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Investing.com -- U.S. stocks have historically gained in the months following midterm elections, with the S&P 500 typically experiencing heightened volatility in September and October before stronger performance toward year-end and into the following spring, according to a UBS research note. The S&P 500 has gained an average 14.5% from the end of August through the end of March in midterm election years since 1950, with a median return of 16.4%, UBS strategists said. The period has typically sta

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Why Upstart Holdings Stock Just Drew Fresh Attention Upstart Holdings (UPST) edged up to about $25 in the latest session after a 1.01% gain, as traders focused on the upcoming earnings report and its expected 15.38% year-over-year EPS increase. Recent trading tells a mixed story for Upstart Holdings. The 1-day share price return of 0.93% comes after the stock fell 17.49% over 30 days and declined 45.46% year to date, while the 1-year total shareholder return is down 63.18%. As a result,...

On September 9, 2026, Reuters reported that CEO Brian Niccol’s first two years as Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) CEO have succeeded in bringing customers back to the coffee chain. Comparable sales rose 7.9% in the fiscal third quarter for a fourth straight quarter of improvement, but his “Back to Starbucks” restructuring has raised costs and squeezed […]

On September 3, 2026, lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the period ended August 2, 2026. Net revenue fell 4% to $2.4 billion, missing the $2.46 billion analysts expected, and comparable sales dropped 10% on a constant dollar basis. Management cut full-year revenue guidance to a decline of 5% to 7%, […]

On September 9, 2026, Reuters reported that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) raised £4.25 billion, or about $5.76 billion, in its first-ever sterling bond sale, slightly more than initially expected, as part of a four-tranche deal spanning 3 to 19 years. Final investor demand came in at more than £10.65 billion, roughly 2.5 times the amount raised, […]

On September 17, B. Riley initiated coverage of Nokia Oyj (NYSE:NOK), giving the stock a Buy rating and setting the price target at $15. The firm pointed to the company’s position in telecom infrastructure, cloud software, and hardware networking solutions. Riley noted that the company’s networking businesses are seeing strong growth. In Q2 2026, Optical […]

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On September 8, 2026, Reuters reported that Slovenia approved Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s FSD Supervised driver-assistance system for its roads. Slovenia became the sixth European country to clear the software ahead of a potential European Union-wide vote that Tesla expects as early as October 6. The Netherlands was the first EU country to provisionally approve FSD […]

On September 8, 2026, Reuters reported that ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) plans to work with major customers. It includes Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), Nvidia, Intel, Samsung, and SK Hynix to adapt its next-generation “High NA” extreme ultraviolet lithography tools so they can print larger data-center chips. It addresses a current limitation where the […]

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI has entered a high production ramp, giving bulls a new argument as bubble fears grow.

Nvidia Corporation CEO Jensen Huang expects the company to double its chip sales in the coming year. “I expect Nvidia to sell twice as many chips as this next year as we do this year,” Huang said at a summit...

Critics of the $111-billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. urged California Atty. Gen. Bonta and other state attorneys general to disregard pressure to reach a settlement.

The launch of ASYMTEK Vantage XL comes at a time when demand for advanced semiconductor packaging solutions is accelerating. For that reason, such fluid dispensing system carries a lot of strategic significance for Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN). It reflects on the company’s push to cater to the intricate packaging requirements that are fueled by high-performance computing, artificial […]

On September 8, 2026, Reuters reported that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) hired JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, HSBC and NatWest to arrange its first-ever sterling-denominated bond sale, with four tranches spanning 3 to 19 years. It is part of a broader push by technology hyperscalers to diversify their funding sources for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The deal priced the […]

On September 8, 2026, Reuters reported that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was sued in a proposed nationwide class action accusing the company of systematically discriminating against thousands of pregnant employees, including by denying basic accommodations like chairs and bathroom breaks and firing workers who missed too much time for pregnancy-related medical needs. The lawsuit was filed […]

When Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote an essay advocating that the AI sector should purposefully restrict its rate of progress, the initial market reaction appeared to be a simple risk-off move in chip stocks. By September 14, a more intriguing pattern had emerged: money wasn’t just leaving AI infrastructure names, it was also moving into […]

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SpaceX stock has rebounded nicely since its prior sell-off, but can the momentum last until its next earnings report?

Following the successful launch of its last three O3b mPOWER satellites, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has completed its 13-satellite constellation for operator SES. F11, F12 and F13 launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and joined the 10 already in orbit. The completed constellation offers strategic benefits to Boeing beyond this specific program. It acknowledges […]

On September 7, 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported that federal investigators are examining the landing speed, braking systems, and weather conditions of a fatal Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) cargo plane crash in Miami. They are also checking whether runway safeguards worked properly and reviewing the contract between Amazon and flight operator 21 Air. Video of […]

As the bulls reassert their power, leading stocks like SanDisk, Coinbase, and Moderna are setting up in constructive base structures.

Interest rates are higher again, inflation is stuck at 3.4%, and the Federal Reserve is openly comfortable keeping borrowing costs elevated for longer. That mix hurts some areas of the market and can support others, especially where cash balances and idle dollars matter. This article walks through three US brokerage and cash-sweep platform stocks exposed to this rate backdrop and explains how the current setup could help or hurt investors who own them. The three broker and platform stocks...
At Dreamforce 2026, Salesforce introduced AIforce, a strategic umbrella brand that signals a fundamental shift in how enterprise software is consumed. Rather than forcing users to navigate traditional dashboards, Salesforce is effectively turning the agent into the user interface. By bringing data, workflows, and business logic directly into external environments like Claude, Slack, and Lightning, […]

Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) reiterated in its September 16 operating update that it had fully contracted graphics processing unit (GPU) capacity at its A102 facility in Malaysia. The facility has 9.5 megawatts of IT capacity, with long-term commitments representing more than $800 million of expected revenue. The five-year commitments were previously disclosed in an announcement […]

WW International (NASDAQ:WW) executives outlined the company’s efforts to reposition its weight-management business around behavioral support, telehealth and GLP-1 medications, following a restructuring that substantially reduced its debt burden. Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s healthcare conference,