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(Bloomberg) -- Cboe Global Markets Inc. is seeking US regulatory approval to list all-or-nothing options tied to corporate earnings results, allowing traders to wager on figures ranging from SpaceX revenue and Nvidia data-center sales to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s credit-loss provisions.Most Read from BloombergMeta Is Planning a Cloud Business to Sell AI Computing PowerKrafton Agrees to Pay ‘Subnautica 2’ Bonuses as Developer’s CEO ResignsUS Decides Against Renewing USMCA, Shifting to Rolling TalksS
Stocks fell as Meta buzz hit SpaceX, Micron and many AI stocks. Tesla is near a buy point with deliveries due. The June jobs report also is on tap.
Michael Burry, famous for his prescient bets against the housing bubble, unveiled bearish positions on Tesla Caterpillar semiconductor manufacturer Applied Materials and an ETF tracking chip makers. Burry said that plans by two of South Korea’s largest tech companies to build a chip hub set off fresh alarm bells about whether the massive sums of money being poured into AI can ever pay off. The PHLX Semiconductor Index, which is tracked by the ETF that Burry is betting against, fell 6.3%.
(Bloomberg) -- Crossing $420 gets Tesla Inc. investors excited.Most Read from BloombergMeta Is Planning a Cloud Business to Sell AI Computing PowerSpaceX IPO Left Mirae With No Shares on MisunderstandingKrafton Agrees to Pay ‘Subnautica 2’ Bonuses as Developer’s CEO ResignsUS Decides Against Renewing USMCA, Shifting to Rolling TalksTrump Reports at Least $1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto EarningsAt least, that’s what data from Vanda Research show: The sum of five-day retail net buying picks up on aver
BYD continues its comeback, after a tough start to the year, according to new data. Other Tesla rivals like XPeng and Xiaomi also had a strong June.
Analysts at Wedbush gave SpaceX an "outperform" rating with a price target of $190 a share. The stock rose 2% on Wednesday morning.
Investing.com -- BYD Co. is positioned to reclaim its spot as the world's largest seller of fully electric vehicles from Tesla Inc. as the Chinese automaker increases its international shipments.
Autonomous-driving startup Wayve is riding a tide of investor interest. The London-based company has pulled in $2.8 billion from a roster of investors and strategic partners that includes big names across the technology and automotive sectors, from Nvidia to Mercedes-Benz and Nissan. In June, Wayve said it will deploy its system in robotaxis from Jeep maker Stellantis, to go on Uber's ride-hailing network.
Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment around SPY was ‘bearish’, while QQQ sentiment remained ‘bullish.’
FRANKFURT, June 30 (Reuters) - Europe is an emerging but promising market for self-driving 'robotaxis', with the technology set to become far more visible across the region over the next two years,
(Bloomberg) -- Retail investors’ activity in the technology stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven” hit a four-year low in recent days after having been muted for months, according to Citigroup Inc. equity strategists.Most Read from BloombergSpaceX IPO Left Mirae With No Shares on MisunderstandingYen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled JapanWhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to 3 Billion UsersTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsIran Ratchets Up Talk
Investing.com -- The "Magnificent 7" group of technology companies lost approximately $2.3 trillion in market value this month as investors increased scrutiny of large infrastructure spending by these firms.
Elon Musk may have recently given a big hint about what's on the horizon for SpaceX and Tesla.
Panasonic is seeking to localise its U.S. supply chain for energy storage systems as it prepares to produce battery cells at a plant in Kansas as part of a shift towards supplying data centres, the Japanese group's CEO said on Tuesday. "Since most of our customers are in the U.S. for these energy storage systems, we think it makes sense to complete the supply chain as much as possible within the U.S.," Yuki Kusumi said during a roundtable interview in Tokyo.
Tesla stock jumped more than 8% after rolling out its FSD v14 Lite software to millions of older vehicles for the first time in over a year.
It was a good day for the Magnificent Seven—at least some of them. Tesla stock ended Monday's session up 8.5%, perhaps riding the coat tails of SpaceX, which was up 7.1%. The two Elon Musk companies are tightly linked, jointly developing a chip fabrication complex in Texas.
