Netflix Shares Slide Below $88 as Hastings Insider Sale and Weak Guidance Weigh
Technology Sarah Chen

Netflix Shares Slide Below $88 as Hastings Insider Sale and Weak Guidance Weigh

Netflix shares fell 3.4% to $87.57 as Reed Hastings disclosed a major insider sale ahead of his board exit. Weak Q2 guidance and intensifying competition add to investor concerns.

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Semiconductor ETF SMH Rebounds on AI Demand, but Valuation Concerns Loom
Technology Sarah Chen

Semiconductor ETF SMH Rebounds on AI Demand, but Valuation Concerns Loom

SMH ETF rebounds as AMD's strong forecast boosts AI chip rally, but high valuations and potential demand slowdown remain risks.

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CoreWeave Faces $66.8B Backlog Test as Q1 Earnings Loom
Earnings James Calloway

CoreWeave Faces $66.8B Backlog Test as Q1 Earnings Loom

CoreWeave reports Q1 earnings after the close May 7, with a $66.8B backlog and major deals with Meta, Anthropic, and Jane Street. Investors eye execution risks.

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Technology Sarah Chen

IREN Shares Surge After $625M Mirantis Acquisition Boosts AI Cloud Strategy

IREN Ltd will acquire Mirantis Inc in a $625 million all-share deal, strengthening its AI cloud capabilities. Shares rose 10.6% to $54.74.

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Nebius Eyes Record Highs After $643M Eigen AI Deal, Q1 Earnings in Focus
Technology Sarah Chen

Nebius Eyes Record Highs After $643M Eigen AI Deal, Q1 Earnings in Focus

Nebius shares hover near record highs after a $643M deal for Eigen AI, with Q1 earnings due May 13 set to test the stock's momentum.

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Uber's Strong Bookings Forecast Puts Pressure on Lyft Ahead of Earnings
Earnings James Calloway

Uber's Strong Bookings Forecast Puts Pressure on Lyft Ahead of Earnings

Uber forecast Q2 gross bookings of $56.25-$57.75B, above estimates, after a Q1 revenue miss. Shares rose ~8% premarket. Lyft reports after Thursday's close.

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Verizon Shifts Strategy: Ends Blanket Free Phone Offers, Targets Retention
Earnings James Calloway

Verizon Shifts Strategy: Ends Blanket Free Phone Offers, Targets Retention

Verizon CEO Dan Schulman ends blanket free phone and line offers, shifting to targeted retention. The carrier added 55,000 postpaid subscribers in Q1, its first positive Q1 since 2013.

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Novo Nordisk Shares Surge on Strong Wegovy Pill Sales, Upgraded 2026 Outlook
Earnings James Calloway

Novo Nordisk Shares Surge on Strong Wegovy Pill Sales, Upgraded 2026 Outlook

Novo Nordisk raised its 2026 guidance after Wegovy pill prescriptions topped 2 million, sending shares up 9.2%. The company now expects a smaller decline in sales and profit this year.

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Oil Slides as Trump Pauses Hormuz Mission, Iran Deal Hopes Rise
Commodities Rebecca Torres

Oil Slides as Trump Pauses Hormuz Mission, Iran Deal Hopes Rise

President Trump paused the U.S. naval escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz as reports emerged of a possible Iran deal, sending oil prices tumbling and global stocks surging.

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Wall Street Futures Rally on AMD Outlook and Iran Deal Optimism
Markets Daniel Marsh

Wall Street Futures Rally on AMD Outlook and Iran Deal Optimism

US stock futures jumped on Wednesday, driven by AMD's upbeat revenue outlook and hopes for a US-Iran deal, sending Dow futures up 558 points and oil prices sharply lower.

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Microsoft Edges Lower as $190B AI Bet Faces Scrutiny
Technology Sarah Chen

Microsoft Edges Lower as $190B AI Bet Faces Scrutiny

Microsoft shares dipped 0.25% premarket Wednesday, as strong earnings were overshadowed by rising capex and competition from Google Cloud.

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AMD's AI Boom Ignites QQQ Surge as Nasdaq Eyes New Highs
Markets Daniel Marsh

AMD's AI Boom Ignites QQQ Surge as Nasdaq Eyes New Highs

Invesco QQQ Trust ETF advanced 1.3% in premarket trading Wednesday, lifted by AMD's strong quarterly results and robust AI demand, putting Nasdaq records back in play.

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