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Falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market on Thursday helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day, when the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in years and suggested more may be on the way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.7%. The Nasdaq composite rose 439.87 points, or 1.7%, to 26,418.30.
Shares of ride sharing service Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) fell 2.5% in the afternoon session after Guggenheim analyst Taylor Manley downgraded the company from Buy to Neutral and cut the firm’s price target to $16 from $22. According to Streetinsider, the shift marks a more cautious stance after Manley previously maintained a Buy rating with a $22 target. A Neutral rating typically signals expectations for performance roughly in line with peers rather than outsized upside. Rating cuts and lower targets
In early September 2026, Keysight Technologies outlined past and potential acquisitions of smaller suppliers while highlighting disciplined return thresholds, and also showcased advanced high-speed optical and AI data center test solutions spanning photonic design, 1.6T validation, and AI-enabled test automation. The company’s new collaboration with the University of York on AI safety for software-defined vehicles adds an AI validation dimension that complements its expanding role in testing...
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Kroger (KR) has cut its 2026 same-store sales outlook and kept its 2026 profit outlook. If you own the stock, the easy comfort is that earnings held. The risk sits inside that comfort. The cost savings holding up profit are the same savings management plans to spend on lower shelf prices, and the stock is down 15% over the past six months.
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Chairman and CEO Kathy Warden said the defense contractor is operating in what she described as a robust demand environment, supported by U.S. national-security spending, international demand and growth across its four operating segments. Speaking at a Morgan Stanley aer
Retirees chasing a simple $500 monthly check from VYM run straight into a gap between how yields are calculated and how cash actually lands in your account, and the math gets uncomfortable fast.
Financial stocks were mixed in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising
Grammy-Award winning artist will.i.am sits down with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick from Dreamforce to discuss his efforts to develop personal AI agents for college students, and the fundraising efforts around his company, FYI.AI
Shares of electricity storage and software provider Fluence (NASDAQ:FLNC) fell 13.9% in the afternoon session after the company lowered its fiscal year 2026 revenue guidance to approximately $2.4 billion due to continuing supply chain issues affecting production in the United States.
Investing.com -- McDonald's Corp. is developing a new value strategy with franchisees after posting its weakest US sales growth in over a year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Energy stocks advanced late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.6% and the St
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Healthcare stocks rose late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index adding 0.8% and the S
Applied Digital (APLD) stock has fallen about 47% over the trailing three months. The business moved the other way. Contracted lease value more than doubled between its fiscal Q3 2026 and fiscal Q4 2026 reports. The upside case here is simple, but not quick: capacity the company has already sold still has to be built, come online and start paying rent.
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points Wednesday, marking the first rate hike since 2023. While that move was widely expected in recent weeks, attention now turns to whether there will be another increase before the end...
Sam's Club Connect introduced "Predictive Precision Targeting" capabilities on Thursday, expanding its measurement offering.
Consumer stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select S
Shares of quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) jumped 10.1% in the afternoon session after the company announced joint research with Synopsys showing that quantum algorithms accelerated industrial design simulations by up to 14.6%. According to a company press release, the work embedded an advanced quantum algorithm into Synopsys’s Ansys LS-DYNA simulation software to reorganize equations more efficiently and cut calculation time for complex automotive and jet-engine simulations. IonQ said
Holtec's CEO warns that "a perfect storm" has arrived.
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Microsoft Corp.‘s CEO Satya Nadella said AI development needs to focus on keeping the technology under human control, making systems more robust and testing them as businesses put AI to work. Speaking on the All-In Podcast released on Tuesday, Nadella...
McCarthy is the first major hire by Dali Rajic, OpenAI's new CRO who joined less than a month ago.
Nvidia Stock Rallies as Rubin Performance Adds Fuel to AI Trade
International Business Machines (IBM) shares trade near $237, and options price a one-year range around that from $161.75 to $348.69. That band is the calmer version of this stock. Over the past year IBM moved harder than its options now assume. The business question hanging over IBM comes from the second quarter of 2026: whether the software deals that slipped were delayed or lost.
Pinterest is moving closer to the moment users buy
The CFTC on Thursday said it won't recommend enforcement against certain providers of online prediction markets, crypto trading.
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