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SoFi Stock Retreats After AI Composer Deal Fails to Sustain Rally
Markets Daniel Marsh

SoFi Stock Retreats After AI Composer Deal Fails to Sustain Rally

SoFi shares briefly surpassed the $18 median analyst target following its Composer AI deal but closed lower. EPS estimates for 2026 remain unchanged, and the stock trades at about 29 times expected earnings.

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American Airlines Stock Soars 8% as Fuel Costs Drop Below Key Assumptions
Commodities Rebecca Torres

American Airlines Stock Soars 8% as Fuel Costs Drop Below Key Assumptions

American Airlines stock jumped 8% after jet fuel prices dropped to $2.83/gallon, far below its $4 guidance assumption, implying $1.25 billion in quarterly pretax savings.

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SpaceX Starlink Launch Cadence Signals Revenue Strength as Short Interest Rises
Technology Sarah Chen

SpaceX Starlink Launch Cadence Signals Revenue Strength as Short Interest Rises

SpaceX completed its 59th Starlink launch of 2026, adding 24 satellites. Short interest rose to 13% of free float as shares traded at $156.08, with Starlink revenue at $11.2B.

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Alibaba Stock Plunges 4.4% on Anthropic's Massive AI Data Theft Allegations
Technology Sarah Chen

Alibaba Stock Plunges 4.4% on Anthropic's Massive AI Data Theft Allegations

Alibaba (HKG:9988) lost 4.43% to HK$95.00, erasing HK$88 billion, after Anthropic alleged Alibaba-linked groups conducted 28.8 million illicit Claude AI exchanges, intensifying US security scrutiny.

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Crypto App Fomo Raises $75M at $550M Valuation, Sparking Concerns Over High Multiples
Crypto Sarah Chen

Crypto App Fomo Raises $75M at $550M Valuation, Sparking Concerns Over High Multiples

Fomo's $75 million Series B at a $550 million valuation implies $880 per user, raising questions about private-market exuberance as crypto trading faces cyclical headwinds.

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SK hynix ADR Sale Sparks Valuation Rerating Against Micron and TSMC
Markets Daniel Marsh

SK hynix ADR Sale Sparks Valuation Rerating Against Micron and TSMC

SK hynix shares surged 13% in Seoul after announcing a Nasdaq ADR sale to fund AI memory investments, narrowing its valuation discount to Micron and TSMC.

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Refi Activity Rises as New Home Sales Slump, Inventory Swells
Economy Daniel Marsh

Refi Activity Rises as New Home Sales Slump, Inventory Swells

Refinance applications rose 3% last week, but purchase demand weakened as new home sales plunged 7.3% in May, leaving builders with a 10.3-month supply.

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UK Car Insurance Premiums Edge Up as Repair Costs Squeeze Insurer Margins
Analysis Daniel Marsh

UK Car Insurance Premiums Edge Up as Repair Costs Squeeze Insurer Margins

UK car insurance premiums rose 1% to £719 in Q1, the first quarterly increase in over two years, but repair cost inflation pressures margins for Admiral, Aviva, and Sabre.

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Hormuz Oil Flows Near Pre-War Level, Airlines Surge on Lower Fuel Costs
Commodities Rebecca Torres

Hormuz Oil Flows Near Pre-War Level, Airlines Surge on Lower Fuel Costs

Brent crude futures entered prompt oversupply as Gulf oil flows through Hormuz approach pre-war levels, boosting airline stocks up to 7% while tanker rates spike.

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Oil Glut Fears Ease as Strait Traffic Jumps; Airlines Surge
Markets Daniel Marsh

Oil Glut Fears Ease as Strait Traffic Jumps; Airlines Surge

A surge in tanker flows at the Strait of Hormuz pushes Brent crude toward a temporary glut, boosting US airline stocks. Markets also react to PMI data and Fed policy cues.

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Micron and Qualcomm Surge After Hours, Sparking $400 Billion Chip Rally
Technology Sarah Chen

Micron and Qualcomm Surge After Hours, Sparking $400 Billion Chip Rally

Micron (MU) soared 16% after hours on $100 billion in customer commitments; Qualcomm (QCOM) jumped 13% on a $15 billion data-center target, fueling a $400 billion chip rally.

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Broadcom Stock Rises on OpenAI Chip Deal, Margin Concerns Loom
Technology Sarah Chen

Broadcom Stock Rises on OpenAI Chip Deal, Margin Concerns Loom

Broadcom shares rose on news of a custom AI chip partnership with OpenAI, but CEO Hock Tan's margin warnings keep investors cautious.

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