Dow Wavers Near 50,000 as Oil, Yields Rise; Walmart, Nvidia Weigh
Markets Daniel Marsh

Dow Wavers Near 50,000 as Oil, Yields Rise; Walmart, Nvidia Weigh

The Dow hovered near 50,000 Thursday as higher oil prices and bond yields curbed risk appetite. Walmart fell on cautious guidance, while Nvidia's record results failed to ignite a tech rally.

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Oil Rally and Walmart Warning Drag Wall Street Lower
Markets Daniel Marsh

Oil Rally and Walmart Warning Drag Wall Street Lower

U.S. stocks declined Thursday as surging oil prices and higher bond yields weighed on sentiment. Nvidia slipped despite strong earnings, and Walmart dropped sharply.

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Applied Digital Surges on $7.5B AI Data Center Lease Deal
Technology Sarah Chen

Applied Digital Surges on $7.5B AI Data Center Lease Deal

Applied Digital shares surged 17% after a $7.5 billion, 15-year AI data center lease, lifting total contracted revenue to $31 billion. Analysts raised price targets but caution on execution and customer concentration.

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Deere Shares Slide 7% Despite Earnings Beat as Farm Demand Stays Weak
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Deere Shares Slide 7% Despite Earnings Beat as Farm Demand Stays Weak

Deere & Co shares dropped 7.1% after beating quarterly forecasts but maintaining its full-year profit outlook, with large agriculture sales falling 14%.

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Ford Stock Edges Up After DOE Loan Restructure for Kentucky Battery Plant
Markets Daniel Marsh

Ford Stock Edges Up After DOE Loan Restructure for Kentucky Battery Plant

Ford shares rose 0.9% after assuming a $3.805B DOE loan for a Kentucky battery plant and exiting the BlueOval SK joint venture.

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IREN Surges on Nvidia Cloud Deal and Convertible Note Offering
Technology Sarah Chen

IREN Surges on Nvidia Cloud Deal and Convertible Note Offering

IREN shares jumped 5.7% to $55.71 after revealing a $3.4 billion Nvidia cloud contract and $3.0 billion in convertible-note financing, with trading volume reaching 19.4 million shares.

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Bloom Energy and Nebius Ink $2.6 Billion Fuel-Cell Deal for AI Data Centers
Technology Sarah Chen

Bloom Energy and Nebius Ink $2.6 Billion Fuel-Cell Deal for AI Data Centers

Bloom Energy and Nebius agreed to a $2.6 billion, 10-year fuel-cell deal for AI data centers, sending shares up 11.7% and 16.8%.

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Xanadu Stock Surges on $300M Capital Plan and Quantum Breakthrough
Markets Daniel Marsh

Xanadu Stock Surges on $300M Capital Plan and Quantum Breakthrough

Xanadu shares jumped 8.9% after the company announced a $300M equity facility and a quantum algorithm update that could halve the cost of key operations.

GlobalFoundries Stock Surges on $375M US Quantum Chip Funding
Technology Sarah Chen

GlobalFoundries Stock Surges on $375M US Quantum Chip Funding

GlobalFoundries shares surged 12.7% to $79.75 after the US Department of Commerce signaled $375 million in support for quantum-chip manufacturing, with the company launching a new quantum technology unit.

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Mister Car Wash Delisted After $3.1B Buyout Completion
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Mister Car Wash Delisted After $3.1B Buyout Completion

Mister Car Wash (MCW) has been delisted from Nasdaq after Leonard Green & Partners completed its $3.1 billion take-private acquisition, with shareholders receiving $7.00 per share.

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Apellis Delisted After Biogen's $5.3B Acquisition Closes
Markets Daniel Marsh

Apellis Delisted After Biogen's $5.3B Acquisition Closes

Biogen closed its $5.3 billion acquisition of Apellis, ending APLS trading on Nasdaq. Shareholders got $41 per share plus a CVR linked to Syfovre sales milestones.

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Quantum Computing Stocks Surge on $2 Billion U.S. Government Investment
Technology Sarah Chen

Quantum Computing Stocks Surge on $2 Billion U.S. Government Investment

Quantum Computing Inc. shares jumped 12.2% to $10.73 amid a sector rally following a $2 billion U.S. government quantum investment. QCI was not a named recipient but saw gains alongside Rigetti and D-Wave.

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