China's ambassador to Canada, Wang Di, said the shipment would mark the first arrival of Chinese-built cars under a deal allowing up to 49,000 Chinese EVs a year into the country at lower tariff rates.
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. shares are heading for their worst month since the dot-com era as investors continue to fret about how the software giant will fare in a world marked by artificial intelligence.Most Read from BloombergTrump’s U-Turn on Iran Sanctions Would Unravel Decades of CurbsUS and Iran Agree to Halt Attacking Each Other Ahead of TalksOil Trades Near Four-Month Low as US and Iran Halt Fresh AttacksAramco Helicopter Crash in Ras Tanura Kills All 14 on BoardPrabowo Risks Prompt
Technology stocks were trading higher in premarket trading Monday as the looked set to finally snap its five-day losing streak. Semiconductor companies, other artificial-intelligence stocks, and the Magnificent Seven were among those rebounding to start the week. Microsoft jumped 2% ahead of the open, while Amazon Alphabet Nvidia Meta and Tesla were all up around 1%.
One number due in the first few days of July matters more than any robotaxi update right now.
Wayve is emerging as a go-to partner for traditional automakers trying to keep up with Silicon Valley.
Lingyi debuted strongly after raising HK$8.3 billion as it expands into AI hardware and humanoid robotics.
<body><p>STORY: From Micron's mega market cap to Apple's price hikes...</p><p>...this is the Week in Numbers.</p><p>:: The Week in Numbers</p><p>:: $1.4 trillion.</p><p>About $1.4 trillion was Micron's market cap after it briefly blew past the value of Meta and Tesla for the first time.</p><p>It came after the firm forecast quarterly profit and revenue well above expectations.</p><p>Micron is a major memory-chip maker and a key supplier to AI titan Nvidia.</p><p>The company's shares have more than tripled in value so far this year, and soared close to a fifth following its results.</p><p>:: 5%</p><p>Almost 5% is how far Apple shares fell after it announced price hikes.</p><p>The tech giant said its cheapest laptop will jump from $599 to $699, with iPad prices also rising - although the iPhone won't jump for now.</p><p>Apple says it can no longer avoid passing on rising costs to consumers.</p><p>The price of memory chips jumped by around 98% in the first quarter, and has kept soaring due to the AI boom.</p><p>:: 42% </p><p>42% was how much shares of Wendy's soared as retail traders bought up the beaten-down stock in the latest meme-like rally.</p><p>Trading on the heavily shorted stock was paused multiple times due to volatility..</p><p>Shares briefly hit a more than seven-month high.</p><p>The fast food chain is battling weak sales and pressure from an activist investor, with its stock down more than 78% from record highs five years ago.</p><p>:: $648 billion</p><p>Almost $648 billion is how much Samsung plans to invest in South Korea over 10 years.</p><p>That's according to the Maeil Business Newspaper, which said the firm will announce its intentions on Monday.</p><p>The investment includes a potential $194 billion to build chip factories in the country's southwest, as well as plans for AI data centers, batteries and displays.</p><p>There was no immediate response to a request for comment from Samsung.</p><p>:: $606.5 million</p><p>And $606.5 million was H&M's operating profit during its fiscal second quarter.</p><p>That was smaller than expected for the Swedish fashion retailer.</p><p>H&M blamed weaker consumer demand and inflation made worse by the Iran war.</p><p>CEO Daniel Erver said Europe, particularly the western part of it, had gone through a difficult quarter.</p></body>
Tata Electronics, a key Indian supplier to Apple, has restricted internal access to sensitive systems as it investigates a leak of thousands of secret client files on the dark web, a Tata source and two industry officials said. Tata has also hired a global consultant to conduct a forensic audit and has reported the incident to the Indian government and its clients, said the Tata source, declining to be named given the sensitivity of the matter. Reuters reported this week that ransomware group World Leaks posted more than 200,000 files to the dark web, including purported component design papers from Apple and Tesla, both of which are Tata clients.