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Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

IREN shares rose 1.8% to $35.74 Wednesday as investors assessed its $6 billion share program and shift from bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. The company’s revenue fell to $184.7 million last quarter, with a net loss of $155.4 million. IREN recently announced a five-year, $9.7 billion AI cloud deal with Microsoft. Options trading volume hit 103,000 contracts Tuesday, with sentiment described as mixed.
8 April 2026
Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

Amazon closed at $213.77 Tuesday, with BNP Paribas maintaining a $320 price target, citing strong AI demand despite Amazon’s planned $200 billion capex for 2026. The company’s February forecast of higher spending sent shares down 11.5% after hours, even as AWS revenue rose 24% to $35.6 billion in the December quarter. Alphabet and Microsoft are also ramping up AI infrastructure spending.
Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

The Sensex surged 2,946 points to 77,562.90 on Wednesday, its best day in five years, as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire and steady RBI rates pushed Indian markets higher. Brent crude fell 14.4% to $93.49 a barrel, easing pressure on the rupee, which rose 0.5% to 92.58 per dollar. All 16 major sectors gained, led by financials and auto stocks. The RBI kept its repo rate at 5.25% and forecast slower growth ahead.
8 April 2026
Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its Netflix stake by 1,141.9% to 29,074 shares in Q4, while Ethos Capital Management disclosed a new 19,610-share position worth $1.84 million. The moves come ahead of Netflix’s April 16 earnings report and follow a Goldman Sachs upgrade to Buy with a $120 target. Insiders Reed Hastings and Greg Peters sold shares earlier this year under preset trading plans. Netflix last traded at $98.82.
Alphabet Stock (GOOG, GOOGL) Faces Split Fund Bets Ahead of Earnings After Fresh 13F Reports

Alphabet Stock (GOOG, GOOGL) Faces Split Fund Bets Ahead of Earnings After Fresh 13F Reports

Zevenbergen Capital increased its Alphabet Class A share holdings by 27.4% in Q4, while Lombard Odier and Empirical Wealth Management reduced their Class C positions, according to April 7 filings. Alphabet will report first-quarter results on April 29. GOOG and GOOGL traded near $304 before Wednesday’s U.S. open. The filings reflect holdings as of December 31 and may not show current positions.
Nvidia Stock Edges Up, but Broadcom’s Google TPU Deal Raises Stakes in AI Chip Race

Nvidia Stock Edges Up, but Broadcom’s Google TPU Deal Raises Stakes in AI Chip Race

Broadcom announced a multiyear deal to develop Google’s next-generation TPUs and supply AI rack components through 2031. Nvidia shares rose 0.3% premarket, while Broadcom jumped 6.3% after the news. Anthropic said it will access 3.5 gigawatts of TPU compute from 2027 and reported Claude’s run-rate revenue above $30 billion. Analysts say custom ASICs could begin taking AI inference share from Nvidia starting in 2027.
Occidental Petroleum Stock Slides With Oil as Wolfe Research Lifts OXY Target and Hollub Exit Talk Builds

Occidental Petroleum Stock Slides With Oil as Wolfe Research Lifts OXY Target and Hollub Exit Talk Builds

Occidental Petroleum shares were set to drop 7.8% in premarket trading Wednesday after oil prices fell on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Wolfe Research raised its price target on the stock to $70, but most analysts remain cautious. CEO Vicki Hollub is expected to retire later this year, with COO Rob Jackson seen as her likely successor. Oxy reports first-quarter results May 5.
Why IonQ, D-Wave and Rigetti Stocks Are Falling After Mizuho Cut Price Targets

Why IonQ, D-Wave and Rigetti Stocks Are Falling After Mizuho Cut Price Targets

Shares of IonQ, D-Wave Quantum, and Rigetti Computing fell Wednesday after Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh cut price targets on all three, citing a sector reset following Nvidia’s GTC conference. New targets are $61 for IonQ, $31 for D-Wave, and $33 for Rigetti. D-Wave reported $884.5 million in cash at 2025 year-end and record 2026 bookings. IonQ forecast 2026 revenue of $225 million to $245 million.
Gas Prices Stay High After Iran Ceasefire as Mono County Drivers Face the Nation’s Steepest Prices

