Stock markets
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Pfizer, Semtech, Spotify, UiPath, CoreWeave and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Semtech — The signal components maker rallied 8% after the company announced the launch of new optical receivers for artificial intelligence networks alongside Poet Technologies. On top of that, Oppenheimer upgraded the stock to outperform following a meeting with management. Credo Technology — Shares fell more […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CoreWeave, Firefly Aerospace, Instacart, Wolfspeed and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Firefly Aerospace — The space technology company’s stock fell 10% after one of its rocket boosters exploded during preflight testing at its Texas facility. Firefly Aerospace said no other facilities were affected and it is assessing the impact of the explosion. Wolfspeed — The […]
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One-time ‘SPAC King’ Palihapitiya launches new blank-check vehicle with plan to ‘temper’ retail fervor
Key Points Chamath Palihapitiya has launched a $345 million SPAC that he said was more than five times oversubscribed. The vehicle is designed to target companies in AI, energy, defense and decentralized finance. Palihapitiya once helped ignited the SPAC boom in 2020, but his first wave of deals mostly ended poorly for retail investors who […]
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Stock futures are little changed as investors look to end month on an upbeat note: Live updates
Specialist traders work inside a booth on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 10, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures are little changed as investors look to close out an unusually strong September by building on Monday’s momentum, despite the threat of a potential U.S. government shutdown this week. Futures […]
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Why an analyst downgrade of Wells Fargo does not change our conviction in the stock
Wells Fargo shares have more in the tank despite a downgrade from Wall Street analysts, according to Jim Cramer. The news Morgan Stanley analysts on Monday lowered their Wells Fargo rating to an equal weight hold from an overweight buy. They cited a lack of catalysts for the stock now that Wells Fargo’s $1.95 trillion […]
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Odds of a government shutdown rise to 70% in prediction markets
Key Points Prediction markets are pricing in about a 70% chance that the federal government will shut down on Wednesday. Users on Kalshi and Polymarket increased their bets after the Labor Department said it won’t release Friday’s key jobs report, watched closely on Wall Street, in the event of a shutdown. Source
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A possible risk to markets from a shutdown getting chatter on trading floors
Markets have largely shrugged off previous government shutdowns, but this time could prove different if it shows U.S. government ineptitude has fallen to a new low. That could cause rating agencies to reexamine the high, but fragile condition of U.S. credit worthiness. On Monday the Labor Department said it’s preparing a contingency plan for what […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CSX, Electronic Arts, Pony AI, Merus & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: CSX — the railroad operator rose more than 3% after it named Steve Angel chief executive , replacing Joe Hinrichs. The management shake-up follows pressure by activist investor Ancora Holdings, which criticized declining efficiency at CSX and pushed for the company to consider mergers and acquisitions […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Electronic Arts, Novo Nordisk, Lam Research, Oracle & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Electronic Arts — Shares rose 5% shortly after a consortium of investors led by Jared Kushner announced it had struck a $55 billion deal to acquire the videogame maker and take it private, confirming earlier reports. Cannabis stocks — The group surged after President Donald Trump […]
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Stock futures are flat in overnight trading following a losing week: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday following a losing week on Wall Street with the AI trade losing steam. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 17 points. S&P 500 futures […]
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