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Investing.com -- Shares of Circle Internet Group jumped 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the stablecoin issuer reported second-quarter earnings in line with estimates and disclosed it had received the first federal bank charter awarded to a stablecoin company.
According to a Reuters report, Washington is preparing to introduce a minimum import price, along with tariffs on polysilicon and related products.
A single analyst note on one memory chip stock just sent leveraged semiconductor ETFs on a wild ride, but the same funds lost catastrophic ground only weeks earlier when tariffs hit the sector. Three ways to play this rebound carry very different risks.
U.S. optical component stocks surged following a Reuters report that the Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new Chinese data center hardware. Applied Optoelectronics jumped 16%, Coherent gained 13%, Lumentum rose 11%, and Corning climbed 8%. According to four sources familiar with the matter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing restrictions against new Chinese optical transceivers—the critical hardware that routes data over fiber-optic cables inside AI
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Boeing’s 737 MAX 7, the smallest jet in the plane maker’s narrow-body family, has at long last won certification from federal air-safety regulators. The plane had originally been expected to enter service in 2019, but two fatal crashes of a larger version of the jet, and other Boeing safety and quality problems, got in the way. Boeing shares gained 6.1% in midday trading.
Toyota reported fiscal first quarter results on Tuesday that topped estimates for revenue and net income, and the world's largest automaker raised its full-year profit forecast and announced a share buyback even as US tariffs and softer sales hit operating profit.
Analyst points to increasing concerns over Federal Reserve credibility, rising long-term Treasury yields, and the potential unwinding of yen carry trades as major risks for Bitcoin.
(Bloomberg) -- The momentum trade just gave investors a taste of the pronounced profit-and-loss swings they can expect if they fail to hedge or diversify, a warning that’s reinforced by growing inflation risks. Most Read from BloombergTrump Says US to Hold Off Iran Attack If Deal AgreedSaudi Prince Concerned Over Trump’s Iran Strike Plan: AxiosTrump Says Iran Talks to Begin Monday After Scrapping AttackSingapore's Gated Island for the Rich Is Marred by Decayed HomesAlibaba Adds to China AI Break
CoreWeave partnered with Leidos to provide AI cloud services for federal agencies.
Financial stocks like XLF, JPMorgan, and Bank of America hit new highs on strong Q2 earnings as investors rotate out of technology, though bank shares pulled back ahead of the Fed meeting.
Financial stocks have been among the market’s best performers this month. The Fed’s next move, however, may determine how much further the rotation can run.
Building a portfolio meant to outlast market cycles, recessions, and your own impulses requires making very deliberate choices about which exposures belong together and why each one earns its slot over 30 years.

<body><p>STORY: :: Archive</p><p>What if your next driverless taxi had no steering wheel? That may soon become a reality.</p><p>Amazon-owned Zoox has won the first U.S. approval for commercial deployment of a robotaxi built without traditional human controls.</p><p>The approval came from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA...</p><p>allowing the company to begin charging for rides in Las Vegas once it completes state requirements.</p><p>Here's NHTSA administrator Jonathan Morrison.</p><p>"Since our standards get into performance requirements for specific aspects such as braking performance, they provided information and we received public comment, and we made that determination that their vehicle as equipped, can meet all of those requirements and in fact, exceed those."</p><p>The vehicle looks very different from a conventional car.</p><p>It's an electric, carriage-style robotaxi with two rows of inward-facing seats and a top speed of 75 miles per hour.</p><p>Federal officials say Zoox can deploy up to 2,500 vehicles in each of the next two years.</p><p>The move comes as companies including Alphabet's Waymo and Elon Musk's Tesla race to expand driverless ride-hailing services across the U.S.</p><p>The green light comes with added oversight.</p><p>U.S. regulators say the firm must report issues including crashes and inappropriate stops.</p><p>Authorities also retain the power to revoke the exemption if major safety concerns emerge.</p></body>
The Nasdaq Composite led gains, up 2.8%, while the S&P 500 rose 1.7%. "Typical snap back day after an exagerated Fed Day move," Carson Group's chief strategist Ryan Detrick said, nodding to tech leading gains. Tech stocks were more than pulling their weight, leading the climb higher.
The market backdrop has become far more challenging than it was during the AI-led rally of the past few years. While the broader bull market remains intact, volatility has picked up as investors contend with elevated valuations, geopolitical uncertainty, questions surrounding the Federal Reserve’s policy path, and growing questions about whether the hundreds of billions of dollars being invested in AI infrastructure will generate sufficient returns. As a result, earnings reports have become far
By Karen Brettell July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Thursday as Microsoft's forecast-beating results eased investor concerns about massive AI spending by companies, while 30-year Treasury
Mastercard posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday, boosted by robust transaction volumes driven by steady consumer spending. Its net income climbed to $4.4 billion, or $4.97 per share, in the quarter, compared with $3.7 billion, or $4.07 per share, a year earlier. (Reporting by Utkarsh Shetti in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
Wall Street is set to open higher on Thursday as strong Microsoft results helped technology stocks recover from their sharp post-Federal Reserve sell-off. Dow Jones futures were up 225 points, or 0.4%, while S&P 500 futures pointed to a 0.6% gain and the Nasdaq was called 1.3%...
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond spiked over 5%, touching levels not seen since the global financial crisis of 2007 after the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep rates steady.
Meta whiffed on earnings, but the buying opportunity just got better.
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Robinhood Markets posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as volatility in the markets spurred higher trading activity on its platform. The Menlo Park, California-based company's profit was $573 million, or 62 cents per share, for the three months ended June 30, compared with $386 million, or 42 cents per share, a year earlier.
Ford increased its annual outlook as demand for higher-priced pickups helped offset tariffs and weaker electric-vehicle performance.