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Dow ends higher; Nasdaq drifts as AI stocks slip, oil falls

25 June 2026

Dow Jones (INDEXDJX:.DJI) spikes 700 points as price-weighted stocks outpace tech slide

Dow soars 763.79 points as Caterpillar, Goldman Sachs, and Honeywell drive gains, offsetting Apple’s 4.8% drop; investors brace for Alphabet to replace Verizon in the Dow on June 29, a move set to shift index weightings for funds tracking the price-weighted average.

SanDisk rally faces AI memory test after Micron earnings

Sandisk Move Impacts Micron Rally and Nasdaq-100 ETF Math

25 June 2026

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) surged 15.3% premarket to $2,206.75 after Micron’s strong memory outlook, adding about $940 million to QQQ’s Sandisk stake and boosting the ETF by 20 basis points; Citi raised its SNDK price target to $2,500, citing tight NAND supply, but analysts warn pricing power could fade if supply rebounds.

Ondas stock slips with investors watching drone-defense orders and Lockheed tie-up

ONDS share count in focus as defense order news moves Ondas stock

Ondas plunged 9.96% to $7.68 after registering 3.13 million shares for resale

Nokia Oyj (HEL:NOKIA, NYSE:NOK) slips heading into Q2; AI-optical momentum pressured

Nokia trades above analyst estimates as AI contracts push stock higher

Nokia’s Helsinki shares surged 1.5% to €12.50, trading about 20% above the

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Gets an Apple Premium, Math Shows Little Room Left

Intel (INTC) options cool, analysts lag as stock jumps

Intel closed at $131.65, about 7% below its recent high, as analyst

Alibaba sheds HK$88 billion after dispute over Anthropic Claude AI claim

Alibaba (HKG:9988) plunged 4.43% to HK$95.00, wiping out HK$88 billion in value,

Micron, Qualcomm lift chip stocks after hours as Nasdaq slips

Micron soared 16.34% after hours as customers locked in nearly $100 billion in future supply obligations—about 2.4 times its latest quarterly revenue—fueling a $400 billion surge in chip stocks and reversing the tech selloff that erased over $1 trillion from the Nasdaq 100 this week.

25 June 2026

Breaking·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:QCOM·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Wendy’s volume exceeds shares in meme move, adding pressure to turnaround numbers

Wendy’s stock soared 25.8% to $7.86 on record volume—208.4 million shares, or 109% of its implied share count—driven by volatility, short pressure, and a management shakeup as Steve Cirulis became CFO; the move outpaced rivals despite weak Q1 results, with short interest at 34% and trading halts for volatility.

25 June 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:WEN·Stock Market

Costco to open Pensacola warehouse on Nine Mile Road June 25

Costco shares rose $3.83 to $961.51 as the company prepares to open its first Pensacola warehouse Thursday, entering a local market already served by Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale Club; Costco recently reported 11.6% fiscal Q3 net sales growth and is targeting 30+ net new warehouse openings per year, but warns competition and economic factors could impact results.

24 June 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:BJ·NASDAQ:COST·NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Joby Aviation drops as air taxi firm seen up against FAA, cash burn issues

Joby Aviation shares slid 3.5% to $9.22 with no new company news, as investors focused on U.S. certification, launch timing, and cash burn; first-quarter revenue hit $24.2 million but net loss widened to $110 million, and the company ended March with $2.47 billion in cash.

24 June 2026

Breaking·NYSE:JOBY·Stock Market·Technology

Kenvue shares rise as Kimberly-Clark deal spread holds near 2%

Kenvue jumped 1.7% to $18.72, still trading below Kimberly-Clark’s $19.11-per-share cash-and-stock takeover offer, as investors watch for regulatory approval and Tylenol lawsuit risks that could impact the deal’s value and timing.

24 June 2026

Breaking·NYSE:KMB·NYSE:KVUE·Stock Market

Plug Power shares slip following Denmark electrolyzer delivery

Breaking·NASDAQ:PLUG·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

24 June 2026

Plug Power shares fell 1.8% to $2.66 despite completing a 5 MW electrolyzer handover in Denmark, as investors remain focused on cash use, margins, and project execution risks, with the company still posting heavy losses and warning that policy, competition, and liquidity could impact future results.

Navitas Semiconductor falls as chip selloff and dilution fears hit AI favorite

Navitas Semiconductor plunged 14.5% to $18.30 after a sector-wide chip selloff and investor concerns over high AI-driven valuations, with Zacks noting its 97x forward sales multiple and recent $500 million at-the-market stock sale filing, which warned of potential share price pressure and dilution.

