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Uber’s Autonomous Ambitions Spark Tesla Volatility: What Traders Need to Watch Shares of Uber Technologies (UBER) climbed in early trading Wednesday after the company posted strong second-quarter earnings, beat across key metrics, and unveiled a $20 billion share...

Pfizer Raises Guidance Amid Drug Pricing Pressure: What Traders Should Know  Pfizer (PFE) raised its full-year earnings guidance this week, signaling early success in its multibillion-dollar cost-cutting strategy while navigating political pressure from President...

Teradyne Leads the S&P 500 After Strong Earnings and AI Momentum Teradyne (TER) shares surged Wednesday, topping the S&P 500 leaderboard after the company delivered solid second-quarter results and projected accelerating growth tied to artificial intelligence...

Super Micro (SMCI) Slashes Guidance—And Still Misses the Mark for Wall Street Shares of Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) plunged over 17% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company lowered its full-year revenue forecast and offered little reassurance on margins,...

Ford tariff impact 2025 Ford Motor Co. is feeling the sting of rising trade tensions. On Wednesday, the automaker warned investors that tariff-related costs are now expected to total $2 billion in 2025—a $500 million increase from its previous estimate in May. While...

Trade Truce or Powder Keg? Trump’s EU Deal Leaves Markets Guessing In a week already brimming with geopolitical uncertainty, a fragile U.S.–EU trade agreement has injected fresh volatility into global markets. European Union officials announced that they would suspend...

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Faces Internal Rift, Political Pressure, and Strategic Crossroads Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has been in the job for just a few months, but already finds himself at the center of a high-stakes battle — one that spans boardroom disputes,...

A new chapter in U.S. freight transport is unfolding under the stars. Autonomous trucks are now running overnight routes on some of Texas’s busiest highways, thanks to Aurora Innovation, a company pushing the boundaries of self-driving technology. The company’s...

Trump Chip Tariffs 2025: Apple and Nvidia Secure Key Exemptions President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on imported semiconductors Wednesday, vowing to impose a 100% levy on all chip imports—unless companies invest in domestic manufacturing. The move has...

Higher Tariffs Are Here to Stay: What Traders Need to Know Now As of August 7, tariffs on dozens of countries are officially in effect, signaling a major shift in U.S. trade policy. The Trump administration’s strategy is clear: higher tariffs are here to stay, and...

Trump’s Ultimatum to Putin: Shadow Fleet Sanctions Could Shake Energy Markets The White House has issued a high-stakes ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin: agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine by Friday, or face fresh U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow...

AMD Earnings Report Q2 2025: Revenue Beats, AI Demand Surges Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) delivered a mixed second-quarter earnings report Tuesday, posting better-than-expected revenue alongside in-line earnings—but the stock fell as investors digested the...

Trump Tariffs Trigger Historic Crash in U.S. Copper Market In a stunning reversal that jolted metals markets, President Trump announced a 50% tariff on copper products—but exempted raw copper materials, sparking a 20% plunge in U.S. copper futures on Wednesday. If...

Apple Commits $100 Billion More to U.S. Investment Amid Trade Shifts Focus Keyphrase: Apple U.S. investment 2025Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Wednesday to announce a significant expansion of Apple’s U.S. investment...

Lyft Q2 Earnings Report Misses Raises Growth Concerns Lyft’s Q2 earnings report has triggered a fresh wave of investor concern, as the company posted mixed results that underscored its struggle to close the gap with its larger rival, Uber. Despite beating expectations...

Trump Hits India With 50% Tariff Over Russian Oil Ties: What Traders Should Watch Now In a bold escalation of his foreign trade strategy, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will impose an additional 25% tariff on goods imported from...

Rivian Warns of Bigger Losses as EV Headwinds Mount: What Traders Need to Know Shares of Rivian Automotive (RIVN) fell over 4.5% in after-hours trading Tuesday, following a disappointing earnings release and a revised full-year loss forecast that reflects growing...

Powell Interest Rate Strategy Explained for Investors As the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady once again this July, Fed Chair Jerome Powell took to the podium with a now-familiar tone: cautious, data-dependent, and firmly noncommittal. Behind the curtain of...

Stagflation Isn’t Coming Back The term “stagflation” has resurfaced in economic headlines, drawing comparisons to the 1970s—an era of surging prices, weak growth, and high unemployment. But while stagflation fears in 2025 are understandable amid rising tariffs and a...

Disney’s Next Act: Moving On From a Lost Decade A decade ago, Walt Disney Co. was rocked by the beginning of a massive media disruption. On August 4, 2015, the company slashed forecasts due to falling subscriber counts at ESPN—then its most lucrative asset. The stock...

Meme Stocks, One-Day Options, FOMO: Is a Market Top Near? By all outward appearances, the markets are thriving. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones are notching record highs. But under the surface, troubling signs are flashing—signs that veterans of...

Why Speculative Stock Rally Resembles the 2021 Meme Stock Boom The U.S. stock market is showing signs of a new speculative stock rally, with dramatic gains in risky assets and cryptocurrencies reminiscent of the 2021 meme-stock craze. While economic growth remains...

The Risks Behind Demotech’s Insurance Ratings in Storm-Prone States As climate disasters intensify and major insurers retreat from high-risk markets like Louisiana and Florida, smaller insurance companies have filled the gap, often relying on Demotech insurance...

Microsoft Surges Toward $4 Trillion Market Cap on Blowout Earnings and Cloud Growth Microsoft (MSFT) is on the brink of making history again. Following a blockbuster fourth-quarter earnings report, the tech titan is poised to become the second U.S. company to reach a...

High-Risk Crypto Lending Returns: New Players Bet on Unsecured Digital Loans A new wave of high-risk crypto lending ventures is emerging, fueled by rising investor confidence and renewed interest in digital assets. Just three years after the collapse of major crypto...

The Smart Earnings Season Strategy Traders Are Using Now Earnings season is in full swing, and with it comes the potential for both significant gains and painful losses. For traders and investors, understanding the starting point of a stock’s price action is a...

Elon Musk Predicts $30 Trillion Tesla Humanoid Robot Revenue Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled ambitious plans for the company’s future, highlighting the potential of Tesla humanoid robot revenue during a virtual appearance at the Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley 2025...

White House Intensifies Pressure on Fed for Dramatically Lower Interest Rates The White House pressure on Fed Chair Jay Powell intensified on Sunday as senior officials demanded “dramatically lower” interest rates ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC)...

US-EU Trade Deal: Trump Secures Tariffs and Massive EU Spending Commitments The United States and the European Union have reached a landmark US-EU trade deal, imposing American tariffs of 15% on most imports from the bloc while securing hundreds of billions of dollars...

Markets Kick Off Final Week of July with Optimism Amid Earnings, Economic Data and Fed Decision Stock futures climbed Sunday evening as investors geared up for a pivotal week filled with major economic reports, tech sector earnings, and the Federal Reserve’s upcoming...