Gas Prices Stay High After Iran Ceasefire as Mono County Drivers Face the Nation’s Steepest Prices

U.S. gasoline prices remained above $4 a gallon Wednesday, with AAA reporting a national average of $4.164 and California at $5.934, despite oil prices falling after a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. Mono County, California, saw averages as high as $6.72, with some stations charging $7.50. A Pew survey found 69% of Americans worried about higher fuel costs. California faces added pressure from refinery closures and lack of pipelines.
8 April 2026
Nokia Oyj Heads Into Crucial AGM as Chair Succession, Dividend Vote and AI Push Converge

Nokia Oyj Heads Into Crucial AGM as Chair Succession, Dividend Vote and AI Push Converge

Nokia shareholders will vote Thursday on appointing Timo Ihamuotila as board chair, a new payout mandate of up to 14 euro cents per share, and expanded authority for share buybacks and issuances. The company recently secured a multi-year 5G network contract with Virgin Media O2 in Britain. First-quarter results under Nokia’s new structure are due April 23. U.S.-listed shares last traded at $8.89.
Snap Inc. Targets Health Ad Dollars With New Snapchat Study as Pressure Builds

Snap Inc. Targets Health Ad Dollars With New Snapchat Study as Pressure Builds

Snap Inc. released research showing 59% of surveyed Snapchat users changed real-world health behavior after seeing health content on the app. The study comes as Snap seeks more healthcare ad spending amid competition from Meta and TikTok. Snap reported Q4 revenue of $1.72 billion, up 10%, and 474 million daily users. Activist investor Irenic Capital urged cost cuts and a rethink of Snap’s smart-glasses unit.
7 April 2026
Sensex Today: Nifty Tops 23,100 as IT Stocks Lift India Shares Ahead of RBI Decision

Sensex Today: Nifty Tops 23,100 as IT Stocks Lift India Shares Ahead of RBI Decision

The Nifty 50 closed up 0.68% at 23,123.65 and the Sensex gained 510 points as IT stocks rallied ahead of earnings. Fourteen of 16 sectors advanced, led by Wipro, TCS, HCLTech, and Infosys. Hindalco and Vedanta rose after JPMorgan upgrades. The rupee strengthened to 93.0075 per dollar, but foreign investors pulled nearly $16 billion from Indian equities in March and April.
Hologic Buyout Nears Close After Final Approvals in Blackstone-TPG Deal; CEO Steve MacMillan to Retire

Hologic Buyout Nears Close After Final Approvals in Blackstone-TPG Deal; CEO Steve MacMillan to Retire

Hologic said it has secured all regulatory approvals for its $18.3 billion sale to Blackstone and TPG, with closing expected on or about April 7. CEO Steve MacMillan will retire at closing. Nasdaq will halt trading in Hologic shares after Monday’s session and suspend them effective April 8. S&P Dow Jones Indices will remove Hologic from the S&P 500 before the open on April 9.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 07.04.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 7, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 7, 2026, 11:58 PM EDT Boston Scientific (BSX) Shares Hit 45% Discount; Undervalued Despite 34.7% YTD Drop April 7, 2026, 11:58 PM EDT. Boston Scientific's (BSX) share price has fallen 34.7% year to date, now trading around $61.86, down 31.8% over the past year. Despite this pullback, a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis values the stock at approximately $112.50, suggesting a 45% undervaluation. Free cash flow forecasts rise from $3.63 billion to $6.84 billion by 2029, underpinning the bullish DCF outlook. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of
7 April 2026
Soleno Therapeutics Stock Jumps After Neurocrine’s $2.9 Billion Bet on Vykat XR

Soleno Therapeutics Stock Jumps After Neurocrine’s $2.9 Billion Bet on Vykat XR

Neurocrine Biosciences will acquire Soleno Therapeutics for $53 a share in cash, valuing Soleno at $2.9 billion. The deal gives Neurocrine Vykat XR, the only FDA-approved treatment for hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome. Soleno shares last traded at $52.25. The transaction is expected to close within 90 days, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Rise on Iran Ceasefire Hopes; Oil Above $110, Seagate Surges, Tesla Falls