24 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:NVTS·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Affirm stock climbs as Prime Day lifts pay-later outlook

Affirm jumped 9.9% to $78.95 after Amazon Prime Day’s first-day U.S. online sales hit $8.3 billion, topping forecasts, with buy now, pay later expected to finance $2.04 billion of Prime Day purchases—up 5.5% from last year and 7.8% of total sales—giving investors a real-time test of Affirm’s demand as shoppers increasingly opt to split payments.

24 June 2026

Breaking·E-Commerce·NASDAQ:AFRM·Stock Market

EchoStar drops after Nasdaq changes ticker to ECHO

EchoStar shares dropped 4.8% to $98.92 after switching its Nasdaq ticker to ECHO, as investors await $20.25 billion in proceeds from the AT&T spectrum sale that has not yet closed, while the company’s core pay-TV business continues to shrink and short interest in linked SpaceX trades rises.

24 June 2026

Breaking·Nasdaq·NASDAQ:ECHO·Stock Market·Technology

IREN stock falls as Wall Street stays split on AI cloud payoff

IREN plunged 3.78% to $54.72 as tech stocks tumbled on AI spending worries, but analysts remain split with targets from $36 to $100; Microsoft’s $9.7B contract and a new $3.65B GPU financing facility drive bullish bets, while risks from uncontracted revenue targets and delivery timelines leave the stock highly volatile.

24 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·Cloud Computing·LSE:IREN·Stock Market

Blue Owl (NYSE:OWL) trades near year low after new credit fund filing

Breaking·NYSE:OWL·Stock Market

24 June 2026

Blue Owl Capital plunged 3.4% to $8.91 on volume 68% above average, nearing its 52-week low, as investors weighed a 10.3% dividend yield against slipping fee-paying assets, $1.2 billion in BDC redemptions, and 13.9% software-credit exposure, despite Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. reporting $19.4 billion NAV, $11.6 billion liquidity, and positive year-to-date returns in a new SEC filing.

NIO stock stays at $5 with eyes on June delivery numbers

Breaking·Electric Vehicles·NYSE:NIO·Stock Market

24 June 2026

NIO closed at $5.09, outperforming XPeng, Li Auto, and Tesla as investors brace for a crucial June delivery target of 42,939–47,939 vehicles—up to 27% above May—while options data signal rising demand for downside protection ahead of the company’s annual meeting and amid fierce China EV competition.

Aurora Innovation stock falls as heavy volume tests Uber sale price, director buy level

Breaking·NASDAQ:AUR·Stock Market

24 June 2026

Aurora Innovation shares slid 2.1% to $6.42, landing below Uber’s recent $7.10 block-sale price but above a director’s $6.04 buy, as investors weigh the company’s early driverless freight revenue progress against ongoing cash burn, $1 million in Q1 revenue, and expectations for more capital raises before commercial scale is reached.

June 2025 AI News Roundup: Breakthroughs, Surprises, and Global Developments

Breaking·Innovation·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA·Technology·TWSE:2317

28 June 2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said GPT-5 will launch in summer 2025, claiming major improvements over GPT-4. Midjourney released its first text-to-video system, Model V1, in June 2025. Meta delayed LLaMA 4 Behemoth to late 2025 due to performance issues. Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, running vision-language-action AI entirely on robots.

Triller stock jumps over 360% as SpaceX-linked deal dwarfs market value

Triller Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ILLR) soared 364% to $3.57 after announcing a $411.3 million deal for SpaceX-linked exposure—about 5.8 times Triller’s own market value—driving volume to 238 times average as investors weigh if the small-cap can close and finance the massive purchase without heavy dilution or new balance-sheet risks.

NASDAQ:ILLR·NASDAQ:SPCX·Space Industry·Stock Market

25 Jun

Keel Infrastructure gains before the bell as Citizens initiates on AI power pipeline

Keel Infrastructure falls as Russell trade hits $1 billion of converts

Keel Infrastructure (NASDAQ:KEEL) plunged 6.45% to $5.725 as investors weighed its $1.05 billion convertible debt stack—now about 30% of market value—against its upcoming Russell 3000 index entry after June 26, with shares trading 23% below the $7.41 conversion price on new notes and 52% below the $11.86 capped-call cap.

