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Investing.com -- Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by stronger-than-expected streaming revenue and solid performance at its theme parks.

The fast-food parent posted adjusted EPS of 86 cents and revenue of $2.26 billion, both above Wall Street expectations

Chipmakers are the most actively traded U.S. stocks ahead of the opening bell, setting the stage for another tech-led rally. In recent premarket action: Intel (INTC) is the most traded stock by volume, according to Dow Jones Market Data, and is up about 6%.

Investing.com -- Restaurant Brands International reported first-quarter earnings per share of $0.86, topping analyst estimates of $0.83. Revenue came in at $2.26 billion, against a consensus estimate of $2.24 billion.

(Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc. provided a better-than-expected forecast for bookings, signaling that robust demand from US commuters and travelers will offset impact from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. 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 Weigh

This is the first report under new CEO Josh D'Amaro.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) surged roughly 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker delivered quarterly results and forward guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven largely by booming demand from the artificial intelligence sector. Investor enthusiasm accelerated after chief executive Lisa Su highlighted strong momentum in AMD’s server and data center operations during the company’s earnings call.

(Bloomberg) -- Hut 8 Corp., a cryptocurrency miner that is shifting to developing artificial intelligence data center capacity, has signed a lease worth at least $9.8 billion over 15 years to provide computing power to a “high-investment-grade company.”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 S

By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures rose on Wednesday, extending a strong run on hopes of a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement and unrelenting optimism around

Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices received upgrades from both Goldman Sachs and Bernstein after the chipmaker reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and provided a robust second-quarter outlook, with analysts pointing to agentic AI as a key driver of the company’s accelerating growth.

Total prescriptions for the new Wegovy pill reached around 1.3 million in the first quarter and have exceeded 2 million since it launched.

U.S. semiconductor stocks rose on Wednesday as Advanced Micro Devices' strong outlook boosted investor confidence about sustained demand for AI infrastructure and that a ‌shift toward CPUs would spur the next leg of spending. AMD jumped nearly 18% in premarket ‌trading and is on track to hit a record high if gains hold in market hours, while rival Intel rose 6%. Chip designer Arm Holdings soared 11%, while Qualcomm gained about 4%.

U. S. stock futures moved higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump paused a military initiative aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and signalled progress toward a possible peace agreement with Iran.

Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven by strong demand for its data center chips. Shares rose 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday.

Shares in Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk surged this morning after it reported strong demand for its new weight-loss pill and upgraded its guidance. The Danish drugmaker said total prescriptions for the Wegovy pill reached around 1.

U.S. stocks looked set to extend record highs after Trump walked back an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns of a near-term escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.

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Total prescriptions for the Wegovy pill reached around 1.3 million in the first quarter and have exceeded 2 million since it launched.

COPENHAGEN, May 6 () - Novo Nordisk, the maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, on Wednesday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted operating profit above expectations and said its outlook ‌for the year was slightly improved. The Danish drugmaker is banking on demand for ‌its new weight-loss pill as competition with U.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global stocks were at record highs on Wednesday as some of Asia's biggest markets returned from a holiday in euphoric

South Korea’s Kospi soared nearly 7% to a fresh record on Wednesday as Samsung Electronics' stock jumped nearly 13% in a rally driven by expectations of strong growth in artificial intelligence and hopes for progress in ending the U.S.-Iran war. Shares in SK Hynix, another major Korean computer chipmaker, shot up 10% early Wednesday. Both Samsung and SK Hynix are major manufacturers of the computer chips vital for AI applications.

South Korea's Kospi soars nearly 7% to fresh records as Samsung Electronics stock jumps nearly 13%.

Fastly Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLY) is one of the 10 Stocks Turning Heads With Double-Digit Gains. Fastly grew its share prices by 17.72 percent on Tuesday to close at $32.36 apiece, as investors loaded portfolios ahead of the results of its first quarter earnings performance, which came shortly after market close. Earlier, the company announced targets of […]

Record-setting top-line growth couldn't keep the AI data and analytics company's stock from sliding, and these forward-looking metrics help explain why.

The market capitalisation of Samsung Electronics' ‌common stock surpassed $1 trillion ‌on Wednesday, making it the second ​Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone. Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, saw its ‌market value ⁠reach 1,500 trillion won ($1.03 trillion) in early trading ⁠in Seoul on Wednesday, tracking sharp gains of AI-related ​stocks in ​the U.S. ​overnight. Shares of the ‌South Korean chip giant were up 12% at 09:52 a.m.

Cricut (CRCT) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +100.00% and -2.80%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index vaulted past 7,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as an AI-powered rally in semiconductor stocks drove Samsung Electronics past the $1 trillion market-cap barrier. The gains underscore how ‌global demand for artificial intelligence hardware has become the dominant force reshaping equity markets, turning South Korea's chip-heavy benchmark into one of the ‌world's best performing major markets. The KOSPI closed up 6.45% at 7,384.56, after briefly tripping a rare "sidecar" trading curb and rising as much as 7.06% to a record high of 7,426.60, as a ​blistering rally in U.S. chip stocks overnight drove the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 4.2%.