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Ron DeSantis Says 'I Was Ready To Sign' Ivermectin Bill—His Own Party Killed It Ron DeSantis said he was prepared to sign an OTC ivermectin bill after House Republicans blocked legislation approved by the state Senate.
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones Futures Rise Amid Trump's 'Love Tap' To Iran Near Hormuz Strait—Cloudflare, BILL, CoreWeave In Focus U.S. stock futures rose on Friday after Thursday’s declines. This followed an exchange of fire near the Strait of Hormuz between the U.S. and Iranian forces.
Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down On May 8? Polymarket traders remain bullish on the S&P 500 despite renewed Iran tensions, with investors awaiting Friday's closely watched jobs report.
US Job Cuts Rise 38% In April As AI-Driven Layoffs Hit Hiring Plans US job cuts jumped 38% in April as hiring plans weakened and AI-driven restructuring accelerated across industries.
Boeing's China Order Hopes Revive As Trump Invites CEO To Beijing Visit: Report Trump is reportedly inviting tech and business leaders including CEOs of Boeing, NVIDIA, Apple, and others to accompany him on China trip.
Forward Air Stock Sinks 45% After Hours: What's Going On? Forward Air stock plunged after hours after the company reported earnings and disclosed a potential loss of major customer business.
Trump's 10% Global Tariffs Ruled Illegal By US Trade Court: Here's What To Know US trade court ruled Trump's 10% global tariffs under Section 122 were unauthorized by law.
Paramount Skydance-WBD Merger: $2.9 Billion Loss, Netflix 'Termination Fee' And Tech Overhaul WBD reports a $2.9B loss and $2.8B Netflix termination fee as Paramount Skydance (PSKY) preps its tech stack for the upcoming mega-merger.
Plains All American Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call Plains All American Pipeline (
NYSE: PAA ) will release Q1 earnings on May 8, with analysts expecting EPS of $0.42 and revenue of $12.02 billion.
SK Hynix Can't Build AI Memory Chips Fast Enough — And Big Tech Is Reportedly Lining Up To Fund It Amid rising AI chip shortages, major tech firms are racing to invest in SK Hynix to secure scarce memory supply.
Cloudflare Cuts 20% Jobs Despite Strong Q1 As It Goes 'Agentic AI-First' Cloudflare cuts 1,100 jobs despite a Q1 revenue beat, pivoting to an 'agentic AI-first' model to capture massive new AI tailwinds.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Stock Pops Over 29% Overnight: Why Is The Cloud Computer Company Trending Akamai Technologies shares jumped 29.62% in after-hours trading after the company reported first-quarter results that beat both revenue and EPS estimates.
John Bolton Says 'Wrong Time To Lessen Pressure' On Iran, Urges Trump Admin To Push On And 'Destroy The Regime' John Bolton urges increased pressure on Iran and regime collapse, proposing a multi-front strategy and condemning failed negotiations.
BT Brands Stock Slides 35% After Hours: Why Is It Moving? BT Brands stock fell after hours after the company terminated its planned merger agreement with Aero Velocity.
Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Oshkosh Expectations Ahead Of Q1 Earnings Oshkosh Corporation (
NYSE: OSK ) will release first quarter earnings on May 8. Analysts expect a decrease in earnings and revenue. Analyst ratings are mixed.
Dow Tumbles Over 300 Points: Investor Sentiment Declines, Fear Index Remains In 'Greed' Zone The CNN Money Fear and Greed index declined but remained in the Greed zone on Thursday. US stocks fell, some reported higher earnings.
Gavin Newsom Says 'What?' After Sean Duffy Urges Americans To 'Take A Road Trip' Amid Gas Price Surge Gavin Newsom criticizes Transport Secretary Sean Duffy for urging road trips as national average gas price hits $4.583/gallon.
April McClain Delaney Bought Up To 15K Worth of Entegris Stock: Here's What You Should Know Rep. April McClain Delaney disclosed purchases of Entegris stock and several industrial and healthcare stocks in April, adding semiconductor exposure as AI-driven demand continues to support chip-related companies.
GD Culture Group (GDC) Stock Surges Over 31% Overnight: Why Is It Moving? GD Culture Group shares jumped 31.52% in after-hours trading after announcing a special committee to review a preliminary non-binding acquisition proposal.
Fluor, Trade Desk And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday US stock futures up, Fluor, Trade Desk, Plains All American, Microchip, & Coinbase report earnings. Trade Desk & Coinbase shares down in after-hours.
Elon Musk's Vocal Social Media Critic Bought A Cybertruck For Its 'Safety,' Here's What The Tesla CEO Had To Say About It Elon Musk praises Tesla's Cybertruck and defends its design, safety, and performance after critic Brian Krassenstein decides to buy one.
Wendy's Gears Up For Q1 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Wendy's (WEN) to release Q1 earnings on May 8. Analysts predict 10 cents/share, down from 20 cents last year. Stock rose 0.6% on Thursday. See latest analyst ratings and target prices.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Could 'Dwarf' Starlink With Orbital Datacenters, Says Cathie Wood Cathie Wood sees significant opportunity for SpaceX in orbital datacenters that could surpass Starlink's revenue potential.
Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) Stock Surges Over 47% After Hours: Here's Why Phoenix Asia Holdings shares surged 47.43% in after-hours trading after announcing a $1 billion stock deal to acquire ACEA Pharma.
Why Is Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Stock Trending Overnight? Applied Optoelectronics shares fell 7.46% in after-hours trading after the company reported first-quarter results that missed both revenue and earnings expectations.