NASDAQ:KEEL·Stock Market

25 Jun

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) drops to 52-week low as AI premium weakens

Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) drop wipes out AI-fueled gains, now a weight for index funds

Palantir plunged to a 52-week low, erasing $15.4 billion in market value—about twice its expected 2026 sales—as shares fell 5.3% to $107.50, extending a seven-session slide and pushing its value-to-sales ratio down to 36 from nearly 70, despite strong revenue growth and raised guidance.

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:PLTR·Stock Market

25 Jun

Micron, Qualcomm move up while Apple, Nvidia slide in mixed AI trade

Micron surged on $22 billion in customer commitments as memory suppliers gained $239 billion in market value, while five AI-linked megacaps lost $417 billion, shifting investor focus from AI demand to pricing power amid tight memory supply and rising component costs.

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:QCOM·NASDAQ:SNDK·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·NYSE:ORCL·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

25 Jun

MARA Stock Drops After Monday’s Jump, Bitcoin and Nasdaq Weakness Pressure AI Pivot Trade

MARA Holdings dips after AI bull call runs into share plan math

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) dropped 3.0% to $13.585 despite a bullish $24 target from Citizens, as investors weighed a shareholder-approved 18 million share increase to its equity plan—about 4.7% dilution risk—amid ongoing bitcoin exposure and a $1.26 billion Q1 net loss driven by crypto price swings.

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MARA·Stock Market

25 Jun

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) drops as STRC dividend pulls bitcoin funding

Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock fell 5.7% after raising $335.5 million in new shares but using only $34.9 million to buy bitcoin, with most funds boosting its USD reserve to $1.4 billion—enough to cover 14 months of STRC preferred dividends, as STRC traded 21% below par amid market focus on cash reserves over bitcoin buys.

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MSTR·NASDAQ:STRC·Stock Market

25 Jun

Ford’s J.D. Power result brings $17 billion warranty bill into view

Ford’s initial-quality score surged by 41 points to 152 problems per 100 vehicles—outpacing the industry’s 17-point gain—while shares rose 39.5 cents to $14.235, but Ford still led with 51 U.S. recalls this year and faces $17.028 billion in warranty and field-service obligations.

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:TSLA·NYSE:F·NYSE:GM·NYSE:STLA·Stock Market

25 Jun

Dow Jones (INDEXDJX:.DJI) spikes 700 points as price-weighted stocks outpace tech slide

Breaking·LSE:PPHC·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:HON·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:QCOM·NYSE:AXP·NYSE:CAT·NYSE:GS·NYSE:UNH·NYSE:VZ·Stock Market

25 Jun

US stocks now: Broad gains balance $416 billion drop in megacap tech

Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta lost about $416 billion in combined market value as investors rotated into Dow and small-cap stocks, with Apple dragging after raising MacBook and iPad prices due to higher memory costs; meanwhile, Micron surged 10.4% on strong earnings and guidance, and Qualcomm gained 3.6% after boosting long-term revenue targets.

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:QCOM·Stock Market·US Economy

25 Jun

Bio-Techne soars after Merck offer at $73 a share; spread remains on cash bid

Bio-Techne surged 19% to $70.17 after Merck KGaA’s $73 per share cash offer, leaving a $2.83 spread as the deal awaits shareholder and regulatory approval, with closing expected in late 2026 or early 2027; trading volume soared past short interest, and the deal values Bio-Techne at $11.3 billion, less than 9.4 times fiscal 2025 sales.

Biotechnology·NASDAQ:TECH·XETRA:MRK

25 Jun

BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) jumps after QNX outlook nudge, eyes on cash flow

BlackBerry shares soared nearly 20% after Q1 revenue jumped 26% and the company raised full-year guidance, with QNX development-license revenue hitting an eight-quarter high—signaling potential future royalty growth—even as analysts remain divided and Q2 guidance trails Q1 results.

NYSE:BB·Stock Market·Technology·TSX:BB

25 Jun

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) lifts MacBook and iPad prices, faces memory cost jump

Apple (AAPL) shares plunged 4.8% to $278.93 after the company hiked Mac and iPad prices by $100–$300 due to soaring memory costs, while iPhone prices—over half of March-quarter sales—remained unchanged; Apple warned of further gross margin pressure from rising memory prices, as DRAM costs surged up to 98% last quarter and are set to climb again.

Apple·NASDAQ:AAPL

25 Jun

Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) meme run sends stock up $420 million on retail action

Wendy’s soared 7.1% to $8.42 after a 25.7% jump Wednesday, fueled by retail buying and social media buzz, despite Q1 U.S. same-restaurant sales dropping 7.8% and net income plunging 42.1%; short interest is near one-third of the float, with volume spiking to 32.7 million shares by Thursday morning.

