Block shares soar 10% on entry into S&P 500
Key Points Block is joining the S&P 500, replacing Hess as of July 23. Hess is exiting the index upon its acquisition by Chevron. Source
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Talen Energy, Invesco, Netflix, Coinbase and more
Here are some of the names making big moves in midday trading. Talen Energy – Shares popped more than 23%. Talen said that it has signed agreements to acquire Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and the Guernsey Power Station in Ohio – a pair of combined-cycle gas-fired plants. The deal comes out to $3.5 […]
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Netflix, American Express, Chevron, Sarepta Therapeutics and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Netflix — Shares fell 2% after Netflix warned that operating margin in the second half of 2025 will be lower than the first half because of higher content amortization, as well as sales and marketing costs, because of a larger slate of content. Otherwise, the streaming […]
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lucid Group, Elevance Health, Albemarle, PepsiCo & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Steven Madden — The fashion footwear company jumped more than 5% after Citi upgraded the stock to buy from neutral. The Wall Street firm said the market is underappreciating the acquisition of UK-based Kurt Geiger, while a favorable shift towards dress shoes and away from sneakers […]
Crypto theft is booming as criminals increasingly turn to physical attacks
Key Points So far this year, $2.17 billion has been stolen from crypto services — already eclipsing 2024’s amount, according to a report from Chainalysis. The total amount of crypto stolen from both platforms and individuals is nearing $3 billion amid a spike in attacks on individual crypto wallets. It comes as there have been […]
Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bullish files to go public on NYSE
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Marco Bello | Getty Images The Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bullish filed for an IPO on Friday, the latest digital asset […]
Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L) returns to the stage after a pre-recorded interview during the Microsoft Build conference opening keynote in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft on Friday revised its practices to ensure that engineers in China no longer provide technical support […]
The investor behind Opendoor’s 190% run nearly shut down his fund
On June 6, online real estate service Opendoor was so desperate to get its beaten-down stock price back over $1 and stay listed on the Nasdaq that management proposed a reverse split, potentially lifting the price of each share by as much as 50 times. The stock inched its way up over the next five […]
Astronomer board investigating CEO Andy Byron after viral Coldplay kiss cam video
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Paul Kane | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Astronomer, a provider of open-source technologies that was hardly known until this week, said on Friday that it’s launched […]
Ether and trading stocks take the crypto spotlight as Congress passes historic stablecoin bill
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Ether and other crypto related stocks climbed to end the week as the GENIUS Act heads to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law. Bitcoin and its proxies took a breather. The price of ether was last higher by 3.6% at $3,558.68, according to Coin Metrics, […]
