Exxon Warns of $160 Oil as Hormuz Talks Stall, Shareholders Back Texas Move
Commodities Rebecca Torres

Exxon Warns of $160 Oil as Hormuz Talks Stall, Shareholders Back Texas Move

Exxon Mobil warned crude could spike to $150-$160 a barrel as global inventories near minimums. Shareholders approved moving legal home to Texas.

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Vistra Ends Holiday Week Higher as AI Power Demand Dominates
Markets Daniel Marsh

Vistra Ends Holiday Week Higher as AI Power Demand Dominates

Vistra Corp. ended the holiday week with a 2.5% gain, closing at $160.23, as AI-driven power demand remained in focus. Q1 net income reached $1.03 billion.

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Texas Instruments Stock Retreats After AI-Fueled Surge, Analysts Eye Growth
Markets Daniel Marsh

Texas Instruments Stock Retreats After AI-Fueled Surge, Analysts Eye Growth

Texas Instruments shares dropped 3.25% on Friday, pulling back from a 52-week high as analysts highlight AI data-center power chip demand and improving industrial and auto markets.

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Axon's AI Drone Surge Drives 16% Weekly Gain, Analyst Targets Diverge
Technology Sarah Chen

Axon's AI Drone Surge Drives 16% Weekly Gain, Analyst Targets Diverge

Axon Enterprise shares surged 16.5% in a week, boosted by a 34% Q1 revenue jump and over 700% growth in AI product revenue. Wall Street remains divided with analyst targets ranging from $440 to $662.

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NextEra Energy Aims to Rebound as Dominion Deal and AI-Driven Demand Shape Outlook
Markets Daniel Marsh

NextEra Energy Aims to Rebound as Dominion Deal and AI-Driven Demand Shape Outlook

NextEra Energy (NEE) ended the week at $87.01, down 0.28%, as its $66.8B acquisition of Dominion Energy remains pending. The deal, which would expand NextEra's PJM footprint, is driven by surging AI-related electricity demand.

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Amphenol Shares Surge 12.65% in Holiday Week; AI Demand and Analyst Upgrade Fuel Optimism
Markets Daniel Marsh

Amphenol Shares Surge 12.65% in Holiday Week; AI Demand and Analyst Upgrade Fuel Optimism

Amphenol shares surged 12.65% last week, closing at $148.76. BNP Paribas Exane raised its target to $200, and Q1 sales soared 58% to $7.6 billion, fueled by AI infrastructure spending.

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Space ETF Navigates Blue Origin Setback and SpaceX IPO Anticipation
IPO Michael Okonkwo

Space ETF Navigates Blue Origin Setback and SpaceX IPO Anticipation

Tema Space Innovators ETF slipped 3.97% Friday after Blue Origin's rocket explosion, but the fund still posted a 3.6% weekly gain. SpaceX's $4.16B defense contract and IPO plans keep space stocks in focus.

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Credo Technology's AI-Driven Surge Faces Key Earnings Test Next Week
Earnings James Calloway

Credo Technology's AI-Driven Surge Faces Key Earnings Test Next Week

Credo Technology Group shares rose 6.15% to $236.03 on Friday, ahead of earnings Monday. The company completed its DustPhotonics acquisition, expanding optical networking.

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Verizon Stock Slips as Tech Surge Drives Markets to Records; Jobs Data in Focus
Markets Daniel Marsh

Verizon Stock Slips as Tech Surge Drives Markets to Records; Jobs Data in Focus

Shares of Verizon (VZ) fell 1.1% for the week, ending at $47.81, while major U.S. indices hit new record highs driven by tech stocks.

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Lam Research Nears Record High Ahead of CFO's Tech Conference Speech
Technology Sarah Chen

Lam Research Nears Record High Ahead of CFO's Tech Conference Speech

Lam Research stock closed near record highs on Friday, with investors focused on AI-driven demand and CFO Doug Bettinger's upcoming speech at Bank of America's Global Technology Conference.

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Coca-Cola Stock Slides on Profit Taking Amid Strong Year-to-Date Rally
Markets Daniel Marsh

Coca-Cola Stock Slides on Profit Taking Amid Strong Year-to-Date Rally

Coca-Cola shares dropped 1.74% to $79.01 on Friday, closing the holiday-shortened week nearly 3% lower, as profit taking in the defensive stock outweighed a broader market advance.

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Applied Materials Finishes Strong Week as AI Demand Drives Chip Equipment Maker Near Record Highs
Technology Sarah Chen

Applied Materials Finishes Strong Week as AI Demand Drives Chip Equipment Maker Near Record Highs

Applied Materials ended the holiday-shortened week at $450.06, up 4.1%, near record highs, driven by AI-related equipment demand and analyst upgrades.

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