AEP Stock Sale Nears $3B as Data Centers Drive Utility Expansion
Markets Daniel Marsh

AEP Stock Sale Nears $3B as Data Centers Drive Utility Expansion

AEP's stock sale expands to nearly $3 billion as underwriters exercise options, supporting a $78B capital plan fueled by data-center and industrial load growth. Shares fell 3% on dilution concerns.

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Dow Reclaims 50,000 as AI Rally Hits Yield Headwinds
Markets Daniel Marsh

Dow Reclaims 50,000 as AI Rally Hits Yield Headwinds

U.S. stock futures fell Friday after the Dow reclaimed 50,000, as rising Treasury yields and oil prices tempered AI-driven gains. Cisco surged on earnings, with Nvidia and key retailers on deck.

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Wall Street Futures Tumble as Surging Oil, Yields Rattle Markets
Markets Daniel Marsh

Wall Street Futures Tumble as Surging Oil, Yields Rattle Markets

U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Friday as Brent crude surged past $109 and the 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.54%, with the Nasdaq 100 sliding 1.56%. April retail sales matched forecasts, dimming Fed rate cut hopes.

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Murano Global Shares Surge Premarket Amid Nasdaq Compliance and Debt Restructuring
Markets Daniel Marsh

Murano Global Shares Surge Premarket Amid Nasdaq Compliance and Debt Restructuring

Murano Global shares surged 67% in premarket trading Friday, but the company still faces an Oct. 5 deadline to meet Nasdaq's $1 minimum bid rule and is working through debt restructuring.

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Mobix Labs Shares Surge 79% on Rare Earth Deal and Note Amendment
Commodities Rebecca Torres

Mobix Labs Shares Surge 79% on Rare Earth Deal and Note Amendment

Mobix Labs shares soared 79% after announcing a non-binding deal to acquire Special Project Delivery and securing $833,000 via a note amendment.

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HCW Biologics Posts Profit on China Deal, Faces Nasdaq and Pipeline Tests
Earnings James Calloway

HCW Biologics Posts Profit on China Deal, Faces Nasdaq and Pipeline Tests

HCW Biologics posted a $3.47M profit in Q1 2026, driven by a licensing deal with Trimmune Biotech. The company still trades below Nasdaq's $1 minimum and awaits early human data for its lead alopecia drug.

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MicroAlgo Surges on Quantum Circuit Automation Algorithm
Technology Sarah Chen

MicroAlgo Surges on Quantum Circuit Automation Algorithm

MicroAlgo Inc. shares surged 20.88% in pre-market trading after announcing a novel algorithm for automating quantum circuit design, but the company has not yet disclosed customers, pricing, or a launch timeline.

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Datavault AI Shares Surge Ahead of Q1 Results Amid Crypto Bill Momentum
Crypto Sarah Chen

Datavault AI Shares Surge Ahead of Q1 Results Amid Crypto Bill Momentum

Datavault AI shares climbed 10% premarket ahead of Q1 earnings, boosted by a Senate crypto bill vote. The company also raised $60 million in a stock sale for its GPU edge network plan.

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Upstart CEO's $1.38M Stock Buy Fuels 10% Rally
Markets Daniel Marsh

Upstart CEO's $1.38M Stock Buy Fuels 10% Rally

Upstart Holdings shares jumped 10.1% after CEO Paul Gu bought $1.38 million in stock, signaling confidence amid robust loan growth but rising losses.

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Anthropic Nears $900B Valuation in Record $30B Funding Round
Technology Sarah Chen

Anthropic Nears $900B Valuation in Record $30B Funding Round

Anthropic is raising $30 billion at a ~$900 billion valuation, potentially surpassing OpenAI. Annualized revenue is projected to exceed $45 billion.

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Coinbase Surges on Senate Crypto Bill Progress; Uncertainty Ahead
Regulation James Calloway

Coinbase Surges on Senate Crypto Bill Progress; Uncertainty Ahead

Coinbase shares jumped 5% premarket after the Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 to advance a key crypto market-structure bill. The legislation now heads to the full Senate, where its passage is uncertain amid opposition from Democrats and banks.

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Redwire Soars 22% on Defense Tech Showcase Amid Record Backlog
Technology Sarah Chen

Redwire Soars 22% on Defense Tech Showcase Amid Record Backlog

Redwire shares surged 22% Thursday, driven by defense tech showcase plans and a record $498M backlog, despite a wider net loss and new $350M share program.

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