Axon (AXON) stock jumps nearly 18% after earnings beat, but after-hours trade cools
Axon Enterprise surged 17.6% to finish Wednesday at $520.18, hitting a session high near $552 along the way. Post-close, shares slipped 0.2% to $519.
Accenture stock hits a 52-week low as Citi cuts target; AI deals in focus for ACN
Accenture plc slid 2.7% to finish at $191.51 on Wednesday, scraping a fresh 52-week low of $188.73 during the session. Volume was heavy—roughly 13.9 million shares traded. ACN has shed about 32% in the last month, even as the S&P 500 posted gains.
Applied Materials stock jumps to a new high as Nvidia earnings lift chip equipment names
Applied Materials rallied 4.5% to finish at $394.95 on Wednesday, notching a fresh 52-week high as semiconductor equipment names kept climbing. Volume came in above the 50-day average, according to MarketWatch data.
Booking Holdings stock extends two-day rebound after Morgan Stanley upgrade flags AI upside
Shares of Booking Holdings Inc climbed 2.3% to close at $4,162.79 on Wednesday, then edged down 0.1% post-market to $4,159.55. The online travel company notched its second consecutive session of gains.
Salesforce stock slides after hours on FY27 outlook as AI payoffs get questioned
Shares of Salesforce slid 5.4% to $181.37 in after-hours trading Wednesday, following the company's earnings release and its forward guidance for the year.
Strategy Inc stock jumps nearly 9% on bitcoin rebound; STRC treasury buyers add a new angle
Strategy Inc surged 8.9% to finish at $135.65 on Wednesday, fueled by bitcoin’s strong bounce that lured buyers to a stock often seen as a liquid bitcoin proxy. Shares later slipped roughly 1% in after-hours action.
XRP price jumps near $1.50 as buying returns; traders eye U.S. crypto bill deadline
XRP jumped close to 10% in the last 24 hours, trading near $1.48 late Wednesday as crypto prices found some footing. The token, tied to Ripple, still sat around 59% under its July 2025 high, with prices fluctuating from about $1.34 to $1.48 during the session, according to CoinGecko data.
Gold price jumps as tariff fears swell; traders brace for Iran talks and U.S. jobs report
Gold pushed higher Wednesday, with spot prices up 1.1% to $5,202.28 an ounce as of 2:00 p.m. ET. U.S. gold futures for April delivery closed around 1% above the previous session at $5,226.20, as shifting U.S. tariff moves and fresh Iran tensions had investors moving into havens. “There's an inflationary impact from tariffs and high oil prices,” said Bart Melek, global head of commodity strategy at TD Securities.
Nvidia stock jumps after hours on $78 billion sales outlook — what Wall Street is watching next
Nvidia shares moved higher in extended trading on Wednesday after the AI chip bellwether projected first-quarter revenue of about $78 billion, topping market estimates as Big Tech keeps spending on data centers. The company also beat expectations for January-quarter sales and profit, while flagging that its outlook does not assume any data center compute revenue from China and that it recently received U.S. licenses to ship only “small amounts” of its H200 chips to customers there, according to the company.
Oracle stock edges up after Oppenheimer upgrade; what ORCL investors watch next
Oracle shares edged higher late Wednesday, picking up after Oppenheimer boosted its rating on the software maker. The firm pointed to the recent selloff, saying it’s sharpened the setup for investors.
Broadcom stock rebounds after Meta-AMD shakeup as Nvidia’s outlook lifts chip mood
Broadcom ended Wednesday up 2.1% at $332.31, then tacked on another 0.4% in after-hours, last trading around $333.52 following the 4 p.m. bell. Investors took their cue from Nvidia, whose upbeat outlook lifted the mood for AI chip stocks.
Netflix stock jumps 6% on Warner bid twist — what investors watch next
Netflix, Inc. jumped 5.96% Wednesday, finishing regular trading at $82.71. The move came as Warner Bros. Discovery’s board signaled that the revamped Paramount Skydance offer might qualify as a “Company Superior Proposal,” reigniting the takeover battle.
Circle stock rockets 35% after earnings beat as USDC growth snaps a rough run
Circle Internet Group surged 35.5% Wednesday, finishing the session at $83.14. The move marked a sharp rebound for the stock after a difficult run for crypto-related names.
Microsoft stock price rebounds as Japan raids Azure unit; MSFT investors eye Nvidia earnings
Microsoft ended Wednesday’s regular session at $400.63, gaining 2.99%. After the bell, the stock edged down 0.17% to $399.95 as after-hours trading picked up. Session range ran from $390.16 to $400.64.
Amazon stock price today: AMZN ends higher as AI trade steadies, antitrust and exec exits linger
Amazon.com shares gained 1% to finish regular trading Wednesday at $210.67, before edging down roughly 0.2% after the bell.
Sandisk stock price steadies near $640 after Citron short call as Nvidia, CEO remarks loom
Sandisk Corp ended Wednesday up 0.3% at $640.51, with shares bouncing from $624.53 to $661.19. Traders juggled a new short call alongside a flood of tech catalysts heading into the close.
Nvidia stock rises into earnings as options market prices rare calm for NVDA
NVIDIA Corp climbed roughly 2% on Wednesday, closing out at $196.62 after shares moved in a range from $193.80 to $197.63.
Seagate stock price jumps 6% as STX rebounds on pricing talk, HAMR update
Seagate Technology Holdings plc popped 6.1% to $420.28 Wednesday, bouncing back from its previous drop as storage and data-center hardware stocks stabilized. Shares have moved in a $408.30-to-$426.50 range today. Western Digital has also jumped, up roughly 7% during the session.
Lam Research stock price nears $250 as Morgan Stanley lifts target, chip-tool rally rolls on
Shares of Lam Research picked up roughly 2% on Wednesday, hovering near $249 and testing the top of their latest range.
Visa stock rebounds after AI scare rattles payments, with Nvidia earnings the next test
Visa Inc. shares climbed Wednesday, rebounding from the week’s earlier drop after jitters flared about artificial intelligence potentially overhauling consumer payment systems.
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