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Semiconductor Stocks Climb in Premarket Trade Following Intel Manufacturing Milestone

Chipmakers moved higher in premarket trading on Wednesday, with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) leading the sector after announcing a significant advancement in its next-generation manufacturing technology. The gains helped reverse some of the weakness seen across semiconductor stocks during Tuesday’s session, lifting sentiment across the broader industry. Intel Leads Sector Higher Intel shares rose roughly 4% before […]

Intel Shares Rise After 18A-P Manufacturing Process Reaches Key Production Milestone

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) moved higher in premarket trading on Wednesday after revealing that its advanced 18A-P chip manufacturing technology has entered risk production, an important phase that precedes volume manufacturing. The development marks another step forward in Intel’s effort to execute on its semiconductor manufacturing strategy and attract additional customers to its growing foundry business. Shares […]

SpaceX Adds to Historic Rally as Market Value Moves Beyond Amazon

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) continued its remarkable post-listing advance on Tuesday, overtaking Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) market capitalization and briefly surpassing Microsoft as it climbed the ranks of the world’s most valuable publicly traded companies. The stock finished the session up 4.83% at $201.80, giving the aerospace and technology group an implied valuation of approximately $2.66 trillion, around $8 […]

Fed Decision, Iran Peace Agreement and SpaceX Rally Dominate Market Attention: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures

U.S. stock futures traded modestly higher on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a closely watched Federal Reserve policy announcement, while fresh details surrounding the emerging U.S.-Iran peace agreement continued to influence sentiment across global financial markets. Meanwhile, oil prices extended their recent decline and SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) continued its remarkable post-listing surge following last week’s […]

Dow Climbs to Record as Nasdaq Slides on Chip Rotation and Fed Uncertainty

Wall Street delivered a split verdict on Monday as investors rotated sharply out of technology and into more traditional sectors ahead of the first Federal Reserve interest rate decision under new Chairman Kevin Warsh. The Dow Jones Industrial Average charged to a fresh all-time high while the Nasdaq Composite fell more than 1%, leaving the […]

SpaceX Agrees $60 Billion Stock Deal to Acquire AI Coding Platform Cursor

SpaceX Expands AI Ambitions with Major Software Acquisition SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire Anysphere, the developer behind the artificial intelligence coding platform Cursor, in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion. The deal marks one of the largest acquisitions in the AI software sector and further broadens […]

Goldman Sachs Raises Tesla Delivery Forecast as Second-Quarter Performance Appears Stronger Than Expected (TSLA)

Tesla Deliveries Seen Beating Market Expectations Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) could report second-quarter vehicle deliveries above current Wall Street forecasts, according to Goldman Sachs, which has increased its projection ahead of the company’s upcoming delivery update. Analyst Mark Delaney said the bank now expects Tesla to deliver 420,000 vehicles during the second quarter of 2026, up from […]

InterDigital Secures European Patent Injunction Against Disney in Video Technology Dispute (IDCC)

UPC Rules in Favor of InterDigital InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) has obtained a patent injunction against Disney (NYSE:DIS) from the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), strengthening its position in an ongoing intellectual property dispute involving video compression technology. The ruling relates to Disney’s use of technology covered by an InterDigital patent associated […]

SpaceX Approaches $3 Trillion Market Value as Post-IPO Rally Continues

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) shares continued their remarkable advance in premarket trading on Tuesday, building on strong gains from their first two sessions as a public company and pushing the aerospace group toward a market capitalization of nearly $3 trillion. The rocket and satellite operator completed the largest initial public offering in history last week, ending its […]

U.S.-Iran Agreement, BOJ Rate Hike and SpaceX Rally Drive Market Attention: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures

Global markets were broadly cautious on Tuesday as investors assessed the implications of a preliminary peace agreement between the United States and Iran, monitored a surprise policy move from the Bank of Japan and continued to track the extraordinary post-IPO surge in SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX). Futures Trade in Narrow Range Ahead of Fed Meeting U.S. stock […]

Peace Deal and SpaceX Debut Fuel Broad Market Rally on Wall Street

A historic geopolitical breakthrough and one of the most anticipated stock market debuts in years combined Monday to send U.S. stocks surging across the board. President Donald Trump’s announcement over the weekend that the United States and Iran had reached a peace agreement – including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting […]

American Express Shares Edge Higher on Planned $700 Million TheFork Acquisition (AXP)

American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP) shares rose 1.3% in premarket trading on Monday after the company announced an agreement to acquire TheFork from Tripadvisor Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) in a transaction valued at $700 million. The proposed acquisition is designed to strengthen American Express’ dining ecosystem and expand its footprint across key European markets. Deal Expands Restaurant Booking […]

Nvidia Targets $20 Billion-Plus Bond Offering in Return to Debt Markets (NVDA)

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is set to return to the investment-grade bond market for the first time in roughly five years, with plans to raise at least $20 billion through a multi-tranche debt issuance, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The proposed offering would mark one of the company’s largest financing transactions as demand for […]

Travel Sector Rallies as Iran Agreement Sends Oil Prices Lower

Airline and cruise company shares posted strong gains on Monday after the United States and Iran announced a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the conflict between the two nations and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Investors welcomed the development, viewing it as a potential catalyst for lower energy costs and improved profitability across the travel […]

Advancing a flagship project in Ireland with recent drilling returning multi-mineral intercepts

What if one of the most exciting silver discoveries in Europe isn’t a traditional silver jurisdiction at all? Hello, I’m Ricki Lee and this is The Capital Compass. Today we’re checking back in with Group Eleven Resources (TSXV:ZNG) (USOTC:GRLVF), a company advancing its flagship project in Ireland where recent drilling continues to return, impressive intercepts […]

Five Key Market Themes Investors Will Be Watching This Week

A preliminary peace agreement between the United States and Iran has emerged as the dominant market story at the start of the week, with investors assessing the implications for energy markets, inflation and central bank policy. Attention is also focused on a series of interest-rate decisions from major central banks, the post-IPO performance of SpaceX […]

SpaceX Extends Post-IPO Rally as Valuation Tops $2.1 Trillion

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) continued its strong momentum in premarket trading on Monday after soaring 19% during its Nasdaq debut on Friday. The aerospace and satellite operator completed the largest initial public offering in history, ending its first trading session with a market value of approximately $2.1 trillion. The company’s shares, trading under the ticker SPCX, opened […]

Markets Rally as U.S.-Iran Peace Agreement Lifts Risk Appetite: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures

U.S. stock futures moved sharply higher on Monday after Washington and Tehran announced an interim peace agreement, raising hopes that a conflict which has disrupted global markets for more than three months could soon come to an end. While important aspects of the agreement have yet to be fully disclosed, investors reacted positively to news […]

Piper Sandler Says Tesla Has Cracked Self-Driving Technology Challenge (TSLA)

Analyst Sees Tesla Reaching Level 4 Autonomy in Most Situations Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Potter believes Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has largely achieved Level 4 autonomous driving capability, arguing that the company has overcome the key technological hurdles required for self-driving vehicles despite ongoing doubts from investors and industry observers. In a note to clients, Potter outlined […]

SpaceX IPO and Iran Peace Hopes Lift Wall Street to Solid Gains

Wall Street closed broadly higher on Friday as two major storylines captured investor attention: the historic debut of SpaceX on the Nasdaq and mounting optimism that the United States and Iran are on the verge of a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The combination of a record-breaking IPO and the prospect of […]