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Futures tied to major U. S. indices edged higher on Tuesday, pointing to a potential rebound after the previous session was hit by renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman discussed spinning off the startup's robot
Meta’s stock has languished recently as concern grows over its spending on AI, leaving it unusually cheap. At around 18 times forward earnings, its valuation also represents a discount to other big tech companies. The premium for Google-parent Alphabet’s shares against Meta’s is the highest it has been since 2022.
(Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc reported profit that missed estimates, weighed down by an unexpected charge related to the collapse of UK mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions Ltd. and rising economic risks stemming from the conflict in the Middle East.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysUS and Iran Trade Fire in Gulf, Jolting Four-Week-Old TruceChina’s Rare Sanctions Pushback Leaves Banks Caught in CrossfireFormer NYC Mayor Giuliani in Criti
Cook isn't the only CEO worried about this problem.
An AI bot may soon be policing millions of bank accounts for financial crimes. Anthropic and Fidelity National Information Services, or FIS, the financial software provider that underpins a swath of the financial system, announced a partnership late Monday to develop new artificial-intelligence tools for banks.
<body><p>STORY: Elon Musk has settled a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against him for a $1.5 million fine.</p><p>The suit accuses the world's richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of shares in Twitter, now known as X.</p><p>Under the settlement disclosed Monday, a trust in Musk's name will pay the fine.</p><p>The Tesla chief did not admit wrongdoing, and won't have to give up any of the $150 million he allegedly saved from the delay.</p><p>Now the settlement requires approval by U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, who in February rejected Musk's bid to dismiss the case.</p><p>The SEC declined to comment.</p><p>In its lawsuit, the regulator said Musk's 11-day delay in revealing his initial 5% Twitter stake let him buy more than $500 million of shares at artificially low prices, before he finally revealed a 9.2% stake.</p><p>Musk called the delay inadvertent, and accused the SEC of violating his free speech rights by targeting him.</p><p>The case is separate from a civil suit where a San Francisco jury in March held Musk liable for having defrauded Twitter shareholders after announcing the buyout.</p></body>
Stocks were set to edge higher on Tuesday as investors looked past rising tensions in the Middle East and took the opportunity to buy the dip in equities following another batch of solid earnings reports. S&P 500 futures added 0.3% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%. The three major indexes all dropped on Monday after the United Arab Emirates said Iran was attacking it with missiles, sparking fears that the Middle East conflict could escalate after weeks of relative calm.
While overall revenue fell just shy of Wall Street forecasts, sales of the gene editing medicine Casgevy and pain drug Journavx missed analyst estimates by double-digit percentages.
(Bloomberg) -- The fragile US-Iran ceasefire held Tuesday morning after a day of clashes involving shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and missile attacks against the United Arab Emirates.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysUS and Iran Trade Fire in Gulf, Jolting Four-Week-Old TruceChina’s Rare Sanctions Pushback Leaves Banks Caught in CrossfireFormer NYC Mayor Giuliani in Critical Condition, Trump SaysBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanctions
Things continue to look dicey for the U.S. economy and stock market.
Strategy's stock price rallied over 50% in the past month. Bitcoin is trading above $80,000. Bitcoin spot ETFs have pulled in $827 million so far in May.
Earnings season revs up the next few days as investors will hear from big companies including Advanced Micro Devices, CoreWeave, Pfizer and McDonald's. Data on the U.S. jobs market will also be watched closely, culminating in April nonfarm payroll numbers Friday.
Oil prices rose sharply and major stock indexes fell as military tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz. Fighting in the Iran war flared for the first time in weeks, and strikes on a crucial United Arab Emirates oil port and several ships tested a shaky cease-fire. Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 6% to about $114 a barrel.
Over the past six months, Champion Homes has been a great trade, beating the S&P 500 by 9.2%. Its stock price has climbed to $76.89, representing a healthy 15.6% increase. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
(Bloomberg) -- Oil steadied after Monday’s jump, as traders tracked the increasingly fragile four-week ceasefire in the Middle East following fresh clashes between the US and Iran. Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysChina’s Unprecedented Defiance of US Sanctions Triggers ShowdownUS and Iran Trade Fire in Gulf, Jolting Four-Week-Old TruceFormer NYC Mayor Giuliani in Critical Condition, Trump SaysBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanctions on R
The start-up chipmaker has an impressive customer list that includes Amazon, Meta Platforms, and ChatGPT parent OpenAI.
Over the past six months, Dell has been a great trade, beating the S&P 500 by 30%. Its stock price has climbed to $211.05, representing a healthy 36.5% increase. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
Over the past six months, STERIS’s stock price fell to $214.47. Shareholders have lost 11.3% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 6.4%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
(Bloomberg) -- Google parent company Alphabet Inc. has kicked off the sale of a six-part debt sale in euros, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysChina’s Unprecedented Defiance of US Sanctions Triggers ShowdownUS and Iran Trade Fire in Gulf, Jolting Four-Week-Old TruceFormer NYC Mayor Giuliani in Critical Condition, Trump SaysBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanction
EchoStar has been on fire lately. In the past six months alone, the company’s stock price has rocketed 67.6%, reaching $123.16 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
The 30-year US Treasury yield exceeded 5%, nearing an 18-year high as the US-Iran war continues to fuel inflation fears.
Communications chips maker Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO) will be reporting results this Tuesday after market close. Here’s what to expect.
Apple’s Q2 earnings report gave Wall Street a lot to like. Bank of America analysts were all praise for the Cupertino giant’s performance, giving them enough confidence to raise their price target to $330 (18% higher than current prices), while keeping a buy rating. Q2 was another massive ...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has projected confidence that the European Union will soon green-light the carmaker's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) system, but emails from some European regulators show marked skepticism toward the technology and its stated safety benefits. Tesla's "FSD (Supervised)" technology got the nod from Dutch road regulator RDW in April. RDW is now seeking EU approval for FSD, with a key committee hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
The board chairman of Samsung Electronics has urged unionised workers to resolve pay disputes with management, warning that a planned strike could hurt investors and employees and have "serious consequences" for the Korean economy. In an internal memo to employees on Tuesday, Shin Je-yoon said he was "worried about losing market leadership amid fleeing customers and falling competitiveness" if strikes disrupted deliveries and production, according to a Samsung statement. Such disruption at the chipmaker, South Korea's largest company by revenue, could trigger capital outflows, a drop in national tax revenue, and a weakening of the won currency, he said.
Wall Street rebounded and oil prices retreated early Tuesday despite an exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz. Nasdaq futures climbed 0.5%. Tensions in the Middle East escalated when the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. ally, said it came under attack from Iran for the first time since the ceasefire last month.
Palantir's first quarter was nothing short of astounding. But does it live up to its sky-high valuation?
Apple has held exploratory discussions about using Intel and Samsung Electronics to produce the main processors for its devices, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the deliberations. Apple executives have made visits to a Samsung plant under development in Texas and, separately, also held preliminary talks with Intel about enlisting the company's chipmaking services, Bloomberg reported. While the move would offer Apple a secondary option beyond its longtime partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the iPhone-maker is also concerned about using non-TSMC technology, the report said, citing worries about reliability and scale.
