Dollar Tree Shares Surge on Upgraded Profit Forecast, Strong Q1
Earnings James Calloway

Dollar Tree Shares Surge on Upgraded Profit Forecast, Strong Q1

Dollar Tree raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted profit forecast after first-quarter earnings and sales beat Wall Street estimates. Shares jumped about 12% in premarket trading.

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T1 Energy Shares Dip After Trina Solar Unloads 22.5M Stake
Markets Daniel Marsh

T1 Energy Shares Dip After Trina Solar Unloads 22.5M Stake

T1 Energy shares slid 3.9% in premarket trading after Trina Solar disclosed selling 22.5 million shares, cutting its stake to 11%. The stock had closed at a 52-week high of $11.28.

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Ford Hits 2022 High on Energy Storage Deal, Not Auto Sales
Technology Sarah Chen

Ford Hits 2022 High on Energy Storage Deal, Not Auto Sales

Ford (F) shares hit their highest since August 2022, driven by a major battery storage deal with EDF, as investors focus on its energy unit over vehicle sales.

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IREN Stock Dips Premarket After $1.6B Dell Deal for AI Hardware
Markets Daniel Marsh

IREN Stock Dips Premarket After $1.6B Dell Deal for AI Hardware

IREN shares dropped 3.6% in premarket after surging 13.48% on a $1.6 billion Dell deal for Nvidia Blackwell systems to support a $3.4 billion AI cloud contract.

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US Mortgage Rates Hit 9-Month Peak, Refinancing Plunges
Economy Daniel Marsh

US Mortgage Rates Hit 9-Month Peak, Refinancing Plunges

US mortgage rates climbed to 6.65% last week, the highest since August 2025, sending refinance demand down 18% and total applications down 8.5%.

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Verra Mobility Shares Stabilize After Avis Contract Termination Sparks Downgrades
Markets Daniel Marsh

Verra Mobility Shares Stabilize After Avis Contract Termination Sparks Downgrades

Verra Mobility shares stabilized near $4 after plunging 70% on news Avis Budget is ending a major contract. Analysts downgraded the stock and slashed price targets.

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Kratos Shares Surge on Hopes of US Drone Funding
Markets Daniel Marsh

Kratos Shares Surge on Hopes of US Drone Funding

Kratos shares jumped 11.2% premarket after reports of possible US government funding for domestic drone makers. The stock closed at $57.30 on Wednesday.

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Hoth Therapeutics Rebrands as Rocket One, Shares Surge on AI Chip Pivot
Technology Sarah Chen

Hoth Therapeutics Rebrands as Rocket One, Shares Surge on AI Chip Pivot

Hoth Therapeutics rebranded as Rocket One Inc., starting trading under RKTO on Thursday. Shares surged 47% pre-market after the pivot to AI chip tech for space.

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Intel Dips as ByteDance Develops Own CPUs; AI Rally Pauses
Technology Sarah Chen

Intel Dips as ByteDance Develops Own CPUs; AI Rally Pauses

Intel shares slipped 1.4% as ByteDance develops its own CPUs, adding pressure amid rising chip prices. The broader AI rally paused, with the Philly Semiconductor Index down 1.4%.

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Wall Street Futures Slide as Iran Tensions Rattle Markets
Markets Daniel Marsh

Wall Street Futures Slide as Iran Tensions Rattle Markets

U.S. stock futures declined Thursday as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions lifted oil prices, pulling Wall Street from record highs ahead of key PCE inflation data.

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American Airlines Dropped from Dow Transports; FedEx Freight to Join
Markets Daniel Marsh

American Airlines Dropped from Dow Transports; FedEx Freight to Join

American Airlines will exit the Dow Jones Transportation Average on June 1, replaced by FedEx Freight. CEO Robert Isom maintains a reduced profit outlook for 2026 amid rising fuel expenses.

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Plug Power Stock Rises Despite Persistent Cash Concerns
Analysis Daniel Marsh

Plug Power Stock Rises Despite Persistent Cash Concerns

Plug Power shares rose 7.8% to $4.14, nearing a 52-week high, but a $245.3M net loss and $150M cash burn in Q1 continue to worry investors.

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