SpaceX (SPCX) shares fell more than 2% on Friday, extending a volatile stretch that has erased the stock’s post-IPO gains as investors continue debating whether Elon Musk’s AI and space ambitions justify one of the world’s richest valuations. The stock traded around $148, below its $150 listing price, after briefly soaring to a record closing
Seagate Technology (STX) shares rose on Friday after Wells Fargo upgraded the data storage company to an Overweight rating. The analyst cited growing confidence in its long-term earnings potential and sustained demand for hard-disk drives (HDDs) driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure. The upgrade comes after Seagate shares pulled back in recent weeks amid concerns over
London’s main FTSE indexes moved higher on Thursday, supported by strong updates from financial and retail companies, while investor attention also turned to renewed takeover interest in easyJet. The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.3% by 0901 GMT. The midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.7%. Both indexes were on track to record one-week highs, reflecting improved sentiment
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) and Rolls-Royce (RR) shares have gone parabolic this month. IAG jumped to 488p, its highest point since 1997, bringing its year-to-date gains to 14.5%. Rolls-Royce share price jumped to a record high of 1,532p before pulling back to 1,426p. It has jumped by 23% this year, beating the FTSE 100
Wall Street looked ready to give the AI trade another chance on Thursday, but the recovery came with a warning label. Nasdaq futures jumped after Micron and Qualcomm delivered the kind of demand signals investors had been waiting for after a bruising selloff in chip shares. The message was simple: spending on AI infrastructure is
Micron Technology’s latest earnings were not just another strong AI-chip result, but a warning that the next big shortage in artificial intelligence may be hiding in memory. The company reported record fiscal third-quarter revenue of $41.5 billion and adjusted profit of $25.11 per share, both comfortably ahead of Wall Street estimates. Its shares jumped 12%
The S&P 500 Index has surged more than 21% over the past 12 months and is up 7% year to date, adding trillions of dollars in market value. The rally has been fueled by the ongoing artificial intelligence boom, which has driven corporate earnings growth to multi-year highs. Top software stocks are plunging this year
Western Digital stock has embarked on a major bull run this year, reaching its highest point on record on June 18. It has soared by 264% this year and 960% in the last 12 months, bringing its market capitalization to over $221 billion. While this rally may continue after the Micron earnings, WDC faces some
US stocks opened higher on Thursday, led by gains in technology shares as strong earnings updates from Micron Technology and Qualcomm reignited optimism around artificial intelligence demand. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 270 points or 0.52%. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.60%. Micron surged 19% in trading after reporting fiscal
Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation Fund (ARKK) ETF stock has remained inside a narrow range in the past few months. ARKK has remained between the support and resistance levels at $72.68 and $82.35 since April. It has risen by 9% in the last 12 months, while the Nasdaq 100 Index has soared by 28%. ARKK has