Moderna Surges 10% as Flu Vaccine Hopes Add $2.9B to Market Cap
Markets Daniel Marsh

Moderna Surges 10% as Flu Vaccine Hopes Add $2.9B to Market Cap

Moderna shares surged over 10% in after-hours trading, adding roughly $2.9 billion in market value as investor enthusiasm for its flu vaccine pipeline continues to build.

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AbbVie Surges $17.8 Billion in Market Cap, Surpassing Apogee Deal Value
Markets Daniel Marsh

AbbVie Surges $17.8 Billion in Market Cap, Surpassing Apogee Deal Value

AbbVie shares soared 3.99% to $261.07, adding $17.8B in market value—more than the $10.9B Apogee deal. The stock now trades above analyst targets, setting up a key Q2 earnings report.

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Snap Outperforms Nasdaq Despite Thin Volume; Revenue Mix in Focus
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Snap Outperforms Nasdaq Despite Thin Volume; Revenue Mix in Focus

Snap shares climbed 1.9% to $4.84, its fifth straight gain, but trading volume was 18% below average. The market is now focusing on the company's diversifying revenue stream.

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Microsoft Stock Rises on $2.5B AI Unit Launch, Outpaces Nasdaq
Technology Sarah Chen

Microsoft Stock Rises on $2.5B AI Unit Launch, Outpaces Nasdaq

Microsoft shares climbed 1.62% to $390.49, boosted by its $2.5 billion Frontier AI unit, while the Nasdaq fell 0.80%. The gain added $46.1 billion in market value.

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Comcast Stock Stalls as Broadband Woes Offset Spin-Off Optimism
Markets Daniel Marsh

Comcast Stock Stalls as Broadband Woes Offset Spin-Off Optimism

Comcast shares closed slightly higher Thursday, but gains remain muted as broadband concerns temper excitement over the planned NBCUniversal separation.

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Applied Optoelectronics Shares Slide 13% on $94M Cleanroom Cash Outlay
Markets Daniel Marsh

Applied Optoelectronics Shares Slide 13% on $94M Cleanroom Cash Outlay

Applied Optoelectronics shares tumbled nearly 13% after a filing revealed a $94.1 million cleanroom contract, representing about 21% of its cash and restricted cash as of March 31.

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JNJ Closes Above Analyst Average After Dow Rebalancing
Markets Daniel Marsh

JNJ Closes Above Analyst Average After Dow Rebalancing

Johnson & Johnson shares ended Thursday at $263.04, gaining 3.57% and closing above the average analyst target of $262.10 following the Dow rebalancing.

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T1 Energy Shares Slide as Expiring Warrants, Convertible Notes Weigh
Markets Daniel Marsh

T1 Energy Shares Slide as Expiring Warrants, Convertible Notes Weigh

T1 Energy shares dropped 6.8% to $8.56 as the market focuses on next week's warrant expiration and in-the-money convertible notes, with key price levels under watch.

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Amazon Edges Up as AWS Unveils $1B AI Projects for Clients and Intel
Technology Sarah Chen

Amazon Edges Up as AWS Unveils $1B AI Projects for Clients and Intel

Amazon shares edged higher Thursday as AWS unveiled two $1 billion AI projects, including a generative AI engineer service and cloud credits for intelligence agencies.

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BitMine Stock Trades at Discount to Crypto Holdings as ETH Dominates Treasury
Crypto Sarah Chen

BitMine Stock Trades at Discount to Crypto Holdings as ETH Dominates Treasury

BitMine shares ended Thursday at $14.36, up 1.5%, but still trade at roughly 83 cents per dollar of reported crypto and cash holdings as Ethereum's value climbs.

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Pfizer Gains as 7% Yield Attracts, China Trial Scrutiny Looms
Markets Daniel Marsh

Pfizer Gains as 7% Yield Attracts, China Trial Scrutiny Looms

Pfizer (PFE) shares climbed 2.1% on Thursday, supported by a high dividend yield, but a U.S. House committee probe into its China trial data adds uncertainty.

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Axcelis Technologies Plunges 18%, Loses Over $1 Billion in Market Value
Markets Daniel Marsh

Axcelis Technologies Plunges 18%, Loses Over $1 Billion in Market Value

Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) dropped 18.4%, losing over $1 billion in market value, as the Philadelphia semiconductor index fell 6.7%.

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