Nu Holdings Slips on BofA Downgrade Amid CFO Departure and Brazil Credit Concerns
Markets Daniel Marsh

Nu Holdings Slips on BofA Downgrade Amid CFO Departure and Brazil Credit Concerns

Nu Holdings dropped 6.3% after BofA downgraded the stock to Underperform, citing CFO Guilherme Lago's departure and rising credit risks in Brazil. New CFO Rob Livingston will take over on July 13.

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Coherent Surges on AI Demand and Nvidia Investment
Technology Sarah Chen

Coherent Surges on AI Demand and Nvidia Investment

Coherent shares soared 17% to $425.44 after strong Q3 results and renewed AI infrastructure demand, fueled by Nvidia's $2 billion investment.

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AI-Driven Inflows Lift QQQM Despite Zscaler's Guidance Miss
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AI-Driven Inflows Lift QQQM Despite Zscaler's Guidance Miss

QQQM rose 0.2% to $306.54 on $835M inflows, driven by AI leaders Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, while Zscaler fell 8.9% on weak guidance, showing volatility in growth funds.

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AI Memory Boom Drives DRAM ETF to $13.4 Billion in First Two Months
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AI Memory Boom Drives DRAM ETF to $13.4 Billion in First Two Months

Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) saw $553.7 million in new inflows on May 29, pushing assets to $13.36 billion, as investors pile into AI-memory exposure. The fund focuses on high-bandwidth memory, DRAM, and NAND stocks.

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Dow Holds Near Highs as AI Rally Splits Winners and Losers
Markets Daniel Marsh

Dow Holds Near Highs as AI Rally Splits Winners and Losers

HPE and Marvell lead AI rally; Alphabet falls on $80B equity sale for AI infrastructure. Dow inches higher as investors weigh spending against returns.

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Leveraged Chip ETFs See Heavy Two-Sided Trading as AI Rally Intensifies
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Leveraged Chip ETFs See Heavy Two-Sided Trading as AI Rally Intensifies

SOXL and SOXS saw heavy trading as chip stocks surged, with SOXL up 12.4% and SOXS down 12.5%, reflecting the high-risk, momentum-driven nature of leveraged semiconductor ETFs.

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IBM Shares Cool After Quantum, Barclays, and Retail Rally
Technology Sarah Chen

IBM Shares Cool After Quantum, Barclays, and Retail Rally

IBM shares eased 0.4% to $319.10 after hitting a high of $327.22, as investors weighed a $10B quantum computing plan, a Barclays upgrade, and a $1B CHIPS-funded foundry. Retail trading spiked but risks persist.

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Alphabet's $80B AI Funding Plan Tests Wall Street's Record Rally
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Alphabet's $80B AI Funding Plan Tests Wall Street's Record Rally

Alphabet shares fell after announcing an $80 billion equity offering to fund AI expansion, dampening Wall Street's record run. HPE and Marvell surged on AI demand.

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SoFi Shares Dip 3.6% on AI Coach Launch, Platform Expansion Push
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SoFi Shares Dip 3.6% on AI Coach Launch, Platform Expansion Push

SoFi shares fell 3.6% to $17.91 after launching SoFi Coach, an AI money management tool for SoFi Plus members, as the company pushes to expand beyond lending into a full-service finance platform.

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POET Technologies Rebounds on AI Optics Demand and $400M Financing
Technology Sarah Chen

POET Technologies Rebounds on AI Optics Demand and $400M Financing

POET Technologies shares surged 10% to $15.24 as traders returned to the AI-hardware stock after a 17.1% drop, boosted by a $400M financing and a $50M Lumilens deal potentially worth $500M.

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Supermicro Surges on AI Server Demand, HPE Results Boost Sentiment
Technology Sarah Chen

Supermicro Surges on AI Server Demand, HPE Results Boost Sentiment

Super Micro shares jumped about 5% in early trading, driven by strong HPE results and new AI server launches with AMD and Arm, though memory cost and export risks persist.

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Hims Completes $1.15B Eucalyptus Acquisition, Shares Dip Slightly
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Hims Completes $1.15B Eucalyptus Acquisition, Shares Dip Slightly

Hims & Hers shares fell 0.9% after completing the $1.15 billion Eucalyptus acquisition, gaining 850,000 customers and international reach, but facing execution risks and U.S. weight-loss drug plan shifts.

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