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Qualcomm Stock Jumps After Q2 Earnings Beat: Why a Weak Forecast Didn’t Stop the Rally

Qualcomm Stock Jumps After Q2 Earnings Beat: Why a Weak Forecast Didn’t Stop the Rally

Qualcomm shares jumped late Wednesday after the company beat adjusted profit forecasts and said China’s smartphone slump may be ending, despite a weak third-quarter outlook. Fiscal Q2 revenue fell 3% to $10.6 billion; adjusted EPS reached $2.65, topping estimates. Handset chip sales dropped 13%, while automotive and IoT revenue climbed. Qualcomm expects Q3 revenue below Wall Street targets due to memory supply issues.
Microsoft Stock Falls After Earnings Beat as Azure Growth Hits 40% and AI Revenue Surges

Microsoft Stock Falls After Earnings Beat as Azure Growth Hits 40% and AI Revenue Surges

Microsoft reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $82.9 billion, up 18%, and net income of $31.8 billion, up 23%, beating analyst estimates. Azure revenue jumped 40%, and AI business annual run rate hit $37 billion, up 123%. Shares fell over 2% after hours as investors focused on rising capital expenditures, which climbed 49% to $31.9 billion. Free cash flow dropped to $15.8 billion from $20.3 billion a year earlier.
Meta Stock Slides as $145 Billion AI Spending Plan Overshadows Blowout Earnings

Meta Stock Slides as $145 Billion AI Spending Plan Overshadows Blowout Earnings

Meta Platforms shares dropped about 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $125–$145 billion. First-quarter revenue rose 33% to $56.31 billion, beating estimates, while net income reached $26.77 billion, boosted by an $8.03 billion tax benefit. Meta expects second-quarter revenue of $58–$61 billion. Daily active users across its apps increased 4% to 3.56 billion.
Chipotle Stock Jumps After Chicken Bet Breaks Its Sales Slump

Chipotle Stock Jumps After Chicken Bet Breaks Its Sales Slump

Chipotle Mexican Grill reported a 0.5% rise in first-quarter comparable sales, reversing recent declines and beating analyst expectations. Total revenue rose 7.4% to $3.09 billion, while shares jumped 7% in after-hours trading. Operating margin narrowed to 12.9% from 16.7% a year earlier. Menu items like Chicken al Pastor and Honey Chicken drove increased restaurant visits.
AI Stocks Today: Big Tech Earnings Just Put the Market’s Hottest Trade on Notice

AI Stocks Today: Big Tech Earnings Just Put the Market’s Hottest Trade on Notice

Alphabet shares jumped over 3% in after-hours trading Wednesday as Google Cloud revenue surged 63% to $20 billion. Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft fell, with Meta dropping more than 6% after raising its 2026 capital spending forecast for AI infrastructure. Amazon’s AWS revenue beat estimates but shares slipped. The four companies are expected to spend over $600 billion on AI infrastructure this year.
Ford’s $1.3 Billion Tariff Refund Lifted Its 2026 Outlook. Aluminum Is The Catch

Ford’s $1.3 Billion Tariff Refund Lifted Its 2026 Outlook. Aluminum Is The Catch

Ford raised its 2026 profit outlook after a $1.3 billion tariff refund lifted Q1 net income to $2.5 billion and revenue to $43.3 billion. Adjusted EBIT jumped to $3.5 billion from $1 billion a year earlier. The company flagged $2 billion in 2026 commodity headwinds, mainly from aluminum. Ford Model e lost $777 million in Q1, while F-150 inventory dropped 38% in April after Novelis plant fires.
29 April 2026
Nebius Stock Jumps as Meta’s AI Spending Reset Puts $27 Billion Deal in Focus

Nebius Stock Jumps as Meta’s AI Spending Reset Puts $27 Billion Deal in Focus

Nebius Group N.V. shares rose 5.3% to $142.73 Wednesday as Meta Platforms raised its 2026 capital spending forecast by up to $10 billion, citing higher data center costs. Nebius has a contract to supply Meta with up to $27 billion in AI cloud capacity. Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue jumped 547% to $227.7 million, but the company reported a net loss of $249.6 million.
Extreme Networks Stock Jumps as Q3 Earnings Beat Puts Cisco, HPE Rivals in Focus

Extreme Networks Stock Jumps as Q3 Earnings Beat Puts Cisco, HPE Rivals in Focus

Extreme Networks shares surged 28% after reporting fiscal Q3 revenue of $316.9 million, up 11%, and non-GAAP earnings of 26 cents per share, both above estimates. The company forecast Q4 revenue of $330–$335 million, topping FactSet’s $326.9 million estimate. SaaS annual recurring revenue rose 28.6% to $236.4 million. Net income climbed to $10.6 million from $3.5 million a year earlier.
Dow Drops as Fed Split and Oil Surge Put Big Tech’s $10 Trillion AI Test on the Line

Dow Drops as Fed Split and Oil Surge Put Big Tech’s $10 Trillion AI Test on the Line

Wall Street’s April rally paused Wednesday as the Fed held rates steady in a split decision and oil surged, with Brent crude up 7.34%. The Dow fell 0.56%, S&P 500 slipped 0.04%, and Nasdaq edged up 0.05%. The Fed’s vote was its most divided since 1992, with eight officials backing the hold and one calling for an immediate cut. Investors awaited earnings from Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta.
Amazon Earnings Beat Estimates as AWS AI Growth Hits 15-Quarter High

Amazon Earnings Beat Estimates as AWS AI Growth Hits 15-Quarter High

Amazon reported first-quarter revenue of $181.5 billion, up 17%, with Amazon Web Services sales jumping 28% to $37.6 billion. Net income reached $30.3 billion, boosted by a $16.8 billion pre-tax gain from Anthropic investments. Free cash flow fell to $1.2 billion as AI-related spending surged. Amazon forecast second-quarter sales of $194 billion to $199 billion, above Wall Street expectations.
Vita Coco Stock Surges After COCO Earnings Beat and Coconut Water Demand Lifts 2026 Outlook

