‌ Dow futures fall 400 points after Israel strikes Iran, spiking oil prices: Live updates ‌$Dow Jones(.DJI)$  ‌‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌‌$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  ‌ U.S. stock futures tumbled early Friday after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran, pushing energy prices higher and adding another complication at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 423 points, or 1%. S&P 500 futures dropped roughly 0.9%%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 1.1%. The market drop happened as Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz declared a special state of emergency following an Israeli at

Oracle Stock Rallies To Record Highs After Bullish Cloud Outlook. ‌ ‌ AI Demand Extends Beyond Stargate. Oracle (‌$Oracle(ORCL)$  ‌) is touting its cloud, offering itself as the go-to destination for AI workloads — and that's before the much-hyped Stargate initiates its liftoff sequence. Oracle stock surged Thursday after the company reported strong fiscal fourth quarter results and said it expects fiscal 2026 revenue to be "dramatically" higher. Oracle's revenue increased a better-than-expected 11% to $15.9 billion for its May-ended fiscal Q4, the Austin, Texas-based company said late Wednesday. But it was Oracle's guidance for its current May-ending fiscal 2026 that captured investors' imaginations. Chief Executive Safra Catz said Ora

‌$Qualcomm(QCOM)$  ‌‌ ‌ HANOI (Reuters) -U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm has launched an artificial intelligence research and development centre in Vietnam, the company said on Tuesday. Its researchers will focus on advancing generative and agentic AI solutions across smartphones, personal computers, XR (extended reality), automotive and IoT applications, it said in a statement. Qualcomm said the move is aligned with Vietnam's strategies for AI, semiconductors, and digital transformation, and will focus on transferring technology, ecosystem collaboration and capacity building. Meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday with Alex Rogers, Qualcomm's President of Global Affairs, Vietnam's top leader To Lam encouraged the company to continue expanding its operations in

‌$Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$  ‌ ‌ Scale AI, an artificial intelligence start-up, has built a business by labeling and culling data to make it easier to use to train A.I. systems. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is in advanced talks to invest billions of dollars in Scale AI, a start-up focused on data used by artificial intelligence companies, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The potential investment is a sign that large tech companies remain interested in start-ups focused on A.I. amid a heated contest to be a leader in the technology. If an investment happens, it will be an outlier for Meta, which typically does not invest in outside companies. Meta and Scale declined to comment. Bloomberg reported earlier on t

Nvidia-Linked Shares Rally. Nebius up 13%; CoreWeave up 11% Tiger Newspress 47 minutes ago $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   Nvidia-linked shares rallied in Monday trading. Nebius up 13%; CoreWeave up 11%; RXRX, Innoviz Technologies Ltd. up 3%; Aurora Innovation rose 2%. Nebius Group's rally appears to be fueled by Nebius's announcement of its launch in the United Kingdom, where it will be expanding Britain's AI infrastructure with Nvidia Blackwell Ultra technology. This move aligns with the company's aggressive growth strategy, which aims to increase its annual recurring revenue (ARR) run rate from the current $249 million to between $750 million and $1 billion by year-end. Investors are showing increased interest in Nebiu

Summary - OECD revises global growth down to 2.9% for 2025-2026 - U.S. growth forecast slashed due to trade war impact - China's growth partly offset by subsidies and welfare spending‌ ‌$S&P 500(.SPX)$  ‌ ‌$Dow Jones(.DJI)$  ‌ ‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌ ‌$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  ‌ PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - Global economic growth is slowing more than expected only a few months ago as the fallout from the Trump administration's trade war takes a bigger toll on the U.S. economy, the OECD said on Tuesday, revising down its outlook. The global economy is on course to slow from 3.3% last year to 2

   ‌$S&P 500(.SPX)$  ‌ ‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌‌$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  ‌ Key Points - Fixed-income investors are steering clear of longer-term Treasuries amid volatility in bond yields and prices. - Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is reported to now own 5% of the short-term T-bill market. - Ultra-short bond ETFs have been among the most popular exchange-traded funds with investors in 2025. Investors always pay close attention to bonds, and what the latest movement in prices and yields is saying about the economy. Right now, the action is telling investors to stick to the shorter-end of the fixed-income market with their

Strong NVDA Earnings and New $185 Share Predictions NVIDIA posted record Q1 revenue of $44.1B despite a $4.5B hit from China export restrictions. NVDA stock rose over 5% in premarket trading, driven by strong AI demand and bullish analyst forecasts. Jefferies and Bernstein maintain $185 price targets, citing robust AI infrastructure sales and valuation upside. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) posted record first-quarter revenue of $44.1 billion on Wednesday, exceeding analyst expectations despite absorbing a $4.5 billion charge related to new U.S. export restrictions on its China-bound H20 chips. NVIDIA shares closed yesterday’s session at $134. In Thursday’s premarket trading, however, they are up more than 5%, reaching $142, the highest level in three months. Moreover, NVIDIA shares pre

NVIDIA Q1 FY26 Earnings Report (Ended April 27, 2025) #Nvda Key Financial Highlights: • Revenue: $44.1 billion, up 12% from the previous quarter and 69% from a year ago. • Gross Margin (GAAP): 60.5%. This was impacted by a $4.5 billion charge related to H20 product export restrictions to China. Excluding this charge, the non-GAAP gross margin would have been 71.3%. • Diluted Earnings Per Share (GAAP): $0.76. Excluding the H20 charge and related tax impact, non-GAAP diluted EPS would have been $0.96. • Data Center Revenue: $39.1 billion, up 10% from the previous quarter and 73% from a year ago. This continues to be the primary growth engine. • Gaming Revenue: $3.8 billion, a record high, up 48% from the previous quarter and 42% from a year ago. • Automotive Revenue: $567 million, down 1% fr