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Trump Media Posts $238 Million Q2 Loss as Bitcoin Holdings Shrink and Crypto Losses Hit $361 Million
Trump Media and Technology Group reported a second-quarter net loss of $238.1 million, a dramatic deterioration from a $20 million loss in the same quarter a year earlier, driven by a…
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Yen Gives Back Half Its Intervention Gains as USD/JPY Bears Eye Key Resistance Ahead of US CPI
The Japanese yen weakened roughly 1% on Monday, erasing half of the gains produced by a landmark coordinated intervention in which the US Treasury and Japan's Ministry of Finance jointly…
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AST SpaceMobile Q2 Revenue and EPS Miss Estimates but Backlog Surges to $1.3 Billion
AST SpaceMobile reported second-quarter revenue of $31.5 million, falling short of the $35 million analyst estimate, while its GAAP loss per share of $0.77 missed expectations of a $0.48…
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AbCellera ABCL-635 Cuts Menopause Hot Flashes 83% in Phase II Trial, Stock Surges 25%
AbCellera Biologics reported positive top-line four-week results from a Phase II trial of ABCL-635, a potential first-in-class once-monthly injectable antibody targeting the neurokinin 3…
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NESR Posts Record Q2 Revenue of $520.8M, Shares Jump 10% as Earnings Crush Estimates
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. reported record second-quarter 2026 results on August 10, with revenue of $520.8 million surpassing the analyst consensus of $444.1 million by…
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Lincoln Educational Services Q2 Revenue Jumps 22.4% but Student Start Growth Lags Expectations
Lincoln Educational Services reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $142.6 million, a 22.4% year-over-year increase that beat analyst estimates by $3.26 million. Adjusted EBITDA grew 42.4%…
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Archer Aviation Surges 20% After Agreeing to Acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu in All-Stock Deal
Archer Aviation shares jumped roughly 20% to $6.63 on Monday after the California eVTOL startup signed definitive agreements to acquire three Boeing subsidiaries, Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and…
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Zuckerberg's 6500-Word AI Manifesto Anchors a Week of Big AI Infrastructure Moves
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay laying out his vision for AI as a broadly accessible public good, arguing that the greatest risk would be any single entity gaining too…
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Coherent Stock Tumbles 12% Ahead of Wednesday Earnings as AI Optics Sector Cools and Optics vs. Memory Debate Heats Up
Coherent (COHR) shares fell roughly 11.6% to approximately $335 on Monday, August 10, sliding from Friday's close of $379.13 as traders took profits across the AI optics complex ahead of a…
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Eli Lilly's Oral Weight-Loss Pill Foundayo Wins First European Approval in the UK
Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved Eli Lilly's oral GLP-1 pill orforglipron, branded Foundayo, on August 10, making the UK the first European country to…
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Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike Hit 52-Week Highs After Black Hat as China Probe Fades
Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike each surged more than 5% to record highs on Monday, August 10, after the annual Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas renewed investor…
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New ConocoPhillips CEO Andy O'Brien Inherits $7 Billion Free Cash Flow Target Anchored by Alaska Willow Project
Andy O'Brien will succeed longtime ConocoPhillips chairman and CEO Ryan Lance next month, inheriting a multiyear plan to add $7 billion in free cash flow by 2029, a target Lance reaffirmed…
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Datadog Q2 Revenue Jumps 36% to $1.12 Billion but Largest Customer Pullback Clouds Q3 Outlook
Datadog reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.12 billion, up 36% year over year and ahead of Wall Street estimates, with non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.65 beating the consensus of…
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Chevron Stock Jumps 3.3% After Free Cash Flow Update and AI Power Deal as Big Oil Profits Draw Political Fire
Chevron shares rose 3.3% on Monday after the company late Friday issued an updated free cash flow outlook for the year, signaling stronger-than-expected performance, and separately…
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Exxon Stock Jumps 3.3% as Oil Supermajors Post Record $48 Billion Quarter Amid Political Backlash
Exxon Mobil shares rose 3.3% as oil supply fears resurfaced, capping a period in which the five major oil supermajors, Exxon, Chevron, BP, Shell, and TotalEnergies, posted a combined $48…
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Vertex Stock Hits All-Time High of $539.99 as Rival Sionna's CF Drug Fails Phase 2a Trial
Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares surged 5.9% to an all-time high of $539.99 on August 10 after Sionna Therapeutics disclosed that its cystic fibrosis drug candidate SION-719 missed the primary…
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Oil Surges 5% as Hormuz Talks Stall, Stocks Flat Ahead of Wednesday CPI
Oil prices surged sharply on Monday as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz broke down, with Brent crude settling at $87.72 a barrel, up 4.7%, and West Texas Intermediate gaining…
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Unusual Call Activity Flags HTZ, INTC, AAPL and a Broad Range of Names on August 10
Options markets saw a concentrated burst of unusual call activity on Monday, August 10, with traders flagging positions across more than a dozen names. The most notable contracts included…
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Trump Signs Executive Order Cutting Recommended Childhood Vaccines to 11 and Splitting Up MMR Shot
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday, August 10, 2026, calling for a significant overhaul of the federal childhood vaccine schedule. The order narrows the administration's…
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Trump Claims Full US Control of Strait of Hormuz After Navy Minesweep, Vows Compensation Demand on Iran
President Trump declared on August 10 that the US Navy has minesweept the entire Strait of Hormuz and that only the United States holds control of the critical waterway, which Iran has…
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Eli Lilly Wins UK Approval for Oral Weight-Loss Pill Foundayo as Biotech Sector Sees Wave of Catalysts
