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Ulta Beauty Stock Keeps Sliding as Investors Test the Beauty Chain’s AI Bet

Ulta Beauty Stock Keeps Sliding as Investors Test the Beauty Chain’s AI Bet

Ulta Beauty shares fell 0.4% to $537.44 Tuesday after a 3.38% drop Monday, leaving the stock 24.52% below its February high. The company reported 2025 net sales up 9.7% to $12.39 billion and forecast 2026 sales growth of 6% to 7%. Ulta is expanding AI shopping tools with Google and launched an AI assistant on its website. Jefferies upgraded the stock to Buy on April 20, raising its price target to $700.
28 April 2026
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Google Stock Today: Alphabet Edges Higher Before Earnings as AI Spending Questions Loom

Google Stock Today: Alphabet Edges Higher Before Earnings as AI Spending Questions Loom

Alphabet shares rose 0.5% to $352.10 Tuesday, near record highs, as investors awaited quarterly results and tracked news of a U.S. Defense Department AI deal and new EU regulatory scrutiny. Analysts expect first-quarter revenue of $106.9 billion, with focus on ad resilience, cloud margins, and heavy AI spending. Alphabet reports earnings Wednesday after market close.
28 April 2026
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Why Nexera Technologies Stock Jumped After KeepZone AI’s Gulf Fuel-Tank Authorization

Why Nexera Technologies Stock Jumped After KeepZone AI’s Gulf Fuel-Tank Authorization

Nexera Technologies’ KeepZone AI unit received approval from a protective infrastructure provider to introduce a fuel-tank protection system to selected Gulf clients. Nexera shares jumped as much as 229% in early U.S. trading, with volume topping 31 million shares. The company did not disclose client names, contract values, or any resulting orders. Nexera posted a 2025 net loss of $4.05 million on $16.83 million revenue.
28 April 2026
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Futures Sink as OpenAI Jolt and $110 Oil Threaten Record Rally

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Futures Sink as OpenAI Jolt and $110 Oil Threaten Record Rally

Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.27% before Tuesday’s open after a Wall Street Journal report said OpenAI missed internal targets, sending AI-linked stocks lower. Oracle dropped 7.7% premarket, CoreWeave fell 7.4%, and SoftBank closed down nearly 10% in Tokyo. Brent crude rose above $111 a barrel on Middle East supply risks. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.68%, while Dow futures edged up 0.17%.
28 April 2026
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Oracle Stock Slides as OpenAI Misses Put $300 Billion AI Deal Under Pressure

Oracle Stock Slides as OpenAI Misses Put $300 Billion AI Deal Under Pressure

Oracle shares fell 7.7% to $159.80 in premarket trading Tuesday after reports OpenAI missed recent user and revenue targets. CoreWeave dropped 7.4%, and SoftBank closed down nearly 10% in Tokyo. Oracle has a $300 billion, five-year contract to supply computing power to OpenAI. Lenders remain cautious, with Oracle expected to need over $100 billion in additional cash funding for 2027 and early 2028.
28 April 2026
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US Stock Market Today: Futures Slip as $110 Oil and AI Jitters Test Wall Street’s Record Run

US Stock Market Today: Futures Slip as $110 Oil and AI Jitters Test Wall Street’s Record Run

Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.7% and S&P 500 futures dropped 0.3% early Tuesday, pressured by rising oil prices and renewed concerns over AI stocks. Brent crude climbed to $111.20 a barrel after U.S. officials rejected Iran’s proposal on its nuclear program. Oracle fell 4.6% pre-market after reports OpenAI missed internal targets. UPS dropped 3% after reporting a 28% profit decline.
28 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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Sandisk Stock Hits Record As AI Memory Bets Put Earnings In Crosshairs

Sandisk Stock Hits Record As AI Memory Bets Put Earnings In Crosshairs

Sandisk shares jumped 7.4% to a record $1,063.55 Monday after Melius Research initiated coverage with a Buy rating and $1,350 target. Trading volume reached nearly 9.6 million shares. The company reports fiscal third-quarter results April 30, with options markets pricing in a 16.57% implied move. Sandisk joined the Nasdaq-100 Index on April 20.
27 April 2026
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Nokia Oyj Stock’s AI Run Gets Fresh Wall Street Jolt as Targets Rise

Nokia Oyj Stock’s AI Run Gets Fresh Wall Street Jolt as Targets Rise

Nokia shares closed up 3.69% in Helsinki at 9.276 euros after analyst upgrades and strong first-quarter results, with U.S. shares rising 2.6%. The company reported a 54% jump in comparable operating profit to 281 million euros and a 49% increase in sales to AI and cloud customers. Nokia raised its 2026 Network Infrastructure sales growth target to 12%-14%. The first dividend instalment went ex-dividend Monday at 0.04 euros per share.
27 April 2026
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Microsoft’s $357 Billion Question: Can Azure Prove AI Spending Is Paying Off?

Microsoft’s $357 Billion Question: Can Azure Prove AI Spending Is Paying Off?

