvell Technology in the Middle of the Custom AI Chip Race

Google’s Reported AI Chip Talks Put Marvell Technology in the Middle of the Custom AI Chip Race

Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new AI chips, including a memory processing unit and a new TPU for inference, The Information reported Sunday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report, and neither company responded to requests for comment. Marvell shares closed at $139.69 before the news surfaced. The companies reportedly aim to finalize the memory chip design next year.
19 April 2026
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AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 Enters Off-Nominal Orbit After Blue Origin Launch, Clouding 2026 Rollout

AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 Enters Off-Nominal Orbit After Blue Origin Launch, Clouding 2026 Rollout

AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite entered an off-nominal orbit after launching on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket Sunday from Cape Canaveral. The satellite powered on, but its trajectory clouds AST’s 2026 network rollout plans. New Glenn’s reused booster landed successfully. BlueBird 7 is the second of AST’s next-generation satellites intended to deliver direct-to-device 4G and 5G broadband.
19 April 2026
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Why Definium Therapeutics’ LSD-Based Drug Has Wall Street Watching 2026

Why Definium Therapeutics’ LSD-Based Drug Has Wall Street Watching 2026

Definium Therapeutics shares rose to $22.68 after Stifel and Piper Sandler initiated coverage with Buy ratings, citing late-stage trials of DT120, an LSD-based tablet for anxiety and depression. The company will host an investor day April 22 in New York to discuss upcoming Phase 3 data. DT120 is in four pivotal studies, with top-line results expected through 2026. Johnson & Johnson and Compass Pathways are advancing rival clinic-based psychiatric drugs.
18 April 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Qualcomm Stock Jumps 13% on $40 Billion Revenue Forecast and AI Chip Launch
    June 25, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT. Qualcomm (QCOM) shares surged 13% after the chipmaker announced a revised $40 billion non-handset revenue target for fiscal 2029, up from $22 billion. The firm unveiled the Dragonfly C1000, a data center CPU tailored for agentic AI workloads, with Meta committed to production starting in 2028. Qualcomm also raised its adjusted earnings per share forecast to over $18, surpassing analyst estimates of $15.26. The company expanded its automotive revenue target to $10 billion and secured multiple custom chip deals with major cloud providers, leveraging its power-efficient chip expertise. This boost in diversification beyond smartphones has fueled investor optimism about Qualcomm's future growth and position in the evolving AI and data center markets.

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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock drops as AI payback takes time

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock drops as AI payback takes time

25 June 2026
Microsoft shares plunged 24% year-to-date, hitting their worst first half since 2000, as investors weigh a $386.6 billion capex and datacenter lease burden—10.4 times its $37 billion AI revenue run rate—against surging third-quarter sales and EU regulatory threats, even as the stock trades at its lowest forward earnings multiple since 2016.
Autozi premarket gains skid past dilution signs from $35 million raise

Autozi premarket gains skid past dilution signs from $35 million raise

25 June 2026
Autozi (NASDAQ:AZI) soared 75.4% premarket after announcing plans to raise up to $35.25 million—nearly 81% of its current liabilities—through a $30 million share sale at $0.60 (47% below Wednesday’s close) and $5.25 million in convertible notes, massively diluting existing shareholders as the company faces steep losses, low cash, and a Nasdaq compliance deadline.
Corning keeps dividend flat as AI fiber demand drives GLW valuation

Corning keeps dividend flat as AI fiber demand drives GLW valuation

25 June 2026
Corning surged 6.1% to $205.83 after announcing another $0.28 quarterly dividend, but with a yield of just 0.54% and a P/E near 99, the stock’s recent gains reflect investor bets on growth from AI-driven optical and solar sales, not income, as Wall Street targets cluster around current levels ahead of the Q2 report.
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