Today: 21 June 2026

Gold Price Today: The $4,700 Rally Faces Its First Big Fed Test

Gold Price Today: The $4,700 Rally Faces Its First Big Fed Test

Gold dropped below $4,700 an ounce Monday, with spot prices down 0.6% at $4,682.13 and June futures settling at $4,693.70. Uncertainty over the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the Fed’s rate outlook weighed on the market. Analysts raised their 2026 gold forecast to a record $4,916, but technical signals pointed to fading momentum. Silver, platinum, and palladium also declined.
28 April 2026
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Oruka Therapeutics Stock Surges After Psoriasis Drug Data as Biotech Seeks $500 Million

Oruka Therapeutics Stock Surges After Psoriasis Drug Data as Biotech Seeks $500 Million

Oruka Therapeutics reported its experimental psoriasis drug ORKA-001 achieved complete skin clearance in 63.5% of patients at 16 weeks. Shares jumped 10.5% to $76.39 before the company launched a $500 million public offering. No serious adverse events were reported in the trial. ORKA-001 is being developed as a long-acting injectable, with annual dosing possible.
27 April 2026
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Why Rambus Stock Fell Even as AI Memory Sales Jumped in Q1

Why Rambus Stock Fell Even as AI Memory Sales Jumped in Q1

Rambus shares fell 10.8% to $141.31 Monday after reporting first-quarter revenue of $180.2 million and net income of $59.9 million. Product revenue rose 15% to $88 million, driven by AI data-center demand. The company forecast higher second-quarter product revenue but said results depend on customer deals. Rambus recently launched a new server memory module aimed at AI systems.
27 April 2026
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Edesa Biotech Stock Soars 54%: What’s Driving the ARDS Drug Rally Now

Edesa Biotech Stock Soars 54%: What’s Driving the ARDS Drug Rally Now

Edesa Biotech shares surged 53.9% to $11.17 on Nasdaq Monday, with trading volume near 9 million shares. The spike follows renewed focus on February data showing paridiprubart cut 28-day mortality in ARDS patients to 24% from 33%. CEO Par Nijhawan and principal investigator Ted Steiner are set to present at May ATS meetings. Edesa ended last quarter with $12.1 million in cash and a $68.2 million deficit.
27 April 2026
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Why Celestica Stock Fell After Strong Earnings and a Bigger AI Forecast

Why Celestica Stock Fell After Strong Earnings and a Bigger AI Forecast

Celestica raised its 2026 revenue forecast to $19 billion and adjusted EPS target to $10.15 after reporting Q1 revenue of $4.05 billion, up 53%. Shares fell in after-hours trading despite beating profit expectations, following a 50% gain in April. The company’s CCS unit saw revenue jump 76% to $3.24 billion. Celestica also announced a new 1.6-terabit switch program set to ramp in 2027.
27 April 2026
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XRP Price Today: Ripple-Linked Token Slips Near $1.39 — Why K Bank’s Deal Hasn’t Moved the Market

XRP Price Today: Ripple-Linked Token Slips Near $1.39 — Why K Bank’s Deal Hasn’t Moved the Market

XRP fell 2.7% to about $1.39 Monday despite Ripple’s new banking partnership with South Korea’s K Bank, which is piloting blockchain remittances but not using XRP as a bridge asset. Trading volume reached $2.37 billion, with XRP ranked fourth by market value at $85.9 billion. The broader crypto market also declined, with bitcoin near $76,960 and ether at $2,292.
27 April 2026
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McDonald’s (MCD) Stock Drops as Netflix Happy Meal Push Runs Into a Tougher Fast-Food Market

McDonald’s (MCD) Stock Drops as Netflix Happy Meal Push Runs Into a Tougher Fast-Food Market

McDonald’s shares dropped nearly 3% Monday after Erste Group downgraded the stock to Hold, citing slower profit growth. The move comes as McDonald’s prepares to launch a “Stranger Things” Happy Meal promotion with Netflix on May 5. The stock traded at $291.08, down $8.28. McDonald’s has also introduced new value meals amid rising competition and consumer price sensitivity.
27 April 2026
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Critical Metals Corp Stock Rallies as $835 Million European Lithium Deal Targets Full Greenland Rare Earth Control

Critical Metals Corp Stock Rallies as $835 Million European Lithium Deal Targets Full Greenland Rare Earth Control

Critical Metals Corp. agreed to buy European Lithium Ltd. for about $835 million, seeking full control of Greenland’s Tanbreez rare earth project. The deal would give Critical Metals all of Tanbreez, one of the world’s largest rare earth deposits, and add $219 million in cash. Shares of Critical Metals jumped to $13.85 in late Nasdaq trading. The move comes as the U.S. and EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals.
27 April 2026
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Lithium Americas Stock Jumps As Thacker Pass Turns Into America’s Big Lithium Test

Lithium Americas Stock Jumps As Thacker Pass Turns Into America’s Big Lithium Test

Lithium Americas shares rose 13% Monday, closing at $5.26 with over 19 million shares traded, as focus returned to its Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada. The company targets late 2027 for mechanical completion and aims to ramp up commercial production through 2028. Capital spending for 2026 is projected at $1.3–$1.6 billion. The U.S. government holds a 5% stake and has backed the project with a $2.23 billion loan.
27 April 2026
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U.S. Energy Corp Stock Jumps as $285 Helium Deal Gives Big Sky a Buyer

U.S. Energy Corp Stock Jumps as $285 Helium Deal Gives Big Sky a Buyer

U.S. Energy Corp. signed a five-year helium sales deal with an unnamed global industrial gas company, securing a buyer for output from its planned Big Sky Carbon Hub in Montana. The contract covers up to 1.2 million cubic feet a month at a fixed $285 per thousand cubic feet, with inflation adjustments starting March 2028. U.S. Energy shares rose 20.8% to $1.12 on heavy volume. The agreement is “take-or-pay,” with the buyer handling pickup at the plant.
27 April 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • ASE Technology Holding Shares Surge 8.39% on AI and Semiconductor Sector Momentum
    June 21, 2026, 2:36 PM EDT. ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd's stock jumped 8.39% on June 21, driven by the booming artificial intelligence (AI) market and strong fundamentals in the semiconductor sector. The company raised its annual revenue guidance by 10% for its Leading Edge Advanced Packaging division, prompting analysts to revise earnings forecasts upward. Despite gains, the stock faces volatility due to stretched valuations, profit-taking, and institutional selling. Rising capital expenditures and macroeconomic factors such as higher global bond yields add to short-term caution. Technical indicators show a mixed picture with neutral momentum but an overbought condition, warranting close monitoring. Analyst consensus remains bullish, rating the stock a strong buy with targets near $36.50.

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QuantumScape shares surge after Honda battery deal, next up is scale test

QuantumScape shares surge after Honda battery deal, next up is scale test

21 June 2026
QuantumScape surged 16.52% to $8.04 after Honda R&D signed a multi-year joint research agreement following a technical evaluation of its solid-state battery platform, giving the company a major automaker endorsement as it remains valued on technical progress rather than earnings, with no principal revenue yet and commercial production still distant.
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