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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now up more than 10% from its recent low on March 27, rising 1.24% on Wednesday to close 612 points higher. The benchmark ended the day just under the 50,000-point milestone.
(Bloomberg) -- The biggest US power grid needs a revamp to cope with the unprecedented surge in electricity demand stemming from the data-center boom, said Chief Executive Officer David Mills.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysDOJ Plans Intervention in Trump Supreme Court Carroll AppealUS Says Offensive Phase of Iran War Over as Ship Hit in StraitAnthropic Unveils AI Agents to Field Financial Services TasksStocks Hit All-Time Highs on Hopes War Is
OKLO stock carries the highest short interest in the utilities sector at 16.45%. A potential short squeeze, not earnings, could be the next big catalyst for investors.
Snap and Perplexity scrapped a deal to integrate the startup’s AI-powered answer engine directly into the social-media platform, ending a relationship that had boosted investors’ hopes for improved profitability at Snap.
Oil prices sank, and stock markets burst higher worldwide with hopes that a deal is nearing to allow tankers to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf again. The price for a barrel of Brent fell below $102 Wednesday. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 climbed 1.5% and reached another record.
James Kelly: Good morning, and thank you for joining us today to discuss our first quarter 2026 financial results and operational highlights. The forward-looking statements in this presentation are only as of the original date of this presentation, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of these statements.
Snap said on Wednesday its first-quarter revenue rose 12% on the back of resilient advertising spending and that its number of daily active users returned to growth, driven by markets outside of North America and Europe. The Snapchat parent, squeezed between dominant platforms such as TikTok and Meta's Instagram in a crowded social media market, has been turning to subscriptions to boost its revenue, which comes predominantly from advertising sales. Snap and artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity "amicably" ended their $400 million deal in the first quarter, it said on Wednesday, around six months after announcing it.
Chime posted its first-ever quarterly profit on Wednesday, as resilient consumer spending in the first three months of the year lifted demand for the financial technology firm's digital banking products. Consumer spending remained resilient in the first quarter as individuals and businesses maintained spending trends and supported the payments sector, despite broader macroeconomic volatility linked to the war in the Middle East. Payments processing company Visa also reported a rise in quarterly profit last week, helped by the spending trends.
Arm Holdings forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, benefiting from higher adoption of its chip technology as tech firms spend heavily on artificial intelligence compute. The company expects quarterly revenue of $1.26 billion, compared with estimates of $1.25 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG. Arm generates revenue by licensing its technology to companies such as Nvidia and Apple, collecting royalty payments for every product built using its designs.
<body><p>STORY: Disney reported adjusted earnings-per-share of $1.57 and revenue of $25.2 billion for January through March. Analysts, on average, had expected adjusted EPS of $1.49 and revenue of $24.78 billion, according to LSEG.</p><p>"All three aspects of their business did extraordinary," said Weinand, referring to streaming, theme parks and merchandise. </p><p>"I don't know the last time you've been to a theme park, but it's $300 to get in the door, and it's about $1,000 per person by the time you've left," he said. "Add that to almost every single streaming service is increasing their subscription prices, and people are paying it." </p><p>While most of those consumers are in middle- or upper-income brackets, Weinand said lower-middle class consumers are also spending, but at "entry-level consumer goods stores."</p><p>"That's kind of why I still like a Ross Stores or a TJ Maxx," he said, noting that shares of Ross Stores are "up about 26% this year."</p></body>
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday above the 49,683-point threshold it needed to officially exit correction territory.
Luis Sanay: Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today to discuss our second quarter 2025 financial results and operational highlights. Before we begin with prepared remarks, I need to remind you that this presentation includes forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to Novavax's corporate strategy and operating plans, its strategic priorities, its partnerships and expectations with respect to potential royalties, milestones and cost reimbursements, its expectations regarding manufacturing capacity, timing, production and delivery for its COVID-19 vaccine, the development of Novavax's clinical and preclinical product candidates, the timing and results of our clinical trials, including the Nuvaxovid post-marketing commitment study, full year 2025 financial guidance and revenue framework and Novavax's future financial or business performance.
