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SpaceX will see its weight double in the Nasdaq-100.

New restaurants give McDonald's (MCD) more growth than its weak U.S. results suggest. Value meals and slow visits are part of the story, but not all of it. McDonald's shares fell 4.8% on September 23, the day the company laid out a new plan at its Investor Day. The price appears to reflect the U.S. troubles and the plan's cost. So how much are the new restaurants actually adding.

The company's latest electric vehicle will attract a huge amount of attention, but it's what's going on behind the scenes that really matters.

Rising UK borrowing costs, highlighted by the recent jump in 10 year gilt yields ahead of the next budget, are forcing investors to think harder about where future growth could come from. That is one reason artificial intelligence in healthcare is getting more attention. This piece looks at three UK focused AI healthcare stocks from our screener that aim to tap into this shift and explains what each one offers. The three stocks covered below are just a sample, and the full screen surfaced 5...

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) has become one of the most closely watched AI software companies over the last few years. As a result, it is not exactly cheap. Its enormous valuation raises a fundamental question: Does Palantir have an economic moat strong enough to protect its growth? The company trades at about 82.6x forward earnings, […]

Meta introduced Horizon Create and Horizon Studio, two AI-powered tools designed to let users build and publish complete 2D and 3D games.

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Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) has signed memorandums of understanding with Eneva and WESCA to work on Venezuela's oil and gas sector. The agreements outline cooperation on reviving and developing Venezuelan fields, supporting drilling, services, and related energy infrastructure projects. The MOUs align with recent policy moves that encourage fresh foreign energy investment into Venezuela's hydrocarbons industry. These Halliburton memorandums with Eneva and WESCA in Venezuela deserve to be weighed...

On 23 September 2026, Paramount Skydance (NasdaqGS:PSKY) began syndicating a new US$7.5b loan to help fund its planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The media group also outlined plans to raise more than US$44b in secured debt tied to the proposed transaction. Management framed the fresh financing as a material step forward in deal execution, including new debt commitments and updated transaction milestones. The new US$7.5b loan syndication and more than US$44b in planned secured debt...

In September 2026, EssilorLuxottica and Meta Platforms, together with Dolby Laboratories, broadened Meta’s wearable and platform ecosystem by unveiling next-generation Ray-Ban Meta AI and Audio glasses, expanding to over 100 styles, and adding Dolby Atmos capture on AI glasses plus Dolby Vision and Atmos support across Instagram and Meta’s upcoming VR device. The launch of Muse, Meta’s personal AI agent, on these AI glasses turns eyewear into a hands-free compute interface, tying AI,...

Target (TGT) is back in focus after its Roundel retail media unit reported nearly 20% year over year growth, lifting higher margin advertising income and feeding into improved expectations for earnings and a stronger operating outlook. The recent excitement around Roundel arrives after a sharp run in Target’s share price, with a year to date share price return of 55.47% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 84.11%. The 30 day share price return of 8.02% shows some cooling in the near term...

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In recent months, eBay reported 14.7% revenue growth over the last twelve months, guided for full-year 2026 revenue growth of 11% to 12%, completed its Depop acquisition to deepen its presence in youth-focused fashion recommerce, and CFO Peggy Alford sold 2,716 shares in an automated, tax-related transaction while increasing her overall stock holdings. Together, these developments highlight eBay’s emphasis on higher-engagement categories, younger shoppers, and preowned goods, while the CFO’s...

Fox (FOXA) has drawn fresh attention after a sharp rebound, with the stock up 24.1% over the past 3 months and outpacing the S&P 500. Short term momentum has cooled, with Fox’s share price down 7.6% over the past month after a 30.9% gain across three months. Longer term total shareholder returns of 7.3% over one year and 114.1% over three years point to a stock where sentiment has shifted over time as investors reassess both growth potential and risk in light of Tubi’s expansion and ongoing...

Broadcom has delivered very strong long term gains, so the real question for anyone looking at the stock today is whether the current share price still lines up with the cash the business is expected to generate. Recent swings around AI demand and regulatory scrutiny now put that cash flow story under a brighter spotlight. Over the past 5 years the share price has climbed by roughly 7x, which raises the stakes on whether that rise can be supported by the cash the company produces over...

Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) outlined new long term growth ambitions and patent transition plans for semaglutide in a recent investor update. Management detailed how upcoming semaglutide patent expiries could affect diabetes and obesity care revenue concentration across major markets. The company set out pipeline goals aimed at supporting future sales once exclusivity for key semaglutide formulations comes to an end. Novo Nordisk's long term growth and semaglutide patent strategy is important,...

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) has been on a tear this year. The stock has surged by 250% since March 30 and is now valued well above a trillion dollars. Micron’s stock has skyrocketed on the back of the artificial intelligence boom, with surging demand for DRAM, NAND, and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which has driven an […]

Starboard Value took a position in Knife River.

In the latest trading session, HudBay Minerals (HBM) closed at $26.48, marking a -1.16% move from the previous day.

In the latest trading session, General Dynamics (GD) closed at $336.29, marking a -2.05% move from the previous day.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) stood at $20.6, denoting a -2.09% move from the preceding trading day.

Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) closed at $59.17 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.05% move from the prior day.

SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) concluded the recent trading session at $31.91, signifying a -4.32% move from its prior day's close.

A new report sheds light on the Trump administration’s plan to cement the U.S. dollar’s dominance as the world’s reserve asset.

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q2. Today, we are looking at therapeutics stocks, starting with Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN).

Ant International, Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA), and Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) have announced a collaboration on a Know-Your-Agent (KYA) interoperability framework. Designed to streamline agent onboarding and identification across card networks, digital wallet ecosystems, and agent platforms, the framework relies on shared principles while allowing each network to maintain its own verification and decisioning processes. As AI […]

Oracle stock and Bloom Energy were falling on a report the company is seeking to protect itself against delays to construction of a data-center campus.

Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) has built one of the world’s largest mobility marketplaces, connecting riders with drivers across billions of trips. However, autonomous vehicles could fundamentally change the ride-hailing industry by removing the human driver from the equation. For the ride-hailing giant, that could be both an opportunity and a threat. The question is whether […]

Three low-cost ETFs have quietly made ordinary savers into millionaires, but choosing the wrong one for your risk tolerance could cost you years of compounding. The difference between them is smaller than the fund companies want you to think, and bigger than most investors realize.