Eli Lilly's oral weight-loss pill orforglipron, branded Foundayo, secured its first European regulatory approval in Britain on August 10, extending the drug's commercial footprint beyond…
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Trump Signs Executive Order Cutting Recommended Childhood Vaccines from 18 to 11 Diseases and Splitting MMR Shot
President Trump signed an executive order Monday directing that the number of diseases for which all children are universally recommended to be vaccinated drop from 18 to 11. The order…
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Nvidia Partners With Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to Mobilize $500 Billion for AI Infrastructure
Nvidia is teaming up with six major Wall Street firms, Apollo Global Management, BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners unit, Blackstone, Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs and…
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Sionna Therapeutics Stock Crashes 92% After SION-719 Cystic Fibrosis Trial Fails Key Endpoint
Sionna Therapeutics shares plunged roughly 92% to a record low on August 10, 2026, after the company announced that SION-719, its first-in-class NBD1 stabilizer, missed the primary endpoint…
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Intel Launches $15 Billion Stock Offering in First Public Share Sale Since 1971 IPO
Intel announced a $15 billion underwritten public offering of common stock on Monday, what Bloomberg described as its first public share sale since the chipmaker listed in 1971, sending…
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Meta Releases Muse Glimmer Open-Source AI Model as Zuckerberg Publishes 6500-Word Vision for Personal Superintelligence
Meta on Monday released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight AI model licensed under Apache 2.0, designed to run autonomous AI agents locally on consumer hardware such as…
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Monday.com Slides 6% on Weak Guidance as Palantir, Datadog and Peers Rally on Earnings Momentum
Monday.com shares fell roughly 6% on August 10 after the work-management software company issued third-quarter revenue guidance of $368 million to $370 million, representing 16% to 17%…
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Monday.com Shares Drop 6% as Below-Consensus Q3 Revenue Guidance Overshadows Strong Q2 Beat
Monday.com reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results before the bell on August 10 that topped Wall Street on every major metric, yet shares fell roughly 6% as investors focused on a…
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Intel Launches $15 Billion Stock Offering for AI Capital Spending, Shares Fall Up to 5%
Intel on Monday announced a $15 billion underwritten public offering of common stock, with proceeds earmarked for general corporate purposes including capital expenditures and working…
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Archer Aviation Surges 20% After Agreeing to Acquire Three Boeing Subsidiaries for Equity Stake
Archer Aviation signed definitive agreements on August 10 to acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu subsidiaries in an all-stock transaction, sending ACHR shares up roughly 20% to…
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Bitmine Ethereum Treasury Reaches 5.81 Million ETH Worth $11.6 Billion After Latest Weekly Purchase
Bitmine added 7,391 Ether last week, bringing its total Ethereum holdings to 5.81 million ETH valued at approximately $11.6 billion. The latest purchase was notably smaller than many of the…
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SpaceX Stock Reclaims $135 IPO Price After Nearly 26% Three-Day Rebound
SpaceX shares climbed back above their $135 IPO price on Monday, with the stock trading at $139.05 in premarket, up 4.31% on the day and roughly 26% over three sessions. The rebound follows…
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Major Earthquake Strikes Western Colombia Near San José del Palmar, Shaking Felt in Bogotá and Ecuador
A powerful earthquake struck near San José del Palmar in the Chocó province of western Colombia on Monday at 7:34 a.m. local time, causing injuries and significant building damage…
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Archer Aviation to Acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu in Exchange for Nearly 20% Equity Stake
Archer Aviation signed definitive agreements on August 10 to acquire three Boeing subsidiaries, Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu, with Boeing receiving a nearly 20% equity stake in Archer…
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Intel Launches $15 Billion Stock Offering to Fund AI Data Center Expansion
Intel announced a $15 billion underwritten public offering of common stock on August 10, citing surging demand from the artificial intelligence data center boom as the rationale for the…
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Strategy Sells 1690 Bitcoin for $108.6M and Raises $653M in MSTR Shares in Latest Weekly Liquidation
Strategy, the Michael Saylor-led firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, sold 1,690 Bitcoin for approximately $108.6 million on August 10, reducing its total holdings to 840,447 BTC…
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Jefferies Cuts Apple to Underperform After All-Glass iPhone Cancellation Dents Premium Pricing Strategy
Jefferies downgraded Apple to Underperform from Hold on August 10, cutting its price target to $263.66, after supply chain checks by analyst Edison Lee indicated that a planned all-glass…
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S&P 500 Futures Edge Higher as Hormuz Deal Uncertainty and Inflation Data Loom
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher Monday morning as investors weighed conflicting signals over a potential Strait of Hormuz agreement and looked ahead to key inflation data. The…
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Houthis Strike Saudi Aramco Jazan Refinery With Drone, Fire Extinguished With No Injuries
Yemen's Houthi military spokesperson announced on Sunday that the group carried out a drone strike on Saudi Aramco's refinery in Jazan, describing the strike as precise and saying it came…
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Berkshire Profit Doubles on Equity Surge, Cash Approaches $360 Billion
Berkshire Hathaway's profit doubled as equity holdings surged and cash reserves neared $360 billion. Operating earnings rose 16% in the second quarter, while the company repurchased $4.5…
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Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General in Narrow Vote
The Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche, a former Trump attorney, as attorney general, placing the trusted Trump ally in command of the Justice Department.
