ASML stock surged 6% on Wednesday, after the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker posted record results and announced a €12 billion three-year buyback program alongside a 17% dividend hike. While the investors focused on the capital returns, the company’s earnings revealed a much deeper story. A backlog loaded with high-margin products and multi-year customer commitments that […]
C3.ai Inc (NYSE: AI) opened about 15% higher today following reports the artificial intelligence firm may soon merge with the privately held “Automation Anywhere”. Retail investors seem to be believe this deal may prove a turnaround for C3.ai, which has struggled with declining revenue that’s cut its valuation in half over the past year. Despite […]
US equities advanced on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 reaching the 7,000 level for the first time, as investors positioned ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and a slate of earnings reports from major technology companies. The benchmark index rose 0.3% and touched an intraday high of 7,002.28, marking a symbolic milestone for […]
It is one record after another for gold. The yellow metal cleared the $5,200 as well as the $5,300 marks on Wednesday for the first time in history as the rally continued. Silver prices on COMEX also kept up the charge as the metal breached $116 for the first time ever. Additionally, oil prices also […]
Wedbush Securities’ senior analyst Dan Ives recommends sticking with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ahead of its Q1 earnings on January 29th. The tech titan is broadly expected to post a nearly 11% increase in revenue to $138.47 billion – its largest year-on-year growth since 2022 – on the back of strong iPhone 17 demand. AAPL’s earnings […]
Tesla stock (NASDAQ: TSLA) ticked higher in early Wednesday trading as investors positioned ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings results due after the market closing. The call carries outsized weight because Wall Street consensus has shifted from fixating on vehicle deliveries to scrutinizing progress on artificial intelligence, robotaxi deployment, and a software subscription business. […]
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN) soared nearly 50% this morning after announcing a new contract with the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for a project titled “Hierarchical Adaptive Networked Game-Theoretic Integration of Multiple Echelons” or simply “HANGTIME”. According to PDYN’s press release, this initiative aims at solving a critical bottleneck in modern […]
Nvidia stock rose early on Wednesday as investors welcomed signs of progress in the company’s access to the Chinese market, easing a key overhang that has weighed on the stock for months. Optimism around continued funding momentum for artificial intelligence development, including potential capital backing for ChatGPT-developer OpenAI, also supported sentiment toward the chipmaker. Nvidia […]
Europe’s fault lines are widening as leaders, markets, and central banks grapple with a more hostile global order. From Keir Starmer’s delicate China outreach under Washington’s glare to Germany’s faltering growth despite massive spending promises, the continent’s economic engine is sputtering. Corporate bright spots like ASML’s AI-fueled boom contrast sharply with policy anxiety, as a […]
The U.S. is not preparing to utilize additional military force in Venezuela, but won’t hesitate to employ such force in the event of an ‘imminent threat,’ according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. ‘The president never rules out his options as commander-in-chief to protect the national interest of the United States,’ Rubio told lawmakers on […]