Microsoft will report fiscal Q3 results Wednesday, with focus on Azure growth and AI spending after a $357 billion market value loss last quarter. A new Microsoft-OpenAI deal announced Monday makes Microsoft’s OpenAI license non-exclusive and changes revenue-sharing terms. Analysts expect revenue near $81.4 billion. Microsoft guided for Azure and other cloud services growth of 37% to 38%, down from 39% last quarter.
27 April 2026
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Alphabet Stock Faces $185 Billion AI Test as Earnings Put Google Cloud in Focus

Alphabet Stock Faces $185 Billion AI Test as Earnings Put Google Cloud in Focus

Alphabet will report first-quarter results after markets close Wednesday, with options pricing suggesting a possible 5% stock move by week’s end. Visible Alpha estimates revenue at $106.97 billion, up 19% from a year ago, and earnings per share at $2.73, down 3 cents. Investors are watching if heavy AI and data-center spending is driving growth in Google Cloud and Search.
27 April 2026
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Applied Digital Stock Gets a $7.5 Billion AI Lease. Now Comes the Build-Out Test

Applied Digital Stock Gets a $7.5 Billion AI Lease. Now Comes the Build-Out Test

Applied Digital Corp. signed a $7.5 billion, 15-year lease with an unnamed U.S. hyperscaler for 300 megawatts at its Delta Forge 1 campus, pushing total contracted lease revenue above $23 billion. The campus is set to begin operations in mid-2027. Shares rose over 12% after the announcement. The company ended its fiscal third quarter with $2.1 billion in cash and $2.7 billion in debt.
27 April 2026
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SoundHound AI Stock Faces A $500 Million LivePerson Test As Wedbush Stays Bullish

SoundHound AI Stock Faces A $500 Million LivePerson Test As Wedbush Stays Bullish

SoundHound AI shares fell 1.4% to $8.08 in early Nasdaq trading Monday after announcing an all-stock deal to buy LivePerson for about $43 million in equity value. The acquisition, expected to close in the second half of 2026, would combine SoundHound’s voice AI with LivePerson’s messaging platform, pending regulatory approval.
27 April 2026
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Meta Stock Faces $125 Billion AI Test as Bulls Float $1,000-Plus Targets

Meta Stock Faces $125 Billion AI Test as Bulls Float $1,000-Plus Targets

Meta shares rose to $675.03 ahead of first-quarter earnings due April 29, valuing the company at $1.74 trillion. Meta has guided for Q1 revenue of $53.5–$56.5 billion and 2026 capital expenditures of up to $135 billion. Analysts project share prices could top $1,000 in coming years, but warn of regulatory and spending risks. Meta recently announced expanded use of Amazon Web Services for AI infrastructure.
27 April 2026
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China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Deal, Escalating the Fight Over AI Talent

China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion Manus Deal, Escalating the Fight Over AI Talent

China’s National Development and Reform Commission ordered Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, citing foreign investment security rules. Meta had completed the deal in December, with Manus staff and assets already moved to Singapore. The order comes days before a planned Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing. Meta said it complied with all laws and expects a resolution.
27 April 2026
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Oracle Stock Bulls Just Got a $16 Billion AI Test. Dan Ives Says Wall Street Is Getting It Wrong

Oracle Stock Bulls Just Got a $16 Billion AI Test. Dan Ives Says Wall Street Is Getting It Wrong

A $16 billion Michigan data-center financing tied to Oracle and OpenAI closed Friday, as Wedbush’s Dan Ives issued a buy call on Oracle despite investor concerns over AI spending. Oracle shares traded at $173.28 premarket Monday, down 1.7%. Fiscal Q3 revenue rose 22% to $17.2 billion; cloud infrastructure revenue climbed 84%. Oracle projects $67 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue and $50 billion in capital expenditures.
27 April 2026
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POET Technologies Stock Jumps 108% as Marvell AI Order Puts Optics Firm in Play

POET Technologies Stock Jumps 108% as Marvell AI Order Puts Optics Firm in Play

POET Technologies shares rose to $16.40 in premarket trading Monday after more than doubling last week, following management’s confirmation of orders from Marvell Technology. The company reported a $5 million production order for its Infinity optical engines and expects some deliveries next quarter. POET posted a $42.7 million net loss for the fourth quarter. Marvell acquired Celestial AI, a POET customer, in February.
27 April 2026
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Broadcom’s $2 Trillion AI Bet Is Getting Harder to Ignore as Google Chips Put AVGO in Focus

Broadcom’s $2 Trillion AI Bet Is Getting Harder to Ignore as Google Chips Put AVGO in Focus

Broadcom entered Monday with a $2.05 trillion valuation, driven by demand for custom AI chips and a key supply deal with Google for future Tensor Processing Units. Shares traded at $422.76 before the U.S. open. Fiscal first-quarter revenue rose 29% to $19.31 billion, with AI semiconductor revenue up 106% to $8.4 billion. Broadcom is now a top holding in several Vanguard ETFs following recent fund splits.
27 April 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • UK Consumer Staples Stocks Gain Interest Amid Tax Uncertainty and Stable Demand
    June 25, 2026, 2:18 PM EDT. UK consumer staples stocks attract attention as investors consider tax plans by Andy Burnham targeting wealth, property, and business levies. Companies like Cranswick (LSE:CWK) and Tate & Lyle (LSE:TATE) offer defensive exposure through steady demand for essential food products. Cranswick, with a £3 billion market cap, reported £3 billion sales and £158 million net income but faces concerns over high valuation and borrowing. Tate & Lyle, valued at £2.5 billion, supplies global food ingredients focusing on high-margin specialty solutions. These stocks appeal amid economic pressures on middle earners and firms, but investors must weigh tax risks, governance, and valuation carefully as UK policy discussions evolve.

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