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US Jobs Report Shows Unexpected Loss, Dampening Fed Rate Hike Expectations
The US economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, signaling labor market weakness and reducing pressure for a September Fed rate hike. The disappointing data triggered a dollar decline…
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Trump Administration Commits $3 Billion to Domestic Mining and Critical Minerals Production
President Trump met with mining CEOs to announce over $3 billion in funding for domestic battery, critical mineral, and mining projects, strengthening defense supply chains ahead of…
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U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in July, Triggering Dollar Decline and Market Rally
The U.S. labor market unexpectedly contracted in July, with employers cutting 23,000 jobs according to Bank of America data, though the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. The disappointing…
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Trump Renews Effort to Remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
President Trump is moving forward with attempts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook following a Supreme Court ruling, reviving an effort after an earlier setback.
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Fluor Stock Surges to 52-Week High
Fluor Corporation shares reached a new 52-week high today, though specific catalysts driving the rally were not disclosed in available headlines.
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Stocks Edge Higher as Weaker-Than-Expected July Jobs Report Lifts Tech Shares
Major indexes opened higher Friday following a surprise miss in July payrolls data. The Nasdaq led gains, rising 0.78% to 26,553, while the S&P 500 added 0.34% to 7,736 and the Dow climbed…
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Appeals Court Halts Trump's $400 Million White House Ballroom Project
A federal appeals court blocked construction of President Trump's proposed $400 million ballroom on the White House's demolished East Wing site, ruling the project requires congressional…
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Canada Adds 75,100 Jobs in July, Unemployment Hits Two-Year Low
The Canadian economy unexpectedly added 75,100 jobs in July, surpassing analyst expectations. The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in two years, marking a significant employment…
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U.S. Unexpectedly Sheds 23,000 Jobs in July as Prior Months Revised Sharply Lower
The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, defying expectations for an 80,000 gain, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from the anticipated 4.2%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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US Economy Sheds 23,000 Jobs in July as Labor Market Weakens, Fed Rate Hike Odds Plunge
The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, falling far short of economist forecasts for an 80,000 gain. The surprise decline marks…
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Dollar Steadies Ahead of Jobs Data as Yen Intervention Effects Fade
The dollar stabilized near 100.00 as markets awaited U.S. nonfarm payrolls data, with forecasts suggesting stronger-than-expected jobs numbers could lift the currency further. The yen…
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China Exports Surge on AI Demand as Trump Pushes Crypto Clarity and Mining Investment
China's July exports exceeded forecasts, driven by AI sector growth and companies rushing shipments ahead of potential tariffs. President Trump announced support for the CLARITY Act to…
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Saudi Arabia Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mutual Defense Pact as Regional Tensions Mount
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca that treats an attack on any of the three nations as an attack on all, according to Pakistan's Foreign…
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Iran Seeks to Bar U.S. and Israeli Ships from Strait of Hormuz as Trump Claims Control
Iran plans to ban U.S. and Israeli vessels from the Strait of Hormuz and demand compensation from hostile nations before allowing passage, though enforcement scope remains unclear…
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China's July Exports Surge 23% on Strong High-Tech and AI Demand
China's exports jumped 23% year-over-year in July, exceeding expectations as AI-driven shipments and robust high-tech demand fueled growth. Imports rose 27.5%, with the trade surplus…
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Alibaba to Charge Major Commercial Users of Next Qwen AI Model
Chinese tech giant Alibaba plans to implement revenue-sharing agreements with large commercial users of its upcoming Qwen open-source AI model. The move mirrors similar strategies in…
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Oil Prices Rise on Iran Strait of Hormuz Concerns
Oil prices increased as markets reacted to Iran's draft plan imposing restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears about potential supply disruptions through the critical shipping…
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Oil Surges Past $83 on Iran Shipping Ban Threat at Hormuz Strait
Crude prices jumped over 1%, with Brent rising above $83 per barrel, as Iran considers restricting U.S. and Israeli-linked vessels from the Strait of Hormuz despite recent reopening…
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Latigo Biotherapeutics Raises $345.6 Million in IPO at $18 Per Share
Non-opioid painkiller developer Latigo Biotherapeutics completed its initial public offering, pricing 19.2 million shares at $18 each to raise $345.6 million. The company now trades on…
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Trade Desk Shares Plummet on Q2 Revenue Miss and Disappointing Guidance
The Trade Desk stock tumbled after the company reported second-quarter revenue that fell short of forecasts and issued weak forward guidance, disappointing investors and triggering a sharp…
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Cloudflare Stock Soars on Strong Q2 Revenue Beat and Raised Full-Year Guidance
Cloudflare shares jumped after second-quarter revenue exceeded estimates, prompting the company to raise its full-year forecast despite reporting a wider quarterly loss.
