U.S. stock futures were under pressure early Wednesday as investors took a breather following one of Wall Street's strongest first-half performances in years.The Dow gained nearly 8.9%, its best first-half performance since 2021, while the S&P 500 advanced 9.6% and the Nasdaq climbed 12.8%. Small c…
Nextpower Holding (NXT) stock is drawing attention as Wall Street firms agree that the company stands to benefit most from the Trump administration’s proposal to restrict imports of foreign-made power inverters.Trump's Proposed Inverter Ban Could Reshape U.S. Solar Market The government is preparin…
Nike (NKE) stock dropped premarket on Wednesday after the company issued a cautious outlook alongside its fiscal fourth-quarter (Q4) results, signaling that its turnaround under CEO Elliott Hill will take longer than investors had hoped even as cost-cutting efforts and higher-margin product sales b…
Memory chip stocks fell in early premarket trading on Wednesday as investors booked profits after last week’s rally and institutional funds rebalanced their portfolios at the start of the year’s second half.SanDisk shares declined 4.6%, and Micron stock dipped 3.2%. Western Digital and Seagate stoc…
Shares of Walt Disney Co. edged up about 0.15% in early premarket trading on Wednesday after the company reportedly expanded a content deal with Malaysia's satellite television provider, Astro, and after JPMorgan raised its price target on the media giant.Disney’s Deal DetailsAccording to a report…
Shares of Alcoa Corp. (AA) tumbled nearly 5% in the premarket session on Wednesday after the company announced that it would acquire Australian mining company South32 Limited’s bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets in a deal worth up to $5.45 billion.The deal includes $4.1 billion in upfront cash-an…
Shares of Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) slipped 0.3% overnight heading into Wednesday after FDA scientists cast doubt on seven popular peptides, raising uncertainty around a regulatory opportunity investors had been watching closely.HIMS stock has jumped 33% in June, with shares also tracking a w…
Micron shares declined 1.7% in overnight trading ahead of Wednesday, signaling resistance in breaking above the record high they reached last week.On Tuesday, Micron joined two dozen U.S. firms in announcing support for Trump Accounts children’s savings program.The memory chip major committed $250…
AeroVironment (AVAV) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) stocks gained overnight after Wedbush backed both companies, citing their well-positioned status to benefit from long-term military modernization and expanding demand for advanced defense technologies.Wedbush Sees 51% Upside For AV…
Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management closed its second quarter by adding a significant position in SoFi Technologies Inc. (SOFI) on the same day that the fintech firm launched a small business lending platform offering loans of up to $250,000.According to Ark Invest Tracker, Wood’s ARK Innovatio…
U.S.-listed shares of Nio, Inc. (NIO) slid over 2% overnight heading into Wednesday after the EV maker’s strongest monthly deliveries of 2026 failed to offset a second-quarter total that fell short of its guidance range.Nio’s U.S.-listed shares are up 4% so far this week, putting the stock on track…
Rezolve Ai (RZLV) stock is heading toward its best week of the year, drawing investor attention after shareholders approved a proposal allowing the company to proceed with a share repurchase program of up to $300 million.The approval comes as the AI commerce company continues to grow its revenue qu…
Microsoft Corp. shares rose about 1% in overnight trading ahead of Wednesday's open, after a report said the Windows maker is planning another round of job cuts as early as next week to rein in costs.Microsoft could lay off about 2.5% of its workforce, Business Insider reported on Tuesday, citing p…
Sellas Life Sciences’ record H1 rally has not scared retail traders into cashing out, with a new Stocktwits poll showing that most voters are still buying or holding as a key acute myeloid leukemia (AML) trial nears its final readout.SLS stock surged 292% in the first half, topping its H1 performan…
Shares of Sable Offshore Corp. (SOC), Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ), and Cosmos Health Inc. (COSM) slumped to annual lows after a series of negative catalysts triggered a sell-off.SOC sank nearly 56% on Tuesday after the company announced plans to raise up to $450 million through a combination o…
Ford and Ferrari were the only major auto stocks in the green at the end of the first half, standing out in a sector hit by slowing electric-vehicle demand, weaker car sales and investor fatigue around costly EV bets.Ford rose about 8% in the first half, and Ferrari gained 3%, while rivals slipped…
Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and BlackBerry (BB) stocks climbed to fresh 52-week highs on Tuesday as investors favored companies building the hardware and software needed to power robotics, autonomous systems, and edge computing.The latest gains suggest investors are placing greater…
“The Big Short” investor Michael Burry on Tuesday said the semiconductor and AI-related stock rally has become extremely overvalued, similar to the dot-com bubble in 2000, and disclosed fresh short positions on Nvidia Corp., Applied Materials, Inc. and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX).Chip stoc…
Shares of Fuelcell Energy Inc. (FCEL) jumped nearly 21% at close on Tuesday and continued to edge higher after Bloom Energy Inc. (BE) announced an expanded partnership with Brookfield that increased funding by fivefold.The surge adds to the stock’s monster rally, with the stock recording its best q…
Nike, Inc.’s stock faced pressure overnight on Tuesday as the sportswear giant said it is working to overcome weaker demand in several of its key lifestyle categories even as the sneaker giant’s fiscal fourth-quarter (Q4) 2026 earnings beat Street expectations.NKE Acknowledges Ongoing Demand Challe…