Vita Coco Stock Surges After COCO Earnings Beat and Coconut Water Demand Lifts 2026 Outlook

Vita Coco shares jumped 27% Wednesday after first-quarter net sales rose 37% to $180 million, beating analyst expectations. The company raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $720–$735 million and lifted adjusted EBITDA guidance. Diluted earnings reached $0.50 per share, up from $0.31 a year earlier. Gross margin improved to 39.9% despite higher logistics and tariff costs.
Marathon Petroleum Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Refining Margins Put Wall Street on Alert

Marathon Petroleum Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Refining Margins Put Wall Street on Alert

Marathon Petroleum shares rose 3.2% to $240.05 Wednesday as investors anticipated its May 5 earnings report, following a surge in fuel margins during the first quarter. Phillips 66 and Valero also gained after posting stronger-than-expected results. Marathon’s Robinson refinery in Illinois began planned maintenance in March. U.S. gasoline prices hit $4.18 a gallon, the highest since 2022, according to AAA.
Why MaxLinear Stock Is Surging as AI Data-Center Demand Rewrites the Story

Why MaxLinear Stock Is Surging as AI Data-Center Demand Rewrites the Story

MaxLinear shares rose about 34% to $69.58 on Wednesday after Loop Capital upgraded the stock and raised its target to $75. The surge followed a first-quarter report showing infrastructure revenue up 136% to become the company’s largest segment. Total revenue climbed 43% to $137.2 million. MaxLinear guided second-quarter revenue to $160–$170 million, citing strong demand for data-center optical products.
FuelCell Energy Stock Jumps As AI Power Bet Gets Fresh Boost From Bloom Energy

FuelCell Energy Stock Jumps As AI Power Bet Gets Fresh Boost From Bloom Energy

FuelCell Energy shares climbed $2.75 to $12.69 Wednesday, trading on heavy volume after Bloom Energy raised its 2026 outlook and reported a 130% jump in first-quarter revenue to $751.1 million. Bloom shares surged over 23% after announcing its fuel cells would power Oracle’s planned New Mexico AI data center. FuelCell’s first-quarter revenue rose 61% to $30.5 million, but it posted a $23.7 million net loss.
Plug Power Stock Jumps Before Earnings As Hydrogen Rally Gets New Spark

Plug Power Stock Jumps Before Earnings As Hydrogen Rally Gets New Spark

Plug Power shares rose about 10% to $3.33 Wednesday, trading on heavy volume after Clear Street raised its price target and Bloom Energy reported strong results. Plug will report first-quarter earnings May 11, as investors watch for signs that cost cuts and new orders are improving margins. The company recently won a major electrolyzer contract for a Québec project. Bloom Energy shares surged 23% after posting a 130% revenue jump.
Upstart Stock Falls After $1.25 Billion Fortress Deal: Why Investors Are Still Wary

Upstart Stock Falls After $1.25 Billion Fortress Deal: Why Investors Are Still Wary

Upstart Holdings shares fell $2.09 to $30.77 Wednesday after announcing Fortress Investment Group affiliates will buy up to $1.25 billion in consumer loans over 15 months. March loan originations rose 60% year over year to $1.263 billion. In 2025, Upstart’s revenue climbed 64% to $1.0 billion, with net income of $53.6 million after a $129 million loss in 2024. Upstart plans to apply for a national bank charter.

Stock Market Today

  • US Stocks Rally on Hopes for Near-term US-Iran Interim Peace Deal
    June 13, 2026, 9:10 AM EDT. US stock markets extended gains on Friday amid optimism for a near-term interim peace agreement between the US and Iran, potentially ending military hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, the Dow Jones 0.7%, and the Nasdaq 100 0.64%. June E-mini futures also advanced. WTI crude oil prices fell 3.23% on expectations of easing Middle Eastern tensions. Consumer sentiment improved, with University of Michigan's index rising to 48.9, and inflation expectations eased. Markets show only a 4% chance of a June Federal Reserve rate hike. European markets and Asian indices also rose. Treasury yields rose modestly amid inflation concerns, while European bond yields declined. ECB raised its deposit rate by 25 basis points, maintaining a cautious inflation outlook.

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Oil stocks set for weekend as crude drops on Iran deal talk

Oil stocks set for weekend as crude drops on Iran deal talk

13 June 2026
Brent crude plunged 3.37% to $87.33 and WTI fell 3.23% to $84.88 Friday as hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal slashed oil’s geopolitical risk premium, but energy stocks like XLE closed nearly flat for the week, with investors awaiting confirmation of a memorandum and real oil flow changes through the Strait of Hormuz before making their next move.
AMD Upgrade, SK Hynix Nasdaq Plan Push AI Chip Makers Higher

AMD Upgrade, SK Hynix Nasdaq Plan Push AI Chip Makers Higher

13 June 2026
AMD soared 4.7% to $511.57 after Citi upgraded the stock to Buy and raised its price target to $575, citing AMD’s growing strength in AI GPUs and potential deals with Meta, while Nvidia was little changed and Broadcom slipped despite record AI revenue.
Big Tech Trades Lower With SpaceX IPO and Fed In Focus

Big Tech Trades Lower With SpaceX IPO and Fed In Focus

13 June 2026
Hedge funds dumped major tech stocks ahead of SpaceX’s record IPO, dragging the Magnificent Seven ETF down over 2.4% since June 5 even as the Nasdaq rose, as investors brace for the Fed’s June 16–17 meeting and updated rate projections.
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