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Markets Mixed as Tech Attempts Recovery While Dow Slides
Major indices closed with divergent results as the Nasdaq Composite finished essentially flat, up just 1.08 points to 26,364.52, while the S&P 500 fell 0.15% to 7,711.93 and the Dow dropped…
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Trump Signs Executive Orders Restricting Birthright Citizenship, Targeting Birth Tourism
President Trump signed two executive orders Thursday aimed at denying citizenship to children born in the US through commercial "birth tourism." The action follows the Supreme Court's…
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Tech Stocks Surge on Strong Q2 Earnings as Airbnb Leads Broad Rally
Airbnb led a wave of earnings beats, with shares soaring 12% after reporting Q2 revenue of $3.6 billion and EPS of $1.37, both exceeding estimates, while raising full-year guidance. The…
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OpenAI Unveils $300-Plus Smart Speaker with Moving Parts for 2027 Launch
OpenAI is developing a ring-shaped smart device resembling a small doughnut, priced between $300 and $400. The hockey puck-sized speaker features a camera, microphones, speakers, lights…
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Dollar Faces Volatility as Traders Await Payrolls; Currency Markets Show Mixed Signals
FX traders are bracing for dollar volatility ahead of the US payrolls report, with analysts suggesting the greenback could retrace recent declines only in the near term. The EUR/USD shows…
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Alphabet Draws $115 Billion in Demand for $25 Billion Bond Sale
Alphabet is marketing a 10-part bond offering seeking up to $25 billion, attracting approximately $115 billion in investor demand. The sale comes shortly after the company's increased 2026…
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Record S&P 500 Call Buying Signals Bullish Sentiment Amid Mixed Market Signals
Investors traded over 4 million S&P 500 call option contracts Tuesday, setting a record as bullish sentiment accelerates. Analysts attribute the surge to strong earnings, improving market…
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Markets Mixed as Middle East Deal Hopes Offset Tech Weakness; SpaceX Lockup Passes Without Major Selloff
U.S. stocks closed mixed Thursday as investors monitored developments around a potential Iran deal while technology shares weighed on major indices. The S&P 500 fell 0.15% to 7,711.93…
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Moderna Wins FDA Approval for First mRNA Flu Vaccine, Stock Response Muted
The FDA approved Moderna's seasonal flu vaccine, marking the first mRNA-based flu shot authorized in the U.S. Despite this milestone signaling potential post-pandemic growth, investor…
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SpaceX Shares Navigate Volatility as Post-IPO Lockup Period Expires
SpaceX stock experienced mixed trading as its post-IPO lockup period expired today, with shares initially slipping before bucking higher. The stock remained range-bound amid investor…
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US Productivity Surges Past Forecasts While Jobless Claims Tick Higher
Second quarter labor productivity rose 1.4%, more than doubling the 0.6% estimate, as companies focus on cost control. Weekly jobless claims edged up to 199,000 versus expectations of…
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Software Stocks Decline as Datadog Earnings Spark AI Pricing Concerns
Datadog shares fell 18% Thursday despite beating Q2 earnings and raising guidance, triggering broader software sector weakness. Investor concerns center on AI pricing models at Datadog and…
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Apollo Acquires EasyJet for £5.7 Billion in Cash Deal
Private equity firm Apollo agreed to purchase UK budget airline EasyJet for £5.7 billion, or £7.15 per share in cash, taking the carrier private. The deal received backing from EasyJet's…