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IPOs have had juicy first-day gains this year, but it doesn’t take long for the pullback to start. And that is particularly true for mega IPOs.

US equity indexes dropped this week as big tech tumbled after strong jobs data boosted the odds for

Independent home improvement chains face intense competition from major big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, which has resulted in the smaller competitors having financial distress and, in some cases, filing for bankruptcy. Home Depot dominated the home improvement sector, ...

(Bloomberg) -- The hunt is on for companies that could benefit from the tailwinds of an unprecedented wave of stock offerings in the US, and investors are increasingly honing in on the Asian supply chain.Most Read from BloombergUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedAmericans Injured in Iranian Missile Strike on Kuwaiti Air BaseStrait of Hormuz Ship Transits Are Rising Thanks to US HelpAmericans Hurt in Kuwait as Trump Sends Mixed Signals on WarCVS Returns Zepbound to Drug

Space stocks are splitting sharply this Friday morning after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a hotfire test late Thursday at Cape Canaveral. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is down 17% to $111, while Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) stock has dropped 8% to roughly $47.50 and Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock has slipped 6% to $139. Virgin ... AST SpaceMobile Plunges 17%, Planet Labs Drops 8% on Blue Origin Explosion, While Virgin Galactic Surges 11%

Non-European satellite operators such as Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's low-earth-orbit business can bid for mobile satellite spectrum, the European ‌Commission said on Wednesday, leaving the door open to U.S. companies while also decreasing the ‌share of spectrum they will be able to acquire. But the push has been marked by internal divisions at the Commission, with some wanting to be more aggressive and others wanting a more gradual line. Two thirds of the ‌available spectrum will be divided equally ⁠between EU and non-EU operators for commercial use, the EU executive said, confirming a Reuters report.

Amazon cited AI efficiency when it eliminated 16,000 corporate roles. Microsoft cited AI when it cut more than 15,000 positions. Across Big Tech, the explanation for layoffs has become almost predictable: we are doing more with less, and AI is why. Jensen Huang has a problem with that story. And he ...

Dropbox said on Tuesday that CEO and co-founder Andrew Houston will step down after a ‌transition period, promoting insider Ashraf Alkarmi to co-CEO ‌ahead of his succession as the sole chief executive. The file hosting service ​provider's shares fell more than 1% in early trading. They have fallen over 3% this year.

All three major US stock indexes were down and oil prices were up after Iran's supreme leader issued

(Bloomberg) -- The windfall earned by Asian chip makers is coursing through the world economy, mirroring on a global scale the circular flow of money within the AI ecosystem.Most Read from BloombergSpot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in ChinaModi’s Toffee Gift to Meloni Ignites Rally in Wrong Indian StockSpaceX Shows $4.3 Billion Loss as Musk Targets Record IPOIran Threatens to Retaliate Beyond Middle East If US AttacksNvidia Tells Skeptical Investors AI Is Ready to Go Mainst

Artificial-intelligence leader Nvidia has a big task when it reports first-quarter earnings later today: convince investors that the AI investment boom still has legs and that Nvidia won’t lose its pole position. Wall Street analysts expect the company to report earnings per share of $1.75, up from 81 cents a year ago. Nvidia remains the biggest winner of the AI age.

Roughly $1.5 trillion has flowed into artificial intelligence deployment since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, according to Advisor Perspectives, a sum that matches the projected fiscal year 2027 U.S. defense budget. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are projecting approximately $725 billion in ...

The class-action complaint claims Amazon prioritized political goodwill over reimbursing shoppers for invalidated IEEPA tariffs.

Consumer complaint adds legal risk after Supreme Court tariff ruling

AI companies are boosting the U.S. economy, but it doesn’t tell the full story about inflation, wages, and the labor market.

Online seller eBay is rejecting an unsolicited $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop, calling the proposal “neither credible or attractive.” Ryan Cohen’s GameStop disclosed earlier this month that it was pursuing a takeover of eBay, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon. The national gaming retailer said at the time that its approximately 1,600 U.S. stores could become drop-off and shipping locations.

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. has begun the sale of its first Swiss franc bonds as it looks to raise a record six-part deal in the currency.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysInside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyEpstein's Black Card: How He Moved Women With His AmexTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’The company is selling debt due in three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 25-years, according to a person f

AST SpaceMobile reported Q1 earnings that missed estimates but the company said it's "on track" to meet 2026 guidance.

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Shares of The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are down roughly 13% to $20.41 in early Friday trading after the company posted a Q1 2026 earnings miss and issued a softer Q2 2026 outlook than the Street had hoped to see. The stock closed Thursday at $23.49, already down 38% year to date (YTD) heading into the ... Trade Desk Tumbles 13%, AppLovin Holds Gains as Ad-Tech Q1 Earnings Split Wall Street

While overall layoffs dropped in the first four months of 2026, AI helped drive more than 85,000 job cuts at technology companies.

(Bloomberg) -- This earnings season has delivered plenty of good news for the artificial intelligence trade, but instead of bidding up Nvidia Corp. shares, investors have been dumping them.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysUS Says Offensive Phase of Iran War Over as Ship Hit in StraitAnthropic Unveils AI Agents to Field Financial Services TasksTrump Pauses Plan to Guide Ships While Seeking Iran DealWhite House Weighs AI Working Group, Model Testi

FedEx stock dropped after Amazon unveiled a new logistics offering that could compete directly with the shipping giant’s core business.

FedEx stock dropped after Amazon unveiled a new logistics offering that could compete directly with the shipping giant’s core business.

Among the best stocks in earnings performance, Comfort Systems has a pristine 99 EPS Rating, the highest in IBD's air conditioning and heating products industry group.