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Rise on Iran Ceasefire Hopes; Oil Above $110, Seagate Surges, Tesla Falls

The Dow rose 165 points Monday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq marked a fourth consecutive gain. Brent crude settled at $109.77 and WTI at $112.40 amid uncertainty over Iran ceasefire talks. Seagate shares jumped after a Morgan Stanley upgrade, while Tesla fell on delivery and cash-flow concerns. Futures stayed near flat ahead of President Trump’s Tuesday deadline on Iran.
Hologic CEO Steve MacMillan to Retire as Blackstone, TPG Near $18.3 Billion Buyout Close

Hologic CEO Steve MacMillan to Retire as Blackstone, TPG Near $18.3 Billion Buyout Close

Hologic said CEO Steve MacMillan will retire when its $18.3 billion sale to Blackstone and TPG closes, expected April 7 after all regulatory approvals. Nasdaq plans to halt Hologic shares after trading April 6 and suspend them April 8. Shareholders get $76 per share in cash plus a contingent value right tied to Breast Health revenue targets. The next CEO will be named after the deal closes.
Oklo stock: insider-sale filings point to about $11 million, not $21 million, after earnings miss

Oklo stock: insider-sale filings point to about $11 million, not $21 million, after earnings miss

Oklo co-founders Jacob DeWitte and Caroline Cochran reported April 1 stock sales totaling about $10.1 million, not $21 million as some summaries stated, according to SEC filings. CFO Richard Bealmear sold $834,000 in shares after exercising options. Oklo shares traded at $48.76 Monday. The company reported no 2025 revenue and a $105.7 million net loss.
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  • Tesla Stock Tumbles Over 4% Amid Semi Truck Developments
    May 15, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT. Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares dropped more than 4% on Friday amid concerns despite news surrounding the Semi, Tesla's electric heavy-duty truck. The Semi represents a significant advancement in the trucking industry, potentially transforming freight transport due to its long-range and electric powertrain. However, investor reaction was negative, reflecting worries about Tesla's near-term financial performance amid this new product rollout. The stock decline highlights the market's cautious stance ahead of broader adoption of electric commercial vehicles.

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BigBear.ai Stock Drops as Investors Question Defense-AI Growth

BigBear.ai Stock Drops as Investors Question Defense-AI Growth

15 May 2026
BigBear.ai shares fell about 5% to $4.16 Friday afternoon after reporting flat first-quarter revenue of $34.4 million and a wider adjusted EBITDA loss of $9.9 million. Backlog rose 14% to $281.9 million, boosted by a $53 million classified contract. The company kept its 2026 revenue forecast at $135 million to $165 million. Gross margin improved to 34.0% from 21.3% a year earlier.
Oil Prices Jump as Trump’s Iran Warning Puts Gas Bills and Stocks on Edge

Oil Prices Jump as Trump’s Iran Warning Puts Gas Bills and Stocks on Edge

15 May 2026
Brent crude rose above $109 a barrel Friday after President Trump warned he was losing patience with Iran, raising fears the Strait of Hormuz could stay mostly shut. U.S. gasoline averaged over $4.50 a gallon. Stocks and bonds fell as traders braced for a longer energy shock. The S&P 500 dropped 0.8% and 10-year Treasury yields hit 4.568%.
Palantir’s AI Work in Ukraine Draws PLTR Into Human-Rights Firestorm

Palantir’s AI Work in Ukraine Draws PLTR Into Human-Rights Firestorm

15 May 2026
Palantir Technologies faces renewed investor pressure after shareholders representing $336.1 billion backed a call for an independent human-rights review of its software. The push comes as Palantir’s AI tools draw attention in Ukraine, where CEO Alex Karp signed a data-sharing deal with the military. Shareholders will vote on disclosure and rights proposals at the June 3 annual meeting. Palantir’s board opposes the measures.
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