NASDAQ:WEN·Stock Market

25 Jun

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) last traded above $24.55 buyout offer as private-credit data points at platform value

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE:CWAN) closed at $24.56, just one cent above the $24.55-per-share cash buyout price, after announcing all regulatory approvals for its take-private deal are complete; with almost no spread left, investors now face minimal upside and are betting mainly on deal timing and completion.

NYSE:CWAN·Stock Market

25 Jun

WidePoint (NYSEAMERICAN:WYY) gains as DHS picks firm for $3.1B contract, stock moves above market value

WidePoint soared 43.9% premarket after winning single-award status on DHS’s $3.066 billion CWMS 3.0 contract, a ceiling about 18 times its prior market value and 14 times its federal contract backlog; actual revenue and profit impact will depend on the mix of managed services versus lower-margin carrier work.

AMEX:WYY·Stock Market·Technology

25 Jun

Sandisk Move Impacts Micron Rally and Nasdaq-100 ETF Math

Breaking·ETFs·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology

25 Jun

US PCE for May 2026: prices outpace real spending, Fed hike risk up

PCE prices jumped 4.1% year-on-year in May, the highest since April 2023, signaling inflation is driving consumer spending gains and raising risks for equity investors as real demand lags, the Fed holds rates steady, and markets brace for possible September hikes.

EPA:BNP·Federal Reserve·Inflation·NYSE:APO·NYSE:TFC·US Economy

25 Jun

JPMorgan CEO search focuses on two divisions behind 85% of Q1 net

JPMorgan Chase named Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh co-presidents, giving them oversight of units generating 85% of Q1 net income; the board approved $100 million in retention RSUs for four top executives with a 12% ROTCE hurdle, and plans to raise the dividend and launch a $50 billion buyback, with shares quoted at $333.45 before the U.S. open.

Earnings Reports·NYSE:JPM

25 Jun

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE): 7% yield in focus after FDA clears Ibrance but stock action mixed

Pfizer’s dividend yield soared above 7% after shares slid 7.3% in heavy volume, as investors weigh FDA approval for expanded Ibrance use against a late-stage lung-cancer drug failure; the payout now equals 57%-61% of 2026 EPS guidance, spotlighting income appeal amid uneven growth prospects.

NYSE:PFE·Pharmaceuticals

25 Jun

McCormick (NYSE:MKC) gains after Q2 results, some gains tied to tariff refund and Mexico deal

McCormick jumped 3.24% premarket after a quarterly profit and sales beat, but a one-time tariff refund accounted for 64% of the EPS surprise and 52% of gross-margin expansion, raising questions about underlying growth as organic sales rose just 1.7% and full-year guidance was unchanged.

Earnings Reports·NYSE:MKC·NYSE:UL·Stock Market

25 Jun

ONDS share count in focus as defense order news moves Ondas stock

Ondas plunged 9.96% to $7.68 after registering 3.13 million shares for resale tied to its Omnisys acquisition, with no proceeds to the company, even as June defense orders topped $40 million and Q2 order activity exceeded $150 million; analysts maintained Buy ratings with an average $20.14 target.

Breaking·Defense Industry·NASDAQ:ONDS·NYSE:LMT

25 Jun

Boomers’ paper wealth strong, but cash is light, data show

U.S. baby boomers control nearly $90 trillion in household wealth but hold just $100,250 on average in liquid transaction accounts, meaning most of their wealth is tied up in less accessible assets—a key risk for banks, brokers, and consumer stocks reliant on retiree cash flow rather than headline net worth.

Retirement Planning

25 Jun

Nebius (NASDAQ:NBIS) in focus after Vineland power test, CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) shows live AI capacity

Nebius closed at $259.66 after launching AI Cloud 3.6, but investors now face scrutiny over how quickly its Vineland, NJ site can convert contracted power—crucial for its $17.4B Microsoft deal—into live AI capacity, as policy risks and local opposition intensify and the stock trades at 9.91 times book value after a 455.9% annual gain.

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:CRWV·NASDAQ:NBIS·Stock Market

25 Jun

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock drops as AI payback takes time

Microsoft shares plunged 24% year-to-date, hitting their worst first half since 2000, as investors weigh a $386.6 billion capex and datacenter lease burden—10.4 times its $37 billion AI revenue run rate—against surging third-quarter sales and EU regulatory threats, even as the stock trades at its lowest forward earnings multiple since 2016.

Artificial Intelligence·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

25 Jun

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