Scott Bessent Says Iran Regime Is Like A 'Rogue Gang' Pillaging Iraq's Resources As Treasury Unveils New Sanctions Against Tehran's Proxies The U.S. Treasury imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iraq-based oil networks accused of funneling revenue to Iran and allied militias, intensifying Washington's economic pressure campaign against Tehran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would not "stand idly by" as Iranian-linked actors exploit Iraq's oil sector.
Mercado Libre (MELI) Stock Is Trending Overnight: Here's What You Should Know Mercado Libre shares dropped more than 5% after hours following mixed first-quarter results that paired strong revenue growth with an EPS miss.
Trump Calls US-Iran Strike A 'Love Tap' As Fire Exchanged Near Strait Of Hormuz; Brent Climbs Above $102 U.S.-Iran clashes near Hormuz lifted Brent above $102, while Trump called the exchange a "love tap" and said the ceasefire remains in effect.
James Comey Could Avoid Court Appearance In Trump Threat Case Involving Seashell Photo Federal judge agrees to cancel James Comey's court appearance on charges of threatening Trump after he already appeared in Virginia.
IREN, CoreWeave, Cloudflare, Rocket Lab And SoundHound AI: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today Major U.S. indices closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 0.63% to 49,596.97, the S&P 500 slipping 0.38% to 7,337.11, and the Nasdaq losing 0.13% to end at 25,806.19. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day:
Blue Owl Preps Credit Secondaries Strategy Blue Owl Capital (
NYSE: OWL ) is preparing to launch a credit secondaries strategy and is holding discussions with investors.
Stripe, Spacex, Databricks — And The End Of A Traditional IPO Stripe, SpaceX and Databricks are proving that companies can reach massive valuations without an IPO, as private markets replace the role of IPOs.
Block Shares Climb After Q1 Report — Here's Why Here's a detailed look inside the Q1 earnings report from Block.
HubSpot Raises Guidance, Here's Why Shares Are Getting Hammered Thursday HubSpot stock is sliding after reporting Q1 financial results. Here's the reason why.
Upwork Stock Plunges On Q1 Earnings, Softer Revenue Outlook, Restructuring Plan Upwork shares are tumbling in Thursday's after-hours session after the company posted first-quarter results showing weakness on the top line.
Affirm Stock Trades Lower On Q3 Results, Raised Guidance Affirm stock is trading lower after raising guidance. Here are the highlights from Q3 results and the new estimates.
NuScale Shares Sink After Q1 Report — Here's Why Here's a look at why NuScale Power stock is down after posting its Q1 financial results.
Cloudflare Stock Dives On Q1 Earnings, Company Says AI Is 'Biggest Tailwind' In History Cloudflare reports financial results for the first quarter Thursday after the bell. Here's a look at the key details from the print.
MP Materials Stock Moves Higher After Strong Q1 Report MP Materials reports financial results after the market close on Thursday. Here's a look at the key highlights from the first quarter.
DraftKings Q1 Highlights: Double Beat, CEO Touts 'Leadership' In Prediction Markets By Year-End DraftKings beat analyst estimates for the first quarter. Here are the highlights and what management said about prediction markets.
Opendoor Posts Better-Than-Expected Q1 Results: Details Here's a detailed look inside the Q1 earnings report from Opendoor Technologies.
SoundHound AI Stock Stumbles After Mixed Q1 Results SoundHound AI reports financial results for the first quarter after the market close on Thursday. Here's a rundown of the report.
Oil Falls Below $100, But Gas Prices Keep Climbing: These 4 Stocks Are Winning Pump prices rose 25 cents a second straight week as crude eased below $100. Crack spreads just hit June 2022 highs; refiners are cashing in.
CoreWeave Reports 'Strongest' Bookings In Company History, Shares Move Higher After Q1 Earnings CoreWeave Inc (
NASDAQ:CRWV ) reports first-quarter financial results after the market close on Thursday. Here's a rundown of the report.
AI Fears Slam HG Capital's Private Equity Tech Portfolio Hg Capital Trust cut the value of most of its largest investments during the first quarter of 2026 due to concerns in the software sector.
Nvidia's $1 Trillion Promise May Just Be The Start — Ask Goldman Sachs Goldman raised Nvidia estimates 12% before May 20 earnings. CY26/27 EPS sit 14%–34% above consensus. The bar is high.
NAACP Moves To Shut Down xAI Turbines Over Alleged Clean Air Violations The NAACP has filed a preliminary injunction aimed at stopping what they describe as air pollution from xAI's power plant equipment.
Applovin Stock A Buy After Q1 Results, Guidance: Analyst Says 'Valuation Remains Cheap' Applovin stock is soaring Thursday. Analysts see more upside ahead if the company's consumer business segment performs.
Carlyle Hit By Massive Investment Losses, Revenue Plunges Nearly 74% Carlyle Group reported that its total revenue dropped from $973 million in Q1 ‘25 to $254 million in Q1 ‘26.
New ETF Bets On South Korea's AI Chip, Defense And Battery Leaders New South Korea ETF KMCA targets AI chips, defense, batteries, robotics and nuclear energy amid global supply-chain shifts.
New ETFs Offer 30% Downside Buffer At Lower Fees As Volatility Fears Rise Aptus Capital Advisors' new low-cost buffered ETFs offer 30% downside protection as investors seek safer ways to stay invested during market volatility.