KKR was the largest alternative asset manager reporting results this week, and its first quarter earnings grew 20% over the prior year. The New York-based firm runs money in every category of private markets. Funds poured into KKR during the March quarter, even as alt manager stocks suffered from angst over private credit and the potential for artificial intelligence to hurt software firms owned by private equity.
CLEAR's travel business saw continued strong growth in the first quarter, a reflection of our opportunity to continue to grow the top and bottom line through focus on the member experience, network and product expansion. TSA checkpoint volumes grew almost 1% normalizing for Leap Day. The biggest pain point for 64% of respondents was long lines at airport security with over half of travelers waiting over 20 minutes in security lines.
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Caryn Gail Seidman-Becker: Clear Secure identity platform is the trusted identity layer for travel and enterprise. 2025 continues to be a year of innovation, execution and momentum, as the need for trust, security and frictionless experiences in today's world is paramount. CLEAR is making experiences safer and easier for our members and our enterprise partners across travel, workforce, health care and consumer applications.
CLEAR is the future-facing identity infrastructure layer that is transforming how security and customer experience come together. As we scale automation across our network, our ambassadors can create an even more elevated member experience with CLEAR Concierge.
Airbnb is set to report its fiscal Q1 earnings tomorrow (May 7) after market close. Options traders are currently positioned for upside in ABNB stock after its quarterly release.
Meta Platforms has asked a Los Angeles judge to throw out a jury’s verdict finding the company liable for a woman’s depression in a landmark trial over whether the company has harmed young users by designing its platforms to be addictive. In the filing, submitted on Monday but made public on Wednesday, Meta asked the judge who oversaw the trial to overturn the verdict and rule in its favor or order a new trial. The jury in March found that Meta and YouTube parent Google had been negligent in the design of their platforms and had failed to warn users of their dangers.
Navitas Semiconductor has a number of strong, positive, potential catalysts, but it's also facing tough competitive threats along with its high price tag.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says more than 150,000 retail investors joined the fintech’s new venture fund, which offers exposure to private tech companies like OpenAI, Stripe, Databricks, and Oura before they go public.
(Bloomberg) -- CoreWeave Inc. racked up $19 billion of investor orders for a $3.1 billion loan backed by customer contracts for microchips, according to people familiar with the matter, the first of its kind to be broadly syndicated in the US leveraged loan market.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 TasksDOJ Plans Intervention in Tr
Wall Street is looking for McDonald's promotions to help it offset expected consumer weakness.
DRAM has traded only 24 sessions, but it's already up over 70% and has hit an intraday record on 14 of them.
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Jack Dorsey's financial services company Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) is set to report the financial results for the first quarter of 2026 on May 7. As Dorsey is a strong Bitcoin (BTC) advocate, Block's products integrate the top cryptocurrency. Cash App, a wallet that allows Bitcoin ...
J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results that showed margin expansion and higher adjusted earnings despite a decline in sales, as management pointed to benefits from its “Project Apollo” transformation and ongoing portfolio reshaping. Chief Executive Officer D
The FDA approved fruit-flavored vape pods on Wednesday for the first time in six years. Critics say it's political pressure. Supporters say it follows the science.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) just posted its best March quarter ever at $111.18 billion, while Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) followed with a sixth consecutive revenue beat. Now Bloomberg reports Apple is in early talks to use Intel and Samsung as U.S. chip suppliers. That single thread reframes both earnings reports. iPhone 17 Carries Apple. Foundry Carries Intel. Apple’s quarter ... Forget Tariffs: An Apple-Intel Deal Could Be the Biggest Manufacturing Story of the Trump Era
(Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. created an index tracking private midsize companies in the US with a combined $1 trillion in annual revenue, the first of a series of planned tools to provide investors with greater transparency into the world of closely held firms. 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 TasksDOJ Plans Intervention i