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“The stock market took a narrow road to record highs last month”

“…Just six large tech stocks contributed to more than 75% of the S&P 500’s gain in May, a move reminiscent of how the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks drove the market rally in 2023. Rises in Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT),… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Best Buy jumps 13% as cost-cutting preserves profits despite sluggish sales”

“Best Buy on Thursday missed Wall Street’s quarterly sales expectations but stressed higher profits and lower costs as softer demand for consumer electronics continues. Shares of the retailer gained 13% Thursday… Net sales dropped to $8.85 billion from $9.47 billion in… Continue Reading…

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“Novavax stock jumps 50% as Sanofi deal kicks off turning point for struggling vaccine maker”

“Shares of Novavax closed nearly 50% higher on Monday as Wall Street cheered the company’s new multibillion-dollar deal with French drugmaker Sanofi that sparked a dramatic turnaround for the struggling vaccine maker. Novavax’s stock almost doubled on Friday after it announced the licensing agreement with Sanofi. Novavax on… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“U.S. oil rises nearly 2% to top $83 a barrel as slowing manufacturing raises interest rate cut hopes”

“U.S. crude oil moved nearly 2% higher Tuesday to top $83 a barrel on optimism that weak manufacturing data could accelerate interest rate cuts. U.S. manufacturing activity hit a four month low of 49.9 in April, according to the S&P Global… Continue Reading…

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“Apple Signal of AI Intent Unleashes $112 Billion Stock Surge”

“…Apple’s decision to overhaul its Mac computer line to focus on artificial intelligence, as reported by Bloomberg, struck a chord with investors, sending the stock up 4.3% and adding $112 billion in value in its best performance in nearly a… Continue Reading…

Precious Metals

“Gold boosted to new records as China beefs up reserves”

“… By the numbers: Bullion still makes up a large portion of global central bank reserves. …” https://www.axios.com/2024/04/08/gold-record-highs

Business, Stocks

“H&M shares jump 14% as profit smashes expectations”

“Shares of H&M leapt 14% in early deals on Wednesday, after the Swedish retailer significantly beat profit expectations for its fiscal first quarter. Operating profit rose to 2.08 billion Swedish kronor ($196 million), versus the 1.43 billion kronor forecast in a poll of… Continue Reading…

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“2 Soaring Growth Stocks That Could Climb Another 47% to 73%, According to Wall Street”

“Shares of Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) are up about 275% in 2023, but analysts on Wall Street think it isn’t finished climbing yet. The consensus price target on the clinical-stage biotech stock suggests a 47% gain could be up ahead…. Shares of Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: IOVA) have more… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Viking Therapeutics stock jumps more than 15% on promising weight loss pill data”

“Viking Therapeutics shares closed more than 15% higher on Tuesday after the company said its experimental weight loss pill showed positive results in a small study and will enter the next stage of development later this year… Viking is one of several small… Continue Reading…

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“Shares of Micron pop 14% on earnings beat driven by AI boom”

“… Here’s how the company did: Micron said revenue rose to $5.82 billion from $3.69 billion in the year ago quarter. The company reported a net income of $793 million, up from a net loss of $2.3 billion in the… Continue Reading…